Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1864, NOV. 384 ROBERT SNELL. 4. Lucy J. Heath. m'd Feb. 18, 1868. Sanders McComas, b. Jan. 2, 1841. She is a delicate, handsome, and spirited lady. Mr. McComas (see) held the office of postmaster at Platte City during Harrisons administration. He is now trading in stock. During the war he was a rm supporter of the Union. Children: [a] Ella (Tweety) McComas [b] Lizzie McComas [c] Dolly McComas 5. Thomas J. Heath, m'd Nellie McCauley. Live in Howard. IV. DAVID M. HEATH, m'd 1st Letha McComas, dead. Children: 1. Elisha Heath 2. James Heath 3. William Heath D. M. Heath married 2nd, Oct. 5, 1847, Eliza J. Kerr 4. John Heath (iii) 5. Sarah Heath 6. Martha Heath 7. Sallie Heath 8. Adeline Heath V. RICHARD HEATH, went to Texas and died. VI. STEPHEN P. HEATH, married 1st, Mary Kay. Children: 1. Wm. B. Heath. b. March 24, 1841; d. Aug. 1, 1895; married Nov. 20, 1865. A. E. Smith, dr. of Wash; dead. Children: [a] Homer Heath [b] Mina Heath [c] William Heath 2. Jonas Heath, died single. 3. John R. Heath, married Margaret Babcock; 1 child. 4. Elizabeth Heath, married Feb. 25, 1863. Thomas Shackelford. Children: [a] William Shackelford and 3 girls. Rev. S. P. Heath married second, June 29, 1848. Martha J. Foster. daughter of Elijah Moore; no children. Nov. 14 - Genera1 Sherman commences his march to the sea. Nov. 24 - Judge Heren commenced a long session of circuit court and did much business. An immense amount of land was sold by the sheriff for debts of Southern soldiers and many farms sacrificed. ROBERT SNELL. Nor. 28 Robert Snell having died. Manoah Miles administered. Bond. $10,000. He was a man of ability. with aspirations for popular favor. He was an active spirit in every public enterprise. and managed his private affairs with discretion. He married three times. but I cannot name his wives. nor distinguish their children. His widow was Lucy Ann. Children: I. ROBERT SNELL (ii), married Sept. 17, 1876, Kate Jones. He died leaving: 1. Henrietta. She died, and her mother inherited. II. CLAY SNELL, married Feb. 28, 1881, Mattie Stiff. September 2, 1881, he, on the fair grounds, stabbed Stephen Newman with a knife, killing him. For this offense he was sentenced April 26, 1882, to the penitentiary for twenty years, but on account of sickness, he was pardoned, and came home and died. He left: 1. May Snell, married Jan. 24, 1897, John Black. The widow married John Reed