Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1889, NOV. 906 THE CARPENTERS. Shindler fell over a 15-foot embankment, near Weston, and the ladies were badly bruised, but no one was killed or crippled. Nov. 1 MR AND MRS PETER HOWE murdered in Winona Illionois. Mrs. Howe was a sister of Colonel George S. Park, and was born in Vermont in 1820. Mr. Howe was born in 1816. Nov 20 - B. Ross sells his Tracy drug store to J. J. Esmond. and his half-interest in the Argus to J. A. Gustin. Twenty-four join the Parkville Presbyterian Church. Nor. 27 Reunion of Z. Carpenters family. THE CARPENTER FAMILY. Robert Carpenter, son of Zenith, of Alabama, was born in 1795; married Rebeeca May. Their son, Zenith Carpenter (ii), was born July 27, 1827; married December 13, 1848, Mrs. Cynthia Co~ burn. nee HH(I1l(f1S, born in January, 1831. She was the daugh- 1~1 of Larkin. Mr. Carpenter was a. Warm Union man, served as a justice of the peace in Tennessee, alnd as postniaster at Farley for four years. He is now a farmer, and is highly esteemed. Children: I. ROBERT L. CARPENTER, b. in Sept, 1849. He lives in Kansas. II. IWILLIAM R. CAR.PENTER., b. in 1851; md March 15, 1883, Angie Alvis. III. VIRANDA J. CARPENTER, b. in 1853; n1d George W. Moore. tSee.) IV. JOHN G. CAR.PENTER., n1d Mrs. Jennie Holt. nee Pryor. (See) V. HENRY Z. CARPENTER, b. in 1859; 1nd Queenie Redman. VI. GEO. IV. CARPENTER, b. in 1861; n1d Iva Briekett. They live in Oklahoma. VII. ANN ELIZABETH. b. May 24. 1869; n1~d Sept. 14. 1889. A. J. Babr-ock. dead. (See.) VIII. MARY EBIMA CARPENTER. b. Feb; 26. 1873. Mr. Z. Carpenter was in J. H. Burts' Company of Enrolled Missouri Militia, and was afterwards in the 16th Kansas. Nov. 28 - Thanksgiving hunt - the prize a supper - was won by Captain Forman's company over Captain Broadus' company. Nov. 29 - MRS. ALICE LUTES, wife of J. P. Lutes, died near Ridgely. She was a dauther of W. B. Estes, and was born in Pike County, Mo., February 4, 1858; married January 5, 1876, Joseph Lutes; 3 children. The Leavenworth pontoon washed away. The steam ferry boat supplied its place. DECEMBER Dec. 1 - The new railroad station at Parkville is complete.