Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton




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1875, FEB. 596 THE USSARYS. III. FAXNIE L. ALVIS, b. Oct. 22. 1848; md Nov. 13, 1873, Jas. C. Murphy. IV. MARY A. ALVIS. V. THOMAS H. AILVIS. VI. RICHARD, killed July 14, 1864, at Camden Point ght. (See.) Feb. 6The presidents of schools boards met at Platte City, and selected the school-boo-ks to be used in the county. (See Landrmawrk of February 12, 1875.) Feb. 8-011 petition, the county court submitted the ques tion of licensing dram-shops to the people, and license car- ried by a. small majority. Feb. 16Phoebe Ussary having died, J as. B. Thom-pson admin- istered. Bond, $1,000. THE USSARY FAMILY. Captain William Ussa.ry was born in Tennessee, and died in Platte in September, 1846. He married Phoebe Sno=dderly, and came to Platte in 1837, settling near New Market. Phoebe was a daughter of John Snodd-erly, of Tennessee. Children: 1. JOHN USSARY, b. Dec. 20, 1821; d. in 1894; md 1st, in 1848, Elizabeth Cochran, d. in 1856. He married second, Lucinda Bledsoe. Mrs. George V es-ter and Claude Ussary were children of his rst wife. . H. ELIZABETH US-SARY, md Craig Robinson. She died, leaving: 1. Wm. R. R0b?:n807l~, and other children. III. JAMES USSARY, dead; md a Keal, dead. ]f. LOUISA USSARY, b. Aug. 16, 1828; md in 1854, John Cal- vin Sharp. b. May 7, 1826, son of John. Children: 1. Paxulimr Aim Shvamp, md John Cooper. 2. Wm. .11. Slzmrp, md Cora, dr. of Richard Bywaters. 3. Quriiztilla Shcwp, md John Harrington, s-on of Thomas. Children: [(1] May Harrington. V. REBECCA USSARY, md De Witt C. Lamar, son of Thos. VI. HENDERSON USSARY, md Sidney Thompson, dr. of Richard. III. I.ICY USSARY, md Jas. Bedwell. VIH. .T.IE IISSARY. n1d Thompson Maybury. IX. ZIBA ANNIE TTSSARY (see), 1nd April 18. 1860, Jas. B. Thompson. Children: ]. L;/rIi(I. n1d Dec. :35. 1895. Ronnie W00d. X. \)I. R. USS.:RY. 111d lIa.ry Lamar, dr. of Henry. Frb. I 7. large and enthusiastic. meeting of Good Teinplars at Wal(lro11. Frh. l.Snmv. sleet. and thaw. followed by cold Weather. On tl1(-:.4tl1.1h(- Misso-uri was sii1ll0Sed. Much passing between Missouri and Kansas. on the ice.