Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton




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1876, SEPT. 6227 J. F. MOODY. 011 account of failing health. Jmlge E. II. Norton is appointed to his place. John llrady leaves the (l1ee11 llUl1S(,:11l(l Ed Ruthven takes it. JAMES 1". MOODY. Jztmes F. )loo(lv liavingx died, his widow. Martha .1. Moody, administers. Bond. $1.000. He married l)et-ember 19, 1849, Martha J. Burnett. Children: I. GEO. M. M(f)Ol)Y. II. MAII.-l.A. md a Jones. III. WILLIAM F. IV. JOHN J. MOODY. md April :39, 1879, lllary (la, and (l. in Feb., 1882, leaving (-liildrenz 1. .l[(l~)I/ J. Jlomly, who md April 23. 1882., Daniel Sample. V. LAURA E. .IOODY. VI. POLLY ANN M( )OI)V, (l. in Ja11., 1883. VII. ALBERT M. .IOOl)Y. JOHN J. SETTLE. Sept. I-5--JO~lll1 J. Settle died. He was born i11 Virginia De- cember 1:3, 1809, and married ;X(llSill1 Miller. a. sister of Jesse Uiller. She was born in: 1812. and died I)eee1nl)er 24, 1877. They came to Platte in 1850, and settled four n1iles north of Platte City. Settles Station was s11bseq11entlV located on his f~a.r1n. and was named for him. He was a true Virginian in his sympathies. and when his old State left the Union, he was outspoken for seeess~ion, and was put under a l]{1W~b()11(l to keep quiet. As death slowly approached. he part-elled out his land to his children. and pre- pared for the s111nmo~ns. He was an Old-st-111001 Baptist. remark- ably well versed in the Scriptures. and often spoke to his people in meeting. I esteemed him as a friend a11d brother. (ht I. ANN E. SETTLE. 1). in Rappaliainnock Co.. Va., Sept. 8, 1831; n1d April 3, 1862, John H. Styne, b. in Vi-rginia March 28. 18:30. He is a son of Willian1 H. Styne, b. Nov. 1, 1800, and S211ill1 Ilolman. lIr. John H. Styne came to Platte (ity in 1857. and fonvnd his rs~t home and en1ploty- ment with me. By l1onest and indlistry. he has acquired wealth and the esteem o-f his neighbors. He resides on a splendid farm near Settle Station. (h: 1. .l[urI/ (..Imn1i(l W. Stz/nr. b. Dec. 19, 1863: md Nov. 12, 1879. Tllomas L. T. Jones. (See) 2. S(INi( .-1. Sf:/ma b. Aug. 22. 1865: d. in Nov., 1894; n1d Dec. 3. 1885. Charles E. Miller. 3. .l[(((/git .1. Sf;/no. 1). July 12. 1808; Ind Nov. 16. 1892, Thos. J. Shonse. 1S~ee.) 4. Ifatic L. St}/no, b. Dec. 1%, 1870: (1. iii April. 1895; md Sept. 9. 1891. H. F. Shouse. (See.) 5. Namzir J. Sf;/m, b. Jan. 9. 1870. H. JOSEPH D. SETTLE. md Ma.r Bro-wn. dr. of Adam. (See)