Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1881, APRIL. 728 SHEPARD FAMILY. for the practice of law, is deputy circuit clerk, an excellent draftsman, a.nd keeps an admiratble record of deeds and proceedings of court. 2. Theo. H. McGee. b. Oct. 1, 1872. Children by his second wife: IV. MARY ANN WHITE, b. Dec. 31, 1859; md Jas. Morton. (,See.) April 10 The Missouri is inund-ating the bottoms. Below Parkville the railroad is six inches under water. A-bove Iata-n the bottom is all overowed, fences are carri-ed away. and people are leaving. April 15The Lttmlmark (Valliant) comes out in opposition to license and to prohibition. Paxton replies, favoring prohibi- tion. The controversy is continued a month. April 19Platte Presbytery meets a.t Parkville. April 20Mrs. Aniandva. Beaumont opens out a new stock of books. paper, etc.. at the store-house on Lot 6, Block .29, Platte City, lately occupied by Kurtz & Bro. April .2-;The Missouri River at Beverly covers the whole Missouri bottom. The cars cannot run. This is one of the great fourteen-year overows. The sales of one dra1nshop at Platte City, during a year, are $514,000. April ;2.;31a11l Shepard died near Hampton. THE SHEPARD FAMILY. Isaac Shepard came from England to Virginia. His son, James Shepard. married a Miss Ctatron. Their son, Lycurgus :~ltep-ard. was born in Kentucky June 3, 1816. He came with his lather, James, in 1820, to Howard County, M0,, and there the boy grew up to manhood. In 1838 he married Sallie A. Howard, tlatlghter of Matthew. In 1842 they came to Platte. Several ~t-at-s later. Mr. Shepard purchased a splendid tract of land near llatuptnn. where he now resides. He ltas lled -several ott-es ln -ugust. 1.843, he was chosen surveyor of Platte. In August, 1854. he was elected slteritt, and in 1852 was reelected. During the "hnrtlet- ruian war of 1855-13 he was ti leader on the side .1 .lavt-r: hut wlten actual war t-ante upon us. he was discreet and gttat-tlt-tl: yet he was robbetl and sued and persecuted. July ti. lxtifl. his tirst wife having died, he married Rachel B. Vrigl1t, widow of -I. \ti;-ht. and tlattgltter of Levi Vocom. She (lied. t-ltiltllt... lt-hruat 10, 1876. In June. 1871, Mr. L. Shepard .llI-ll his tit-st rnlilttIm. a hantl-hill, t-ltarging fraud, corruption, and itnlu-t~iIit uputt the t-utility (IlIl((,lS. lhree of these l(nti- Iufr;/. \t]t east uptm the ])llllll(. The L(IIl(])lNl)]t took the part of the nllit-et-.. and two parties were foru1edRing" and Sore-