Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1893, JAN. 983 F. LEWIS. The frame house of E. V. Hardesty, near Camden Point burned. Hogs. 7 cents; beeves. 5 cents. FEBRUARY. FIELDING LEWIS. Feb. 1 - Fielding Lewis died at Weston. He was born April 5, 1835; md June 30. 1855), in Missouri, Lydia alke1. His home was at St. Joseph at the time of his death. He lived his early years in eston; served as marshal and collector of the city; he was of sound mind and undoubted integrity. He was of the family of the Colonel Fielding Lewis who married Catherine Wa.shington. a cousin of the President. His lineage, as far as can be traced. is: I. EDWARD LEWIS of Green County. Kv.. n1d )Iz11) Vright. 11. EDWARD WRIGHT LEWIS. ib. Sept. 29. 1807; (1. Sept. 8. 1840; 1nd in Hart 00., I{y.. Dec. 2, 1829, Mary 0. Maxey, b. Jan. 27. 18117.; d. June 25, 1846. She was a daughter of Epln-aiin Maxey and Nancy Woodn. of Virginia. 111. FIELDING HAWKS LEWIS (above), n1d in 1860 Lydia Walker, b. in 1840; /(1. Feb. 14, 1807. Children: 1. E(Ium(I N. Lewis, 1). May 30, 1800. L. -lIh(rf Lee. 1). Nov. 15, 1803. Elder G. W. Everett becomes pastor of the Baptist Church of Platte City. Weather Temperature Februarv 1st. 7 degrees below; 2d, 1 degree above; snowing, thunder; 3d. 3 degrees below; 4th, 2 de- grees above; 5th. rose to 50 degrees. and half the snow disappears; 6th, 4 degrees below; 7th, 6 degrees below; 8th. 1 degree above. Feb. 3 William H. Spratt died. THE SPRATT FAMILY. John Spratt, born in Virginia June 19, 1733, had two sons, Isaac and John (ii), from whom the Missouri branch of the family is descended: I. ISAAC SPRATT (i) Lived in Virginia, His children: I. WILLIAM SPRATT II. ISAAC SPRATT (iii), married Mary Hall. Children: 1. William H. Spratt, b. in Washington, County, Va., March 15, 1815. He wandered west, and reached Martinsville (Platte City), in June 1839. After serving as constable and justice of the peace, he was elected sheriff in August 1854, as a Whig, and reelected in 1856. He then possessed a genial and hearty disposition that made him popular; but he was addiced