Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1868, JAN. 447 ADAM BECKLEY. V. JAMES LEWIS, single. VI. VILLI.)l Ll3\lh. in rziilroud serviee. VII. l{OSEl"J..- l.E\.lh. 1). in 1854; 1nd Dee. 22.. 1874, Thos. J. Cole, son of \illi:un Cole. (See) After spending his e:1.rlV years in t:u1ui11g. he opened :1 l1:udw:ire store in Platte (?-it September 1. 1887, but sold out November 15. 1889, to Pope & Dye. Ipon the death tOetoleI 7. 1501) of Geo. H. Pope, eountv trezisurer. .Ir. (ole was appointed by the governor to till out his tern}. July 1. 1802-}. he sue- eeeded Sanders ;Ie(om:1s as postinaster at Platte City. His office was made. in 1805. :1 presidential oiee, and he was eoinmissioned for four years. He. as oe(:l.Si()11 otters. deals in live stoek. shipping to (,l1i(-agzo or to Kansais City. He possesses superior business (]l1{1lI(f21il()1lS. (h: 1. Lelia I". (lole. is :1 u;rz1eeful and modest. but spirited. o1111;: laid). and makes an admirable (lep11t post- mistress. 2. William (ioIe. is :1 outh of intelli,:enee and promise. 2%. -Tessie O. Vole. 4. T. IN Witt Ooh. 5. James I]. (Vile. VIII. F..,IE O. LEVIS. died. eliildless. Nov. 14. 188?; 1nd Feb. 14. 18.90. T. J. Lewis (eousin). 1). July 24. 1960. He u1d 2d. April 22, 1885, Agnes Belle Doilglus. The Supreine Court of Missouri refuses :1 mmldunius to C0111- pel the county court of 1lutte to issue to the t. & S. V. Railwzly onipany the $100,000 sillist-1iled. Jun. .27J. J. Il1ro(-k1no1ton buys the St. Ge~orge Hotel at Weston. for $8.000. ADAM BECKLEY Settles near Parkville. After some ten or fteen yen rs residence. he left. He was born in Harrison (ount). Ohio. July 3, 1838; married September 20. 1.859. Szirzili (:1-in1. He possessed superior intelligence. Children: I. LAURA B. IIECKLEY, md t. H. Staples. (See) II. KITTIE BECKLEY. III. ELLA M. IlE(I{LEY. uid Dee. 22. 1386, Thos. P. Naiylor. IV. .BI.I.().[. V. DIl3lIE .. PE(I{LEY. VI. tIl.S. F. VII. JOHN H. VIII. BART L. FEBRYARY. SHOOTING OF C. M. BOYD Feb. I(}h:1rles M. Boyd is killed by Joseph lloytl mot re- lated). The two oeeupied the szune house. on Main Street. opposite the eourt-house. in ll:1tte (it. Josepli lovds store was below. and 0l1mles M. lod. with his family. oeeupied the upper rooms. . outside st:i.irw:1v led to the street. Joseph Boyd. having missed some of his gomls. seereted himself in his store. by night. to shoot the rolvlier. if he should :i,,1:1i1i visit the