Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton




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1854, JULY 180 THE BECKUMS married March 31, 1885, William F. Wilmes [b] Linda B. Recht, md Nov. 13, 1889, W. B. Shackelford. Mrs. Hodge married 2nd, July 30, 1871, William Brown. Children: 4. Mollie B. Cannon, md July 30. 1871, WH1. Brown. She is living in Leavenworth with a second husband. 5. Edmonia Cannon, md 1st, Chas. M. Boyd, who Was killed Aug. 13. 1865. Sl1e married second, Griin; and md 3d, Wood. Mrs. Cannon married 3d, Jan. 25, 1865, Andrew Tolly, who died childless. Her children are all daughters and lovely Women. II. SARAH A. BECKUM, md June 23, 1842, Geo. Quimby. She died in 1854, leaving: 1. Alice Quimby, md a Trenwitch, and, after his death. md a Bevins. They live in St. Louis. 2. Cleora Quimby, md 1st, about 1860, John Bourne, a man of marked intelligence. He edited several pa- papers in Platte and elsewhere. After his death, she md McGreggor. She died in St. Louis. Mr. Quimby went to Kansas. and raised another family. III. JOHN BECKUM, md -. Children: 1. Susan Beckum.b.Nov.15,1843;md W. T. Rader. (See.) 2. Georgiana Beckum. b. Feb. 13, 1845; md March 5, 1861, H. Scott Yates, b. Dec. 26, 1834, son of Chas. Yates and Emily McManus. Mr. Yates was a Confederate State guard for six months; a member of Capt. XV. J. Millers Co. 1., Winston's regiment of infantry. He is a. Knight Templar. and a highly respected citizen. He came to Platte in 1857. Children: [0] Ella Yates, b. in 1862; md Jan. 19. 1881. John Vilson; [5] John, b. Jan. 20. 1864; n1d in 1884. Martha A. Timberlake; 3 children; [0] Ada. Yates: [17] Susan, md in 1889, Bolivar Rule (ii) (see); 1 child: [9] William; [f] Ed- Ward; [.0] Eliza; [71] Grace: [1] Thomas H.; [1] F1ora Yates. 3. Alabas Beckum, married a Sanders 4. Eliza Beckum, married a Sanders IV. CHARLES BECKUM, lived in Kentucky V. SUSAN BECKUM, lived in Kentucky VI. IRENE BECKUM, lived in Indiana JULY