Ron, Here are some thoughts for your search. There are lots of reasons why James may not show in the 1810 census. Too young? Off somewhere else possibly with the Regiment you are looking for? Maybe off trying to establish his own fortune?? In any event there is a James Hanks in Hardin County Kentucky in the 1820 census. Hardin and Jefferson Counties actually had a number of miles of adjoining borders in 1800 and 1810 more than they did in 1820. I don't have a clue how far apart Fleetwood and James may have been living from each other if these two were related. Its also interesting to note that Jefferson County Kentucky was formed from Kentucky County Virginia in 1780, so who knows there may be connections with the Virginia Hanks. The Battle of Tippecanoe was Nov. 7 1811, and even though this Regiment and its soldiers are listed in " Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812" the records for this militia will most likely be found in the Kentucky State or Indiana State Archives as War was not even declared by congress until June 1 1812. The Battle is considered in the Chronology of the War of 1812, but when it comes to Militia records in the National Archives, they are pretty much based on records of Militias that were sworn in to Federal service, and Dearborn put out the first call at the Declaration of War on the 18th of June, 1812. Indiana Archives ? That's were the action took place, plus note the word used "Kentucky volunteers". (I haven't been able to locate a reference to Militia) Governor of Indiana Territory William Henry Harrison had 1000 troops comprised of regulars, Indiana Militia, and Kentucky Volunteers. You might try google with some of the key words listed here, and elsewhere, plus Tenskwatawa, Shawnnee Prophet, Tecumseh, Vincennes, Potawatomi., Miami, Deleware chiefs, Fort Wayne, Fort Harrison, John Tyler. There is also the possibility of James Hanks having been in Indiana across the border from Jefferson County. In 1810 there were 4 very large counties in Indiana comprising about 35% of the state with the balance in Indian lands.( The Federal census for 1810 for Indiana for all Counties was lost) You have a good start with your data on the Company Commander. There are Kentucky County Histories for the following Counties; Jefferson, Hardin, Bullit, and Shelby. Indiana; Clark, Harrison, Dearborn, and Know. Kentucky is not an area of my search, or expertise, but I have found references to Kentucky soldiers interesting, due to the British having referred to them as devils and at best at the level of the Indians in their fighting and atrocities. Good Luck Patrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Hanks" <ronhanks@earthlink.net> To: <WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 8:09 PM Subject: Kentucky Militia- Fredrick Guiger's Co. of Mounted Riflemen > I wanted to say thanks to everyone that replied to my question about the location of Kentucky militia units. Part of the reason I asked was that I had found listings for a number of Hanks men in "Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812" by Minnie S Wilder, 1931. Some of the names can be easily identified because they are unusual names (Pitman, Chichester & Fielden) The others are more common names and of course there are several different Hanks men named George, Samuel, John and William. I was hoping there was an easy way to identify some of the men listed in the records. > One record in particular is important for another reason. I am trying to find out more about a James Hanks that is listed in Fredrick Guigers Company of Mounted Riflemen. This unit is listed as being at the Battle of Tippecanoe. Does anyone know any more about this militia unit? I find Fredrick Guiger listed in the 1810 census for Jefferson Co, Ky. There is also a Fleetwood Hanks listed in that same county, but I can find no record of a James Hanks being part of that family. > > Ron Hanks > > > > ==== WARof1812 Mailing List ==== > Need List Assistance: > <commander@inetone.net> > > > ============================== > 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 > >