Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1888, NOV. 886 THE MILLERS. 3. Mildred Miller, married March 3, 1893, Rev. Lee Harrel, of the Baptist Church; b. April 13, 1860. Children: [a] Chastain G. Harrel, b. March 13, 1894 The mother of Mrs. Annie Miller is Mrs. Mildred Brady, widow of Capt. John C. Brady, of the Mexican War. She was born in Virginia January 8, 1819; died July 31, 1896. She enjoyed a pension. Capt. Brady was born in 1811. VIII. AMANDA MILLER, married in 1852, Jas. D. Barbee (see) IX. LUE A. MILLER, b. in Jan., 1837; married Jan. 11, 1855, Charles Kitchen. (See) X. MARY ELIZABETH MILLER, married Jonathan M. Miller. (See) XI. JAMES L. MILLER, married Mary S. Rice (see) Nov. 15 - Thos. J. Cole sells his hardware store in Platte City to Pope & Dye. Crops of all kinds good. The new Union Dept at Kansas City finished. HENRY COLMAN. Nov. 27 - Henry Colman died at Platte City. He was born in Sheffield, England, December 31, 1799 - the last day of the last month of the last year of the last century. His father, Thomas Colman, brought his family to America. and settled near Pittsburg, Pa., where young Henry was educated. and learned the tinners trade. When he attained his majority, he went to St. Louis, and thence to Old Franklin in 1826. Here November 17, 1831, he married Elizabeth Hayter, born in Tennessee November 30, 1813, daughter of James and Sarah Hayter. She survived until July 16. 1891, when she died, and was buried beside her husband. She came to Howard County, Mo., in 1817. After marriage they came to Howard County and in 1817 removed to Weston. After engag- ing in several mercantile enterprises, and filling the office of mayor in Weston. Mr. Colman spent a short time in Texas, and then settled for life at Platte City. At the close of the war he held the responsible place of commissioner of registration. Dur- ing his latter years he was blind. The family were Methodists. Children: I. ANNE COLMAN, married in Texas C. C. Poole, and has children. II. DEBORAH COLMAN, married March 14, 1866, Benj. E. Perry, b. Feb. 21, 1840; d. June 11, 1892; came from Maryland in 1856; possessed uncommon energy and perserverance, and was engaged in many enterprises. Children: 1. Thos. H. Perry, now a butcher at Platte City; married Dec. 24, 1888, Emma Cook, daughter of W. H. Cook 2. Lizzie J. Perry Mrs. Deborah Perry is yet in the prime of health and loveliness, and is keeping the Perry House in Platte City. III. MARY E. COLMAN, married July 9, 1848, Hon. Geo. W. Belt. She was his first wife, and mother of