Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1874, APRIL. 574 J. BUSEY. V. \M. A. MITCHELL, b. July 27, 1837; Ind Feb. 12, 1871, Mary .1. Boydston, dr. of Samuel. Children: 1. .{lm(o.lIitcI1CIl. 2. Erma. Bruce. 4. Frank. 5. Collie. 6. Willilcmz. Mitchell. VI. 1A.1CY J. MITCHELL, b. in June, 1823; d. April 1, 1889; n1d March 7, 1860. V1n. H. Elliott, b. March 12, 1827, son of Josiah; no children. April 7The furniture factory at Weston comnienced operations. .1pril8JAMES J. MOORE having died, Peyton Newman ad- n1inistered. Bond, $1,600. His widow was Margaret, and his children: 1. Malinda; 2, Nancy M. Moore; 3, Jacob; 4, Angeline; 5. Isaac Moore; 6, Sarah E. Moore; 8, WillianJ. .-lpril 9EDWARD ROBERTS died. aged 44. D. J. Thorp administers. Bond, 3000. His widow was Margaret. and chil- dren: 1, Sarah Roberts. married a. Henson; 2, Julia. Roberts, 1nd Jan. 18, 1872, Jas. Hyatt; 3, John L. Roberts; 4, Missouri; 5, Thomas W.; 6, Ellen N.; 7, George Roberts; 8, Robert E.; 0. Kath-arin-e Roberts. Villia1n H. Hunt returned after a sojourn in Kansas. Elder J. R. Reavis resigns his pastorate of the Christian Church in Platte City. John F. Merrynian and J as. F. Pitt are admitted to the ba.r, and form a law partnership at Platte City, which is soon dissolved, by Merryrman going to St. Louis, and Pitt to St. Joseph. April 20Jan1es E. Ireland, being elected to succeed Noland as county judge, takes his seat. Adkins, Dougherty, and Dobson. committee appointed by the County Grange to investigate the accounts of the county clerk and road co1n1nissioner. report both in default. JACOB BUSEY April ..21Jacob Busey died. aged 00. His wife, Elizabeth, died July 2). 1871. aged 83. They lived three miles west of Platte (fity. Oh: I. ELIZABETH. II. \ILL1.-U1 BITSEY. 1nd Rachel Busey, widow of his brother. Matthew T. Busey. (See) lll. ;I.l"l"IlEW T. RIISPIY. ml Rachel . Children: 1. Willirlni. ().S((I) .Bu.s({I/. 111d April 22. 1869, Edith L. Rice. dr. of (liar-les. (hr [1] May Busey. md Jan. 1. 18.06, Jas. II. Sexton. W. O. married second. Oct. 26. 1887, Hattie Criss. . 2. In. .lIfrrrl I. Iizm-2/. 1nd :1 (allett. of St. Joseph, and li(-s there. :1. Jm-ob l. Ii:/.s-(7/. n1(l May 6. 1875. Fannie Marley. 4. John If. Ifzlxq/, md March 12?. 1871. Hattie J. Lobel. St-t.l