Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1860, APRIL. 294 ALVA GRAVES. the Democratic central committee. as follows: J. N. Burnes, Noah Beei-y. T. J. Eastman. Thos. Foster. Leon Oldham. a.nd F. M. Tufts. .1prz/l 3The rst pony express starts from St. J o-seph. It was in charge of Majors. Russell & Wadde11. Their postmen started simultaneously from St. Joseph and from San Francisco. The trip of 1.982 miles was made in 10 days. and subsequently in 7 days and 17 hours. The pony express contiued until 1861. when the telegraph was completed from Omaha to San Francisco. Ben Holliday then started his line of overland stage-coaches. April 4W. F. Perrin. president. reports tha.t $30,000 had been expended on the Weston and Plattsburg Turnpike. twelve miles completed. and bridges under contract. THE DROUTH. No rain. Flour is shipped from St. Louis to supply Platte County. Supplies are sent to starving Kansas. money at 20 per cent interest, no coin in circulation. Churches have prayer for rain; the .ltla.s- ridicules them. ALVA GRAVES. .1 pril .5Alva Graves having died. N. I. Alexander adminis- tered. Bond. $52,000. He was a cousin of James L. Graves. His sister. Elizabeth Graves, married Andrew Lawson, and was mother of Xep. Lawson. After Lawsons death. his widow mar- ried Yash. Dyer (see). and still lives in Marshall Township. Alva Graves married, in Tennessee. Elizabeth . who survived him. Their children: I. MISSISSIPPI (3rR.AVES. md Thos. Lipscomb. II. PAROZETTA GRA YES. md a Lipscomb. III. ADELAIDE GRAVES. April 6The county court subscribes $100000 to the Platte County & Ft. Des Moines Railroad Co.. on condition that the road starts from Westo11 and comes within a halfmile of Platte City. The terms were accepted by the directors of the road. but never complied With. April l3The Platte County Railroad (Missouri Valleyl is condemning rights of way on its route. JOHN DEAN. l]:)il I.3Jolm Dean died near New Market. He was the [rl();(lllTHl of the Dean family of Platte, was born in Maine May 1. 1784. l(-1I1uP(l. successively. to Virginia, to Clay County. Mo.. a.nd to Platte. His father was Joshua Dean. John Dean married .11sa1i llartleson. who died in August. 1822. Children: I. .l.l.l.l) DEAN. l. in 1305: 1nd in 1822. John Hart. of Clav. ll. ELIZA [?lElH DEAN 4...(Y). n1d a. Yancy. She came to Platte. and entered land. near New Market. in her own name. I infer her husband was dead.