Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1875, JAN. 595 THE SHORTRIDGES. Samuel A. Gilbert is appointed judge of the \eston (ourt of (.o1n1n0n Pleas, in tlieplare of lmniphan. resigiietl. Jan. 2bEle(-tion of delegates to the (lonstitutional (onen- tion; E. H. Nortons vote in Platte was 725, and I). F. Allens f" b 400. Jun. ;?9John Shortridge died, aged (35. THE SI1()l{TI{IDGE FAM ILY Sprang from (Elias. Sliortridge. wh-o married Kitty Owens, and lived and died in Henry (ounty. Ii). Their children who came 6-st were: I. JOHN T. SH()RTR-I1)(:I}. b. Aug. 13, 1811; d. in Platte Jan. :29, 1875. He 1nd Naiiey Middleton. dr. of Horatio. Children: 1. Chas. H. Shortridge. b. April 4, 1.850; 1nd 1st. Feb. 24, 1871. Emma Belle (farsoli. dr. of Thos. J. (See.) He married second, Feb. 12. 1882. Luella T. Owens. b. April 6. 1861. dr. of Madison. Children: ["] Maitland A. Sl1o1t~ ridge, b. M11(1l 24. 1883; [1] Fannie M. Sliortridge, b. June 1. 1890; ["] Robert A. Shortridge. b. March 27, 1893. II. LEWIS SHORTRIDGE. n1d 1st, Eliza Cox. (Th: 1. Thomas W. Shortri(I/0. n1d Feb. 1. 1866. Elizabeth Her- ehant. Children: [1] Frank Shortridge; ["] Eva. 2. Fannie Shorfr1(Ir/e. 01103. G. .8Izortri(I/e. n1d March 21. 1882. Jessie L. Swa- ney. (See) Lewis 8-hortridge married second. Annie Thornburgz no children. III. PRICE SHORTRIDGE. was twiee married. and now a widower. in Buchanan Count). IV. GEORGE SHORTRIDGE. never married. County Warrants sell at .92 cents. and county bonds at 95 cents. FEBRUARY. Feb. 1The Red Cross Mill at Parkville. W. J. Bemis propri- etor. is doing a large business. THOUAS ALVIS. Feb. 4Tl1.o111as Alvis died three miles east of Platte City. His widow, Elizabeth. 2ldll1iI1iStEId. Bond. 355()(). Children: I. ALICE E. ALVIS. 1nd April 6. 1856. Peter Runyon. II. HARTHA E. ALVIS, 1nd June 28. 18%. Alfred Vermillion, b. .Iareh .31, 1843. Children: 1. Perry T. 2. Wm. L.. b. Aug. 30, 1868; 1nd Sept. 1. 1894. Stella A. Hard. 3. John. IV. 4. Albert EH. 5. H(m}/ ll. 6. Chester A. 7. Martin L. 8. I.i::ic. 9. Ella.