Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton




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1882, MARCH. 750 THE HANDLEYS. 1. J. Ella. Handle;/, b. in 1878; md Jan. 3, 1882, Isaac P. Hopkins, son of Josiah, of Clinton. Children: [0] Bes- sie; [D] Emma; [0] Hardin Hopkins; [(1] Grace. 2. Hallie S. Hamllcy, b. May 27, 1863; md March 22, 1886. H. T. Stone, son of J. D. Children: [(4] Allen; [0] Boone. Will~iam A. Hcmdley, b. Dec. 15, 1865; md April 27, 1887. Jennie Newman. Children: [0] Carrie. 4. Jlary W. Handlcy, b. June 27, 1879; imd Oct. 30, 1890, J. H. Bruce. (See.) VII. ALEX. M. I. HANDLEY, b. Feb. 28, 1841; md Feb. 25, 1866, Mary Lainpton. b. Feb. 27. 1866; d. March 29, 1884. Children: 1. Tedd. b. Nov. 12. 1869. 2. Irrin Hamlleg/, b. in: Jan.. 1871; 1nd June 17, 1896. Cora Miller, dr. of I. S. 3. Dena. b. May 18, 1874; n1d Jan. 18, 1893, Jas. P. Clark. 4. J13/rtle, b. May 12, 1878. 5. Lam ptoin H aindley, b. Sept. 12, 1883. March 14Platte City, by a special election, becomes a city of the fourth class. J1 arch .27T. J. Porter and San1l Hardwicke advocate pro- hibition at the M. and P. church in Platte City. Jjarch .?9JESISE MILLER died at his -home, seven miles southeast of Platte City. He married January 20. 1848. Mrs. Har- ga1et A. Wallei-, widow of Lewis W.Yaller, and daughter of Dan- ivl Jones. Sr., and granddaughter of \illiam Jones. of Fauquier (o.. Ya. Sl1e was born September 22, 1806.and died April 26,1893. The only child of her rst iilarriage died in infancy. Mr. Miller was a. substantial farmer. an enthusiastic Mason, and an inu- ential citizen. They had but one child, Virginia. Miller, born ()-tober 12. 1851; married January 26, 1871, Vellington~ IV. Rixey. born November 25, 1850, son of Charles. But she died. (hildless. after a. few months of married life. a.nd the line of Jesse Miller was extinct. He therefore bequeathed his land to his son-in-law. subject to his widows life estate. Mr. W. IV. l{ix-y married. second. October 17. 1878. Mary J. Settle, daugh- ie-r of J. I)., of I-Iuclianan. She was born in 1863. He is a genial and -Iitei-prisi11;: farmer. and a ma;:na11in1o11s I{nig~ht Templar. Tin-ir (llll(ll(IlI l. Margraret Y. Rixey. b. in 1879; 2, Mary F.. b. in lssl; :1, Jos. \. Rixey. b. in 1.881}; 4. Norton 1%.. b. in 1885; l.ainia. l. in 1887; 6. Geo. V.. b. in 1889; 7. Jesse Rixey, b. in 1851;. llrm-Ii .lI.lr. l. R. Valliant expresses. through the Land- murl., his pi-rimiary In-m.-ssities, and his friends come forward and inn-msh him all tin money 11ei,-essary to run his paper.