Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1869, SEPT. 480 THE OWENS FAMILY. is buying the several interests of the heirs in Hazlewood. He is a well-educated and rened gentleman. THE OWENS FAMILY. Mrs. Ellen M. Wi1liams was a n1ember of this distinguished fa.milv. Her parents were Nathaniel Owens. a. wealthy and in- uential citizen of Green County. KY. and Ann Yates. The chil- dren were liberally educated. and lled high positions in the soviet) of Platte County and elsewhere. Children: I. NANCY OWENS. md J. V. Vineyard. (See.) II. MARY S. OWENS. b. i11 Green County. Ky.. Sept. 29. 1808; md March 27. 1841. Jesse Vineva.rd (see). and was the mother of Benjamin. John. and Kate Vin~evard. I often met Mrs. Vinevard in her declining years. and even then she was handsome. dignied. and rened. In the life of Lincoln by Herndon and Veik. I nd an interesting episode of a loveaair between the martvred President and the lovely Mary S. Owens. The letters of the lovers are copied. His are full of devotion. and dwell upon his l1u111ilitv and poverty; but he-rs are cold. formal. and polite, and contain not a word of love. No engagement took place. and each sought another partner. III. A DALGHTER. n1d a Newman. and was mother of: 1. Will/17a,m A. Nezmznn. IV. ELLA M. OWENS. n1d A. G. Williams. (See) V. JOHN OWENS. 1nd a (unningl1am. Sam. Owens. the distinguished pioneer merchant of Inde- pen-dence. who fell at Sacramento. was a half-brother. He married Fannie , a sister of Eliza Ann. wife of Gov. Reynolds. After the death of her husband. Mrs. Fannie Owens came to Platte to live with her kindred. and died here in J11ne. 1848. Sept. 23Black Friday. The (ubans are in revolt. Platte Citv bridge complete. OCTOBER. Uri. ITl1e (amd-en Point Orphan School incorporated. The directors appoint T. 1. Hale) to solicit funds. and $10.000 is secured. M. E. S. appointments: V. E. l)oclery presiding elder, Jos. Devlin at Platte (itv. J. H. Pritt-l1ett at Yest0n. IV. H. Lewis president of \eston High .94-hool. The Missouri River is higher than usual at this season. ()4-f. .9\illia.m Forman 1l(EI1S(d.2ll1d enrolled as an attorney. The Platte (ountv Medical Society met at Dr. .[cD0nalds nfmg in l]:lff(~ Fit). ()4-f. 7lln- tirst passenger car from Leavenworth arrived at l1al.tte Vii).