Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1883, FEB. 773 THE WALLINGFORDS 1. Sadie Wallingford, b. June 28, 1868; married Dec. 10, 1890, O. F. Tomlinson. Children: [a] Blanche Tomlinson 2. Allen Wallingford II. IRVIN WALLINGFORD, lives in Jackson County, Mo. III. RILEY WALLINGFORD, lives in Buchanan. Chidlren: Georgia Wallingford, married Sept. 9, 1896, Smith Gabbert W. P. Wallingford married second, Orpha Key. Children: IV. ROBERT WALLINGFORD, was a merchant at Camden Point, and subsequently at Edgerton. He married Bertie Steele, of Jackson County, Mo. Children: 1. Edward Wallingford 2. Ira Wallingford W. P. Wallingford married third, Mary A. Knox. Children: V. CHARLES WALLINGFORD, lives near De Kalb VI. BETTIE WALLINGFORD VII. MOLLIE WALLINGFORD VIII. IDA WALLINGFORD, married B. F. Hoffman Feb. 22 - General John S. Marmaduke attended the ex-Confederate meeting at the court house. Feb. 23 - WILLIAM GORE having died, James Coleman administrered. Bond, $1,000. His widow, Rachel Gore, married Achilles Webb. His only child was Samuel T. Gore. Feb. 28 - The ice in the Missouri breaks up. MARCH March 1 - Fulton, Graden, Pack, and Broadhurst repair the Red Cross Flouring Mills at Parkville, and start them under the name of the Standard Mills. March 13 - Barney Kiefer's new house near Platte City is complete. March 23 - Prof. W. A. Buckner, principle of Camden Point Orphan School, lectures at Platte City on "Astronomy", with camera and views. Attorneys from abroad attending circuit court: Allen, Hardwicke, and Simrall, of Liberty; S. A. Gilbert, of St. Louis; and Doniphan and Ramey, of St. Joseph. March 28 - Jarret W. Todd licensed as an attorney. DAVID GWIN David Gwin died near Edgerton. He was the progenitor of the Gwin family of Platte. He was born in Tennessee in 1804. Married China Cameron, born in Tennessee in 1804. Children: I. JOHN GWIN, went to California and died II. DEBORAH ANN GWIN, married Henry Barnes. Children: 1. Rachel Barnes, married a Scott 2. William Barnes 3. Mary Barnes, married William Stone 4. John Barnes 5. Ann Barnes 6. James Barnes They live in Kansas. III. BENJ. F. GWIN, d. in Oct., 1862; married Catherine Cook, dr. of Adam. Children: