Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1888, DEC. 890 THE JACKS III. RICHARD JACKS died in February, 1848 Catherine Ann Powell Elijah Powell IV. ELIZABETH JACKS Elias M. Anders I. RICHARD I. ANDERS II. FRANCIS M. ANDERS Mary Jones Cinderella Jackson III. JASPER ANDERS IV. MARY F. ANDERS Hurst V. ELIAS M. ANDERS VI. JAMES ANDERS VII. ELIZABETH ANDERS V. CATHERINE JACKS David Anders Dec. 10 - Dearborn is incorporated as a village. E. E. Pumphrey is chairman of the board of trustees. Dec. 16 - John H. Dillingham takes the Morin stable. Elder A. Hunt accepts a call to preach for the Baptist church in Platte City. Dec. 23 - MRS. LULA ROGERS, nee Rainey, died. She was born April 5, 1865; married March 4, 1888, Edward Rogers; 1 child. Dec. 24 - Charles Nelson kills John Johnson with an axe, in a drunken affray near Dearborn. He is convicted and sent to the penitentiary for 25 years. Dec. 27 - MRS. HELEN SEARCY, wife of Christopher Searcy, died. He was born in North Carolina, November 18, 1818, and came to Platte in 1837; married in 1838. Their childre: 1. Mrs. W. H. Kerr, 2. Henderson Searcy, 3. Mrs. Clinton Heath. Golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. William Gabbert. Dec. 29 - W. R. Keller bought at Weston and shipped 13,400 barrels of apples. John B. Mundy takes the Landmark, and Valliant retires. J. E. THRELKELD, son of George W., died at Kansas City. He was born in Boone County, Mo., in 1837, and came to Parkville in 1867. He started a grocery store, and a few years ago removed to Kansas City. He married, first, October 24, 1867, Jose Bueneman, daughter of J. H. Children: 1. Theo. R. Threlkeld Addie Graden 2. Eva May Threlkeld A. E. Lewis Ella C. Ringo