I posted earlier this morning on James F. GARDNER. I just received a page from the book, Index to War of 1812 Pension Files, by Virgil White. Beside my ancestor's name, is the following: WO-29151. Does anyone know what this number means? Judy texasyankee@cableone.net

Hi, Judy I believe the WO stands for "Widow's Original" and the 29151 would be the pension certificate number. If you go to the National Archives Order Online website, you should be able to order the pension file (widow's pension in this case). ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Judy Lock <texasyankee@cableone.net> Date: Aug 17, 2006 11:27 AM Subject: [WARof1812] Index To War of 1812 Pension Files To: WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com I posted earlier this morning on James F. GARDNER. I just received a page from the book, Index to War of 1812 Pension Files, by Virgil White. Beside my ancestor's name, is the following: WO-29151. Does anyone know what this number means? Judy texasyankee@cableone.net ==== WARof1812 Mailing List ==== WAR of 1812 LIST ADMINISTRATOR <<<commander@sunlitsurf.com>>> ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

On 17 Aug 2006 at 11:27, Judy Lock wrote: > I posted earlier this morning on James F. GARDNER. I just received a > page from the book, Index to War of 1812 Pension Files, by Virgil > White. Beside my ancestor's name, is the following: WO-29151. Does > anyone know what this number means? Judy That is the number of the file and it means his widow applied for, but did not receive, a pension. The W.O. stands for Widow's Original, had she been granted the pension the number would begin W.C. for Widow's Certificate. Rejected pension files are generally just as useful as those where a pension was granted, I would recommend obtaining a copy of the file. -- Paula Wiegand Genealogy Quest www.Genealogy-Quest.com