Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1872, OCT. 532 ORGANIZATION. TO\NSllI P ORGANIZATION. Oct. 1UOn petition. the county court orders that, at the Nove111l.e1- eleetion, the question fo-r and against township or- gaiiization be submitted to the people. MAJ OR LE VI HINKLE. Oct. 1.3~Maj. Levi Hinkle died at his home, north of Park- ville. V. C. White administered. Bond, $12,000. Maj. Hinkle entered the arniy as a common soldier. After his discharge, he was appointed forageinaster at Fort Leavenworth, and dealt extensively with our people. He purchased a large farm near Barr). 1-esigiied his oi(-e. and engaged in farming. He was a far- seeing a11d successful trader, a public-spirited citizen, and a zeal- ous I-reshveria11. He was an ardent Union man during the war, and for a time was provost-Inarshal. He was born in 1823; mar- ried Margaret Campbell. daughter of Yillia.1n. of Clay. Children: I. MARY HINKLE, a handsome and spirited lady, n1d June 29, 1865. Thomas Ricliardson. a. merchant of Leavenworth. C-hildren : 1. (Vmrles. L. JI(u{/alret. II. PHILIP HINKLE. Went to Chicago. III. VILLI.-KM HINKLE. married Ollie Waldo. IV. CHARLES HINKLE. md Mary Henry. dr. of Thoinas. None of the Hinkle familv reside now in Platte. J Oct. ]5Gra11d jury for October term-, 1872: 1. W. J. Bemis; :2. John A. Beer): W. P. Bghtw-ell; 4. James Boydston; 5. Ricliai-d Bywaters; 6. V. G. Cox; 7, T. W. Davis; 8, W. K. Faulconer; 9. Joseph Irvine; 10. E. J. Miller; 11. John Moore; 12. R. IV. Parrish: 13. Robert J. Robertson: 14. Joseph Sexton; 15. J. V. Steele; 16. W. J. Sunnners; 17. Joseph Todd; 18. James Yallar-e. It was eharged at the time that there was not a Sore- head" on the panel. V IL LIA M H. ARNOLD. \illiam H. -1-nold having died. Rl(l1{lld Babcock adminis- tered. Bond. ll1...00. He was a genial. intelligent, and energetic farmer and trader. He married October 19. 1865, Mrs. Sallie A. I-ialntm-k. nee Heath. widow of Isaac W. Babcock (see). and daugh- ter of James Heath. She was a. lovely. spirited. and charming \nIll;lll. and is yet l1a11(ls~ome. (h: I. S. I{.. ll \. . RNOLI). md Oet. 4. IRGQ. Samuel Z. Bll)(0(l(. (hild1-en: l. :WilIi/m. H. .l. RY l7.LIZ.lllIlll. n1(l Thos. lo1teI. (lSee.l HT. \.l[. .vRN()I.IHii. IV. REPE((.. V. (H-S. (T