Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1850, FEB. 124 THE WILLIAMS. Feb. 6 - L. D. Bird buys for $5,905 a large bottom farm of Lewis Burnes, in T. 52, R. 35. Burnes goes west. Feb. 16 - Dr. G. W. Bayless, of the Louisville Medical School, removes to Missouri, and buys of G. B. Sanderson a large farm (Hazlewood) on the road between Weston and Platte City, for $8,000. MARCH March 9 - Pleasant Ellington gives a site for a church to the Methodists of Ridgely. March 18 - W. J. Norris busy a farm, including the site of Tracy, and builds the brick house now owned by Judge Talbott. March 22 - Capt. Andrew Johnson buys a farm three miles east of Platte City, and builds the Carmack brick house. AARON OSBORN Aaron Osborn, of New Market, died in Holt Co.; he was a cabinet-maker; married Sarah Harker. Children: I. MALINDA OSBORN, married John Chambers II. ELIZABETH OSBORN, married William Gan. III. CAPT. AARON F. OSBORN, married Winnie A. Merchant, widow of Thos.; 6 children. IV. JOHN W. OSBORN, married Julia A. Armstrong V. SARAH OSBORN, married William Lewis, son of Jesse. APRIL April 5 - Dr. E. C. Redman settles at Platte City. The last of the Martin family, except his son James, goes to Oregon. Holladay & Warner send out to Salt Lake a consignment of $150,000 of goods. WILLIAM T. WILLIAMS April 12 - William T. Williams died near Barry. He was born in Pittsylvania County, Va., June 5, 1806; married in Ky. Olive M. Shelton, b. Dec. 24, 1805. They came in 1843. Children: I. SARAH F. WILLIAMS, married W. F. Hobbs, and went to Kansas. II. JAS. W. WILLIAMS, b. April 19, 1833; married Jan. 28, 1862, Sarah F. Drennon, b. Sept. 14, 1841. Children: 1. Robert Williams, married Ola Hughes, dr. of Robert Hughes, a son of William S. Hughes. 2. Alice Williams, married William Moseby 3. William A. Williams III. EMILY A. WILLIAMS, married J. L. Hamlet, and remove to Kansas. IV. HENRIETTA WILLIAMS, married Nathan Edans V. JOHN W. WILLIAMS, married Sarah E. Williams, 9 children VI. CHAS. A. WILLIAMS, b. Feb. 3, 1844; married Nov. 14, 1881, Ella Henry. Live near Barry.