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These are the steps to use to find '''all''' the Southern Claims Commission records in a county. This strategy will involve reading thousands of manuscript pages with no guarantee you will find a particular ancestor mentioned in them. | These are the steps to use to find '''all''' the Southern Claims Commission records in a county. This strategy will involve reading thousands of manuscript pages with no guarantee you will find a particular ancestor mentioned in them. | ||
'''Step 1. Determine the Southern county where an ancestor lived | '''Step 1. Determine the Southern county where an ancestor lived'''. | ||
:Use family records, census, county histories | :Use family records, census, county histories, or other records to identify the residence of an ancestor during the Civil War from 1861-1865. | ||
'''Step 2. Photocopy ALL the claimants in the county of your ancestor in the''' '''''Geographical List of Claims.''''' | '''Step 2. Photocopy ALL the claimants in the county of your ancestor in the''' '''''Geographical List of Claims.''''' | ||