Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton




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1867, NOV. 4-13 PETER STIGERS. 13, 1989: [0] Nellie. b. .u;:. 9. 1891; [P] John 0.. b. Jan. 12:, 1893. 9. .-ldai Ifrmllry. lb. -Ian. 25). 18137: md Sept. 23. 1889. M. Freeman. (Th: ["] Roy Freemali. 10. John S. Rr(1(lIr1/. 1. ()(-t. 15, 1808. Mr. J. V. l}radleys father died. aged 0.9. and his mother. aged 95. Nov. 1()The Missouri Valley Railroad (formerly Platte Country Railroad) is securing the right of way through farms be- low East Leavenworth. Nov. 20Furnishi11g court-house: The county paid for two 26-liglit chandeliers. $108; for (a1peti11;:. spittoons. and upholstt-r~ ing, $813.45; for chairs. $200; and for clock. $30. The Masonic hall and ("l11l1(ll. at Platte City, are under roof. Ignatius Naylor (ii) is killed by one stroke of the st of Ste- phen Waldron who was tried and aequitted of murder, on the ground that the st was not a deadly weapon. PETER STIGERS. Peter Stigers having died. Jacob Sinelser administered. Bond. $3.000. Children: 1. Ma.r) S. Stigers; 2. Rachel; 3. Melissa. J.: 4. Julia A. The wall around the rourt-house. the pavement. and macadam cost the county $2.705. DECEMBER. Dec. 16Thos. W. Park licensed as an attorney. BENJ. VENRICK. Dee. .2.$Benj. Venriek having died. Geo. P. Venriek ad111in- istered. Bond. $2.000. Heirs: I. JOHN VENRICK. II. MARY. III. ETTIE. IV. ANN. V. MARGARET. VI. SAMUEL. VII. MARTHA. md Nov. 22. 1964. Robert Ebbard. VIII. GEORGE P. VENRICK. MRS. LYDIA TEBBS. Dec. 30)[rs. Lydia Tebbs having died. her son, Col. A. S. Tebbs. administered. Bond. $16,000. Her maiden name was Lydia Kennedy. She married William H. Tebbs (i). He died in Virginia, and she came west with her ehildren. She was a Wo- man of intelligent;-e. dignitv. and reserve. Precise in her words. and formal in her address, she (lisplayed a consciousness of her superiority. Her children all inherited her aristotcratic bearing. The females of the family are. or were. beautiful. spirited. a11d lively; the males were formal in their manners and brilliant in conversation. Their Children: