Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1855, FEB. 197 THE MARTINS ZADOCK MARTIN AND FAMILY Mr. Martin came from Tennessee about 1820, and settled in Clay. In 1828 we have seen him in charge of the ferries over the Platte and Missouri. His name is connected with the earliest settlement of our country. His wife was a sister of Roland Brown. He had brothers, Isaac and Joseph, and a sister Cynthia. In 1846 he left for Oregon, with several of his family. A few years later he and his wife died in the far West. Children: I. GREEN T. MARTIN, a lawyer of Missouri II. FRANK B. MARTIN, married Lucretia Gordon, and in 1846 went to Oregon III. GILL MARTIN IV. HARDIN D. MARTIN, married a Searcy, and went to Texas V. WILLIAM J. MARTIN, married 1st, Harriet Crobager; 2nd Mary Goss. Went to Oregon. VI. JAMES B. MARTIN VII. ELIZABETH J. MARTIN, married H. M. Knighton VIII. MILLY MARTIN, married Elisha Harrington IX. JOSEPHINE MARTIN, married 1st, Winter, 2nd John Riley Owen R. S. Kelly and J. H. Stringfellow issue the Squatter Sovereign, a Pro-slavery paper, at Atchison, Kansas. Feb. 12 - George W. Gist having died at Weston, H. J. Wolf administers. experience surveyor first president of the Leavenworth Town Company Feb. 23 - Leavenworth has 1 hotel, 1 saw-mill, 1 tailor, 1 shoemaker, 1 barber, 2 blacksmiths, 1 newspaper, 3 lawyers, and 2 doctors. MARCH March 6 - E. N. O. Clough enrolled as an attorney. John T. Bell having died, J. H. Spurlock administers. Bond, $2,000. March 21 - The case of P. Skinner vs. H. B. Todd resulted in a verdict of $49, against the defendant.