Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1893, DEC. 1002 W. B. COOTS- Dearborn has a debating club. Dec 22 - G. W. Jenkins takes the contract to repair the M. and P. church in Platte City, putting in new ceiling, Windows, pews. etc, for $700. He was also contractor to build the Christian Church. Dec 26 - Christmas at Bethel church - a good programme with Santa Claus, angels, and fairies. Dec 27 - WILLIAM B. COOTS died. He was a brother of lat1-ick S. C-oots, and b-orn in Shelby County, March 2, 1817; main-1-ied in 1842 Mary J. Cahill. They lived s-ome years in Platte City. and were faithful lIet.hod~ists. ELDER W. L. JERMANE. Dec 28 -Elder W. L. Jermane died in Kansas. He was a son of the Rev. G. V. Jer-mane, of the M. E. Church of Philadel- phia. and was born January 5, 1829. The son became an elder of the Christian Church. and served the oongregati-011 at Platte City two years, and made his home here from 1887 t-o 1890. preach- ing here and to neighboring churches. He was a man of excellent spirit. faith. and piety. His widow survives. Children: I. SALLIE JERMANE. a lovely woman of style and dignity; n1d Feb. 22, 1888, E. A. Sutcliife. of El Paso, N. )1. As a part of the wedding ceremony, I read a poem addressed to the bride, and she named her rst child for me, bor11 Jan. 1889. II. PERCY LEE JERMANE, M.D., is a young physician oifpro1n ise. and the hope of the family. He married May 31, 1894, Elizabeth Hand. of Holton. Kansas. III. ELLA JERMANE. a sweet and pure lassie. IV. PAUL JERMANE. Dec 29 - GEORGE T. HULSE died at Ht. Vernon, Ohio. He was born in Orange (iounty. N. Y., October 10, 1810; came to es- ton in 1840; married July 13. 1842. Mrs. Mary V. Van Bibber. nee arner. a sister of Theo. F. Varner. He was a justice of the peace of eston. and established a cliaracter for business recti- 1l1(l(-. He was selected as cashier for the branch of the Mechanics Ilanl; at eston. But when the war broke out. and his Union sentiments endangered him. he went to St. Louis. as cashier of the parelit. bank l.IG(ll{l1]l(S). and continued there until age untted him for business. His wife died November 6. 1884. For many years I was i11ti-mate with Mr. Hulse. 0 were n1e.1nbers of the same ellllrell, a11d agreed in political sentimeirts. As long as he lived we eorrespoiitled. and I regarded him as one of the best, lmliest, and pill-est of men. He left but one ehild. J. XV. Hnlse, to inherit his large moneyed estate.