Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1861, DEC. 320 THE RECORDS. THE RECORDS. Silas Gordon was still at Platte City with a few of his men, who camped on the public square. He took the records of the cir- cuit and county courts, and subsequently of the probate court, and hid them some four miles West of Platte City. The purpose Was to prevent all further legal proceedings a11d collections of debt. They were afterwards restored by Col. Morgan. Judge Silas \oodson comes to Platte City to hold court. but is warned by Si Gordon that if he attempts it. it will be at the risk of his life. The judge returns home. OBED BROWN (ii). I)cc. .3()bed Brown (ii) and Silas Gosrdon were friends/gbut Brown was drunk. In the middle of Main Street, Gordon was standing with the breech of his musket resting on the ground Brown Worried Gordon with his drunken talk, and Gordon pushed the barrel of the musket against Browns head. The latter staggered and went off to a shed and lay down. A re was built for his comfort. but in the morning he was unconscious, and died the 6th inst. Obed Brown (ii) was a son of Obed Brown (pi). and was a man of sound judgment and an industrious. honest. and successful farmer. He married, in Indiana. in 1832, Eliza Grover. daughter of the Indian missionary. Joel Grover. She was a sister of Levina Whittock and of the distinguished D. A. N. Grover, of Kansas. She was born September 13. 1815. and died at Kansas (ity May 10. 1893. Children: I. LOR-INDA BROWN. md Robert Robinson and died in His- sissippi: 4 children. 11. .[.=RIA ].R.()Y1. n1d Richard Dunlap. Live in Texas: 5 children. III. MISSOURI BR.O\N. 1). Nov. 1842: md July 4. 1867. Thos. C. Jacks. b. in 1842. son of Sidney. (Th: 1. Garnet. b. Dec. 19. 1877. l. OSCAR I-ROY1. 1nd July 6. 1866. Kate Kuykendall. (See.) . ..IA.D.. b. Sept. 20. 1847: d. April 24, 1880; 1nd Oct. 6, 1868. Robert .;unnelly. b. Jan. 8. 1846. He married second, Sept. 15. 1881. Laura Johnson. of Clay. They live in Oklahoma. I. L.lR. BI{OVN. b. July 27. : uitl April -1. 1872. David Bullock. (See) IT. .LI(]) PR()WN. m(l Eli J. . nol(l. Live in Oklahoma: 3 children. VIII. lICLl.lI llRO\.. 1nl Dan 1. Staord. Live in Kansas Cit V. IN. D.. Bl{OV".. 1ulJunc 1271. 188?. Sallie (I-ain. Live at the ultl Brown homestead. on Vildr-at (reckz 3 children. Dm ]5Dr. E. V. Brown. oculist. of Platte City, and an mitspolu-n S:-wtssionist. l(f11S(d to take the required oath: a.nd