01/07/1955: Reminiscences by Reginald Markham (Banty Sam)
Entry/Object ID
NP.1355.018Context
Recalls Passing of Historic Sites - R. Markham Compares Old Church to Italy - - (excerpted from longer article) - - "My Aunt Margot Schmidt's home was on the street that connects Main Street with Washington Street on the right, just across the bridge." "Here my aunt lived for many years." "After the war one of her servants who had followed the soldiers away returned and begged to be taken back. 'Banty Sam,' said my aunt, 'there is nothing left for us to live on; I cannot take you back.'" (Researcher's note: The 1850 Platte County Census indicates that "Marg't Schmidt" was a 29 year old female from Prussia living in the town of Weston, Missouri. Paxton's Annals, p. 827, indicates that Anton Schmidt died on December 4, 1855, at Weston. He was born in Germany January 28, 1819, and wealthy. His wife was Margaret and their children were Joanna Victor, John Schmidt, Peter Schmidt, Frank Schmidt, and George Schmidt.)Collection
Newspaper ArticlesCategory
The Weston Chronicle (Weston, MO, 1872-1964): 01/07/1955, p. 1