Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1873, SEPT. 556 THE BELLS. FRANCIS M. BELL Who for many years prior to 1873 was a merchant of Westo-11,. highly honored for his virtues. His children: I. WILLIAM M. BELL. b. Jan. 3, 1849; 1nd Jose Lowe. They live at Mount Pleasant, Kansas. H. GEO. IV. BELL, graduated at Park College in 1885, at the head of his class; entered the Presbyterian ministry and is now preaching in Colorado. He md Lizzie Frizlen. III. LEWIS BELL. md Mary Hawley. Live in Winchester, Kansas. IV. CHAS. B. BELL, b. April 29. 1863; 1nd Nov. 1, 1887, Mollie Gr. Kennedy. b. May 15, 1869. Mr. Bell is now collector of Platte City. 1 child: 1. Jas. M. Bell, b. July 26. 1891. V. JOHN C. BELL. md Tracy Jackson. Live in Troy, Kansas. VI. FRANK IV. BELL. lives in Colorado. VII. ARTHUR ST. C. BELL. a. rising young lawyer of Topeka, Kansas. Sept. 23County fair ve days. A speed-track voted. Sept. 26A colored jury in Weston ned a negro $3, for breach of a city ordinance. Sept. 28The storehouse of R. F. Mas-on & Co., in Edgerton, with a stock of goods belonging to Stokely Holland. burned Insura.nce. $4,000. OCTOBER. DANIEL P. LEWIS. Oct. 1Daniel P. Lewis died ve miles southeast of Platte City. We will here take up THE LEWIS FAMILY. The ancestor was James Lewis (i), born in North Carolina September 6, 1767; married Eliza.beth Stewart, born Februa.ry 25, 1770. She was a daughter of John Stewart, who attended Daniel Boone on his rst expedition to Kentucky, and was killed by Indians. Their children: 1. Willia.m Lewis, b. Sept. 27, 1787; 2. Jesse Lewis. b. April 9, 1790; 3, An11 Lewis, b. Feb. 27. 1792; 4. Gideon Lewis. b. Sept. 27. 1795; 5, Joshua. Lewis, b. Nov. 26, 1797; 6. Stewart Lewis, b. May 29, 1800; 7, Daniel P. Lewis, b. Jan. 20. 1802; 8. Byram Lewis, b. Aug. 13. 1804; 9, Polly Lewis, b. Nov. 16. 1806; 10, James Lewis, b. Nov. 12. 1808; 11. Isaac T. L(\lS tliviligrl. b. Jan. 29. 1811: 12. Elizabeth. b. Oct. 10. 1813. James Lewis (i) removed from North Carolina to Barren. County. Ky.. where his younger children were born. In 1818 the family removed to Crawford County. Ind. In 1820 they came to Boone County. Mo.. and settled near Columbia. The trip was made with pack-mules. In 1822 they came to Jackson County.