The American Revolution 1775-1783


William Spencer Burd, Sr. (ABT 1750 SC - Aug 1821 KY), my 5th great grandfather, supposedly served as a private under Colonel Brandon and Colonel Roebuck. I am still researching his service.

Enoch Jobe, Jr. (1757 VA - 19 Apr 1843 MO), my 6th great grandfather, was a Quaker who converted to the Baptist faith and served two enlistments as a private during the Revolutionary War.

William Owens, Jr. (10 Nov 1750 VA - 9 Aug 1836 KY), my 5th great grandfather, received a pension for four separate enlistments during the Revolutionary War.

John Short (15 Feb 1756 VA - 15 May 1836 IN), my 5th great grandfather, served as a private in the Revolutionary War. He received a pension in 1832 for three separate enlistments: In August 1776, he served for 5 months under Captain William Nail and Colonel Abram Smith; in Sep 1778, he served 4 months under Captain McCutcheon and Colonel William Boyers; and in July 1781 he served 2 months under Captain Bowen and Colonel William Nail. John Short also served with two of his sons in Kentucky during the War of 1812.

This is an ongoing research project of mine. I have been conducting interviews through written correspondence with former Editors-in-Chief of the Missouri Miner newspaper to get them to reflect on their time there. Being a staff member of this paper was a valuable and unique learning experience for me, so I wanted to see if this opinion was shared by others 15, 30, 45+ years later. ***There are over 20 pages of original interviews in this section!***

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