War of 1812 Veterans

The following list is of Lawrence County, Ohio, Veterans who fought in the War of 1812. Our resources include volunteers, cemeteries, headstones, court records, obituaries, and newspaper articles.

Spirit of the Times 08 May 1855

Spirit of the Times 08 May 1855 – John S. George has again created an agency in Washington, D.C., to procure bounty lands, pensions, &c. Every person who has served in any of the wars of the United States for a period of not less than fourteen days is by the Act of Congress, approved March 3rd, 1855, entitled (“An act in addition to certain acts granting bounty land,”) &c., entitled to 160 acres of land, who has not already received a warrant for that amount.

Every person who has received 40 acres is entitled to 120 acres more, and every person who has received 80 acres is entitled to 80 acres more &c.

The widows, or minor children of deceased soldiers, are entitled to the same amount. He would also say to all those for whom he has heretofore procured land warrants they called again he would be pleased to procure for them the additional amounts of land to which they are entitled, and all who have never applied, he would say, Come along, now is your time.

Office on Second Street, over the Iron Bank in  Ironton, Ohio, April 17th, 1855. 


ANDERSON, Thomas AUCKERMAN, John
BALLARD, Harris BONE, James
BOOTH, Robert CARSKADDEN, George
DOWDY, Jabez ELKIN, Archibald
FERGUSON, Edmond FOUT, Phillip
FULLER, William GIBSON, James
HOLDERBY, William HOWELL, Winfield
HUFFMAN, Joseph MURDOCK, Joseph
STEELE, John C. TALBOTT, Charles W.
WHEELER, Joseph Judge b. 23 August 1788 
Rutland, Worcester county, Massachusetts
WILLIS, Arthur
WILSON, Alexander

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