Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1881, ]AN. 721 I. E. MERRYMAN. Mr. Merryniaii lnarried. second. .Iareh 153. 1858. IJliza~ beth Hunt. (See) She (lied June 115. 1866, leaving: :3. l)(u-id J1 emI/mtm. Mr. .Ier1gv1na11 1n:irried. third. Sept. 28. 1866, Mrs. . nie T. Eariekson. widow of Dr. J. 1. Earickson. and daughter of Robert Todd. (See) She died June 13}, 1872}. leaving: 22. Robevr .lI(21y/~21:-(biz. 4. Todrf. 5. Jo.-mph. They live with their father i11 St. Louis. Mr. .lerrv1nan married. fourth, March 18. 1.88.3. Mrs. .Ia.1-v J. C1-oppe, from Whom he parted; no children. , Jan. 17)Ioses Broadhurst died near Parkville, Mo; he was born December 4, 1832. MRS. MARY FARRA. Jmz. 26 Mrs. Mary Farra died; she was the widow of John R. Farra. Their children: I. ELIZABETH F-&R.R~., n1d John Arnold, who possessed 320 acres of ne land five miles north of Platte City. They removed to St. Joseph, where Mr. Arnold died a few years ago, and as he left no children, his land was sold for par- tition among his collateral kindred, numbering a. hundred. II. LUCY F.RRA, 1nd A. H. Crowder. He was a merchant of West~on. and removed to Texas. III. ;LARGrARET FARRA. md Benj. P. Shouse, b. i11 Woodford County, KY, in 1813; d. in Caldwell County. Mo., Feb. 11, 1888. His parents were Daniel Shouse and Mary Rice. They eame to Platte in 1844. In his declining years he beca111e involved. a11d had to surrender his splendid farm for debt. He removed to Caldwell County. where he died. Children: 1. John S. 8120/2180, b. in 1837; 1nd Feb. 21. 1965. Leah T. Bonnell. dr. of Willia.1n. Children: [1] Tl1on1as, m(1 Maggie A. Styne. (See) 2. Jlollic C. Slzlorusc, md Nov. 3, 1859. Charles F. Bon- nell, son of Willialm~; they have 13 children. 3. Ben. F. Slzousc, b. July 29, 1843. in Voodford Count). Kv.; md Nov. 1866. Reb Clay (see). b. Jan. 26, 1845, dr. of Willia.n1. Mr. S-house served fo11r years in the Southern army. He is a genial. heart). Christian gentleman and is highly esteemed. His sketch has been given. 4. Junzes Jl. 81102180, b. i11 18-15: 1nd Harriet Lamar: 7 ohildren. 5. Zach. Taylor SI1(ms-e. b. Marc-h 10. 1847: Ind 1st. Susan Herndon. dr. of Frazier. She died. leaving: [1] Frazier. Z. T. then married second. Joie Dodson. dr. of James. They live in Caldwell. 6. S(n(1h E. Shrmsc, b. in 1849; 1nd Feb. 20. 1868, Jos. T. Herndon, son of Frazier; 5 children. 46-