Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1865, APRIL. 393 S. JOHNSTON. His children: 1. James \renn; 2, .111a.11da; I2. .anrv I.; 4, Vil- liani; Thoniasz 6. Lewis. Ed. H. Bowman having died, H. (7. lown1a11 ad111i11isters. Bo-nd.$..0U. The new State Constitution adopted as a whole by the convention. .~lpriI 10 Lieut. A. B. Pollock succeeds Lieut. iradley. as provost-111arsl1al at \esto11. The Carpenter building i11 Weston burned. April 1.lPresident Lincoln assassinated. On the 18111 meniorial services at Platte City and Vesto11. The Hm-Icr 1i.mcs of the 21st is in 1nou111i11g. STEPHEN JOHNSTON ti). April .3JStephen Johnston (i) (lied at his home. three miles east of Platte City. He was born i11 Ohio July (3, 1815; came west i11 1838, and. with James H. Johnston (not related). opened a gen- eral store at lIartinsville. They 111oved over to Platte City in the spring of 18-10. They prospered, a11d iii a few years divided large prots. Both invested in land, whieli was partitioned among their heirs. Stephen Johnston went to O1na.l1a. and returned shortly before l1is death. A Northern man by birth, he espoused the Union cause during the war. He was tall and handsoine in per- son. and 9X(9EdlIl{,l) agreeable i11 his 111a11ners. He 111arried, June 6. 1844. Malinda I). (Zvla1-k. a sister of Mrs. John Yi1son and of R. P. Clark. She died July 3.4. 1851. having been born in Boonville. Mo.. Aug11st 17. 1.924. She left: I. WILLIABI JOHNSTO.. went west. II. R. P. C. JOHlSTO1. d. Jan. 2. 1895; 1nd Mary E. Chiles. dr. of Ju~d;1e W. P. He studied medicine; bouglit. i11 1873. the drug" store of Jenkins &Co., in Platte City; subsequently removed to Dearborn. He was saved from the ruin of i11- teinperanee by the Keeley cure. and devoted the 1"e1nainder of his life to saving others. by the re1nedv that he found ettieaeiolis in his own case. He left a, widow and several children. III. STEPHEN JOHNSTON (iii. b. June 6. 1851: 111d 1st. July 25. 1977. Ida M. (lav. b. Nov. 3, 1857: d. Nov. 30. 19.91. dr. of Thomas (lav. He married second. Feb. 3. 1.9.96. .la;1gie Clay. his rst wifes sister. Mr. Johnston is a welLe(l11eated gentleman. and a11 experienced inerehant. He has pursued his calling in Edgrerton. Platte Pit). a11d elsewhere. His first wife left two ehildren: 1. Hattie. 2. Thos. H. 0..Iol111sto1z. Stephen Johnston (ii niarried seeond. April 19. 1953, Miss Georgia. A. Po(l. daughter of Judge J. R. Boyd. of le1111essee. She was born July 9. 1924. and died O1-tober 3). 1878, iii Kansas City. Children: