Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1893, NOV. A 1000 W. W. HILLIX. NOVEMBER. Nov. 2 - W. P. Baldwin's house in Parkville burned. In ten days he entered a new house, kindly built by sympathetic friends. Nov. 13 - Mrs. Ellen R. Hillix, wife of WILLIAM W. HILLIX and daughter of Allen A. Hillix and Louisa Whittington, died at her home near Weston. She was born in North Carolina in 1840; married February 14, 1856, William W. Hillix (i), born October 9, 1830. Their children: I. WILLIAM HILLIX (ii). b. in Kentucky; m'd Jan. 30. 1879, Fannie Dye. dr. of James. (See) II. ALLEN A. HILLIX. n1d Dee. 16. 1882, Nannie W. Graves. She died March 12, 1884, and Allen m'd 2d, Feb. 24, 1890, Eva D. Stagner. III. CHARLES H. HILLIX. m'd in 1894 Clara M. Nelson. (See) IV. MINNIE HILLIX, m'd Sept. 14, 1891. W. C. Polk. V. FRANK HILLIX. m'd Oct. 28. 1896, Lyda E. Owens. VI. ALBERT HILLIX, m'd Jan. 8. 1890. Katherine Ficklin WIlliam W. married. second, November 22, 1895. Amanda E. Moore. Nov. 14 - FREDERICK BESINGER died in Weston. He was born in Germany July 7, 1807; came to Weston in 1847. He left two sons and several grandchildren. Nov. 16 - MRS. NANCY OSWALT died near Weston. She was born in 1840; left several children. The people of Dearborn subscribe $5,500 to build a creamery. R. N. Harrington is appointed postmaster at Dearborn. The steel bridge at Leavenworth is nearly complete, and matter of building roads to it is discussed. D. T. Polk and Strother Wells have built new and superb dwelling in Platte City. MRS. LUCINDA M. SAYLE died at St. Joseph, aged 80. She was the widow of Dr. C. W. Sayle, who came to Ridgely in 1850, and died there in 1857; and was the mother of E. O. Sayle (see); of Dr. W. A. C. Sayle, of Morrillton, Ark., died Dec. 30, 1896, and of Mrs. A. J. De Berry, of California. Nov. 21 - C. A. STULTZ found dead in his bed at Parksville. He left one child, Oscar Stultz, of Kentucky. DECEMBER Dec. 2 - The first snow - 6 inches. Work commences on the Dearborn Creamery. Dec. 4 - The Missouri blocks with ice, but soon breaks up.