Biographical Sketch of Andrew J. Slusher, Lafayette County, Missouri

>From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled
from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo.
Historical Company, 1881.
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Andrew J. Slusher, P. O. Dover, Missouri.  Was born in the old Slusher 
homestead in this county, four miles west of Dover, March 5, 1829, and 
is the son of Christopher Slusher, who came from Virginia to this county
in 1828.  He was raised and educated here, and has lived here all his
life, engaged in farming.  He was a southern sympathiser, and joined the
confederate army in 1864, during Price's last raid, and was engaged in
nearly all the fights of the retreat.  After the war closed he returned
home and gave his attention to his farm.  He had, of course, lost his
slaves, and nearly all his personal property, and had to renew and build
up his broken fortunes.  He has prospered since the war, and now has his
splendid farm of 867 acres in fine condition.  He was married December
1, 1851, to Miss Susannah Jane Woods, daughter of Archibald C. Woods,
deceased, of this county.  They have had ten children, seven of whom, two
sons and five daughters, are now living.  He is a member of the Grange,
and stands high as an energetic and enterprising citizen.

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