Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1373, JULY. 549 TH [3 TIIORNTONS. Tlios. G. Cockrill buys the Bu1(-kliartt residence in South Platte City. July ;The day is celebrated at the fair grou11ds. EX- cursionists come from Leavenworth. .~~nmlay-seliool children of Platte City attend. The low bottoms of the Missouri are under water. Dr. D. J. F0-uts brought (.X(.ll1.l0IllSTS from Farley. on his little steamer, to the falls of Platte. Whea.t is splendid, averaging 22 bushels; no peaches; apples scarce. J. S. Blaitland pureliases llollad-ays mill in Weston. Elder H. H. Haley goes to Colorado for his health. A. J. Col1nans brick store-house and Mrs. R. D. Johnstons frame residence are complete. July 8J. Frank iIerryman, having completed his education at Bethany College, returns, and enters on the study of law. C. B. Kurtz Writes an interesting letter to the La/ndmark from Germany. - J/ulg/15 Rev. J. W. Brown is elected principal of the Platte (fity Public School. W. E. Hunt removes to Humboldt, Kansas. July; 18Carmody & Bro. advertise the Parkville ooring mill as i11 complete repair. July I9Union temperance meeting at New Market. THE THORNTON FAMILY. Mrs. A. W. Doniphan died at Richmond. a11d was buried at Liberty. She was a daughter of Col. John Thornton, born in Lancaster, Penn., October 24, 1781; died in Clay in October, 1847; married February 10, 1820, Elizabeth Trigg, daughter of Col. Stephen Trigg, of Kentucky, subsequently of Boonville, M0. The children of Gen. Stephen Trigg were large factors in the early society of Platte, and we will name his children. He married Elizabeth Clark. Their (l1lld1(I1I 1, Malinda. married Robert Clark (cousin); 2, Susan Trigg, married a Crawford; 3, Christo- pher, died single; 4. Dinah Trigg, married Shubal Allen; 5, Eliza- beth Trigg, married (lo-l. John Thornton; 6. Stephen Trigg, mar- ried Jane Trigg (cousin); 7. Bennett Trigg. died single; 8. Judith Trigg. married Amos Rees. The index of this volume will point the reader to frequent notices of the descendants of Col. Stephen lrigg. But at present we will have to do with none but the de- seendants of JOHN THORNTON AND ELIZABETH TRIGG. I. JANE THORNTON. b. Den 1. 1.920: d. July 19. 1873; md Dec. 21. 1837, Gen. A. W. Doniphan. b. in Mason Co., Ky.. July 9, 1808; d. at Richmond, M0,, Aug. 8. 1887. He was a