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“A Nine Weeks’ Trip – Jesse P. Settle, Familiarly Known As Uncle Jesse, Came From Virginia When Two Years Old – Was Nine Weeks On Road – Has Lived In Platte County And One Community Over Sixty Years – Family All Democrats” (excerpted from article) - - Slaves Tended Farm - - This farm (320 acres south of Camden Point) being some distance from the one on which he lived, Uncle Jesse's father (John J. Settle) sent his 18 Negro slaves, which he brought with him from Virginia, to tend it. They lived in a log cabin that was on the farm and did their own cooking, and at the same time were loyal to their master and did their work well. This place they farmed till 1862, at which time Mr. Settle’s daughter was married to John Hammit Styne and he then gave them 80 acres of it. A short time later they bought 80 more, and still later another 80, which altogether made a good sized farm. This Mr. and Mrs., Styne owned until his death, which occurred in 1892. Then Mrs. Styne sold 100 acres, retaining only the 80 she now owns. - - Remembers Battles - - Jesse had two brothers who saw service in the war (Civil War) - Joe and Jim - and both were under General Price. The elder (Jim) was killed at Springfield and Joe was taken prisoner, but was paroled before the close of the war. Joe was also in the Kansas War, which occurred a short time before the Civil War. One morning about daybreak he and a comrade were riding hard when a man stepped out into the road and attempted to draw a gun and stop them. But before he could do so he was shot by Joe’s comrade and was trampled under the feet of his horse. Later they learned that that this man’s name was Brown and that he was a brother of Old John Brown, the man who attempted to free the slaves and was hanged at Harper’s Ferry.Date(s) of Creation
3/22/1918