Wm., you pushed my button! I am fascinated by this U. S. Military Reserves. On a map that I downloaded from Ansentry.com it says 1778-1816. So, I assumed that it was for vets of the Revolution and War of 1812, but not only for Virginians. My Moses Badgley came to Greene Co. in 1817 or so from NJ (unproven but suspected) and John Downey from KY and Md before that. Get to the land records site for Ohio and see the names of purchasers of land in the military district and then see the names of the early settler. It is fascinating. Also, I am interested in the Ohio Company, which I also downloaded. It was purchased land and yet that area of Ohio is the poorest now. Check for those maps. What pushes my button is my family and the history of the land that they were given. Until my father and mother in the late 30's, I see a huge gap in the ability to hold on to ownership of land from the 1870's to the 1940's, in my Downey family. On the Census it goes from farmer to laborer and then to wandering around from home to home with no roots. But then it is hard to get a good picture without family records and people who move a lot don't save records. And schooling made a difference. Many were unable to read and write according to the Census, which didn't matter to many farmers - just so one person could do so. But to the landless and looking for work, schooling was important. This genealogy is fun and fascinating. Linda Swaney Sabin

Linda, you mentioned "the land records site for Ohio and see the names of purchasers of land in the military district and then see the names of the early settler." What is the URL for these records? _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com