Pensioners of WAR OF 1812,
CREEK INDIAN & OTHER WAR SOLDIERS

 

The following is a partial list of men who served or who claimed eligibility for a pension and who lived in and or died in Greene County, Alabama:

Name of Pensioner Age Date in Co Service in Notes
Davis, Joseph Henson Harrison       Buried in the Williams Cemetery in Akron, Hale (was Greene) County, Alabama.
Eatman, Irving       Son of John and Ruth Eatman. Born ca 1775 in Nash Co. Buried in the Eatman Cemetery, Lewiston, Greene County, Alabama.
Fortson, William 55 1829 GA War of 1812 d. in Greene Co. 1846. Buried in the Walker Cemetery, Greene County, Alabama.
Lewis, William M. ?? ? ? Mil. Warrant #77792 1860 in Neshoba Co, MS
Madison, John ?? 1825 U.S.Army 1816 Pension transf. from Lincoln Co, TN
Madison, Peyton ?? 1825 U.S.Army 1816 Pension transfer from Bedford Co. TN. Wounded at the Battle of Horseshow Bend. Buried in Mt Hermon Cemetery, Hale Co., AL.
McNees, William ?? 1838 GA War of 1812 d. in Greene Co.
Taylor, Robert       Robert Taylor was born in 1785 and died in 1868 in Boligee, Al. He was in the Battle of New Orleans. Maria C. Taylor pensioner, Forkland, Al. Widow 1812 $8.00 a month. Provided by Harry Hunt Aug 2010.
Valentine, Benjamin     SC Martha Valentine, Widow, orig. 38337, widow ctf. 31785. Benjamin Valentine served in Captain J.  Spence's Company, South Carolina Militia. Post Office: Mantua, Greene County, Alabama. Application filed 5 Dec 1879. Service: War of 1812; was drafted in Newberry, South Carolina. Benjamin Valentine was married 17 April 1814 to Martha Chandler.
Williams, Isaac ?? 1822 TN Disabled by wounds from Creek Indian War
Wilson, Samuel J.       Buried in Concord Cemetery, Hale (was Greene) County, Alabama.
Winston, John J.       Son of Captain Anthony Winston of VA, one of earliest settlers of state and served as commissioned officer War 1812 Coffee's Reg't. Buried in Mesopotamia Cemetery, Greene County, Alabama.
Young, Elisha       Private, 2 VA Militia. Buried in the Stokes Cemetery, Greensboro, Hale (was Greene) County, Alabama.