Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1874, JAN. 565 THE MCEOWENS. At New .l[(ul.ct. .-1-mstrong, llryaiit, Cartwright, Moore,Rev. Babcock (M. E.). At R/iclgelg/. Ohrisman, Gustin, Robinson. .-it Tmcg/. Ryan, Tribble. At Wuldron: Scott, Hawkins. Holt, \aldron, Pcttillo. JANUARY. Jun. 1Th-e Lan(Imuk has advertisements of lo granges." The Signal Oltice Bureau send to plostofces their daily indications of the weather. Jan. 8Ihe Patrons of llusbandry meet i11 secret council at Masonic Hall, Platte City, and pass resolutions recoiuniending .econon1y i11 the management of cou11ty affairs. THE MCEOWEN FAMILY. John McEowen ti) died six miles east of Platte City. Two brothers, John and Hugh McEowen, removed from New Jersey to Butler County, Ohio, and thence to Huntington County, Ind. Hugh came to Platte in the spring of 1839, and settled on I:odds 31-eek; John followed him in 1840. and settled two miles north of his brother, in a lovely grove, in a fertile prairie. At that day the prairies were lovely beyond description. I spent nine years of my life upon th-ese divine pastures, that surrounded the humble homes of the .IcEowens. I weep now when I look upon desola- tion where once were emerald meadows. The iI(-Eowens were plain, rough. intelligent, thrifty. honorable. and upright farmers. In their simplicity they regarded every man as honest, good, and trueand in their generosity they gave whatever was asked, and loaned to any one who would borrow. They were noble back- woodsmen, and warm-hearted pioneers. I. JOHN M CEOWEN Vas born in New Jersey i11 1800, and died in Platte, January 8, 1874. He married, first. Eliza Davis, who died in Ohio, leaving: I. JABIES lIcEOVE1. b. in Ohio; came west with his father, and d. in Feb., 1856. II. ISAAC DAVIS McEO\El, b. in Ohio in April, 1829; n1d May 6. 1860, Catherine Ballard. He died. leaving: 1. -Iolm J[(1~]oucn, counuitte-d suicide May 27, 1882. L. -121): E. Jlcozren. 1ud March 12. 1878, Benj. Chinn. (Reef) 23. Geo. B. J[(-Emrcn. md Oct. 14. 1.9.95. Emma Hoskins. dr. of C-harles. Oh: ["] Chas. H. - 4. Ismlc J[cEoucn (ii). John McEowen1narried. second. July 18, 1.93], Hannah Davis, daughter of Isaac and Elizabetli Davis, and sister of his first wife. She was born in Chester County. Penn.. September 1793. and died April 20, 1885. She survived her husband and her own two sons, so that Isaat-s children inherited the estate.