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== Southern Claims Commission == | == Southern Claims Commission == | ||
Southern Claims Commission records may include information about people of all classes, all races, all political or military backgrounds, and explain their relationships. | |||
Additional information about the Commission and the records that were created by it can be found at [[United States, National Archives, Southern Claims Commission]]. | Additional information about the Commission and the records that were created by it can be found at [[United States, National Archives, Southern Claims Commission]]. | ||
== Who Qualified and Who Was Mentioned == | |||
[[Image:Southern Claim Commission States Map.jpg|thumb|right|380px|Union loyalists in the grey states on this map who suffered losses could apply for compensation from the Southern Claims Commission.]]Although only a few people per county qualified for a settlement, the application papers of the Southern Claims Commission typically include questions mentioning <u>hundreds of their neighbors</u>. Neighbors of all races and classes were questioned and discussed in these records. | [[Image:Southern Claim Commission States Map.jpg|thumb|right|380px|Union loyalists in the grey states on this map who suffered losses could apply for compensation from the Southern Claims Commission.]]Although only a few people per county qualified for a settlement, the application papers of the Southern Claims Commission typically include questions mentioning <u>hundreds of their neighbors</u>. Neighbors of all races and classes were questioned and discussed in these records. | ||
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Southern Loyalists (those who were Union sympathizers) made 22,298 claims for property losses totaling $60,258,150.44. However, only 7,092 claims (32%) were approved for settlements totaling $4,636,920.69. Each claimant sought to prove their loyalty and loss through the testimony of others. The paper trail created by the claimants and the people who came forward to testify for or against a claimant provide a wealth of information about individuals living in the South during the Civil War.<ref>St. Louis County Library website, "[https://www.slcl.org/research-learn/genealogy/american-civil-war/southern-claims-commission-records Southern Claims Commission Records]" (accessed 3 April 2024)</ref> | Southern Loyalists (those who were Union sympathizers) made 22,298 claims for property losses totaling $60,258,150.44. However, only 7,092 claims (32%) were approved for settlements totaling $4,636,920.69. Each claimant sought to prove their loyalty and loss through the testimony of others. The paper trail created by the claimants and the people who came forward to testify for or against a claimant provide a wealth of information about individuals living in the South during the Civil War.<ref>St. Louis County Library website, "[https://www.slcl.org/research-learn/genealogy/american-civil-war/southern-claims-commission-records Southern Claims Commission Records]" (accessed 3 April 2024)</ref> | ||
== Content of the Records == | |||
Southern Claims Commission records may include information about people of all classes, all races, all political or military backgrounds, and explain their relationships potentially including: | Southern Claims Commission records may include information about people of all classes, all races, all political or military backgrounds, and explain their relationships potentially including: | ||
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*wills, property inventories, and probate records | *wills, property inventories, and probate records | ||
== Strategy for Finding Ancestors == | |||
The most effective strategy is to search <u>all</u> the Southern Claims Commission records for <u>everyone living in the same southern county</u> as an ancestor. Any particular ancestor is unlikely to have actually applied to the Commission (only 0.2 percent of population), but he or she is more likely to have testified (2.3 percent) about an applicant, and an ancestor is even more likely to be discussed (about 10 percent) in the hundreds of answers to questions in other people's testimony. This is an advanced, time-consuming strategy with a less than 50 percent chance of locating information about your ancestor. But you will learn about the way of life in the county where your ancestor lived, and much about relationships between his or her neighbors.<ref>St. Louis County Library website, [https://www.slcl.org/research-learn/genealogy/american-civil-war/southern-claims-commission-records Geographical List of Southern Claims Commission Claimants], (accessed 3 April 2024). Use this list to find all the applicants in a given county.</ref> | The most effective strategy is to search <u>all</u> the Southern Claims Commission records for <u>everyone living in the same southern county</u> as an ancestor. Any particular ancestor is unlikely to have actually applied to the Commission (only 0.2 percent of population), but he or she is more likely to have testified (2.3 percent) about an applicant, and an ancestor is even more likely to be discussed (about 10 percent) in the hundreds of answers to questions in other people's testimony. This is an advanced, time-consuming strategy with a less than 50 percent chance of locating information about your ancestor. But you will learn about the way of life in the county where your ancestor lived, and much about relationships between his or her neighbors.<ref>St. Louis County Library website, [https://www.slcl.org/research-learn/genealogy/american-civil-war/southern-claims-commission-records Geographical List of Southern Claims Commission Claimants], (accessed 3 April 2024). Use this list to find all the applicants in a given county.</ref> | ||
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<br>'''Step 3'''. Copy data for each claimant in the county in ''Southern Loyalists in the Civil War.'' | <br>'''Step 3'''. Copy data for each claimant in the county in ''Southern Loyalists in the Civil War.'' | ||
:A. Get access to | :A. Get access to the book ''Southern Loyalists in the Civil War: The Southern Claims Commission,'' by Gary B. Mills. Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1994, or reprint 2004. {{FSC|107378|item|disp=FS catalog book 975 M2s.}} {{WorldCat|30591123|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. | ||
:B. In this book, find and copy all data provided for <u>each</u> claimant in the county. | :B. In this book, find and copy all data provided for <u>each</u> claimant in the county. | ||
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'''Step 6'''. Search each county claimant’s file for information about your ancestor or his neighbors. | '''Step 6'''. Search each county claimant’s file for information about your ancestor or his neighbors. | ||
'''Step 7'''. Search related Commission journals, agent letters, and miscellaneous letters at the FS Library. | '''Step 7'''. Search related Commission journals, agent letters, and miscellaneous letters at the FS Library. | ||
== Where to Find the Records | == Where to Find the Records == | ||
'''Online''' | '''Online''' | ||
Note, Ancestry Fold 3 are subscription sites. Many can, however, be accessed free in the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] and its branch [https://www.familysearch.org/en/centers/about Centers.] See table below | |||
<u>Ancestry</u> | <u>Ancestry</u> | ||
::*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1216 U.S. Southern Claims Commission Master Index, 1871-1880] | ::*'''1871-1880''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1216 U.S. Southern Claims Commission Master Index, 1871-1880] at Ancestry - index ($) | ||
::Barred and Disallowed Claims: | ::Barred and Disallowed Claims: | ||
::*'''1871-1880''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1218 U.S. Southern Claims Commission, Disallowed and Barred Claims, 1871-1880] at Ancestry ($) | |||
::Approved Claims: | ::Approved Claims: | ||
:::*{{RecordSearch|3491462|Virginia, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880}} | :::*'''1871-1880''' {{RecordSearch|3491462|Virginia, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880}} at FamilySearch - [[Virginia, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
:::*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1217 U.S. Southern Claims Commission, Allowed Claims, 1871-1880] | :::*'''1871-1880''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1217 U.S. Southern Claims Commission, Allowed Claims, 1871-1880] at Ancestry ($) - partial collection includes: | ||
::::*NARA M2062 ''Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880: Alabama.'' | ::::*NARA M2062 ''Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880: Alabama.'' | ||
::::*NARA M1658 ''Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims: Georgia, 1871-1880.'' | ::::*NARA M1658 ''Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims: Georgia, 1871-1880.'' | ||
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<u>FamilySearch - Historical Record Collections</u> | <u>FamilySearch - Historical Record Collections</u> | ||
:::* | :::*'''1871-1880''' {{RecordSearch|2180391| Alabama, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880}} at FamilySearch - [[Alabama, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use the Collection]] | ||
:::* | :::*'''1871-1880''' {{RecordSearch|3491462|Virginia, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880}} at FamilySearch - [[Virginia, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use the Collection]] | ||
<u>National Archives Selected Collections</u> | <u>National Archives Selected Collections</u> | ||
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*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6256575 Alphabetical Geographical Lists of Claims, 1871-1873. NAID 6256575] | *[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6256575 Alphabetical Geographical Lists of Claims, 1871-1873. NAID 6256575] | ||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6256588 Register of Claim Cases Heard by the Commissioners, 1871-1880. NAID 6256588] | *[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6256588 Register of Claim Cases Heard by the Commissioners, 1871-1880. NAID 6256588] | ||
* | *Name Indexes to the Registers of Claim Cases, 1871-1873. NAID 6256845 | ||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/12008935 Register of Claims, 6.6.1871-6.17.1871. NAID 12008935] | *[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/12008935 Register of Claims, 6.6.1871-6.17.1871. NAID 12008935] | ||
* | *Register of Claims, 1871-1873. NAID 5634636 | ||
* | *Name Index to the Register of Claim Cases, 1871-1873. NAID 5634639 | ||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/562207 Disallowed Claims, 1871-1880. NAID 562207] | *[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/562207 Disallowed Claims, 1871-1880. NAID 562207] | ||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/562208 Barred Claims, 1871-1880. NAID 562208. NAID 562208] | *[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/562208 Barred Claims, 1871-1880. NAID 562208. NAID 562208] | ||
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== Related Books == | == Related Books == | ||
* | * ''Southern Loyalists in the Civil War: The Southern Claims Commission,'' by Gary B. Mills. Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1994. {{FSC|107378|item|disp=FS catalog book 975 M2s.}}; {{WorldCat|30591123|item|disp= At various libraries (WorldCat}}. A composite directory of case file in alphabetical order by name of claimant; also provides county name, office number, report number, and status of claim. | ||
* | *''Civil War Claims in the South: An Index of Civil War Damage Claims Filed Before the Southern Claims Commission, 1871-1880,'' by Gary B. Mills. Laguna Hills, Calif.: Aegean Park Press, 1980.{{FSC|349180|item|disp=FS catalog book 975 H22m}}; {{WorldCat|7210237|item|disp=At Various libraries (WorldCat,)}} Index in alphabetical order by state, then by name of claimant. | ||
*United States, House of Representatives, Commissioners of Claims, | *''United States, House of Representatives, Commissioners of Claims, Records of the Commissioners of Claims (Southern Claims Commission) 1871-1880,'' Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1945 {{FSC|452638|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1463963-76}}'' | ||
* | * ''Barred and Disallowed Case Files of the Southern Claims Commission, 1871-1880, '' United States, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.: NARA, 1987. {{FSC|1375859|item|disp= FS catalog book 973 J53m no. 1407}} | ||
== Websites == | == Websites == | ||