Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1888. DEC. 888 - THE JACKS The people of Weston Sl1bSCIib(l $1,000 to bore for coal, but did nothing further. Dcc. 5~Thomas Jacks (lied at his home north of Parkville. Richard Jacks was the ancestor of THE JACKS FAMILY of Platte. He was born in 1772. and died March 14, 1841. He married in Kentucky Sophia Barnes. daughter of Eli. She died April 11. 1878. The family came to Howard County, M0,. in 1817, and were among the earliest settlers of the Boonslick country. They continued with the advance guard of civilization, and reached Clay County in 1821. They selected claims in Pla.tte in 1.8215: and in 1837, immediately after the Indian treatv was rati- ed. the family. now quite large. settled on choice claims on the eastern border of the county. The family consisted of Richard (i). the father. Sophia. the mother. and the following children: 1. Thomas Jacks. md Cynthia Martin ;2, Elias B. Jacks. md Polly Warden: 3. Richard M. Jacks, md Annie Powell; 4. Sophia. (ii) Jacks. n1d Samuel Harris; 5. Rebecca, Jacks. married John Childers; G. Senie Jacks. n1d Aaron Cox. son of John; 7. Elizabeth Jacks. n1d Elias Anders; 8, Katie Jacks, md David Anders; 9, Polly Jacks; 10, Fannie Jacks, 1nd Michael Peebles, of Iowa; 11, Nan- cy Jacks. 1nd Preston Worlds. of Buchanan County: 12, John Jacks. md a Yilliam~s, and lived in Ho-Ward. We will write up each of those deserving our notice in order: I. THOMAS JACKS, Born in Madison County, Ky. December 8, 1797; died in Platte December 5. 1888; married November 4, 1821, Cynthia Martin. born March 12, 1800. daughter of Isaac Martin (see), a brother of Zed Martin. She died in 1878. I was well acquainted with the old pioneer from 1839. and published his adventures before his death. Children: I. MELISSA JACKS. b. Aug. 8. 1822; married Aug. 15, 1842, John Wingo, b. Jan. 13, 1820, in Tazewell County, Va., d. Jan. 13, 1892 (birthday). Melissa still lives. He was a Virginian, with the integrity, honor, and chivalry of his race. Children: 1. Mattie Wingo, b. in 1845; married G. W. Miller, of Jackson County, Mo. Children: [a] Lizzie Miller [b] William Miller [c] Maggie Miller [d] John Miller [e] Lillie Miller [f] Dora Miller [g] Jesse Miller [h] Frank Miller [i] George Miller 2. James Wingo, married E. Jane Duncan 3. George W. Wingo, b. Nov. 26, 1850; married Mollie Turney, of the Indian Nation. 4. Elizabeth Wingo, b. March 12, 1855; married A. J. Soper, of Montana. 5. Sarah Wingo, b. in 1859; married Sept. 9, 1882, Samuel Martin, dead. She lives near Parkville. 6. Benj. L. Wingo, b. Nov. 12, 1852; married Ida Brown, of Kansas City