Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1857, MAY. 238 I-IUMPHREY SMITH. of George, a German. They immediately settled in Pla.tte County, and by industry acquired a. large and Valuable fa.r1n. Mrs. Eckert died in December, 1876, leaving: I. GEORGE H. ECKERT, b. near Parkville Jan. 21, 1858; md March 11, 1880, Eva Renner, dr. of Adam. C11: 1. Emma Eckert. 2. L172:/ie E0/cert. The family belong to the German M. E. Church. II. MARY L. ECKER-T, md Feb. 27, 1877, Peter W. Klamm, b. in lov., 1852, son of John. Children: 1. G60. P. Klammz. 2. W/2giv11.ia. III. AMELIA, md April 22, 1880, John P. Klamm. IV. ELIZ. C. ECKERT. Y. WILLIAM. VI. MAGDALEl. VII. JACOB. H UMPHREY SMITH. Humphrey Smith died in May, 1857. He was born in New Jersey February 17, 17 7 4. His father was Abraham Smith, Who was of -German parentage. The family came to New Jersey in 1714. His mother was a Davenport. He married, in 1803, Nancy Walker, who Wa.s born in 17 83, and died in 1855. On account of his outspoken anti-slavery sentiments, he was called Yankee Smith. In 1822 he came west with his family, and settled on the creek in Clay County, Mo.. called from him, Smiths Fork of the Platte. Here. at a point where the creek breaks over a ledge of rocks. he built. of round, unhewn white-oak logs. a. small mill for corn, run by a. utter wheel. At that time there was no grist- mill in Clay, except Tillerys horse-mill. The stones were cut from lost rock, and were small. A few years later Mr. Smith cut out :1..:}:j,--foot pair of stones, from lost rock, a.nd a.dded bolts. For ten years these mills afforded meal and our for the county. Mr. Smith. about 1827. laid off a. small town. which was called Smitliville. His good sense. energy. and independence gave name and reputation to the neighborhood. Children: I. I)(f)CTOR SMITH. b. in 1806; d. in 1856. II. ERA STlS SMITH (il. b. in 1808; d. in 1855. IH. GEO. SMITH. b. in 1811. living: 111d 1st. in 1834, Miss Brown. (1. in Platte in 1839. He married second. in 1840. Miss Shelton. Live in Kansas. IV. (-.L.I. SMITH. b. Dec. 2:32. 1813. living in Kansas City; md 1st. in 1840. Agnes Jordan. (1. iii 1884. He was a nierchaut in. Smithville; removed in 1802 to Jpffersoii County. Kas.. and in 1882 to Kansas City. Mo. He is 0 feet 2 int-hes tall. handsome and intelli;.e11t. He t1aersed Platte (ouuty in the early ears of 182. to 1837. when :1 tentless Wilderness. Chil(lI-en: l. Eru.;fI1.s (l. 2. Hmnj/. :1 representative in the State Legislature from Kansas City.