Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1882, DEC. 766 DORRISS FAMILY. Among the beneciaries of his wills was Annie, daughter of Judge Norton. 111. MATTIE DORRISS, d. Jan. 17, 1883; md May 20, 1856, Hon. J o. A. Brown, a lawyer of distinction, who died a few years a.go at St. Louis. She was brillia.nt, beauti- ful, and lovely; and when I last saw her, about 1876, she was majestic. After years of wedded bliss, she was di- vorced, and married R. B. Van Wisker. Her children were by her rst husband: 1. George Dorriss Brozmz. 2. JICI.-2tI-6 Bro-zen, m: ,Arthur A. Mos-he-r, of Kansas City; 3 children. 3. Fan-me Brown, md 1st, Wa.1l-ace Smith. Sthe married second, , F. C. Jerome. 4. Russell B70llf7I, who is noticed above. IV. ANN IE B. DORRISS, was sublime in her beauty, and is yet a. Minerva among women. She md Hon. John A. Halder- man, late minister to Siam, and one of the m-ost eminent (liplomatists of the day. He is a scholar and a stat-esman, a.nd his name ha.s been an honor to Kansas. But, like her sister. Annie was divorced. She lives in Leavenworth, and General Halderman in Washin-gton Oity. Children: 1. Sallz-e Ha-l(Zc7mam-, -a.mid oriental splendor and ma.g- nicence, md Oct. 24, 1888. Edwin E. YVilso-n; but after the birth of two children, and proof of dis- reputable dealings on his part. she f-orsook him. 2. Georgia H alldcrman. 3. L-1mn.e H (lJ:d(rI)TI(l7l/. DECEMBER. Doc. 1Dh.e Bank of Edgertovn is organized by Woods-on 8: Wells. with Dr. C. C-. Kemper cashier. E. and D. Gwin have threshed 30,000 bushels of wheat, show- ing an average of 21 bushels per acre. It is selling at 78 cents. Dcc. 15A. G. Beller lectures at West-on, in reply to lugcrsoll. Deposits of Parkville Bank, $34,505.18; of the Bank of Platte (ount. $1:)0,(i63.0(i. In-ra 18-Prof. J. D. Hastings, of Park C-olllege. commits suicide. In-r-. .?.7(.~lu-istm~as-trees at Pleasanlt Ridge, New Market, and l]att- (ity. and three saloons at Platte City religiously and freely rli.stril1mte(l egg-Iiog. Im-. .2.Il L111 (,arpc11tc1 has in the Landmark a. good poem, t-ntitlr-l Poets. Ancient and Modern. He classes me among the latter.