Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1858, NOV. 266 COX FAMILY. I. ISHAM COX. and II. JAMES COX, Went to Oregon. IH. JOSEPH. lives in Andrew County. IV. LEWIS COX. and V. JESSE COX. live in Lea.venWorth. VI. BIA RY COX. 1nd an Edwards, and was mother of: 1. Sam He]. 2. Henry Edwatrds. VII. MARTHA COX. md a Stewart. VIII. WILLIAM COX. IX. HENRY COX. was father of: 1. El i.:(1bcz. 2. .lIeIzina. Com. X. CHRISTINA COX. went to California. XI. ALICE COX, md a Masten. XII. J OHN C-OX. XIII. ELIZABETH. XIV. PILGRIM COX. NOVEMBER. Nor. 1A little paper, called the Olioman Iris, is issued by the Ladies Literary Society of Weston. Nor. .2lIARTHA E. GUTHRIE, wife of Dr. A. T. Guthrie. died at Platte City. She was a Williams. and born March 12. 1835. Her mother. after the death of Villia.ms. married Larken Flesh- man. The only child of Martha was Villie Guthrie, born July 16. 1858. and died September 18. 1879. Nor. 5Preston Dunlap takes his seat as county justice. with Broadhurst and Hays as associates. Ad. Burge. commissioner. reports that he had let out to Wash, Lowrlv the contract to build three count)" oices, to be complete December 1, 1859. E. J. Harvey contracts to build the upper Bee Creek bridge. Nor. 10Samuel Medarv succeeds Denver as governor of Kansas. Nor. 27W. A. Fox and IV. )1. Paxton. commissioners, report that Jordon Ford. on Smiths Fork. and Holland Ford. on the Platte. are the best places to build the proposed bridges over said streanis. DECEMBER. Imz I Land at public sale brought $8 and $14 per acre. lm-. .7Sevt-ral Platte (itv men, believing that part of the Militai- l{esc1~vc was open for settlement. commenced to build (2Ll)ill. Ilwi-eon; but the quartermaster from the Fort drove them all and -oiitist-atcd their l11mber. llu- 1-uilrn:uls are granting free tickets to all members of the IA;"lSl:l1llIP who will zlccept them. llu- mutt:-r of luildin: turupikes is dismissed. JOHN CARSON. /Irv. /I.lnhu (ax-smi havin;: died. Jacob Fulcher adminis- 1tl(1l. Iluud. .:.mm. 1811- married 21 Miller. who survived him,