Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1861, JULY. 311 BEN FRY. JULY July 3 - Gen. Lyon leaves Boonville for southwest Missouri. July 8 Elijah Mogan having died, his widow, Permelia, administers. Bond, $1,000. He married, in 1937. in Lafayette County. Mo. Permelia Tribble. (See Tribble Family.) She was born in 1816, and died in February. 1886. He was a justice of the peace of Lee Township for several terms. and a man of intelligence and honor. His wife was a woman of marked virtue and independence. In 1822 she Went to Cedar Countv to reside with a daughter, and there died. Her sons, Origen and Alexander, gave their lives to the South. Another son, Thomas J. Morgan, was killed in a row, April 5. 1879. by Ben Fulcher. He married, Januarv 5. 1879, Sue Todd, daughter of Oliver. S. D. Morgan and Susan J., wife of Albert Todd, live in Cedar County. (See Todd Family.) July 9 Gen. John C. Fremont is placed in command of this department, with headquarters in St. Louis. July 10 The first issue of the Platte County Sentinel at Weston by A. F. Cox. July 18 The first overland coach arrives. 17 days from San Francisco. July 21 The first Bull Run fight. Wilkerson issued an extra Tenth Legion, gloating in triumph over the result, with roosters and exclamation points. July 22 - The State Constitutional Convention meets at Jefferson City. July 24 Gen. Pope, on the steamer White Cloud, destroys ferryboats at several points on the Missouri. He has 200 United States soldiers aboard. At Blue Mills Landing he is attacked by Jackson County Confederates, who are dispersed by artillery. July 30 The Convention declares the offices of governor and lieutenant-governor vacant and appoints Hamilton Gamble and W. P. Hall to those places. July 31 - Benjan1in Fry, of Green Township, having been murdered in his orchard. Thos. McClain administers. Bond. $50,000. Suspicion fell on one of his sons, Benjamin. who was apprehended and indicted; but having escaped was never brought to trial. His wife, Eliza, survived him. Children: 1. Carter Fry 2. Henry Fry 3. Mrs. Biggerstaff 4. M. S. Fry 5. Mrs. A. Anderson 6. Mrs. I. N. Brockman 7. Benj. Fry, Jr. 8. John K. Fry 9. William Fry 10. Mrs. C. Jones AUGUST. Aug. 3 - Gov. Gamble issues a proclamation to the people of Missouri.