Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1860, MAYA 297 J. D- JONES- : Swan1plands.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ti: 9.00.00 Weston and Platte (Jitv Turnpike. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600.01) \esto11 and l1attsburg Turnpike. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,800.00 Ilnproving Platte River. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00.00 lave1nent. 0lIl(LS.. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 400.00 Otherpnrposes.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 911.91 Total.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..$1T.5U9.91 JA M ES I ). JONES. May 1 James 1). Jones came in .lareh. 18131), from Owen ()ount, K.. and. i11 a. few weeks died. leavilig his widow. Sarah (V00d) J ones. and nine children. Of these. one was Thaddeus C. Jones. a farmer. near New Market. He was born August 15, 1840: married Deeeinher 31. 1869. Anianda J. Scott. daughter of John C. Children: 1. Robert E. Jones; fl. Sarah J. Jones; 2%, James D.: 4. John C. Jones. New Market (-hristian (hurch organized. John M. Lowe liavingz died. Martin Vivion adininstered. Bond. 2.500. (hz 1.Ja1nes Vivion Lowe. .1103; .)(Jountv eourt issued to the I. & (1. R. Railroad Co. county bonds. $100,001). bearing 10 per cent interest. Justice Ha ys dissented. and Attorney Merryinan opposed. .1103, 3I)lar(11s Lipscomb liaving died. V. L. Stephens ad- ministered. Bond,$3.5U(). Nancy Kay having died. V. H. Middleton adni-inistered. Bond, $2,000. .11 (1 3/ 123 \esto11 (o1nu1ander). No. L. chartered. JOHNSON CLAY. Jluy .34 Johnson (lay died. He was a. son of Jeremiah Clay, and was born in Kentucky February 19. 1798. He married May 4, 18:20, Rebecca ()0-llett. i11 Moniteau County, Mo. She was a daughter of Abram and Nancy Gollett. and was born i11 Ten- nessee Jamiary 6. 18%. He left Kentucky in his youth, and settled on a. farm in Cole CountV. Mo. Tllenee he came to Platte in 1837, and settled near New Market. Children: I. SARAH T. C-LAY. b. Dec. 13. 1922; n1d I)e-. 1;. 1839. A. J. Gilliam. II. ABRAM (". PLAY. b. Dec. 13. 18:34: d. Sept. :21. 1.946. III. ANN E. PLAY. b. May 12, 1827; Ind Feb. 16. 1.942%. Dr. S. \. Holland, of New Market. The (l0(lOl was an estiiuable man. and an interminabl-e talker. notwithstanding his in- rmit of stuttering. He spoke rapidly. and interlnrded his phrases with oaths. But he beeame an enthusia.stic Methodist. and often led in pra.)er. Yet. if excited or einbarrassed. an innocent oath would slip out.