Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1886, AUG. 844 J. H. WELDON. C. F. Clirisman and 1. W. Park a.re candiidates for the Demo cratic nomination for representative. Park whips Chrisman over the shoulders of Gustin, on the stump, and Gustin scores Park in the .1r(/us. AUGUST. Aug. oJ. A. Gamble having been apprehended, after two years, for killing Jeff Cluck, is c~on.Victed of malislaughrter in the third degree, and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. Aug. 9 J. HIARVEY WELDON having died, Wm. Reese administers. Bornd, $1,000. He was born in Pennsylvania August 8, 1836. His father was Levi Weld-on, and his mother Elizabeth Butler. After spending some years in Illinois, he came to Platte in 1852, and settled between B-eans Lake and the Missouri. He married October 15, 1865, Deborah Dough-erty. Children: 1, Harriet Catlheri-ne Weldon, md a Yount; 2, George F. We1do~n; 3, Sam- uel M.; 4, William. Aug. 10-MRrS. FANNIE PULLIAM, Wife of Rev. L. Pull- iam, died at the Methiodisrt Episco~pal parsonage in Platte City. and was buried in our cemetery. She was born August 10, 1844. MILTON DARNALL. Milton Darnall died in Colorado. He was a son of Daniel Darnall and .a.11(-y Turpin, and was born in Montgomerry County, Ky., October 2. 1809; married June 16, 1832, Mary B. Villi.ams, born in Madison County, Ky., October 5, 1816, daughter of Captain John Wi1liams. They ca.-me to Platte in 1853, and settled on Todds Creek. He was intelligent, just, genrial, and generous. an exemplary Baptist, and any entrhusiialstic Mason. In March. 1873, the family removed to Colorado. Mrs. Darnall still lives at her Vestern home. Children: I. RICHARD T. DAIRNALL. b. i11 Kentucky May 14, 1837; md 1st. in May, 1860, Sue Benight. After the birth of four ehiltlren. she died, and Mr. Darnall married second, in George- town, K52, 1Ia) 31. 1871, Kate 1ut.ter. who had one child, a.nd died. Mr. I)a.rna.ll n1d Rd. Dec. 23. 1884, Mrs. Sarah M. \ehb, from whom he was divorced. He married a fourth time, and was again (livorced. When the war broke out. .Ir. Darnall was just old e11~o11;:l1 to be carried awav by the e-nt;l1usia:sn1 in favor of the Sm1tl1; but he soon turned over to the Union side. At the -.lns(- of the war he entered the political arena, as a. I)en1mI:l1. In 1870 he was chosen county treasurer. re- 4-it-(I((l in 1872. and in L874 was elected to a third term. lle was one of the prominent Ring" men. and was active in .l:llill1;., the Farmers National Pa.11k. which failed at the time of the (1-isp and Sawyer canvas. He was an act