Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1875, JAN. 594 P. WHITLOCK. Jan. 16 Weather - Temperature 23 degrees below zero. Jan. 18 D. C. Allen, candidate for delegate to the Constitutional Convention, speaks at Platte City. Jan. 18 MAJOR JAS. B. WRIGHT died at Weston. He married January 16. 1849, Virginia Dale, who administered, giving bond for $1,000. They lived in Weston; and during the War he was a zealous Union man. He was Well educated, and was active in every good cause. Jan. 19 G. W. Reynolds house burned in Weston. PRESTON WHITLOCK Jan. 2 - Preston Whitlock died near Smithville. He Came to P1atte in 1837, and settled on the edge of the prairie, on the road to Platte City, three miles southwest of Smithville. By sound judgment, honesty, and industry he prospered, and left some 400 acres of choice land to his children. He married Levina Grover, daughter of the celebrated Indian missionary, Joel Grover. who lived for a. few years on Todd's Creek. She died February 18, 1889. Children: I. MARY E. WHITLOCK, married Oct. 5, 1885, J. K. P. Shepard, of Leavenworth. II. JOHN W. WHITLOCK, lives in Kansas. III. SUSAN F. WHITLOCK, married Richard M. Anders. IV. HENRY C. WHITLOCK, lives in Leavenworth County, Ks. He filled with distinction the office of superintendent of common schools. V. SUSANNA WHITLOCK, b. May 25, 1846; d. Sept. 20, 1889; married Jan. 14, 1867. Geo. Rader. b. in Virginia May 18, 1830. He lives west of Smithville, in Platte. Children: 1. Frank Rader, b. Dec. 8, 1867 2. David Rader, b. Sept. 30, 1869 3. Anna Rader, b. Feb. 22, 1876 4. Kate Rader, b. Feb. 28, 1879 VI. ADELIA WHITLOCK. md Sept. 25. 1873, Willia.m Taylor. VII. ELIZA A. WHITLOCK. b. in 1851; married Dec. 25, 1877. Ben F. Duncan. Children: 1. Juliana Duncan, b. Sept. 4, 1878 2. Rose Duncan, b. May 2, 1881 VIII. ROSE WHITLOCK, d.; married Jacob Swope (ii); no children. IX. EMILY WHITLOCK, married March 16, 1874, Henry E. Penny. X. LAURA WHITLOCK, who was b. Feb. 13, 1850, and d. Oct. 22, 1879, leaving: 1. Charles Penny XI. CHARLES WHITLOCK, b. March 2, 1859; d. Feb. 5, 1882. XII. GEO. E. WHITLOCK, a railroad officer in the West. Jan. 25 - The Waldron mills are in full operation, and the town is lively.