Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1891, FEB. 939 V. BR()VN. IV. GEORGE A. V.RNER, n1d- Nov. 20. 1875, Ollie Bas.v-, dr. of Henry. He was deputy county clerk under his father. Hr. Theo. F. Varner had two sisters. Mrs. George 1. llulse and Mrs. J. A. Price. Mary B. lrive. (1:fll1g?llt(I of the latter. mar- ried December 10. 1879. Oscar D. G uthrie. a11 attornev of Weston. Feb. 10N.XIE .LlTZEY, daughter of Willia.1n. burned to death. The Bletliodists have a supper at the opera house in Platte City, and raise $65 to buy an organ for the church. Joseph Hudspeth claims that he discovered zine ore at a depth of 50 feet. in a. well he was diggi-nvg above Weston. Feb. 17John Skilhnan sells to Richard Mitchell half the hardware store in Platte City. Feb. 18A heavy sleet and a. 3-inch snow; little damage done. Dearborn is building a Creamery. Feb. .28~Adan1 Brown died at Prairie Point. He was a son of WILLIA .v1 BROWN (i), Vho was born in Maldison County. Ky., in 1782; died in Platte A(ugust 21. 1843. He was a son of Samuel Brown. He came with his family to Howard County, Mo.. as early as 1810. In 1832 he removed to Clay County. and in 1837 to Platte. settling near Prairie Point. So 1na.n of the family gatliered around him that the settlement was called Brown Town. I knew the old man when a dignied patriarch and an intelligent backwoods- nian. Yillian1 had a. younger brother. Saniuel Brown. who was a noted figure on the streets of Platte City until his death. in October, 1353;. Villia1n married Polly Voods. Children: I. FRANKIE BROWN. 1nd J. Velch. and went to California. II. ADAM BROWN, b. i11 Kentlucky June 3. 18013; d. in Platte Feb. 28, 1891; n1d Fra.n~k~ie B-ell. dr. of Villian1. He fol- lowed his father in his wanderings, and settled near him in Platte, in 1837. He was a typical pioneer, and possessed the generous and hospitable nature of his class. Children: 1. 111(1);/, md Joseph D. Settle. (See.) Children: [0] Jennie. n1d W. Rixey. (see); [5] Fannie Settle; [0] Joseph; [(1] Norton; [0] James. and others. 2. S(ua.h Brown, md John L. Johnson. (See) 3. l[urgmct BlrounA. 1nd Dec. 2. 1S73. (aptain John Yal1is (his second wife). the border c-hieftain. a p.ron1inenrt gure in the Kansas strife of 1.956, and a brother of Mrs. Angeline Vood. wife of R. l.. and an uncle of Mrs. 1. W. Park. The fan1il went to California. Where Captain Wallis d~ie(l. His rst wife was Ann Brown (below).