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Welcome to
Platte County, Missouri
History & Genealogy

Source:
History of Clay and Platte Counties, Missouri
Publ. 1885

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Note:  Some of the Townships are incomplete but will be transcribed upon request by contacting Sharon Wick

CHAPTER I. - ABORIGINES.
Pre-Historic Inhabitants - The Indians - Sioux and Algonquins - The Missouris - The Osages, the Sac and Foxes, and the Iowas - Battle of the Little Platte - Potawatomies - Kickapoos - The Issue House - Reminiscences ----------------------------------------- Pages 531-538
CHAPTER II. - EXPLORATIONS AND PIONEERS.
French and Spanish - First American Visitors - Steamboat Expedition - Rialto - First White Settlement - The Natural Advantages of Platte County becoming Reorganized - Second Creek Settlers - Expelled in 1836 - Other Pioneers - The Liberty - Ft. Leavenworth Trail. ---Pages 538-545
CHAPTER III. - THE PLATTE PURCHASE - INDIAN TITLE EXTINGUISHED - 1835-1836
Preliminary Steps - The Platte Country Correspondence in Reference Thereto - Meeting at Liberty, Mo. - Its Object - Memorial - Efforts of Benton and Linn - Treaty with the Iowas, Sacs and Fox Indians. --------------------------------------- Pages 545-553
CHAPTER IV. - EARLIER PERMANENT SETTLEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS
 - 1837-1840
The Rush of Immigrants - Causes, Etc. - Appearance and Condition of the Country - The Work of the Early Settlers - Their Diversions - House-Raisings - The Class of People - Early Private Surveys - The Pre-emption Law - Pioneer Mills - Early Towns - Rialto, Platte City, Newmarket, Weston, Ridgely, Parkville, Farley, Barry, Iatan - List of Early Settlers -----------------Pages553-567
CHAPTER V. - ORGANIZATIONS OF THE COUNTY, EARLY OFFICIALS, COURTS, PROCEEDINGS AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS - 1837-1840
Platte a Part of Clay - Officials of the Annexed Territory - Election of 1838 - Platte County Organized - Act of Organization - The New County - First County Court - Municipal Townships Established - Regular and Adjourned Terms - County Boundary Report - First Term of the Circuit Court - First Grand Jury - First Attorneys - First Instruments Recorded - Early Marriages --------- Pages567-583
CHAPTER VI. - MATERIAL PROGRESS OF TWENTY YEARS - 1841-1890
Government Surveys - Work and Improvements - Land Entries - Hard Times Among the Settlers - Great Flood of 1844, Followed by Much Sickness - Hemp Growing - Other Leading Products - Emigration to Oregon - Effect of the Mexican War upon the People - California Gold Excitement - Argonauts from Platte County - Salt Lake and Indian Trade - The Four Years Preceding the Kansas Troubles, and Drawbacks During that Period - Draught of 1854 - Four Years Preceding 1861 - Population and Property Valuation from 1840 to 1860 - State Roads, Bridges, Railroads, Etc. ----Pages 606-611
CHAPTER VII. - EARLY MILITIA ORGANIZATIONS - THE MORMAN WAR.
Two Regiments - Officers - Drills - Martial Spirit - Social Features - The Mormon War - Militia Called out and War Begun - Platte County Battalion of "Gentiles" - Surrender of Mormons - Return of the Troops -------Page 606-611
CHAPTER VIII. - THE MEXICAN WAR.
Army of the West - Platte and Cole Infantry Battalion - Departure of the Expedition - arrival of Kearney in Santa Fe - Col. Sterling Price - Captain. Morin's Platte County Company - Names of Members - The Ortiz Insurrection - Murder of Gov. Bent and Others - Battles of La Canada - Ambuscade at El  Embudo - Storming and Capture of Fort Pueblo do Taos - Other Battles - Massacre and Subsequent Battle at Moro - Engagement at Clenega - The Return Home - Capt. Denver's Company - Names of Volunteers From this County - Society of Veterans of the Mexican War ----Pages 611-626
CHAPTER IX. - THE KANSAS TROUBLES
 
CHAPTER X. - THE CIVIL WAR.
 
CHAPTER XI. - CHAPTER XI. - HOMICIDES, TRIALS, ETC.
Murder of Hall L. Wilkerson - An Election Row - Affray in Platte County - Killing of Wm. Callahan - Ducote Killed by White - G. S. Elgin Assassinated - Nathaniel Daniels Killed by Huston - Capt. Dan Jenkins Assassinated - Killing of Burge by Johnson - Thomas Morgan Killed by Israel Health and Benj. Fulcher - Alvis Homicide - Killing of Dr. Spencer - George Burgess Kills his Cousin - John Jones kills John Bone - Tipton Kills Woodson --------Pages 736-745
CHAPTER XII. - BENCH AND BAR
 
CHAPTER XIII. - POLITICS AND PUBLIC MEN
First Election, 1838 - Succeeding Elections - Votes of the County Since 1856 - Public Officials --------- Pages 760-768
CHAPTER XIV. - SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES AND LITERARY CULTURE
 
CHAPTER XV. - MATERIAL PROGRESS SINCE THE WAR - 1865-1885
Assessed Valuation in 1865 - Platte County Fair Association - Its Officers - Bridges - Weston and Platte City Turnpike - Valuation and Tax for 1885 - Description of Platte county ------- Pages 782-793
CHAPTER XVI. - RAILROADS AND BONDED DEBT.
 
CHAPTER XVII. - CHURCHES AND LODGES.
 
CHAPTER XVIII. - NEWSPAPERS AND JOURNALISTS.
 
CHAPTER XIX. - PETTIS TOWNSHIP
Boundary and Physical Features - Population - Early Settlers and Names of Those First Associated with the Township - Present Condition - Hampton - Location Etc. - Parkville, the Principal City in the Township - Reminiscences - First Merchants, Etc. - History of the Town - Its Outlook Now - Business in the Place - BIOGRAPHICAL -----------Pages 838-872

CHAPTER XX - MAY TOWNSHIP

Boundary - Physical Features - Early Settlers - Barry - Pioneer Preachers and Church Members - Linkville - Principal Business Houses of the Place - Its condition as a Business Center - BIOGRAPHICAL --------Pages 872-885

CHAPTER XXI. - WALDRON TOWNSHIP

Formation, Boundary, etc. - Physical Features - Early Settlers - Waldron - Where Located - By Whom Laid Out - Present Business - BIOGRAPHICAL ----------Pages 885-894

CHAPTER XXII. - PRESTON TOWNSHIP

Boundary - Physical Features - Early Settlers - Ridgely - Early Merchants in the Town - Business Outlook - Edgerton - One of the Most Important Towns in the County - Present Business Interests - Early Churches - Union Mills and Distillery - BIOGRAPHICAL --------------Pages 894-910

CHAPTER XXIII. - CARROLL TOWNSHIP.

Location, Area and Boundary - Physical Features - Early Settlers - Who They Were and Where From - Platte City - Its Situation - Known as the Falls of Platte River - Originally called Martinsville, after Zadoc Martin - A Sketch of Him - First Court Held in Tavern of Mike Faylor1 - First Sale of Lots After Town Was Laid Out - Charter Obtained - Sketches of a few Pioneers - Early Buildings - Churches, Etc. - Schools Established - Chronological Annals from 1862 to 1878 - Postmasters of Platte City - Other Items - Public Schools - Business of the City - Exchange Bank of Wells & Co. - BIOGRAPHICAL ----- Pages 910-977

CHAPTER XXIV. - LEE TOWNSHIP

Territory and Boundary - Water Courses - Pioneers in the Township - Farley - Population, Etc. - East Leavenworth, also called City Point -BIOGRAPHICAL -------Pages 977-990

CHAPTER XXV. - FAIR TOWNSHIP.

Territory and Boundary - Physical Features - Early Settlers - Tracy - By Whom Surveyed - For Whom Named - Early Merchants - Present Business in the Town - Beverly - Settle Station - BIOGRAPHICAL ------------Pages 990-1011

CHAPTER XXVI. - GREEN TOWNSHIP.

Boundary and Area - Nature of the Soil - Its Adaptability for Agricultural Purposes - Timber - Stock-raising Industry - Early Settlers - New Market - When and by Whom Laid Out - Originally Called Jacksonville - Buena Vista - Camden Point - Location, Etc. - Atchison Junction - Dearborn- Sketch of Singleton Woods - BIOGRAPHICAL ----------------Pages 1011-1037

CHAPTER XXVII. - WESTON TOWNSHIP

Boundary - Peculiarities of the Soil - Location of the Most Highly Improved Lands - Early Settlers - City of Weston - Situation - When Platted - First Female in the place - Early Business Men - Her Foreign Trade - Hemp Growing - Present Outlook - Commercial and Industrial Interests - Apple Shipments - Weston's Great Men - Pony Express and Overland Mail - Lodges - Miscellaneous ----------------- Pages 1037-1083

CHAPTER XXVIII. - MARSHALL TOWNSHIP

Boundary - Stock and Fruit Interests - Pioneers - Iatan - Present Business Men - Sugar Lake and Bean's Lake - BIOGRAPHICAL -------- Pages 1086-1121

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