Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1864, MAY. 362 BUSHXVHACKERS. Ben. Holliday is guring largely in various enterprises, by which he acquires great wealth. Slavery is not entirely extinct. It dies slowly. The Sentinel has three pages of sheriff sales. Robert H. Dren11on having died, his widow. Eddie, admin- isters. Bornd.$4,000. C11: I. MARY E. DRENlON. went to Texas. and married there James Munn. Children: 1. Willirmz. Jlmm, lives in Topeka. II. JOHN DRENNON. Went to Texas, a11d married there. III. MARGARET C. DRENNON. md John A. Liggon. of Kansas. IV. SARAH F. DR.ENNON. md James W. Williams. (Seej) V. ALEX. M. DRENNON. single. VI. FLORENCE DR.EXNON. md Feb. 25. 1886. Samuel Hudson, A of Clay. VII. ELLA P.DREll N. md S. W. Witt; 10 children. VIII. ROBERT E. DRENNON, md June 11. 1889, Ettie Witt. Children: 1. Charles. JI(I;?/ .20Coa.l in Working quantities and qua.lities discovered on John Harris farm. Jfay :25Tl1e State Radical Convention nominated-for governor, Thos. Fletcher; for lieutenant-governor, Geo. Smith; and for SC1t11} of State. Francis Rodman. May 27Tho~mas Ha.les store at Camden Point robbed. The Border Times. A. G. Beller editor. gives alarm that Con- federates are among us, stating, that Union men have been shot from the brush: that Judge Heren, on account of the distracted state of the county, had adjourned the May term of court; that the Sentinel is not to be trusted; and warns A. F. C-ox to be careful and notice the disloyalty of the P~aWpa.ws. Beller proceeds to raise a company of 90 men for the protection of Weston. A company of soldiers from abroad surprised a party of Con- federates at the house of Maj. James Bradley. three miles north of Platte City. and killed Geo. Fielding, John Thomas, and Isaac Shafer. JUNE. June II-mslnvhaekers attack Capt. Snvders company. near .1nn1(l.\iHe. and kill several men. Thev then attack New Mar- ket. and the soldiers surrender and deliver up their arms. N. P. (i),rrdens store is looted. (apt V. 1 Voods company left Weston for New lfarket. but fl.((()lll]I1lS1l((1 nothing June 6lhe estates of J. H. MeHolland a11(l A. J. lloore are nrclereal into the eharge of \. M. Paxton. puhlie admiiiistrator. Lemuel Ilmlsons house is burned by an i11ce11(liar).