Yes, veterans of the War of 1812 and their widows received pensions, if they lived long enough. Martha Byal Gaddis, widow of Abner Gaddis - late of the Fayette County Militia of Pennsylvania - and my lineal ancestor received a pension. She had to prove not only his service but also her marriage. The set of books: 'Index to War of 1812 Pension Files', transcribed by Virgil D. White, published by The National Historical Publishing Company, Waynesboro, Tennessee, 1989 is in many of the larger libraries. Scott Baker -----Original Message----- From: Crystal [mailto:mywebtree@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 10:46 AM To: WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com Subject: KY members I have a Robert Morrison who was in 1812. 7 REG'T (BARBEE'S) KENTUCKY MILITIA. SERGEANT PRIVATE 149 602 10 REG'T (BOSWELL'S) KENTUCKY MILITIA. PRIVATE PRIVATE 149 602 Possibly one of the above - is there a way to find out any more info on him? Did they give pensions to soldiers - I mean it wasn't a long war. He actually moved to IN in 1840's. I've seen where to get Civil War stuff but not the 1812. Any help would be appreciated. TIA. ===== mailto:mywebtree@yahoo.com :: alt mailto:webstuff@planetkc.com Researching: WAL.LACE(I.L-M.O),EA.RP(T.N-M.O),HAR.MON*CRU.MP*GRIN.DSTAFF*SA.PP*WR.EN(M.O) ,DEC.KER(T.N-M.O),M.OO.RE(T.N),MC.GUIRE(N.C-M.O-A.R-T.X),JAR.BOE(K.S-T.X-M.O ) DED.MAN(A.R), MA.XWELL(A.R),MO.RRIS.ON(K.Y-I.N-K.S-N.E), AL.LEN*BU.CK*WO.ODB.URY(M.E), MCDO.NALD(K.Y),HUN.TER(P.A-O.H), HEI.SLER, DRA.PER(N.E), MY.ERS(I.L-N.E), GIL.SON(M.I-N.E), STA.AL(N.E-O.K), WIS.NER(M.I), FI.NES (I.L-N.E), LO.VE(N.Y-M.I),IS.TE.D(N.Y-M.I),BRO.TT(N.Y-M.I), TAL.MA.GE(N.Y-M.I),DEC.KER(N.Y-M.I), SMI.TH(M.I) ...more to follow :) :) :) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ ==== WARof1812 Mailing List ==== WAR OF 1812 QUERY BOARD http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USWARS/War1812/General ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237