Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1897, JAN. 1088 THOMPSON FAMILY. I. MARTIN W. THOMPSON, lived in Nebraska.. 11. PHLEM THOMPSON, died in Kansas. 111. POLLY THOMPSON, 1nd Wash. Groin; dead. IV. JAMES B. THOMPSON, b. in Kentucky in 1823; md Ziba Ussary, b. in Platte in 1848; d. July 30, 1896. She was a daughter of Capt. Wm. Ussary. Children: 1. Wm. S. Thompson, b. April 4, 1861; 1nd Dec. 25, 1895,. L-ouisa Sharp, dr. of Alfred. 2. Alice Ihompson, b. Oct. 4, 1862; 1nd Bruce Wilderson;, 5 children. . Delbert, b. in 1866; si-ngle. Riclzaird, b. in 1868; md Anna. Beck, dr. of Jacob. Oh: [Ur] Adolph. . James, b. in 1872; single. 6. Lula, single. . Lyddie, md R. Moore. 8. Claude. 9. Jesse. -I an 5- co Jam. 8A. O. H.am.ilton, cashier of the Park Bank, Parlkville, M0,, gives notice that the bank will be closed, and asks depositors to withdraw their money. J on. 12J . M. Serry, of St. J 0seph,Mo.,a Latter Day Morn1.on, holds services at Farmers School-house. M. W. Mitchell is, by a jury, found insane, .and E. W. Railey is appointed his guardian. Jtm. 18David A. Chesnut is elected president of the Fair Association. John Reed, near Ridgeley, killed a. bald eagle that measured 7:} feet from tip to tip. J an. 1.9MRS. THERESA POSS d-ied at her home, opposite Leavenworth, and on the 18th of February following, her h.usband, Antone Poss, committed suicide. She was born in Germany October 5, 1815; came to America; married Lentz, who died, leaving one child, Theodore. She then married. September- 4. 1856, Antone Poss, born in Prussia July 19, 1817; came to Platte in 1852, served in the Federal army throughout the war. and was intense in his loyalty to the old ag. He left one chil-d, Frank Poss, who inherits his farm. Mrs. Poss was an a.u~n.t of .. Spinner. The Supreme Court of the State atiirms the senten.ce at-ga-inst Wat. Reed of .99 years iinprisonment for the murder of Win-n. Reed immediatel surrendered himself at the State penitentiary, but died March 1. 1897. of some acute disease of the bowels. His reninins were brought home for burial. His estate had ailreaxdy been :1(ln1i11ist-re(l on, and his personal property sold. Jun. .3/I(%eo. W. Summers, meircliant of Parkville for a gen- eration. aiiiimim-es that he will retire from business. His store- haul been i\i(( robbed in the last montli.