Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1850, MAY. 126 cHoLERA Assessment. Slaves, 2.045, assessed at.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 714,195.00 I[oneyandnotes.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 287,639.00 Realestate.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,684,710.00 Total.. ... ... .. .. .. .. ..$2,686,544.00 County levy on ns. M (13; 9,Upper Bee Creek bridge reported nished. .l[a.1/10Compass Lodge, No. 120, A. F. & A. M., chartered at larkille. JUNE. Jzmc 3Judge YV. B. Barnett, having resigned as county jus- tice. disappears, much to the mortication of his friends a.nd creditors. CHOLERA. The rst visit of cholera to Platte City was this summer. A stranger got out of the stage, and commenced screaming and cramping, at the postofce. A hasty consultation was held, and Judge Norton, N. H. Hope and W. M. Paxton determined to lead him to a vacant house, standing on the lot occupied by the present jail. But the man fell on Main Street. with cramp. and screamed so as to alarm the town. V/Ve gave him the best of care. but. in thirtysix hours. he died. The breath had hardly ceased before a trembling gang, who had given no help in the 1nans lifetime. hurried him off in a box. by night. to an improvised grave. His name was never learned. Fear settled on the whole county. The disease was fatal among emigrants on the plains. Several .1l:1]l;"PlS and some citizens died at Vesto11. JULY. JAMES B. BROWN. July .9-.lames R. Brown died. He was a son of Henry Brown. aml -ame from Kentucky to Ray Go. Mo., and thence to Clay. wln-r- he married Jane Campbell. He was not related to Wi1- Iiam lh-own. whose posterity covered the eastern side of Platte. Vlnilcll-4-n: I. \..ll. ll. RROVYN. la. Sept. 0. 1821; md i11 1859. Susan li-IM. ll. Jan. 8. 1329. Cll: 1. .l/IIIl/ Jrmr? I{)r;wn, b. Oct. 27. 1800. L. /.ol;r-rf Brown, l. Nov. 1]. 190:"). II. ..I. ll. l:l{()\.. twin ofVasl1. H.. ml (ath. Campbell. No (llll(ll(ll. III. \in. S. l.i-own. m(l Sarah Nowell. Children: 1. .l[II)l/. 2. Jlrlftie. 1}. Jes-sit. 4. ("ourfnea/Brown. l. llF.l. l3I{OV.. md Abs. Grooms. 4 ch.