Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1896, JAN. 1050 J. C. THOMAS. Jan. 10Subsc-riptions are Inade for a new bank at Dearborn, to be known as the Farmers Bank of Dearborn. Jan. 11J. C. THOMAS is Killed at his h-o1ne near Arnolds- ville by a fall from his horse. He was born i11 1847; married in 1876 Julia, daughter of Jacob Deets. Their children: 1, Wilbur, b. in 1878; 2, Maud, b. in 1878; 3, Nora. b. in 1884; 4, Joseph. b. in 1885; Lizzie, b. in 1886; 6, Ch~almers, b. in 1890. Mr. Thomas was buried at Dearborn. Jan. 13Eli Link (i) celebrated, at his home 7 mile-s east of Platte City, his 88th birthday by inviting 25 of his old familiar friends to dine with him. -Iain. 16THO;IAS MORAN died at West Plains, M-o. (See.) E. E. Allen has an exoellent poem in the Pa1l:vill~e Independ- ent. entitled Alone. Jan. 17MRS. SABINA SCHNEIDER (Jordan) died near. Farley, leaving several grown children. Garrard Grhesnut administered. Jan. 1.9JOHN B. SHERWOOD died near Dearborn. He was born September 9, 1821; came to Platte November 18, 1839; married in February, 1843, Mary Ray. Children: 1, Lucinda; 2. Jo- seph V.; 3, John W.; 4, Elizabeth; 5, Mary 0.; 6, Letitia J.; 7, Susan; 8, Annie; 9, Adaline; 10, George; 11, James; 12, Albert. He served in the Confederate ariny. under Gen. Price, throughout the war. Theo. Bridges. who came to Platte a. few years ago, and set- tled opposite Leavenworth. is charged With incest, and found guilty on the testimony of his wife and daughter, his supposed victim. The girl is sent to the Home of the Friendless, at Leav- enworth, and discharged-as not encicn/te. The wife, without a divorce. marries. in a few days, an ex-convict, who had been prom- inent in prosecuting the husband. The Agric:-ultural. .Ie4-hanical,and Stock ;XSS0(liltl0D of Plzitte (m111t. at Platte City, elects the toll~owi~n:g oicers: James 1. (lat-ke president. C. B. Cockrill vice-president. and the following directors: -1. J. Iil{ll{l(.. J. J. Burgess. A. D. Burnes. J. V. Pox, II. C. (;1111ni11gl1a1n. I). A. Chesnut. J. M. Elgin, J. C. Halninond. A. T. lerrin. Eli IIardestf, R. L. Vallcr. Jun. 2.3).Irs. C. I. .shbx"s house in Parkville lnmtecl. Jun. .3.3An 8-inch snow. that spot-dil (llStl])}):(?ll.. Temper- ature, 15 :,1boe. Jun. .3o\a.1- for indt-pendence is raging in Cuba. )1 RS. \l..IlI A. ()SlA}OR.. nee Robertsoti. died at Weston. She was born in .elson Co1111t). K.,., .oember 12. 1840. An nrplmlt. slw t:llIw with Solmnoii l}isl1ops fa111il) to New Market in 1837: lIl:llliMl in 18.10 lho.. A. .[e1:~l1ant. who died in 1870.