Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1879. AUG. 686 T. G. TURNER VI. JAMES KERR, 1nd Clarissa C0(l{121(l. dr. of Jas. Aug. 6 S. C.Woodson takes a contract to build an iron bridge over Vells Branch, near Weston, for $510. Teacliers Association at Platte City. Jas. A. Price. of Vest0n. opens dental rooms in Platte City. Vheat is selling at 82 cents. Aug. .IJColonel J. E. Pitt, prosecuting attorney, in: an open letter. complains of discourtesy on the part of the county court in eniploying counsel. when he is the legal adviser of the county. A Pinafore" troupe formed at Platte City by W. J. Jen- kins and others. Aug. .20Elder Mc-.KeeYer closed a meeting at Second Creek. with 40 additions to the Christian Church. THOMAS G. TURNER. Aug. .22Thoma.s G. Turner died at Wes~to~n. He was born in Kentucky March 5. 1808; married Mary A. Fugate. ne Redman. Children: I. NANCY TURNER, dead; md March 2-1. 1864. J os. Anderson. b. in Fleming Co.. Ky, May 10, 1845; a Union soldier and pensioner. II. MARGARET A. TURNER. dead; md April 13. 1882. Eli Gabbent. b. in 1815; d. Jan. 2. 1883, leaving her the EX- change Hotel. Weston. She married second. W~1n. Dye. (See) III. MARY TURNER, b. May 10. 1859; md Oct. 9. 1881. John L. Hartman. (See) MRS. SALLIE HARRIS. .1ur/. 2JMrs. Sallie Harris. ne Floyd. Wife of John C. Har- ris. who was born in Estill County. K31. March 1. 1807. and died January 7. 1897. He married November 11. 1830. Sallie Floyd, of Madison County, Ky. dr. of Aaron. They came to Jackson (u1111t. M0,. and thence to Platte. settling north of New Market. Children: I. AARON F. HARRIS. II. JEFFERSO,. III. SARAH. IV. THOS. R. HARRIS. 1nd July 14. 1881. Nannie B. Nower. V. JENNIE HARRIS. md S. Routh. of Kansas. VI. A .l. md a Mann. VII. (AMPRELL HARRIS. VIII. NORA. IX. ROBERT. Mrs. Sallie F. Harris. died August 25. 1879. and Mr. John C. Harris married. second. June 6. 1880. Mrs. Kate Rashford. ne Steele. No children. but she has two by Rashford. SOLOMON SPEARS. .lur;. 3I. lo1non Spears died at his home. four miles north of Platte Cit). He was born in Jefferson County. K52. July 9. 1818. He married Elizabetll Keller. who survived him some years. Children: