Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1870, JULY 494 WILLIAM FULTON. JULY. July 1The name of Daughters College is given to Platte City Female Academy. WILLIAM FULTON. William Fulton died three miles north of Platte City, aged 77 years. He served in the Var of 1812; came to Platte in 1838. He married Margaret Sample, born June 1, 1793; died February 3, 1875. Children: I. HUGH FULTON. md May 15, 1843. Judy M. Thornburg. Childrven: 1. Margaret Fulton, md Robert Collier, son of Sim. Ch. [01] Mary Collier; [5] Elizabeth; [0] Thomas; [d] James; [6] Wade; [f] Annie Collier; [.0] Clio. Mollie Fulton, md Jan. 22, 1871, Dan. Crutcheld; no children. 3. Jleliissa, Fulton, md 1st, Samuel Nichols. They sep- arated, with one child: [0] Hugh, who m~d Dec. 23, 1896. Ida R. Mitchell, dr. of O. B. Melissa married second, Aug. 2, 1888, D. A. Miller. (See.) She lives. 4. Susan Alice Fulton, 111d Nov. 19. 1884. John L. Miller. son of D. A. 5. J1 rs. Noah Zlllller. 6. Mrs. Thos. Roberts. 7. At-chlsou Fulton. July 4The Leavenworth Sunday-schools spend the day at our fair grounds. Weston has a. celebration. The following were present: A. G. Beller, P. Blanjour. M. Campbell, Win. Carpenter, S. D. Fulton. S. A. Gilbert. J. D. Harper. J. J. Hitt. N. C. Hindman, D. Holladay. T. C. Magers. W. Magers, N. P. Ogden. J. A. Price. Mat. Schindler. T. F. Warner. J uly .3A ne rain. July 7-Picnic at Todds pasture. Merryman, Paxton & Cockrill open a bank at the northwest corner of Main and Third Streets in Platte City. They purchased Carsons house and, a year later. moved it to the back end of the lot. and erected the house occupied now by the Exchange Bank. It was a private bank. and T. G. Cockrill was cashier. CROPS. July; 8lh(- I301-eiillc states: The yield of wheat is largely abrm- an average; grain tine and large; crop of the State large; prim-. 81. Fruit promising. Mails to Platte City daily by railroad. and by horse from \cston. The Clnristian cliurcli of Platte City remodelled and recov- ered: the pulpit changed from the front to the rear.