Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1851, FEB. J33 THE TODDS. was large and muscular. a11d at that time about 50 years of age. His children were: 1, Green T. Martin; 2, Harden D.; 2%, Villia1n .l.; 4, Grill 5, James 13.; 6,Milly;7,E1i/.a- beth; 8, Jane; 9, Josephine. \here Tracy now stands he had a 30-acre eld. Another eld was in Sand lrairie. opposite the Fort. In 1830 he had a contract to furnish the Fort: with beef. He bought his cattle in Clay and Ray. Vhen. in 185-:6, the Pottawatomies were preparing to leave. I was employed by \m. Gordon, their agent, to go with l1i1n and 25 of the Indians to select a. reservation for them. \e traveled up the Missouri. on horseback. with packed mules, as far as Couneil Blntls. Thence we passed through Iowa. to R)(i{ Island. and through Illinois to Chicago. Here I was paid niy wages. a11d ret:urned by stage to St. Louis. and by steamer to Clay. The Iott:maton1ies chose land in Iowa. east of the Missouri. The Indians left in 1837. just as the flood of white population poured upon the rich and virgin soil of Platte." (h: 1. Am: Todd. b. Mai--l1 17. 18317; dead; n1d Jacob F. Hawke; no children. 2. William 1ul(l. b. Jan. 29. 18:11); IP11 Lydia A. Horn- buckle. Children: [1] Joseph Todd (viii); [0] Robert; [] Green (iv): [1] )lav Todd. (lreen I). T()(l(l (ii). b. Jul) 23, 1841. -4. .u2ul: Tmlrl. b. -Jan. 15. 1844: dead: 1nd Aaron Dnrfee. Children: [0] Chas. Durfee; [0] Joseph; [0] Abbie; [1] Sarah. Samuel T. TfHl(l. 1). Sept. 4. 1848: dead. (3. J08(])lI -l. Tmlll lixl. b. June .3. 1831: 1nd March 7. 1877. Jennie Owens. b. Sept. 21. 1824: d. ;Iav 1, 1993. Children: [1] Dn .. Todd. lives in Oregon. 7. -Jarret /mm nm.1.. April 2a, 1936; (lead. V. MARY lPOLl.Yl TODI) 1). in leb., 1812: 1nd .ugust 14. 1828. David English; bot h dead. Children: 1. Cl1mle. Em/lisll. 2. (3/iitllil/. fl. Iiol;(II. 4. Ilurirl. 5, JOS(]llI. VI. \ll.LI-)l l()Dl) (ill. b. Feb. 231. 191-1: md July 16. 1838. Susan l3nglisli. sister of David and Stephen: both dead. Children: 1. Rural: /3. Imll. md Sept. .30. 1857. James Vallaee. b. Nov. 14. 1.925, in lvrone. Ireland. son of .~ drew. (Seal lie is a man of sterling integritv, and enjovs universal esteem. He lives with his fan1il. opposite Leavenworth: Children: [] \illiam ... nid Blinnie (-:ra. dr. of Jas. I.. (h: [I] May; [.3] James. [3] Sue. [ll] Ella Bl. \alla-e. b. .la 34. 1.970: n1d May 21. 1988. John R. .leer; ["] Emma S. \allaee, twin. -. Iv o L(