William John Malott

William and Christina were married 29 Dec 1823 in Clay Co, MO, and they were the parents of:

• John South/9 Jan 1825 m. Sarah B McAlexander
• Joseph/ William M/14 Oct 1830 m. Lucinda E Heath
• Mary Jane/5 Mar 1833 (Mrs William L McAlexander)
• Kate/ (Mrs Madison Rogers)
• Jasper Newton/ m. Mary F Moore
• Sallie/ (Mrs Franklin Starkey)
• Rebecca/ (Mrs John Rogers)
• Louisa/ (Mrs Daniel Dunagan)
• Andrew Jackson/

[William Malott probably died before 1850, since his wife and some of their children were living with his son and daughter-in-law, John South and Sarah B. (McAlexander) Malott in the SE quarter of Section 4, across the Hampton Road from this newly found cemetery. Sometime before 1907, Mrs. William Malott acquired part of the original William McAlexander II property in the NW quarter of Section 4, according to the 1907 Platte County Atlas.]

[Here is some information about those children of Samuel McAlexander II who came to the three counties: Platte, Jackson, and Cass. Only one child remained in Saline Co., MO; another daughter, Sarah Elizabeth, married Andrew Jackson Malott, son of William Malott. William Lester McAlexander married Mary Jane Malott, daughter of John South Malott, and granddaughter of William Malott, in Platte Co. in 1850, and died in Jackson Co., KS, too.]

[Sarah (Sally) B. married John South Malott in Platte Co. in 1848, and they were buried in the Hampton Cemetery, Platte Co., MO. Several of the grandchildren of John South and Sally (McAlexander) Malott were buried in the Rush Creek Cemetery, too.]

(The Malott-McAlexander Connections in Platte Co., MO; genforum.genealogy.com) Platte County, MOGenWeb; County Facts; Past and Present: "Organized December 31, 1838 from the Platte Purchase (1836), a $7,500 government land purchase from the Iowa, Sac and Fox Indians, which encompassed six counties. It is named after the Platte River (Platte is derived from the French word for a low, shallow, or intermittent stream), the most southern portion of the Platte Purchase was named Platte County. The county seat is Platte City, MO, 64079.

On November 7, 1872, the Platte County Court divided the county into 13 townships: Camden Point; Fair; Pettis; Lee; Magee; May; New Market; Parkville; Waldron; Ridgely; Salem; Miller and Weston organized December 31, 1838 from the Platte Purchase. "Unfriendly Indians also delayed settlement in northwestern Missouri, but the 1837 Platte Purchase secured the area by extending the Missouri's northwest boundary to the Missouri River."

Annals of Platte County, MO; From Its Exploration..., by William McClung Paxton, 1897, pg 496:

Sept 20: John Moore died. His widow Nancy, administered. He was born in Estill Co, KY in 1789; married first Elizabeth Noland

Children:
1. Tennie Moore married Buck Malott. She lives in Kansas.
2. James Moore, born in March 1810 in Estill Co, KY, died 4 Mar 1889; married first, Nov 1836, Catherine Malott, daughter of John S. He married second, Ann Sewell, daughter of Alex.

Children by Catherine Malott:
2a

• William;
• Thomas S;
• Sarah J;
• Mary (who married a Ducate and died childless).

Children by Ann Sewell:
2b.

• Almeda born 27 Nov 1852 (married 27 Jan 1875 Thomas E Stallard, born 28 Aug 1838, son of Randall);
• Julia A (married 9 Feb 1882 to George H Tudor, born 4 Aug 1852);
• James Moore (married Emily Johnson);
• Margaret Ellen (married John W Riley).

Updated from Find A Grave Memorial via son William M Malott by SmartCopy: Sep 28 2015, 9:13:50 UTC