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== Collection Content ==
== What Can these Records Tell Me? ==
=== Sample Images ===
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Image:Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications (10-0455) DGS 4679646 00006.jpg|Pension Application
Image:Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications (10-0455) DGS 4679664 00006.jpg|Soldiers Home
Image:Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications (10-0455) DGS 4679664 00008.jpg|Soldiers Home
image:Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications (10-0455) DGS 4679664 00009.jpg|Soldiers Home
</gallery>
== What Can this Collection Tell Me? ==
Information found in this collection may include:  
Information found in this collection may include:  
*Soldier’s name and place of residence  
*Soldier’s name and place of residence  
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*Commanding officers of company and regiment  
*Commanding officers of company and regiment  
*Witnesses declaring veracity of statement
*Witnesses declaring veracity of statement
== Collection Content ==
=== Sample Images ===
<gallery>
Image:Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications (10-0455) DGS 4679646 00006.jpg|Pension Application
Image:Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications (10-0455) DGS 4679664 00006.jpg|Soldiers Home
Image:Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications (10-0455) DGS 4679664 00008.jpg|Soldiers Home
image:Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications (10-0455) DGS 4679664 00009.jpg|Soldiers Home
</gallery>


== How Do I Search the Collection? ==
== How Do I Search the Collection? ==
To begin your search it is helpful to know:
=== View the Images ===
*The name of your ancestor.
View images in this collection by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1865475/waypoints Browse Page] then:
*The place where your ancestor lived.
# Select "Pension Record Type"
*The approximate age of your ancestor.
# Select  "Beginning name - Ending name"
*The names of family members and their relationships.
Compare the information on the image to what you already know to determine if it is the correct person.  


'''View images in this collection by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1865475/waypoints Browse Page]:'''<br>To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br> ⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br> ⇒Select the "Pension Record Type" <br> ⇒Select the "Beginning name - Ending name" which takes you to the images.  
For more tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article [[FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks]].


Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.
== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family. This information will often lead you to other records.
Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members.
 
=== I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? ===
=== I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? ===
*Use the information found to search for death certificates, mortuary, or burial records.  
*Use the age to calculate a birth date and to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and death records.  
*Use the age to calculate an approximate birth date.  
*Use the information to find additional family members.  
*Use the birth date or age along with the residence or place of birth of the deceased to locate census, church, and land records.
*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
=== I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, What Now? ===
*[[Missouri Church Records| Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names.  
 
*Look for another index. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records.  
=== I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now? ===
*Search the indexes and records of nearby counties.  
*Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
*Try alternative search methods such as only filling in the surname search box (or the given name search box) on the landing page leaving the other box empty and then click on search. This should return a list of everyone with that particular name. You could then browse the list for individuals that may be your ancestor.
*Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records.
*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search.  
*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images. 
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.shtml nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for [http://genealogy.about.com/od/first_names/fl/nickname-given-name-equivalents.htm these names] as well. 
*Search the indexes and records of [[Missouri, United States Genealogy]].
*Search in the [[Missouri Archives and Libraries]].




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== Known Issues with This Collection  ==
== Known Issues with This Collection  ==
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This article describes a collection of records at FamilySearch.org.
Missouri,
United States
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Location of Missouri
Record Description
Record Type Pension Applications
Collection years 1911-1938
FamilySearch Resources
Related Websites



What is in the Collection?[edit | edit source]

This collection contains digital images of Confederate pension files and applications for admission to the Confederate soldiers' home for the years 1911 to 1938. The applications are arranged in alphabetical order. The pensions are for Confederate veterans who were living in Missouri, although they may have enlisted from another state. The Confederate Soldiers’ Home in Higginsville, Missouri, was open for infirm and dependent former Confederate soldiers and sailors, their wives, widows, and orphans.

Service records were kept for each Confederate soldier. Those records, or abstracts of those records, were compiled into individual files. Each envelope/jacket contains information and cross references to original records relating to the soldier.

These records were created as permanent record of Confederate service and to determine eligibility for benefits and admission to the soldier’s home.;

The information in these records is generally reliable. However, some of it depends on personal memory so it still may contain inaccuracies, such as slightly altered spellings and dates or misinterpretations.

To Browse this Collection[edit | edit source]

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications.

What Can these Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]

Information found in this collection may include:

  • Soldier’s name and place of residence
  • Date of application
  • Dates of service
  • Birth date or age
  • Birthplace
  • Name of spouse
  • Names of dependent children
  • Death date, if deceased
  • Military unit in which served
  • Commanding officers of company and regiment
  • Witnesses declaring veracity of statement

Collection Content[edit | edit source]

Sample Images[edit | edit source]

  • Pension Application

    Pension Application

  • Soldiers Home

    Soldiers Home

  • Soldiers Home

    Soldiers Home

  • Soldiers Home

    Soldiers Home

How Do I Search the Collection?[edit | edit source]

View the Images[edit | edit source]

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page then:

  1. Select "Pension Record Type"
  2. Select "Beginning name - Ending name"

Compare the information on the image to what you already know to determine if it is the correct person.


For more tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks.

What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]

Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Use the age to calculate a birth date and to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and death records.
  • Use the information to find additional family members.
  • Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
  • Church Records often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.

I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
  • Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records.
  • If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search.
  • Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images.
  • Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.
  • Search the indexes and records of Missouri, United States Genealogy.
  • Search in the Missouri Archives and Libraries.


Known Issues with This Collection[edit | edit source]

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See a list of known issues, workarounds, tips, restrictions, future fixes, news and other helpful information.

For a full list of all known issues associated with this collection see the attached article. If you encounter additional problems, please email them to support@familysearch.org. Please include the full path to the link and a description of the problem in your e-mail. Your assistance will help ensure that future reworks will be considered.

Citing this Collection[edit | edit source]

Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.

Collection Citation

Collection Citation:
The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Cite This Collection.



Image Citation
This template has been deprecated and is no longer used.

When looking at an image, the citation is found on the Information tab at the bottom left of the screen. You can browse through images in this collection by visiting the browse page for Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications.


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How Can I Contribute to the FamilySearch Wiki?[edit | edit source]

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