US War of 1812 Society Records

United States U.S. Military  War of 1812  Society Records

Veterans’ and Lineage Society Records
National Society United States Daughters of 1812. This society was organized in 1892. A list of 20,000 soldiers who rendered service between 1784 and 1815 is the following:

Galvin, Eleanor Stevens, compiler and editor. 1812 Ancestor Index: 1892–1970. National Society United States Daughters of 1812. Norcross, Georgia: Harper Printing, 1970. (FHL book 973 C4sd.)

Lists approximately 20,000 soldiers whose service between 1784 and 1815 has been established by the society. Records include name, rank, state and type of service, and usually give state and date of birth and death, spouse, and the name of the child through whom the applicant is descended.

Trolinger, Patricia Scruggs, compiler. 1812 Ancestor Index 1970–1992. Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Publishing, 1992. (FHL 973 C4sd 1970–92.) Lists soldiers whose service between 1784 and 1815 has been established by the society. Records include name, rank, state and type of service, and usually give state and date of birth and death, spouse, and the name of the child through whom the applicant is descended.

For more information about the society, write to:


 * National Society, United States Daughters of 1812 1461 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 Telephone: 202-745-1812

General Society of the War of 1812. This society was founded in 1894 and has no permanent headquarters. For information about an ancestor, contact the state organization where the ancestor was from. List of state organizations.

The Family History Library has the following:


 * A card index (FHL film Applications for membership with card index 0002069).
 * Applications for membership from 1877 to 1963 (FHL films starting with 0002069 card index).

A published roster of members will be found in:

Blizzard, Dennis F., compiler and editor. The Roster of the General Society of the War of 1812. The Roster 1989. Mendenhall, Pennsylvania: The General Society of the War of 1812, 1989. (FHL book 973 C4bl.) Contains the following information:


 * A list of War of 1812 veterans, with a brief service history, who were members
 * A list of society members admitted through April 1989 with their ancestors arranged by general society numbers
 * Histories of state societies
 * Archival sources of the general society
 * Alphabetically arranged member and ancestor indexes