> > >"Index to War of 1812 Pension Files", transcribed by Virgil D. White. The >National Historical Publishing Company, Waynesboro, Tennessee, 1989. > >It is three volume hard bound set of those who received / applied for a >pension. Some are widows pension (may be of great value as the wife had to >prove not only the service of her husband - but also her marriage, as my >ancestor died early and his widow's pension is a mine of information). > >Many of the larger libraries have these books. > >Ancestory.com has a CD-ROM, 'Military Records: WAR OF 1812 MUSTER ROLLS', >Item #2019 for sale. The web site says it has a searchable database of >580,000 names. > >Scott Baker > This is a great source, too bad it is not on-line. I suppose it will be eventually. For some us, in remote areas, we just have to wait for that once or twice a year visit to the larger library. Rolene Kiesling