Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1866, OCT. 422 COUNTY SEAT REMOVAL. Oct. 3The registrars all fail to bring their books to the county clerk, as required by law; and the county a.ttaches the oicers. Eight of them deliver their books, and the others are brought forward by the sheriff. and give up their books, under duress. John Wilson resigns as county attorney. REMOVAL OF THE COUNTY SEAT. A petition is presented to the county court for th-e removal of teh county seat to IWeston, and asking that the question be sub- mitted to the people. It is ordered that a. vote be taken at the general election, to be held November 6th. A counterpetition is also presented. J. W. FOLEY. J. W. Foley having died, J. A. Hyatt adiiiinistered. He lived in Marshall Township. His Widow Was named Rhoda. Children: I. MARY FOLEY, md Jonathan H. Miller. II. ELIZABETH A. FOLEY, md IV. F. Nelson. III. JONATHAN IV. FOLEY. IV. ZACHAR-IAS T., md Elenora. Miller. Children: 1. Chas. 2. Ollie. 3. Guy. 4. Hugh. 5. Luella Foley. V. JAS. R. FOLEY. VI. ANDREW B. FOLEY. md Oct. 25. 1884. Dora Seever, dr. of G. W. VII. .IANCY B. FOLEY, dead. VIII. MARTHA FOLEY, md John IV. King and died leaving: 1. J08. A. King. 2. Rhoda .4. 3. John R. 4. Louisa R. 5. Jli/nme. SQUIRE JERRY WOODS. Squire Jerry Voods died at Weston. He was born in Ohio May 26, 1797; married May 10, 1821, Virginia Soward, b. May 23, 1804, and died July 5. 1841. They came to Weston in 1839. He Was elected a justice of the peace soon after his arrival, and held the office, by successive elections. to the day of his death; was a member of the rst board of trustees for YWeston; Was a charter member of Masonic Lodge No. 53. and rose to the order of knight- hood; was one of the earliest mayors of the city, and Was univers- ally esteemed for good natural sense and stern justice. Children: I. WILLIAM. b. March 25, 1822. md Hary Toole. sister of Edwin, of St. Joseph. II. JOHN S. IVOODS. b. Feb. 7, 1824, md Elizabeth Weste1- eld. (See) III. JONAS S. IVOODS. b. Dec. 1. 1825: md a. Hawn. He went to the Mexican IVar as an ofcer of Capt. IV. S. Murphys cmnpany. rose to the r-ommand of the coinpany. and 1(lll(V((l honor by his gallantry. IV. ELIZA J. \0ODS. b. Dec. 16. 1827; md Jan. 22, 1846, Larkin )1. Reed. d. July 29. 1895; she died at Leavenworth July 3.