07/05/1854: Enslaver Bean, Benjamin W., appointed Platte County Road Overseer

Entry/Object ID

RD.0012

Collection

1849-1855 Platte County, Missouri, Road Overseers

Archive Items Details

Description

Enslaver appointed overseer of new road leaving the Weston and St. Joseph Road by way of Iatan where said road crosses the section line between Sections 1 and 2 in Township 54 of Range 37 and running from thence West by and along the line between said Sections 1 and 2 and between Sections 2 and 11 and 3 and 10 to the intersections of the Sugar Creek Lake; thence up the West bank of said lake to the West end thereof; thence on and along a high ridge or bank to the intersection of the River Road and said road runs through or along the line dividing the lands of Benjamin Bland and Joseph Nower, Thompson and Cooper, George Yocum and Henry Risk, William Duff, Hudson and Bailey and through the lands of Hudson and Bailey to the intersection of the said established road.

Date(s) of Creation

7/5/1854

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Bean, Benjamin W.

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

1849-1855 Platte County Road Abstract: p. 120

Copyright

Copyright Details

© 2026 BAAC All Rights Reserved

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

10/12/2025

General Notes

Note

Marshall Township

Note

1849-1855 Platte County Road Abstract_131.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1849-1855 Road Overseers CatalogIt version.xlsx [1849-1855 Rd Overseers 02.14.26]

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

07/05/1854: Enslaver Bean, Benjamin W., appointed Platte County Road Overseer