Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1867, MARCH. 432 JOHN ZARN. Mason and a. zealous Christian. He was a constable, assessor, and deputy sheriff. With V~ilburn Christison, he enga.ged in the niercantile business, a.t Platte City, just before the war, and built the Swaney block, on Lot 6, Block 30, of Platte City. He erected also the Zarn dwelling. But the advent of the war found him in debt. and he failed. Children by his second wife: II. LAURA SWANEY. md Chester Hurlbut. (See) III. JOHN SWANEY (ii), md Sept. 6, 1871. Luella Middleton. b. Sept. 6. 1854. dr. of Wm. T. Children: 1. John W. Sara/neg. 2. Robt. Hugh. IV. HUGH SWANEY (ii). md Alice Singleton. dr. of W. T. In a poem I dedicated to the memory of John Swaney (i) is the following stanza.: Active. bold, and selfreliant. Full of energy and zeal, And to sanguine hope compliant, He was crushed by F-ortun~es wheel. Body Worn and spirit broken. Soon the grave received his clay; But no charge was ever spoken, And his memory s pure to day. Hon. YVa1ter King, judge of the circuit court. is impeached by the House of Representatives for disloyalty. He received news of the charges While holding court in Ray County, and im- mediately adjourned. Jenkins & Son sell their drug store in Platte City to Dr. G. W. Smith, and Smith becomes postmaster. Jas. Adkins sells to John Zarn Lots 7 and 8, Block 30, Platte City, with the brick house theron, for $1,661. Let us he-re notice JOHN ZARN. He was born in Prussia. May 29, 1832. and served an a.pprentice ship to a shoemaker. He is tall and soldierlike. and served in the German army for some years. He came to the United States in 1856. and settled at Platte City in 1858. He has been in the shoe trade at Platte City ever since. We have no better citizen than John Zarn. He has prospered in business and is Wealthy. He purchased. in the Bane farm of 350 acres. at $11.05 per il(l(. He married January 17. 1867. Kate V. Jacquemin, born Der-emlcrer 14. lF~4Z.. He belongs to the Lutheran Church. a.nd his wife is a Catholic. $11: I. RICHARD ZARN, 1. Nov. 1. 1867. now a merchant of Burlington Junction. Mo. II. CLARA C. ZARN b. Sept. :30. 18139. She is regarded as one of the best musicians in the country. and her services as a teacher are in demand. III. CHARLES B. ZARN. b. July 11. 1871; md Nov. 12. 1896, Lizzie Davis, dr. of C H.