Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1895, ]l~I.. I039 MAXFIELD FAMILY. Children by l1is second wife: 2 . Harry; If. .l[((((IS. b. .~u,r:. 12. 18743. . lfllicrt P.. b. April 22%. 1875. ; Florcme .l[.. b. July 8. 1.9923. 111. I)l}l.I. liIAXFIEI.iD, b. June .. 18513; md (rt-o.l..lo11es. son of lhom~pson T. (See) .lrs. Mildred A. M-axtield married. second. (M-tolwr 17. 186.), Thomas Quinn, bor11 in Pittsylvania County. a.. April 19. 1812. lleared as a. miller. he became a farmer; removed to Mercer Conu- t. l{.. in 1833; came in 1.940 to Caldwell (.o1111ty. .[o., and thence in 1.943 to Platte. settling a mile north of Weston: removed .Iarch 15. 1865. to a farm 4 miles north of Pla.tte (it). He married Angus 22}. 1835. Evaline Albritton. His second wife was Mary Fortune. His third wife was Mary A. Keller. and his fourth. as stated. was Mrs. Mildred A. Maxeld. He is a R-epulilicvan. and was in the war an outspoken Union man. He represented the rou11t in 1861;. His only eliildren were by his second wife: I. EVELINE QUINN. mtl Nov. 224. 1859. A. J. Newton. b. June :31, 1832. Children: 1. Com F. Neuftoiz. m(l March 6. 1888. Robt. Darnall. son of R. T. 2. Jesse L. 3. EIULD. 4. Jeimie P. 11. GEO. QUINN. md a Simmons; 4 children. w(F"w . AUGUST. .-lug. .ILlatte City is made 2111 adniinistrative [)I)Sl~()1((. and henceforth the postmaster will be appointed by the President. His salary will be $1,000, an increase of about .il25(l. Thos. J. Cole is cominissione-d postmaster for four years. The colored people at Platte City observed Emancipation Day with a picnic. .luy/. 5. thunder storm. Li,Q~l1t11ing struck Haj. Jas. Mc- (luers stable. and killed a valuable horse. Aug/. 6Democ1-ats met in State Convention at Pertle Sp:-i11g.:s. Resolved unanimously for free coinage. State school 1noneV appropriated to Platte. $4.G1G.41. Aug. 8The Vincent Anderson farm of 80 acres, near Iarley. sold publiclv for $4,5.)0. The l.un(Im-atria, contains a letter from Monterey. Mexico, written in the best epistolary style. by Fred Park, son of Thos. W. .-lug. 12Daughters of the (onfe(lerac give a public dinner and supper at the Platte City opera house. and clear over $100. Grand jury for August term: R. T. Adkins. V. H. Ballard, Jas. H. Boydston. D. A. Chesnut. C. Cowherd. Alex. Freeland. J. V. Harrington. V111. Johnson. D. Leavel. (".has. Ross. (al. More. Jas. Tiinberlake.