Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1864, JAN. 356 . D. BRUTON. )IarketsCo1-n. 40 cents; our, per sack, $4.00; hemp, $100; lard, 9 cents; wheat, $1.25. JANUARY. Jan. 1Temperature 230 below zero. Missouri frozen over. Clear and still. Northcut Jones having died, D. Fleming administers. Bond, $2,000. DAVID BRUTON (i). Jan. 1,Da.Vid Bruton (1) having died, his widow, Mary E. Bruton, administered. Bond, $10,000. They resided west of Barry. Children: I. ADDINGTON BRUTON, went to Kansas. Children: 1. Dcwid A. Bmoton, md Rachel J. . He (1. in Oct., 1871, leaving: [1] Doirinda; [9] Tonadda. 2. Qualls Bruton. 3. Llea71derA. 4. Jas. A. Bruton, d. in Jan., 1868. 5. John B/ruton. II. DAVID BRUTON (ii). Children: 1. She/rrod Br/uton. 2. TV. J. Bmton. 3. Aclrl/72;/ton Bruton (ii), md Sept. 18, 1856, Lucinda Rogers. . 4. James Blruton/. 5. Rosaomah. 6. Rcbecca Bmton. JUDGE HENRY B. MAYO. Jcm. 18Judge Henry B. Mayo having died, his son, H. J. Mayo, administersed. Bond. $10,000. He lived n-ea.r Ridgely. He came, about 1841, from Kentucky. He was an enthusiastic Methodist, and a pillar of the church at Ridgely. He was a noble specimen of a generous. kindl1earted Southern gentleman. In August. 1844, he was elected county judge, and served a term, with L-ewis and Freeland as his associates. His children were well educated and highly esteemed. He married Margaret McGuire. Children: I. LOUISA HAYO. 1nd Jeremiah V. Cockrell. (See) II. HENRY JEFF. MAYO. md 1st, Jan. 3, 1850, Mary E. Sha.ck- elford. who died, and he md Sept. 20, 1854. Ruth J. Phelps, who survived him. and married second. .mos Carpenter. Mr. Mayo was a. man of good education and. in some respects. remark- able brilliance. He wrote and published some excellent poems. llut he was addicted to the cup. Yet he threw his whole soul into the cause of temperance. and labored faithfully for the Good Teniplars. He went west and lied, leaving: 1. /.zrImrrI ,1/u}/n. md Laura Mason. (See.) III. GPA ). XV. .I.Y(), ll. in Pl(Sf()IlSblll,,. I{y.. Blarch Z. 1818; d. in Platte (fity Jan. 22. 1889.; md 1st. March 8, 1838. Mattie A. Smith. l. Feb. 2]. 1821; (I. May 1. 1843, in Prestonsburg;