Here Lies a Revolutionary War Soldier
Wednesdays at 6:42 and 8:42 a.m.
A number of patriots who fought or rendered aid during the American Revolution made the decision to move to Southeast Missouri. They lived the rest of their lives here, having families, and are buried here. The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is one organization that works to preserve their legacy by marking the grave sites of these men and women. In celebration of the 250th Anniversary of our country, local members of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will highlight the patriots buried in Southeast Missouri.
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Jesse Knighton was a Captain of Militia in North Carolina from 1779-1781. He served in the Rutherford County Regiment and North Carolina State Legion. Jesse participated in the Siege of Savannah, the Battle of Cowpens, the Battle of Guildford House, the Battle of Brick House and the Washington Expedition. -
Jacques Missier was a French sailor and patriot of the American Revolutionary War. He was born in Antibes, France, in 1746. He died August 20, 1843, in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. -
Obediah Scott was born on February 15, 1764, in Bedford County, Virginia. He was the tenth child and ninth son of William and Lucy Scott. -
Mitchel Fleming was born in April of 1761, in Kent County, Delaware to George and Margaret (Killen) Fleming. The Fleming family moved south to Rowan County, North Carolina near the Coddle Creek Church. In 1777, he enlisted in Captain Craig’s Company, of Col. Francis Locke's Regiment at the age of 16. -
John Deck was born on March 15, 1765, in Lincoln, North Carolina, to Mathias Adam Deck and Susannah Dubbs. John married Sarah Cook in 1785 in North Carolina. -
William R. Brown was born in 1760 in Fairfax County, Virginia. He resided in Bedford County, Virginia, for several years during the Revolutionary War. -
Uriah was born about 1759 in Western Virginia. He passed away on October 27, 1845. Uriah was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. He volunteered for service as a youth. It is reported that he was small for his age and had some musical talent, so he became a fifer. -
Ithamar Hubble was born in 1762 in Connecticut to Daniel Hubbell and Sarah (Gregory) Hubble. At 17, in 1779, he volunteered and served as a private and a spy in the New York militia. -
Christopher (Hayes) Hays was born on January 10, 1738, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and about 1764, he married Eve May Apple. Hays was a colonel from Westmorland County, Pennsylvania, during the Revolution, serving from 1777-1779. -
Charles Friend was born about 1718 and died in 1814, buried in the Friend’s Hill Cemetery at Oran, Scott County, Missouri.
