I was able to get the War Records for my g-grandfather, J.J. Ruffin, who fought in the 1836 War with the Creek Indians. On your "Military" Taylor county page, you can find instructions of how to send for these records. I was just curious about how many of you had ancestors who fought in this, or any of the Seminole or Creek Indian wars. All of the Indian Wars are in one File in Washington, DC so you don't need to know specifics in order to send for the records. My particular records were based on a Pension Application filed in 1892 and by his widow in 1910. He had previously received bounty land, although I have never figured out how to locate this land! Of course, this service was PRIOR to Taylor County even being formed....so he actually served from MARION County. He only served for 15 days on account of illness. Virginia Crilley 4500 Kenny Lane Waco TX 76710 (254)772-5390 Subscribe to RUFFIN mailing list: Ruffin-L-Request@Rootsweb.com Subscribe to CRILLEY mailing list: Crilley-L-Request@Rootsweb.com Homepages: http://www.eramp.net/~crilley Ruffin homepage: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6276 Taylor Co USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~gataylor/gataylor.htm