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1812 Ancestors War of 1812

Accepted by Lineage Societies and others who have verified service records whose names appear on this list.

The membership requirements for various lineage societies are not the same. The men's society, General Society of the War of 1812 requires that men considered for membership be direct lineal descendants of men who fought in the War of 1812.
The National Society of Daughters of 1812 accepts service performed in the period 1784-1815 and also accepts qualifying civilian service such as an ancestor's having held public office or served on a jury.

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Lawson, Robert Pvt US Army War of 1812. MARKED by AS Daughters of 1812 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Talladega, AL. He was born ca. 1785 in Ireland and died in Calhoun County 12 Nove 1832. He served in the East Tennessee militia as an Artificer in Captain William Christian's Company from 13 Oct 1813 to 13 Jan 1814. Reference NARA Record Group 94, Box 123, Card numbers 38518305 and 38518354.

Looney, John. Served as a sergeant in Captain John Gordon's Mounted Spies in Tennessee militia. He entered service 24 Sep 1813, was wounded, and discharged on 27 Dec 1813. He died in Mobile, AL in 1827. His family does not know where he was buried. His wife, Rebecca, died in 1842 in St. Clair County, AL