Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1ss1,JAN. 7-20 T. C. DOOLEY ville. and both partners were liiglily esteemed. (See T. W. I)avis.) Children: I. ADA. )1. DOULEY. 1nd May 2), 1873, Samuel E. Staggs iii). (See) II. TIIUBIAS C. DOOLEY. III. MARY H. DOOLEY. 1nd R. H. (}oulding. MRS. SUSAN M. M1411-{l{iYMA1. Jan. Io)l1-s. Susan .I. Merrynian died at St. Louis, and was buried at Platte City. She was born in Kentucky, July 11). lbftlil. and came \est in 1856. Her only child was: I. J(;)SEll~I E. )lER.I{.Y)IA1, 1). ill Kentucky about 1825, and married there. His wife died. leaving: 1. Joint Fruznls J[emym(r-nv, b. about 1853, who was brought when a child. in 1856. by his father to Platte City. where he grew up to manhood. receiving a nished education. He was licensed as an attor- ney April 11. 1874. After practicing for one year in Platte City. in partnership with J. F. Pitt, he re- moved to St. Louis. There he married a daughter of Hon. Chas. P. Johnson, and is now in partnership with l1is father. forming one of tlie lnost noted law rms i11 tl1e Vest. Frank has served in the State Legislature. and has lled lnany positions of honor and trust. Mr. Joseph E. .Ierry1nan came Vest i11 the spring of 1S5(i. and formed a law partnership with Hon. Jasines G. Spratt. and the rm was prosperous in business. Judge Spratt entered the Southern service in 1.961. and in 1862 Mr. .le1-rytuan and I formed a partnership in the practirje of law at Platte City. whieh continued for ten years. 9 did well. and engaged in the banking business. starting the Fartuers Savings -ssoeiatio11 in August, 1866. We sold out in 1870, and in July of that year start.ed the bank- in;-; house of Merrytnau, Iaxton & (-oekrill. This bank We sold in July. 1873, to (oekrill & Co. During these years we also applied ourselves to our law praetiee with dili- ;-enee and suer-ess. \hen we dissolved. in 15472. our prac- tiee was wide and protable. and Mr. Merrylnan removed to St. Louis. where he yet lives. As a praetitioner he has sea:-ea-ly an equal in the State. He is more fruitful in re- souu-ees. and more ready in their applieation. than any other lawyer I ever met. Ile eould give from u1emorV the late. yoltllue, ;IIHl p:t,,.je of allnosl ee1 tleeisloll Of ill)- portauee in our State lleports. Even in the most desper- ate eases, he would find some way of defeating his ad- versary. l.-fore a jury he was powerful. in e10ss-eXam- iuatiou of a witness he was ready. and in his pleadings he eouuuitled no lilunders.