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==Veterans==
 
==Veterans==
* [[Veterans of Wayne County, Ohio, 19th Century]]
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* [[Veterans of Wayne County, Ohio, 18th Century]] - American Revolution
* [[Veterans of Wayne County, Ohio, 20th Century]]
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* [[Veterans of Wayne County, Ohio, 19th Century]] - War of 1812; Mexican-American War; [[Wayne County in the Civil War]]; Spanish-American War
 
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* [[Veterans of Wayne County, Ohio, 20th Century]] - World War I; World War II; [[Wayne County in Korean War]]; [[Wayne County in Vietnam War]]
== American Revolution ==
 
 
 
<gallery>
 
File:Wells Benjamin RevWar.jpg|Benjamin Wells <br> (1750 NY-1830 OH)
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
=== Revolutionary War Soldiers ===
 
 
 
The following list of Revolutionary War Soldiers may be found throughout the ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''' by Ben Douglass. They may or may not have resided in [[Wayne County, Ohio]].
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
|-
 
! Last Name||First Name||Page
 
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||{{Surname|Barr}} || Alexander || 776
 
|-
 
||{{Surname|Cheney}} || Thomas || 625
 
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||{{Surname|Cotton}}|| Benjamin || 637
 
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||{{Surname|Dean}}|| Silas || 365
 
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||{{Surname|Dulin}}|| John || 813
 
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||{{Surname|Freeman}}|| Elder|| 630
 
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||{{Surname|Fritz}}|| Martin || 630
 
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||{{Surname|Goudy}}|| James || 845
 
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||{{Surname|Hawn}}|| Michael || 593
 
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||{{Surname|Lockhart}} || William || 603
 
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||{{Surname|Munson}}, Sr. || Isaac || 604
 
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||{{Surname|Newkirk}} || Isaac || 795
 
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||{{Surname|Parsons}}|| Jabez || 457
 
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||{{Surname|Rice}}|| Frederick || 842
 
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||{{Surname|Rumbaugh}}|| Grandfather || 838
 
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||{{Surname|Spink}}|| Shubiah|| 332
 
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||{{Surname|Totten}}|| John || 425
 
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||{{Surname|Tryon}}|| Ezra || 646
 
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||{{Surname|Wooster}}|| David || 281
 
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||{{Surname|Wilson}} || William || 705
 
|-
 
|}
 
 
 
=== Wayne County Pensioners in 1835, American Revolution ===
 
This list of Pensioners may be found in "U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835". Data accessed 16 March 2021.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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! Last Name||First Name||Description||Date when on roll||age
 
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||{{Surname|Anderson}}||Andrew||Pennsylvania militia||1834 May 20||73
 
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||{{Surname|Bivins}}||John||Massachusetts state||1833 Jul 6||74
 
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||{{Surname|Brouse}}||Michael||Pennsylvania militia||1833 Oct 28||79
 
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||{{Surname|Campbell}}||William||Pennsylvania militia||1834 Mar 12||75
 
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||{{Surname|Case}}||Augustus||New York militia||1834 May 3||75
 
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||{{Surname|Ewing}}||William||Pennsylvania state||1834 May 20||70
 
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||{{Surname|Franks}}||Henry||Pennsylvania militia||1833 Oct 25||70
 
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||{{Surname|Freeman}}||Rufus||New Hampshire militia||1834 Feb 25||71
 
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||{{Surname|Jeffrey}}||John||Pennsylvania militia||1833 Apr 10||78
 
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||{{Surname|Luke}}||John||New Jersey continental||1833 Nov 21||72
 
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||{{Surname|Lash}}||Peter||New Jersey militia||1834 Jul 8||70
 
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||{{Surname|Miller}}||William||New Hampshire continental||1833 Apr 10||89
 
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||{{Surname|Martin}}||Reuben||New Jersey militia||1834 Jul 8||87
 
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||{{Surname|Powell}}||David||Pennsylvania militia||1834 Jul 8||77
 
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||{{Surname|Piper}}||Frederick||Pennsylvania militia||1833 Dec 30||86
 
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||{{Surname|Richards}}||Jesse||Pennsylvania continental||1833 Apr 13||78
 
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||{{Surname|Rice}}||Frederick||Pennsylvania militia||1834 Apr 20||80
 
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||{{Surname|Shiner}}||John||Pennsylvania militia||1833 Jul 8||81
 
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||{{Surname|Smith}}||Peter||Pennsylvania militia||1833 May 9||77
 
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||{{Surname|Shankland}}||Alexander||New York militia||1834 Feb 25||78
 
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||{{Surname|Taylor}}||Edward||New Jersey militia||1834 Jul 8||72
 
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||{{Surname|Taylor}}||Tragift||New Jersey militia||1834 Jul 23||84
 
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||{{Surname|Wonder}}||Andrew||Pennsylvania militia||1834 Jul 8||72
 
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|}
 
 
 
=== Wayne County Pensioners in 1840, American Revolution ===
 
This lists of Pensioners may be found in Bowen's ''History of Wayne County, Ohio'' on pages 220-221.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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! Last Name||First Name||Age||Township
 
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||{{Surname|Hagerman}}||Barnett||80||[[Perry Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Perry]]
 
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||{{Surname|Case}}||Augustus||87||[[Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Plain]]
 
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||{{Surname|Tyron}}||Ezra||80||[[Jackson Township, Ashland County, Ohio|Jackson]]
 
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||{{Surname|Freeman}}||Rufus||78||[[Canaan Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Canaan]]
 
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||{{Surname|Davidson}}||John||84||[[Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Wayne]]
 
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||{{Surname|Franks}}||Christina, widow||73||[[Chippewa Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Chippewa]]
 
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||{{Surname|Underwood}}||Isaac||74||[[Chippewa Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Chippewa]]
 
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||{{Surname|Foster}}||Benjamin||86||[[Milton Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Milton]]
 
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||{{Surname|Cotton}}||Benjamin||83||[[Milton Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Jackson]]
 
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||{{Surname|Metsker}}||Conrad||82||[[Green Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Greene]]
 
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||{{Surname|Richardson}}||Jesse||84||[[East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio|East Union]]
 
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||{{Surname|Goodspeed}}||Simon||76||[[East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio|East Union]]
 
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||{{Surname|Cain}}||Robert||77||[[Wooster Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Wooster]]
 
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|}
 
 
 
== War of 1812 ==
 
=== Wayne County Pensioners, War of 1812 ===
 
 
 
This list of soldiers may be found in Ben Douglass' [https://wayne.bibliocommons.com/item/show/656492048_history_of_wayne_county,_ohio History of Wayne County, Ohio] on page 760.  Douglass indicates this list is from records found in [[Columbus, Ohio]].
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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! Last Name||First Name||Town
 
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||{{Surname|Achenbach}} ||John||[[Moreland, Ohio|Moreland ]]
 
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||{{Surname|Bulger}}, (widow)||Rachel|| [[Fredericksburg, Ohio|Fredericksburg ]]
 
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||{{Surname|Crummel| Crummel}}|| John|| [[Apple Creek, Ohio|Apple Creek ]]
 
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||{{Surname|Espy}}||Jacob B.||[[Wooster, Ohio|Wooster]]  
 
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||{{Surname|Fike}}||Henry|| [[Smithville, Ohio|Smithville ]]
 
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||{{Surname|First}}, (widow)||Catharine|| [[Apple Creek, Ohio|Apple Creek ]]
 
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||{{Surname|Johnson}}||William|| [[Wooster, Ohio|Wooster]]
 
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||{{Surname|Jones}}|| Sylvanus|| [[Wooster, Ohio|Wooster ]]
 
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||{{Surname|Kenney}}||Simon|| [[Canaan, Ohio|Canaan ]]
 
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||{{Surname|Ludwig}}|| John|| [[Reedsburg, Ohio|Reedsburg ]]
 
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||{{Surname|McFadden}}|| James|| [[Cedar Valley, Ohio|Cedar Valley ]]
 
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||{{Surname|Messmore}}||George||[[Apple Creek, Ohio| Apple Creek ]]
 
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||{{Surname|Pittinger}}|| Thomas|| [[Lattasburg, Ohio|Lattasburg ]]
 
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||{{Surname|Potter}}||Benjamin||[[Millbrook, Ohio|Millbrook ]]
 
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||{{Surname|Rieder}}||Daniel||[[Koch’s, Ohio|Koch's]]
 
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||{{Surname|Starner}}|| Henry|| [[Wooster, Ohio|Wooster ]]
 
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|}
 
 
 
Other Soldiers from the War of 1812 have been listed throughout the History of Wayne County, Ohio by Ben Douglass:
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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! Last Name||First Name||Page
 
|-
 
||{{Surname|Armstrong}} || Thomas || 779
 
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||{{Surname|Beall}} || Reasin || 323
 
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||{{Surname|Folgate}}|| John|| 646
 
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||{{Surname|Frederick}}|| Thomas || 854
 
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||{{Surname|Johnston}}, Sr. || Matthew || 565
 
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||{{Surname|McClarran}}|| Robert || 309
 
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||{{Surname|Pittinger}}|| Thomas || 225
 
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||{{Surname|Piper}}|| John || 839
 
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||{{Surname|Robison}}, Sr. || David || 730
 
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||{{Surname|Smurr}} || Elias || 566
 
|-
 
|}
 
 
 
== Civil War ==
 
=== Wayne County Service Pensions, Civil War ===
 
* [[Pensions (1880s)]]
 
* [[Pensions (1890s)]]
 
* [[Pensions (1950s)]]
 
  
 
==Wayne County, Ohio Military Material==
 
==Wayne County, Ohio Military Material==

Latest revision as of 17:36, 7 September 2021

Wars

  • List of wars with dates

Researching Military Records

Veterans

Wayne County, Ohio Military Material

  • Various scrapbook clippings from Shreve newspapers during World War II
  • Our Wayne County Heritage
    • This book includes more than military records. There is a list of land grants registered in Wayne County; Apprentice Indentures of Wayne County, Ohio; The Wayne County Company; Sale of School Lands; Federal Census of Wayne County 1820; Naturalization Records in Wayne County; Gone to California! An Account of the Dennison Company; Jackson, O Presbyterian Church Session Minutes, 1827-1875.

Military Information in Newspapers

Local newspapers include not only general information on war but information pertaining to those who are drafted, killed in action, missing in action, and letters from afar.

Gallery

References

External Links

Grave Sites of Veterans Buried in Wayne County, Ohio

120th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Wooster-Wayne Chapter, Daughters of the Revoluntion (DAR)

WWII US Army Enlistment Records