Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1863, AUG. 347 THE BRYANTS. Mr. Bryant removed to Ohio in 1827, to Illinois in 1835, and to Platte i11 1837. He made the tirst settlenieiit iii the prairie west of 1odds Creek. Ile erected a public 11011sc for the entertain ment of travelers. at the j11n-ti0n of the roads from Barigv and from Lihertv 011 the direct route to .Iarti11sville. He was a so11 of \illia1n Bryaiit, a11 einigraiit fro111 Ireland. and of Saral1 .IcGill. daugliter of John, of Virginia. John l51y;111ts second wife was Marv. the divorced wife of Samuel C. l10we~rs. and her father was Micliael Do11gl1ertv. Both of Mr. Bryants wives were won1e11 of remarkable i11tellige11ce. vivacity. and beauty. .lr. Bryant was a man of large experience and general inforniation. He wa.s a blacksinith by trade. and kept a shop at l1is hoine. He was a11 agreeable gentlenian a11d a11 entertaini11g conversation- alist. He possessed moderate wealth: but. being one of the sureties 011 t11e sl1erit1"s bond of V. II. Spratt. lie was broken 11p. Children by 11is rst wife: I. MARY ANN BI{YAlT. n1(l J11(l,Qe Geo. I-peiinett. of Ol1io: living. II. CARO. IRY.1T. n1d a Kelsey. of O11io; living. III. WM. K. l1RYA."I. b. i11 1920. in Ie11ns)lva.nia: came with his fatl1er to Platte in 1837; was in Governnient eniployinent at Council Blutfs for several years. He went with Gen. Dor- riss. i11 1850, to California. in command of a train of wagons laden with n1ercha.ndise. From 1856 to 1859 he was the head of the niercantile firm of Bryant. Valler 8; Co.. of Platte City. In 1856. and again in 1858. he was elected sheriff of Platte. but was deposed by the Ousting Ordi- nance. He then went to Mississippi and engaged i11 b11yin;: and selling cotton; b11t i11 1866 he died. as was supposed. by poison. administered by assassins, to secure his money. Little or notliing was recovered from his estate. Mr. Bryant was a perfect gentleman in his manners. and true and honorable in his deportment. His kind heart and genial teniperainent made him exceedingly popular. He never married. IV. ELIZA BRYANT. a lovely woman. b. May 15. 1827; n1d May 11. 1847. V1n. A. Vhite. 11. Sept. 7.1825. in Estill Co.. K).: d. in Kansas City Ja11. .29.. 1895. His father was Joel White. b. in Virginia in 1789. and came to Platte in 19-13. His mother was Elizabeth Stites. b. in 1799. I11 1979 Mr. Vhite removed to Kansas City. where he died i11 1895. Children: 1. .1[(1~r1/ J. Wlzite. b. April 4. 1848; d. Ja11. 30. 1894: 1nd Oct. 1R. 1966. Robert P. Tribble. b. Sept. 10. 1845. T11ev went to Kansas (itv. a11d thence to Chicago. where Hrs. Trihble died. C11: [01] Willian1 Trihble: [5] Tl]0~Il1S: ["] Robert: [(1] Bessie. 2. Laiura White. 11. Feb. 26. 1850; 1nd Dec. 4. 1866. Thos. D. Trihhle. b. Dec. R. 1847: d. May 13. 1890. Children: [0] Andrew Tril1l1le(iil: [71] Bertie.