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Note: Revolutionary War veteran Andrew McPheeters was born on March 22, 1761 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He served in five campaigns during the Revolutionary War.
He was married first to Achsah Smith in Pennsylvania. He lived for several years in Tennessee where his son Andrew was born. He later lived in Putnam County, Indiana where he applied for a pension for his Revolutionary War service. He did receive a pension, and this was later transferred to Missouri.
With his second wife, Sarah Ogle, he came to Dallas County (then Polk County) in the 1830s and settled north of Buffalo, Missouri.
In 1847 he moved southeast of Louisburg and began farming. He died at his home near Louisburg on April 30, 1850.
Andrew McPheeters is buried in the Crudgington Cemetery near Louisburg. He is the only known Revolutionary War veteran buried in Dallas County. Also buried in the Crudgington Cemetery are two soldiers who were in the War of 1812. One of these, William Wisdom, Jr., has a metal marker indicating he was a veteran of that war.
Andrew McPheeters' grave has been marked by the Daughters of the American Revolution. He has a number of descendants living in Dallas county in the McPheeters, Tucker, Price, and other family names.
(SOURCES: The Dallas County Missouri Story (1841-1971) (Cassville, MO: Dallas County Historical Society, 1974), pp. 361, 367; Alice Kinyoun Houts, "McPhester [sic], Andrew," Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Missouri (Kansas City, MO: N. p., 1966), p. 153; tombstone readings done by Glenn Gohr, 28 October 2002.)
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BURIAL SITE: Crudgington Cemetery, about one mile east of Louisburg, Dallas County, Missouri. After reaching Louisburg from U.S. 65, exit east on Missouri Highway 64. Go 1/2 mile to the first gravel road on the right. This is Crudgington Lane. Go 1/2 mile south on Crudgington Lane. Park your car, and then walk through a farm field about 1/4 mile west to the top of a hill, which is where the cemetery is located.
Tombstone Inscription:
ANDREW / MCPHEETERS / PVT / VA LINE / REV WAR / MAR 22 1761 / APR 30 1850
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He was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. His name is on bronze tablet at the courthouse
in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana. He is buried in the Crudgington Cemetery, near Buffalo, Dallas County, Missouri.
He first enlisted in Captain Bazaleel Bentley's Company in January, 1777. He reenlisted in
June, 1777 and served three months in the same regiment. October, 1778 he moved to Guilford, North Carolina where he enlisted as a private in Capt. Evers Davis' company. October, 1779 he served 3 months in Captain Clark's company. November, 1780 he served 2 months in Captain Archibald Lytles
company and then two months in Captain Thos. Doogan and Col. Davy's company.
On August 22, 1832 he drew a pension while living in Grainger County, Tennessee. He
moved to Putnam County, Indiana between 1834 and 1839.
(Source: Eva M. O'Daniel Clearwaters in a letter dated August 5, 1929.)
Located at the corner of U.S. 65 and Missouri Highway 64, at the main intersection of Louisburg is the Louisburg Christian Church. The Louisburg Cemetery is adjacent to the church. A sign on the gate of the cemetery says "Est. 1872."
These members of the McPheeters family are buried in the Louisburg Cemetery:
MCPHEETERS // Lee / Nov. 3, 1880 / Dec. 28, 1949 // Bertie / Dec. 2, 1887 / Aug. 5, 1980
[this marker is located in the SW corner of the cemetery]
IDA / Dau. of / A. P. & M. E. / McPheeters / Born / Aug. 17, 1874 / Died / Sept. 14, 1882 / [verse unreadable] / C. Moody
[this marker is at the very western edge (old part) of the cemetery]
(Source: tombstone readings done by Glenn Gohr, 28 October 2002.)
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