Platte County - Smithville, Weston and Platte City, the County Seat - Its Location, Soil, Productions, People, etc. - - (excerpted from long article) - -
A notable case of the kind can be seen at the plantation of
JUDGE JOHN S. BRASFIELD,
7 miles east of Platte City. He has a farm of about 700 hundred acres, and is a true type of that class of Missouri farmers who live at home and board at the same place. The Judge is one of the leading Democrats and most influential citizens of Platte County.
His ex-slaves, 15 or 20 in number, remain on the old plantation, and still address him as “Mars John,” and his wife as “Miss Kate.” (Kate Brasfield nee' Brasfield)
The Judge is a great stock fancier, and is the principal propagator of the Magic or Poland-China hogs in the State of Missouri.
Date(s) of Creation
1/14/1876
Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
Enslaved
Other Name
Unidentified Slaves
Name Type
Free Blacks
Other Name
Unidentified Free Blacks
Name Type
Enslaver
Other Name
Brasfield, John Strode
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Source Citation
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The Landmark (Platte City, MO, 1866-1963): 01/14/1876, p.
