Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1857, FEB. 233 N. FAULCONER. V. NAXNIE SLOTT. b. Sept. :30. l.;"i; md R. \. l5ee1, son of Noah. b. in 1836. Children: 1. ~1Ibc/t S. 2.. Jlullie. 1}. Annie. 4. Calhoun. Fcb. J.IThe (;lt)BllllllLIll sells to the Leavenworth Town Conipany their site, for .tl.4.000. Feb. 1.3A ladies supper at Weston clears $2T)0. Feb. ItiTl1e 1a1kville and G. R. R. R. Coiupaily incorporated. Feb. ..()The ice iii the Missouri is moving. A 1l(1ttc Argus of this date is in my liands. Prof. \illia1n Dickey is now in charge of the male academy, or public school, at Platte (itxf. Feb. 2;2Tlie Star of the West. a ttootl Teuiplars lodge, at \esto11, celebrates Vasliingtons birthday with an oratio-11. Feb. 23Judge S. I. S. .lcCurdys house. in \eston. burned. and E. Codvs books are consumed. The population of Leavenworth (ount). Kansas. is 5.529; of Atchison Count). 2,807. NELSON FAULCON ER . Nelson Faulconer liaving died near Prairie Point. John R. Keller adininistered. He married twice. A daughter by his first wife married a C1-avens. and died leavilig: 1. Rebecca (jravens; 2, Eliza J.. who 1nd John R. Keller tsee); 3, Thomas Cravens; 4. Elisha; 5, Andrew H. Cravens; ti, \illian1; 7, Fan- nie. W1n. K. Faulconer was the only child of the second wife. He will be noticed. (See) MARCH. J1 arch /;Sa1uuel Hardwicke enrolled as an att.rr11e. E1111 Grove United Baptist Church organized. John B. Linville having died, Rev. H. R. Smith administered. Bond. $1.000. His widow was named Harriet. and they had one child, in Oregon. March 16San1uel Akin having died. John I. Aki11 adn1in- istered. Pauline was his widow. and their children: 1. Emily; 2. Jas. XV. Akin. The late decision by the United States Supreme Uourt. of the Dred Scott case. is creating much excitement. March 18H. J. Adams elected uiayor of Leavenworth. The rst Free State mayor elected. Geo .He11na11 buys of J. J. Deckelma 11 property in \eston. March .26-Governor (teary. of Kansas. having resigned. to take effect the 20th, the appointment of Robert J. \alker to the place is approved by the United States Senate. A map of Platte County. on the scale of a mile to the inch. is published by \aters & Harding.