05/16/1871: Affray in Platte.

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

NP.0540

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

Affray in Platte. - - Major Halsey of Parkville informs us that on Saturday last, about 7 miles east of Parkville, a colored man shot a young man named Sheppard, son of Lycurgus Sheppard, a well-known citizen of Platte. Three shots took affect – in the head, jaw, and breast, and the wounds must prove fatal. The colored man who did the shooting was formally a slave in the Sheppard family, but what induced his hostility we could not learn.

Date(s) of Creation

5/16/1871

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Unidentified Man

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

Unidentifed Man

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Sheppard, Lycurgus

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

The St. Joseph Herald (St. Joseph, MO, 1862-1900): 05/16/1871, p. 4

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

8/1/2026

General Notes

Note

Parkville, Missouri

Note

1871.05.16 Lycurgus The_St_Joseph_Herald_1871_05_16_4.pdf

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-(open) Newspaper Articles CatalogIt version.xlsx [Newspapers begun 04.16.26]

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

05/16/1871: Affray in Platte.