Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1890, JUNE. 920 p G. S. PARK, in the unoccupied dwellings. until he reached a place of safety. "The Texas \ar ended, Colonel Park returned to Missouri, and in 1.538 selected the mouth of the Platte River as a suitable place for a town. He purchased the claim of Steve E-nvglish, who had erected on the bank of the Missouri River, where Main Street strikes it. a log warehouse as a steamboat landing. Below the \hite Aloe Branch, on a gentle elevation, Colonel Park built a comfortable dwelling; and here, in 1839, I zr-st met him; and here commenced a friendship that lasted throughout his life. In 1844 Colonel Park la.id off Parkville, and sold out lots; built the stone houses at the foot of Main Street, a.nd in 1854 erected the stone hotel, now Park Colle~ge. I have not space to follow Colonel Park through his re~marka- hle career. A volume could be lled with accounts of his labors to build 11p Parkville, his newspaper einterpr-isels. his public im- provements, his railroad projects. his work for the church. his lovalt) to his country, his sacrtices for freedloim; his sufferings for the Union. and especially his heroic faith and burning zeal for Park College. Without his labors, prayers, counsel. and bene- cence. the foundations of Park College would never have been laid; or. if laid, would not have achieved success. I wa.s a con sulted party to many of Ctoloanel Pa.rks plans of doing good, and I wish I had space to do him the honor he merits. I will still further notice Mr. Park when I reach the death of Dr. J. A. Mc- Afee. which very soon follows. Mr. Parks first wife was Eliza Vose. who had two children that died in lI1Ef2111C). His second wife was Marie Louise Holmes tsister of Lawson]. Her only child is Ella Park, now the wife of Hon. George A. Lawrence, of Gale-sburg. Ill. She is lovelv. both in person and in character. and inherits her fathers bene- cence. Mr. Lawrence is an eminent lawyer. They often visit Park College. and are continuallv doing something for its success. Mrs. M. L. Par]; is a grand and lovely old lady. waiting for the reunion that must take place above. Jzmc 8.Ia1;v Margaret Lott. nee Dick. died at Edger-ton. THE DICK FAMILY. John Dick came from Ireland to North Catrolina. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary \a.r. He married in Ireland Peggy \)lie. The) removed to Pulaski County. Kv., where the children were all born: I. S.)IT7EL DICK. II. J.EIES DICK. TIT. . l{(HIl.T.D DICK. IV. SuLLIE DIC~K. . JOIIN DU K. All these lived a11d died in Kentucl,v. I. .LICX..II3l{ DICK came to Platte. and removed hence to .It-t-rsnn (ouut). Kansas. Children: 1. llInfIr:/ Dir-7.. la. in ]ulas~ki C0,. Kv.: came to Missouri in 1.955. His first wife died. and he married second, Oct. 24. 1.9.99. Mrs. Aniantla. Shackelford. His tlaugliter,