Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1859, FEB. 275 JOHN BRUNTS He married January 21, 1858. Elizabeth C. Bowen. They took charge of the Virginia Hotel, in Platte City; but when the war broke out in 1861. he enlisted in Capt. Mitchell's company of Confederates. and hastened to the support of Gen. S. Price. at Lexington. Children: I. CHAS. B. THROCKMORTON, married Laura Dean II. ADDIE T. THROCKMORTON III. JOHN J. THROCKMORTON (iii) IV. HARRY V. THROCKMORTON V. DAVID T. THROCKMORTON VI. ELIZABETH C. THROCKMORTON VII. NATHAN P. THROCKMORTON VIII. LEOTA THROCKMORTON Mr. J. J. Throckmorton (i) had another son, Lewis W. Throckmorton, who never came to this county. He married Jennie Williams, and Dr. J. H. Throckmorton, of Platte City, is their son. He was born November 9, 1868; married Oct. 25, 1893, Lela Collins, b. Dec. 29, 1873, daughter of M. P. Collins. A third son of John J. Throckmorton (i) was John A. Throckmorton, who died in Houston, Texas, December 28, 1895. A fourth son was J. W. Throckmorton, a governor of Texas. JOHN BRUNTS. Feb. 15 - John Brunts having died, John Heath administered. Bond. $4,000. His widow. Mary J. Brunts, died February 27. 1883. aged 59 years. Children of rst wife: I. BETSY BRUNTS. marrued Richard Clarkson. II. SALLY BRUNTS, married Allen Horn. III. CYNTHIA BRUNTS married Ed. T. Perkins, b. April 23, 1809. They came to Platte in 1844. After Cynthias death, Mr. Perkins married Oct. 14, 1870, Mrs. Eliz. A. Noland. IV. NANCY BRUNTS. married W. L. Blanton. (See) V. MARGARET BRUNTS. married Jas. Flannery. (See) VI. MARTHA BRUNTS. married James Mahon. VII. FANNY BRUNTS. married June 8. 1843. Jas. Flannery. (See.) VIII. REBECCA BRUNTS, married Azrael Doty. IX. MINERVA, married Robert Brent. X. HARRIET BRUNTS, married Isaac Eades. d. May 1. 1849. XI. ELLEN BRUNTS. married Sept. 21, 1847, Isaac Hoover. She died. and he married Oct. 11. 1857. Mary Fugate. He died in Feb., 1872. XII. JOHN L. BRUNTS. Went to Kansas. The foregoing were children of Mr. John Brunts first Wife. whose name I cannot learn. The following are c11ildren by his second wife. Mary J.: XIII. ELIZA J. BRUNTS. married successivley a Metcalfe and a Summerfield. XIV. CASSIE BRUNTS. married a Chapman. and died. . XV. EMELINE BRUNTS. is in the lunatic asylum at St. Joseph. XVI. SAMUEL BRUNTS. 1. Sept. 10. 1856: married Feb. 14. 1892. Martha J. Heath b. Nov. 8, 1858. dr. of John Heath