Soldiers of the War of 1812 meet

JONES, FULTON, HARPER, FEE, LOVE, BALL

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 3/26/2007 at 14:15:19

"Fairfield Ledger Weekly", July 15, 1869

Soldiers of the War of 1812.--- A meeting of the Soldiers of the war of 1812 of Jefferson county, was held in Fairfield, at the office of I. D. JONES, Esq., on the 19th of last month. The following old veterans were present:

William FULTON, of Fairfield township, aged (on the day of the meeting) 81 years, 9 months, and 2 days.
John HARPER of Cedar township, aged 80 years, 1 month and 21 days.
George G. FEE, of Black Hawk township, aged 74 years, 4 months and 15 days.
Thomas LOVE, of Buchanan township, aged 73 years, 9 months, and 16 days.
John S. BALL, of Round Prairie township, aged 76 years, 1 month and 4 days.

These old soldiers are all hale, healthy men, for their age, none of them use glasses, and each subscribed his name to the petition to Congress asking that a pension justly due them shall be awarded.

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.