Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1851, FEB. 130 THE TODDS. I. ROBERT TODD, b. in Madison County, Ky., Oct. 28, 1804; d. Aug. 23, 1843; married Aug. 13, 1826, Ann Mullins, who d. in 1852. His grave was the first in the Todd cemetery. Children: 1. Susan E. Todd, b. Feb 24, 1828; d. April 12, 1870; married 1st, Dr. Chas. R. Drake, who d. childless. She married second, Dr. Jos. M. Holt (See.) 2. Joseph Todd (iv) 3. Robert Todd (ii) 4. Annie T. Todd, b. Sept. 26, 1837; d. Jan. 17, 1878. She married 1st Dr. J. P. Earickson, who d. childless. She married second, Sept. 28, 1866, Hon. Joseph E. Merryman (see) (his third wife). Mrs. Merryman possessed beauty, vivacity, grace and amiability. I was a law partner of Mr. Merryman for ten years. She left: [a] Joseph Merryman [b] Robert Merryman [c] Todd Merryman 5. James Todd 6. Benton Todd, d. in the Southern Army II. ANN TODD, b. Sept. 28, 1806; living in Platte City; married Feb. 6, 1822, John Gumm, wo d. leaving one child, Jospeph Gumm, who d. single in California. Mrs. Gumm, married second, 1839, David Hunt (see) (his second wife), b. in Harden County, Ky., May 20, 1798; d. in Platte in Aug. 1864. His first wife was Reb. Boggs, b. Aug. 15, 1796; d. April 16, 1838. Ch. of Ann and David: 1. Elizabeth Hunt, b. Dec. 5, 1840; d. June 13, 1866; married March 16, 1858, Joseph E. Merryman (his second wife), and died, leaving once child, David, who d. single. 2. David Hunt (ii), b. Sept. 13, 1842; married Nov. 15, 1866, Ella Cockrill, daughter of Jerry V. Cockrill; lives in Kansas. Children: [a] Louise Hunt [b] Clifton Hunt [c] Earl Hunt 3. Amanda Hunt, b. Jan. 11, 1844; married Oct. 31, 1860, Henry E. Queen, b. in 1835. Children: [a] Anna M. Queen, b. Aug. 23, 1861, married June 12, 1883, Tanney Beaumont, b. July 16, 1856. Children: [1] Amanda Beaumont, b. June 22, 1884 [b] Mary L. Queen, b. May 18, 1863 Mrs. Queen married second, Dr. Thomas Beaumont (see), b. Dec. 21, 1811; d. Sept. 25, 1871; no children. She opened, April 21, 1881, a variety store in Platte City. Nov. 12, 1885, she became a postmistress at Platte City, and was in office through Cleveland's first administration. 4. William H. Hunt, b. Oct. 10, 1845; married Feb. 4 1868, Ann M. Cartwright. He was twice elected sheriff and