Annals of Platte County, Missouri

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1849, OCT. - 120 COUNTY COURT. Oct-2. 1(3Col. John E. Pitt buys the N. Y. } Of Sec. 1, T. 52, R. 3.3. 1OVElIBER. Nor. ]Judge Chinn. of the county court, having resigned. James B. Martin is appointed. And Judge Vood having resigned May 4. Judge Rogers is appointed. And Judge Barnett having re- signed June 3. Gen. Thompson Ward is appointed to his place. The court now: .Iartin, presiding, with Rogers and Vard. associates. V Nor. 28Owen & Estill sell their business property in Weston to W111. H. Bell and Shelton J. Lowe, for $10,000. DECEMBER. Dec. .31The California emigration is the distinguishing fea-~ :ture of the year 1849. From three to four hundred of our most. enterprising citizens fell victims to the gold fever. One-half never returned, and that half did well or died from home. The other half returned. broken in fortune. but satised with adventure. AMARRIAGES NOT ELSEWHERE NOTICED, 1849. January 25, J. H. Surratt md M. J. Spratt. February 1. Perry A. Duncan md Hannah Butler. February 12, H. J. Moody md Malinda Hawn. March 20, Jesse Cox 1nd Margaret 1. Bonnell. March 23, Jas. Drais md China Richardson. April 20. John Menton md Mary W. Barbee. Ma) 20. Charles Tompkins md Polly Lovelady. A LIST OF PREACHERS. \ho Blinistered in Platte, from 1837 to 1850. with Dates of . riVa.l and of Church Connection. Allen. Jesse. 1840. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cumberland Presbyterian. Allen. Moses. 1840; R. 11., 1940.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .-ll(-11Tl1OS..]8~12.... .. .. .... .... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1-1-in-r.Singleton. 1.9421. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Baptist. -lkins.Jolm.1942.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 1i:ul-1..lnu-121940.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.arL-1-..1as..1942.... .. .. .. .. .. llaxh-1. \. I{.. 1.948. . .. . . . . .. .. .. ...Iethodist Episcopal. l.n\-r.. ll~nr.1f4.).. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..BaptiSt. l.i-mk.. 11.1... 1.947.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..B-aptist. lill111(H.(il1l H..1R4.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..(hristian. 11111-1-1is.,liIiI....1942.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Paptist. (::11c-rnnm. .lu1m. 1847.. .. .. .. .. Christian. :u]1-. W. 11.. 1f1... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... Episcopal.