Recently got military service records for Solomon Owens, 5th Regiment, SC Militia, War of 1812. This gentleman was enlisted from June 1812 to December 1812, had a substitute stand in for him for certain periods after August 15, 1812, and lived 65 miles from Yorktown, SC, the organizing location for this regiment. Based on this, I must conclude that this describes the service of Solomon Owens of Marion County, SC, b Dec 1786, d 1846 Marion Co, SC. Alas, my GGGgrandfather Solomon did not serve in the War of 1812 (NUTS!!!!). Struck out again. On the other hand, further evidence strengthens the Barnwell Dist, SC, connection of my line. It seems that in three companies in which my GGgrandfather James G. Owens served in the Seminole wars in Florida, there also was a Wesley S. Owens. In the 1840 enlistment company, the first time Wesley enlisted, he was listed as a guard at a base camp or camp of instruction, suggesting that he might have been younger that most of the others taken on active campaigning. I think that this might well be the second son of Solmon A. and Sarah Owens, b 1822-1824, the younger brother of my James G. who is listed in the 1830 and 1840 Census of Gadsden county, Fl for Solomon Owens (he would have been 17-18 years old in 1840). If so, it would seem that Solomon named a son after his youngest brother, Stephen Wesley Owens, if my Solomon is the son of STephen Owens of Barnwell Dist, SC, which seems more and more the case. Still trying to fit in Joshua, or figure out where he came from. Is there a Wesley S. Owens in the surrounding counties from Gadsden County, FL in the 1850 Census? He is not listed in Gadsden County then. Leon, Jackson, Liberty, others? Have been firing off a lot of email to Owens researchers in NC to find the origins of old Solomon. Have found a Solomon Owens in Craven Co, NC in 1769-1775. Waiting to hear back. Several Stephens found in NC counties as well. Keep in touch. Keep on looking. Scott