History of Livingston County
from The History of Caldwell and Livingston Counties, Missouri. 1886
WILLIAM AND FRANK PLATTER
(Proprietors of Livery Stable and Transfer Line, and of Platter, Henry & Co., Dealers in Horses and Mules, Chillicothe).
It would be hard to find two men better known in connection with the livery business than the Messrs. Platter Brothers, and their acquaintance is by no means a local one but extends over a wide range of territory. Their father, Andrew Platter, was a Kentuckian by birth, and when young moved to Ross county, O., where he subsequently married Hannah Decker. As his occupation he devoted himself to farming and up to 1863 he was identified with the agriculturists of the Buckeye State. In the year mentioned Livingston county, Mo., became his home and the first season was passed on a farm, but in 1864 he purchased buildings in Chillicothe and engaged in the livery business; during the same time he was engaged in buying and selling horses and mules, and up to the date of his death he had built up a reputation in this life second to none in this vicinity. He died in 1875, his wife following him to the grave in 1879. In their family were seven children: Ivea, now Mrs. Seymour; John C., a resident of Ohio; William V. Fox, a wholesale grocer in Texas; Anna, wife of E. H. Lingo, and Frank are living; two sons, Thomas and Luke, are deceased. Andrew Platter was a man the embodiment of honor, genial and social in his disposition and youthful in his feelings. His wife, a loving, faithful woman, and an affectionate mother, was hardly less beloved, and their memory is fragrant in the memories of their children. William Platter, one of the members of the above mentioned firm, and a worthy son of his father, was born in Ross county, O., April 5, 1836, and is therefore only a little past the age of 50 years. His early life was passed on his father's farm and in 1863 he came with the family to this county, where be has since been engaged in the business which now receives his attention. Frank Platter, a younger brother of William, also came originally born Ross county, O., his birth occurring December 8, 1852, and there he remained up to the time of his location in Livingston county in 1863. He was interested in mercantile pursuits for a considerable period, and for five years was with Dunn & Daly in the hardware business, after which, in connection with his brother, William, and H. H. Edsall, he continued the same branch of trade up to 1886. Since that time these brothers have attended strictly to the livery business and the buying and selling of horses and mules, and it is but stating the truth to say that they are as largely interested in this business as any firm in Northwest Missouri. Their enviable reputation for fair and upright dealing is recognized all over this and surrounding counties by those who have had occasion to transact business with them, and this can but result satisfactorily in the end. Mr. Frank Platter was married June 11, 1879, to Miss Ella E. Van Every, who was born in Canada, a daughter of George W. Van Every. They have one son, George W.
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from The History of Caldwell and Livingston Counties, Missouri. 1886
WILLIAM AND FRANK PLATTER
(Proprietors of Livery Stable and Transfer Line, and of Platter, Henry & Co., Dealers in Horses and Mules, Chillicothe).
It would be hard to find two men better known in connection with the livery business than the Messrs. Platter Brothers, and their acquaintance is by no means a local one but extends over a wide range of territory. Their father, Andrew Platter, was a Kentuckian by birth, and when young moved to Ross county, O., where he subsequently married Hannah Decker. As his occupation he devoted himself to farming and up to 1863 he was identified with the agriculturists of the Buckeye State. In the year mentioned Livingston county, Mo., became his home and the first season was passed on a farm, but in 1864 he purchased buildings in Chillicothe and engaged in the livery business; during the same time he was engaged in buying and selling horses and mules, and up to the date of his death he had built up a reputation in this life second to none in this vicinity. He died in 1875, his wife following him to the grave in 1879. In their family were seven children: Ivea, now Mrs. Seymour; John C., a resident of Ohio; William V. Fox, a wholesale grocer in Texas; Anna, wife of E. H. Lingo, and Frank are living; two sons, Thomas and Luke, are deceased. Andrew Platter was a man the embodiment of honor, genial and social in his disposition and youthful in his feelings. His wife, a loving, faithful woman, and an affectionate mother, was hardly less beloved, and their memory is fragrant in the memories of their children. William Platter, one of the members of the above mentioned firm, and a worthy son of his father, was born in Ross county, O., April 5, 1836, and is therefore only a little past the age of 50 years. His early life was passed on his father's farm and in 1863 he came with the family to this county, where be has since been engaged in the business which now receives his attention. Frank Platter, a younger brother of William, also came originally born Ross county, O., his birth occurring December 8, 1852, and there he remained up to the time of his location in Livingston county in 1863. He was interested in mercantile pursuits for a considerable period, and for five years was with Dunn & Daly in the hardware business, after which, in connection with his brother, William, and H. H. Edsall, he continued the same branch of trade up to 1886. Since that time these brothers have attended strictly to the livery business and the buying and selling of horses and mules, and it is but stating the truth to say that they are as largely interested in this business as any firm in Northwest Missouri. Their enviable reputation for fair and upright dealing is recognized all over this and surrounding counties by those who have had occasion to transact business with them, and this can but result satisfactorily in the end. Mr. Frank Platter was married June 11, 1879, to Miss Ella E. Van Every, who was born in Canada, a daughter of George W. Van Every. They have one son, George W.
Contributor: Nancy (Hitchcock) Clewell (47250521) • [email protected]
History of Livingston County
from The History of Caldwell and Livingston Counties, Missouri. 1886
WILLIAM AND FRANK PLATTER
(Proprietors of Livery Stable and Transfer Line, and of Platter, Henry & Co., Dealers in Horses and Mules, Chillicothe).
It would be hard to find two men better known in connection with the livery business than the Messrs. Platter Brothers, and their acquaintance is by no means a local one but extends over a wide range of territory. Their father, Andrew Platter, was a Kentuckian by birth, and when young moved to Ross county, O., where he subsequently married Hannah Decker. As his occupation he devoted himself to farming and up to 1863 he was identified with the agriculturists of the Buckeye State. In the year mentioned Livingston county, Mo., became his home and the first season was passed on a farm, but in 1864 he purchased buildings in Chillicothe and engaged in the livery business; during the same time he was engaged in buying and selling horses and mules, and up to the date of his death he had built up a reputation in this life second to none in this vicinity. He died in 1875, his wife following him to the grave in 1879. In their family were seven children: Ivea, now Mrs. Seymour; John C., a resident of Ohio; William V. Fox, a wholesale grocer in Texas; Anna, wife of E. H. Lingo, and Frank are living; two sons, Thomas and Luke, are deceased. Andrew Platter was a man the embodiment of honor, genial and social in his disposition and youthful in his feelings. His wife, a loving, faithful woman, and an affectionate mother, was hardly less beloved, and their memory is fragrant in the memories of their children. William Platter, one of the members of the above mentioned firm, and a worthy son of his father, was born in Ross county, O., April 5, 1836, and is therefore only a little past the age of 50 years. His early life was passed on his father's farm and in 1863 he came with the family to this county, where be has since been engaged in the business which now receives his attention. Frank Platter, a younger brother of William, also came originally born Ross county, O., his birth occurring December 8, 1852, and there he remained up to the time of his location in Livingston county in 1863. He was interested in mercantile pursuits for a considerable period, and for five years was with Dunn & Daly in the hardware business, after which, in connection with his brother, William, and H. H. Edsall, he continued the same branch of trade up to 1886. Since that time these brothers have attended strictly to the livery business and the buying and selling of horses and mules, and it is but stating the truth to say that they are as largely interested in this business as any firm in Northwest Missouri. Their enviable reputation for fair and upright dealing is recognized all over this and surrounding counties by those who have had occasion to transact business with them, and this can but result satisfactorily in the end. Mr. Frank Platter was married June 11, 1879, to Miss Ella E. Van Every, who was born in Canada, a daughter of George W. Van Every. They have one son, George W.
Contributor: Nancy (Hitchcock) Clewell (47250521) • [email protected]
from The History of Caldwell and Livingston Counties, Missouri. 1886
WILLIAM AND FRANK PLATTER
(Proprietors of Livery Stable and Transfer Line, and of Platter, Henry & Co., Dealers in Horses and Mules, Chillicothe).
It would be hard to find two men better known in connection with the livery business than the Messrs. Platter Brothers, and their acquaintance is by no means a local one but extends over a wide range of territory. Their father, Andrew Platter, was a Kentuckian by birth, and when young moved to Ross county, O., where he subsequently married Hannah Decker. As his occupation he devoted himself to farming and up to 1863 he was identified with the agriculturists of the Buckeye State. In the year mentioned Livingston county, Mo., became his home and the first season was passed on a farm, but in 1864 he purchased buildings in Chillicothe and engaged in the livery business; during the same time he was engaged in buying and selling horses and mules, and up to the date of his death he had built up a reputation in this life second to none in this vicinity. He died in 1875, his wife following him to the grave in 1879. In their family were seven children: Ivea, now Mrs. Seymour; John C., a resident of Ohio; William V. Fox, a wholesale grocer in Texas; Anna, wife of E. H. Lingo, and Frank are living; two sons, Thomas and Luke, are deceased. Andrew Platter was a man the embodiment of honor, genial and social in his disposition and youthful in his feelings. His wife, a loving, faithful woman, and an affectionate mother, was hardly less beloved, and their memory is fragrant in the memories of their children. William Platter, one of the members of the above mentioned firm, and a worthy son of his father, was born in Ross county, O., April 5, 1836, and is therefore only a little past the age of 50 years. His early life was passed on his father's farm and in 1863 he came with the family to this county, where be has since been engaged in the business which now receives his attention. Frank Platter, a younger brother of William, also came originally born Ross county, O., his birth occurring December 8, 1852, and there he remained up to the time of his location in Livingston county in 1863. He was interested in mercantile pursuits for a considerable period, and for five years was with Dunn & Daly in the hardware business, after which, in connection with his brother, William, and H. H. Edsall, he continued the same branch of trade up to 1886. Since that time these brothers have attended strictly to the livery business and the buying and selling of horses and mules, and it is but stating the truth to say that they are as largely interested in this business as any firm in Northwest Missouri. Their enviable reputation for fair and upright dealing is recognized all over this and surrounding counties by those who have had occasion to transact business with them, and this can but result satisfactorily in the end. Mr. Frank Platter was married June 11, 1879, to Miss Ella E. Van Every, who was born in Canada, a daughter of George W. Van Every. They have one son, George W.
Contributor: Nancy (Hitchcock) Clewell (47250521) • [email protected]
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