Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1859, MAY. 280 THE JOHNSONS. By his second wife. who still lives in Kansas City, Mr. Skillman had one cl1ar1ni11g daughter: 6. .l[arg/ E. ;8IciIIm(m, b. Jan. 10, 1871; lives with her mother, i11 Kansas City. II. ANNIE L. JOHNSON. b. July .33. 1828; d. Nov. 29. 1852; md April (5. 1845. Dr. \illiam Baldwin. b. i11 \ashington, Ky., March 4. 1812-}; d. in St. Paul, Minn.. Jan. 19. 1886. He was a son of James Baldwin and Sarah Harris. dr. of Edward Harris. rst postmaster of Vashington, Ky.. appointed by President \ashington. Dr. Baldwin married second. Miss Harriet Gage. of New Jersey. who still lives at St. Paul. Dr. Bald- wi11 was a brother of the distinguished lawyer, Jas. H. Baldwin. (See./J After graduating at the University of Ol1io.and taking his degree of medicine from the University of Pennsylvaiiia. Dr. Baldwin practiced three years at Vetumka. Ala. He then removed to Platte City. Mo. In November. 1868. he removed to St. Paul, where a sister, Mrs. Vebb. had long resided. Dr. Baldwin was eminent in his profession. and received a second degree from the Ohio Medical College. at Cincinnati. His diligent reading and accuracy of information brought him reputation as a scholar; and his skill in medicine brought him patients and fortune. Social a11d genial in his disposition. his conversa- tion was interesting and instructive. He was a student all his life. a11d lai(l by a vast fund of accurate information in historv. philosophy. and science. A son of Dr. Baldwins second wife died when four years old. By his rst wife he had: 1. l(/Ines Andrea Br1I(Iuin. b. in Platte (ity April 12. 1846; md Oct. 1. 1878. Minnie Redman. b. Dec. 8. 1856. dr. of the late Dr. E. C. Redman. (See) He graduated at the Medical Department of the Louisville Fm- versity. He resembles his father personally. intel- lectuallv. morally. a11d socially. He stands at the head of hisprofession.and enjoys a lucrative practice. An elder in the Iresbyt~e1-ian (hurt-l1. he is active in moral and religious work. His wife is a lovely wo- man. and his children are intelligent. modest. and well-behaved. ("h: ["] Florence D. Baldwin. b. Dec. 26. 187.); [D] \illia1n R. Baldwin. b. Way 28. 1883. lll. F.l.lR. M. .l()ll.{()N. b. Feb. 8. 1830: md lst. Samuel A. ;Iael (see). ll. Oct. 7. 1818. He died childless. and she md 2d. Sept. 21. 1854. James H. (onnelly. a lawyer and a forci- ble speaker. lhev made their home in Platte Countv until 1870. when they removed to Kansas (ity. He engaged in lmying. iinpruving. and selling real estate. and prospered until he was stricken with palsy. The family removed to \arren.slmrg and keep a hotel. .[r. (onnelly died Feb. 11. 1.fT. Theirehildrenz