Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1891, NOV. 953 J. A. MILLER. JAS. ALEX. MILLER Nov. 5 - James Alex. Miller died. born Fleming County, Ky. January 7, 1817 son of John D. Miller and Ellen Highfield came to Marshall Township in 1843 married 1848, Rachel J. Pepper Children: I. JOHN T. MILLER, b. Jan. 16, 1849, married Katie T. Oswell II. ANNIE A. MILLER, b. May 20, 1850, married John H. Wells III. ROBERT F. MILLER, b. Feb. 16, 1853; d. Nov. 14, 1892 IV. GEORGE R. MILLER, b. in May, 1856; married April 11, 1880, Nancy E. Harmon V. WILLIAM A. MILLER, b. Dec. 4, 1889, now a lunatic. Nov. 13 - DR. W. T. SHORTRIDGE died at Weston. Son of William Shortridge, of Calloway County, Mo. cousin of John and George Shortridge many years a physician of Weston married first Miss Frazier of Kentucky after her death he married Juliana McAdow, dr. of Samuel McAdow (see) Nov. 17 - A. J. Coleman's 52d birthday observed Weather - Temperature 20 degrees above. Nov. 18 - Edgerton burned; loss, $55,000. Sufferers: Chrisman, Wallingford & Co., Mrs. Farris, Hopkins & Porter, Kerr & Cumberford, N. T. Dick, Masonic Hall, O'Conner Bros, the Republican, the postoffice, Mrs. Wilkerson, SturgisS & Son. Nov. 22 - The first snow - 4 inches. Temperature 28 degrees above. EDWARD WILLIAMS Edward Williams died at his home near Barry. born in Scott County, Kentucky in 1814 married Francis Turner and came to Platte in 1837 His wife died before him Children: I. OSCAR WILLIAMS, married Ann Eliza Woods, dr. of Arch II. GEORGE WILLIAMS, married Sallie Woods, dr. of William III. SIS WILLIAMS, married John Belt IV. JENNIE WILLIAMS, married Henry Wheeler V. F. M. WILLIAMS, married Alice Knighton VI. TEET WILLIAMS, married Richard Elliott VII. BENJAMIN WILLIAMS, married Kate Ham, dr. of H. B. Ham VIII. KATE WILLIAMS, married Oct. 23, 1879, Henry Brown, son of Adam Nov. 24 - William M. Hunter, father of the editors of the Argus, comes from Moberly, Mo., and becomes editor-in-chief of that paper.