Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1857, NOV. 244 SCITI-IA BOWRING. The Lecompton Pro-slavery Convention adjourned, after making a constitution that sanctioned slavery. Among the signers are: James Adkins, XV. Christison, H. D. Oden, and Ja.rret Todd. Nor. 10Platte City Female Academy dedicated, in the pres- ence of a large assembly. Speeches were made by Prof. Todd, W. B. Smith, John E. Pitt, and Thos. Herndon. SC-ITHA BOWRING. Nov. 14Scitha Bowring, widow of Peter Bowring, having died, Davis Lanter administered. Peter Bowring died in January, 1854. They lived near Farley, and were respectable people. Children: I. CATHARINE BOXVRING, md Sept. 13, 1862, Martin S. Klumm. He was a man of intelligence. They removed to Texas. II. ELIZABETH BOVRING, b. in Fayette Co., 110.; md Sept. 23, 1852, Capt. Davis Lanter, b. in Clay Dec. 5, 182-1. His parents were Thomas Lanter and Spicy Davis, of Virginia. Thos. Lanter went to Kansas, and d. in 1880. In 1844 Davis Lanter became a teamster in the Quartermaster Depart- ment at Fort Leavenworth. He volunteered in the Mexican War, and served under Gen. Doniphan; and at the close of the war, became a teamster, and served until 1851. He was discharged in California, and returned by Way of the Isthmus. From 1859 he was a wagon-master until 1861. He then raised a company for the Confederate army, known as Company C, First Missouri Cavalry. Col. Gates com- manding. He led his company at Pea Ridge, Corinth, and Port Gibson, opposed Sherman on his March to the Sea. April 9, 1865 he was taken prisoner, but was exchanged in May. The Captain has a large farm near Farley, and is still full of energy and enterprise. He is chairman of the county Democratic central committee. Children: 1. J[my C(Il-II-(I7I~7I(, b. in April, 1854. She md 1st. a Kil- gore, and. on his death, she married second, Sept. 23, 1883, Henry Burt Mayo: 4 children. 2. William P. ,L(1nfnr. md Catherine Smith; 6 children. HI. WILLIAM M. P.()YRLG. \ILLIAM Mt-(}I"Il{E. Nor. 7.0\illiam .Ir(}11ire having died, Jacob Smelser ad- ministr-rt-d. Pmnd, $..0()0. His widow was Elizabeth. Children: I. .T.I.EI{lMt-GIII{E. II. (OSBY Mt-GUIRE. Ill. ELIZA E. IV. RICHARD L. V. PERRY A. .IcGUIRE. IIE.I{Y MYLES. Nor. 2fIIIcnry Myles having died. John Myles administered. Bond. $15,000. His widow was Margaret, and his children: T. ELI7..IlETH .l. MYLES. II. JOHN MYLES. III. NANCY MYLES.