Weston, Missouri
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²), all of it land. | According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²), all of it land. | ||
| - | ==Williams family== | + | ==Williams family in Weston== |
The 1850 US Census places [[John Benjamin Williams]] and family in Weston: | The 1850 US Census places [[John Benjamin Williams]] and family in Weston: | ||
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[[Image:1850 Weston Census crop.jpg|600px]] | [[Image:1850 Weston Census crop.jpg|600px]] | ||
| - | The autobiography of [[Clarissa Harding|Clarissa]] written in 1888 has this to say about Weston: | + | |
| + | The [[Autobiography of Clarissa Wilhelm|autobiography]] of [[Clarissa Harding|Clarissa]] written in 1888 has this to say about Weston: | ||
After making a visit at St. Joseph, we went to Weston, a little town on the river. We went to keep boarding house for | After making a visit at St. Joseph, we went to Weston, a little town on the river. We went to keep boarding house for | ||
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must say they were very kind to me. I never saw people more kind. They got it into their heads that he was a Mason. In the month | must say they were very kind to me. I never saw people more kind. They got it into their heads that he was a Mason. In the month | ||
of March, (the 8th) 1851, my husband died. The people were kind; they got the coffin made and everything done and never said pay to | of March, (the 8th) 1851, my husband died. The people were kind; they got the coffin made and everything done and never said pay to | ||
| - | me. Then they brought in donations from every house. They even hauled wood and | + | me. Then they brought in donations from every house. They even hauled wood and chopped it. My husband and two children were buried |
in Weston. | in Weston. | ||
[[Category:Places]] | [[Category:Places]] | ||
