The Daily Capital News from Jefferson City, Missouri • Page 13

Revolution.soldiers' graves focused Awuchfortactttaiftti 13 more iafometiaa oe two War setters buried in the old city cemetery hive kept two members of the Jaoe Randolph JeffenonChap- tor NSDAR bwy during put weeks. Ite markers for the paves of the toidiers, John Gordon and Christopher Caiey, will be deakatedatZpjiLSwdayin the cemetery in the 1000 block Mrs. Rocs Geary, chairman of the Bicentennial Committee of the local chapter, and Mrs. Granrille J. Philips, chapter recent, have written several letters and conducted a search through available records to obtainmoreinformationontbe two men and their descenden- ts.

For example, finding the descenders of the John Gor- don buried in the cemetery was first complicated by the fact that a total of seven John Gor- dons reportedly fought in the War. By careful cross checking of dates, the women were able to track down and write letters to 35 of the deseendnets tfthepronwJdhnGordou.The search for descendents of Christopher Casey, however, led to one descendant in the Chicago, whom the women wereunabletocontart. Some of the descendents of John Gordon even plan to attend the special Fourth' of July dedication ceremony. Helen Cathrvn Gordon Tew, -Kansas City, Margaret Ruth Gordon Dresslaer, Lamar, and the Don Gordon family of Nevada, have said they will journey to Jefferson City for the ceremony. At the dedication Mrs.

Geary will make a special address on the two soldiers from mation she has obtained through the national DAR organization and the state register as well as those descendents who were contac- ted. With the sources available it was learned that John Gordon, a Virginia native, was -a private in the colonial army' He joined the army when he Dedication Three members of the Jane Randolph Jeffer- son Chapter of the NSOAR kneel at the grave of one of two Revolutionary War soldiers buried in the old cemetery in the 1000 block of East McCarty Street. The members, from left to right, are Mrs; Granville J. Phillips, Mrs. Ross Geary and Mrs.

B. Adams Jr. The members will participate in a special dedication ceremony of the bronze markers for the two graves at 2 p.m. Sunday. (News Tribune photo) was years old and served for three years when he was honorably discharged for reasons of health.

Some years later he migrated to the Territory of Missouri settling near the site of Jefferson City. It was reported that his grand- son, James Alexander Gordon, bom in 1825 was the first white child born in Cole County. Both the Caseys and the Gor- dons are on the list of 31 families living in the Jefferson City area in 1826. It is extremely probably that the two families intermarried, accordingtoMrs. Geary.

Information on Christopher Casey's activities was gained by reading his declaration for a pension for his war service, which was submitted in 1835 when he was in Vs. Casey, a South Carolina native, first entered the service as a volun- teer. In his declaration before the court be did not remember when he entered the service, but recalled that it was soon after'the British capture-of Charleston. He was later com- missJoned as a first lieutenant while in his 30's and marched into Indian country as well as scouted Tory camps. He migrated to Kentucky and later to Missouri.

Both men lived to a relatively old age. John Gordon died when he was in his mid ID's while Christopher Casey died in his mid 's. The knowledge that two Revolutionary War soldiers The dedication grew out of the original project and Mrs. Geary began assembling infor- mation to obtain two bronze markers for the graves through the military service records division of the National Archives. The markers are provided free of charge for graves of veterans if the men can be verified as veterans.

Participating in the dedication will be: Mrs. Phillips, who will give the greetings; Miss Amanda Clibourn, chaplain of the local NDAR chanter, who will give are buried in Jefferson City is the invocation; Francis Quick, not new. The local DAR chap- leader of the St. Louis Chapter ter had placed markers on their graves several years ago, out when the DAR began its Bicentennial project of listing all the gravestones in a per- manent record, it was found that one marker had been damaged and one had been removed. of the Sons of the American Revolution, who will lead the pledge of allegiance to the flag; Mayor Robert L.

Hyder, who will give the welcome; Mrs. L. B. Adams co-chairman of the local chapter's dedication who will read an" address entitled "My Heritage" written by Judge Laurance M. Hyder of the St.

Louis chapter; Miss Carolyn McDowell, chairman of the city Bicentennial Commission, who will speak on the Bicenten- nial, and "Mrs. Phillips and Miss Clibourn, who will dedicate the markers. Wreathes will be by Miss Tina Hitz and Miss Melanie Steenbergen, mem- bers of the Monticello Society of the Children of the American Revolution. "Flags will be placed by Jimmy Hitz and Steven Hoskins. who are also members of the local CAR chapter.

Mrs. John Cybofsky. leader of the Roscoe Entoe Unit No. 5, Legion Auxiliary, will sing the national anthem, 'accompanied by E. Ed Dbggett, member of Roscoe Enloe Post No.

5, American Legion. The Memorial Team Firing Squad of the Roy Sone Post No. 1003 Veterans of Foreign Wars will give the 'salute and a member of the post will play taps. The color guard for the dedication ceremony will be four members of the Missouri Army National Guard. They will be dressed in replicas of Revolutionary War uniforms.

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