Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1890, SEPT. 927 THE HONS 1. Noah Wills, married Mattie Boydston. Children: [a] Flora Wills 2. Harrison Wills, married Laura Jacks, dr. of Con. 3. Thomas Wills, married Nov. 11, 1890, Jennie Jacks, dr. of Con. 4. Ellen A. Wills, married Oct. 20, 1890, Geo. Grooms. Children: [a] Annie Grooms [b] Jennie Grooms 5. Charles Wills 6. Martin Wills 7. Clinton Wills 8. Terry (a girl) III. JOHN HON, married Mary Basket IV. ELIZABETH HON, married John Fox; 6 children. V. CYNTHIA A. HON, b. April 15, 1841; married December 25, 1870, Hamilton Estes, b. Nov. 30, 1842. Children: 1. Waller Estes 2. Cora Estes They live in Kansas VI. MARY ELLEN HON, married O. Faulconer. Live in Kentucky. VII. ISAAC HON, married May 25, 1876, Katie Hayter; 6 children. VIII. HERMINIA HON, married John T. Farmer. Children: 1. Price Farmer 2. Grover Farmer ISAAC HON Was a son of Joseph Hon, and a brother of Moses (i). He was born October 27, 1808; married Herminia Haws. Both were natives of Montgomery County, Ky. In 1852 the family went to Iowa, and in 1866 came to Platte. Mrs. Hon died, but Mr. Hon is still a vigorous and intelligent old gentleman. Children: I. VERDONIA HON, married Mary Clearwater, of Nebraska II. SAMUEL HON, married Martha Brown, of Iowa III. JOSEPH HON, married Ellen Lutes, of Iowa IV. ACLAND HON, married Mary Kerr, of Iowa V. NANCY, married in March, 1875, Lee M. Darnall. Children: 1. Frank Darnall 2. William I. Darnall 3. Herminia Darnell VI. THEO. L. HON, married Oct. 6, 1880, Sallie Hudson, from whom he separated. His first wife was Mary Bane, dr. of Baldwin. She died leaving: 1. Waller Hon 2. Herminia Hon 3. James Hon Isaac Hon (i) married, second, September 17, 1879. Lucinda Turner, nee Wymer. She died, childless, August 28, 1893 OCTOBER GOLDEN WEDDING OF W. M. PAXTON AND WIFE W. M. Paxton married October 1, 1840, Miss Mary Forman, and to-day the aged pair celebrated the 50th anniversary of their happy union. I gave notice in the papers that my wife and I would be at home on the 1st day of October for all callers. I dedicated a poem to my wife, and published it with the call. About 400 persons came, andmy house was open for twelve hours. My friends fixed times at which the different classes and ages should attend, and throughout the day and evening there was a recurrence of guests, who were welcomed, feasted, and dismissed. Judge E. H. Norton, spokesman for a circle of donors, presented