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{{US State HR Infobox  
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|title=North Carolina, Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1953
| title = North Carolina, Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1953
|location=North Carolina  
| location = North Carolina  
| LOC_01 = North Carolina
| LOC_01 = North Carolina
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| record_type =Pension Applications
| record_type = Pension Applications
| start_year = 1885
| start_year = 1885
| end_year = 1953
| end_year = 1953
| FS_URL_01 =[[North Carolina Genealogy ]]  
| FS_URL_01 = [[GuidedResearch:North Carolina|North Carolina Guided Research]]
| FS_URL_02 =[[Confederate Pension Records]]  
| FS_URL_02 = [[North Carolina Record Finder]]
| FS_URL_03 =[[North Carolina Military Records]]  
| FS_URL_03 = [[North Carolina Research Tips and Strategies]]
| FS_URL_04 =[[North Carolina in the Civil War]]
| FS_URL_04 = [[Step-by-Step North Carolina Research, 1880-Present]]
| FS_URL_05 =[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932376?collectionNameFilter=true Historical Records NARA Compiled Service Records]  
| FS_URL_05 = [[North Carolina, United States Genealogy|North Carolina Genealogy]]
| FS_URL_06 =[[North Carolina Archives and Libraries]]  
| FS_URL_06 = [[North Carolina Military Records]]  
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| FS_URL_08 = [[Begin a search for confederate records]]
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| FS_URL_09 = [[Locating a Confederate Civil War Soldier (1861–1865)]]
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| FS_URL_10 = [[Confederate Pension Records]]
| RW_URL_01 =[http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm/home/collections/1901-confederate-pension-applications North Carolina State Library 1901 Confederate Pension Applications]  
| FS_URL_11 = [[Confederate Service Records]]
| RW_URL_02 =[http://www.civilwarsoldiersearch.com/confederate-pension-files.html Confederate Pension Files] 
| FS_URL_12 = [[Confederate Soldiers Home Records]]
| FS_URL_13 = [[Confederate Unit Histories]]
| FS_URL_14 = [[Confederate Veterans and Lineage Society Records]]
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| RW_URL_01 = [http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm/home/collections/1901-confederate-pension-applications North Carolina State Library 1901 Confederate Pension Applications]  
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| custodian = North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History, Raleigh
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== What is in This Collection? ==
== What is in This Collection? ==
The collection consists of images of applications for pensions filed by Confederate veterans or their widows for the years 1885 to 1953. The records are divided into two basic sets:  
The collection consists of images of applications for pensions filed by Confederate veterans or their widows for the years 1885 to 1953. The records are divided into two basic sets:  
*Applications 1885 to 1901  
*Applications 1885 to 1901  
*Applications after 1901
*Applications after 1901
The records are arranged alphabetically by the first letter of the last name within each record set. There are also indexes following the two collections.  
The records are arranged alphabetically by the first letter of the last name within each record set. There are also indexes following the two collections.  
 
=== To Browse This Collection ===
===To Browse This Collection===
 
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== Collection Content  ==
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=== Sample Image ===
=== Index and Image Visibility ===
 
{{Image Visibility}}
<gallery widths="160px" heights="120px" perrow="3">
Image:North Carolina Confederate Soldier's and Widow's Pension Applications DGS 4810273 14.jpg|Pension Application
</gallery>
 
== What Can This Collection Tell Me? ==
 
Information found in '''Confederate Soldier Pensions''' may include:


== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
The following information may be found in these records:
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'''Confederate Soldier Pensions'''
*Name  
*Name  
*Date of birth  
*Date of birth  
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*References to wife and/or children  
*References to wife and/or children  
*Nature of incapacity
*Nature of incapacity
 
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Information found in '''Widow Pensions''' may include:
'''Widow Pensions'''
 
*Name (Married and Maiden)  
*Name (Married and Maiden)  
*Deceased soldier's name and regiment  
*Deceased soldier's name and regiment  
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*Date of marriage  
*Date of marriage  
*Nature of the soldier's or widow's incapacity
*Nature of the soldier's or widow's incapacity
 
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The first general pension law in North Carolina for Confederate veterans and widows (Chapter 214) was passed in 1885. This law provided for the payment of $30.00 annually to Confederate veteran residents of the state who had lost a leg, eye, or arm, or who were incapacitated for manual labor while in the service of the Confederate States during the Civil War. Widows of soldiers who were killed in service were entitled to the same benefits as long as they did not remarry. Any person, however, who owned property with a tax value of $500.00 or received a salary of $300.00 per year from the nation, state, or county was not eligible.  
The first general pension law in North Carolina for Confederate veterans and widows (Chapter 214) was passed in 1885. This law provided for the payment of $30.00 annually to Confederate veteran residents of the state who had lost a leg, eye, or arm, or who were incapacitated for manual labor while in the service of the Confederate States during the Civil War. Widows of soldiers who were killed in service were entitled to the same benefits as long as they did not remarry. Any person, however, who owned property with a tax value of $500.00 or received a salary of $300.00 per year from the nation, state, or county was not eligible.  


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Practically each succeeding General Assembly made some change in the pension laws.
Practically each succeeding General Assembly made some change in the pension laws.
 
== Collection Content  ==
=== Sample Image ===
<gallery widths="160px" heights="120px" perrow="3">
Image:North Carolina Confederate Soldier's and Widow's Pension Applications DGS 4810273 14.jpg|Pension Application
</gallery>
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
 
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
To begin your search it is helpful to know the following:
*The name of the soldier  
*The name of the soldier.
*The approximate date of birth
*The approximate date of birth.
*The approximate date of death
*The approximate date of death.
*The names of family members and their relationships
*The names of family members and their relationships.
=== Search the Index ===
 
{{Search Collection Link
'''View images in this collection by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1911763/waypoints Browse Page]:'''<br>To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br> ⇒ Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page<br> ⇒ Select the "Beginning name - Ending name" category which takes you to the images
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Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind:
=== View the Images ===
 
{{View_Images_Link | CID = 1911763
*There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
| browse_1 = Beginning name - Ending name
*You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
| browse_2 =
*Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.
| browse_3 = 
 
| browse_4 = 
{{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1911763 North Carolina, Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1953]. Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images.}}
| browse_5 = 
 
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{{HR Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at {{FSC|1911763|item|disp=North Carolina, Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1953}}. Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images.}}
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
When you have located your ancestor’s pension application, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. The pieces of information in the record 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.  
When you have located your ancestor’s pension application, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. The pieces of information in the record may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. This information will often lead you to other records.  
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Use the age to calculate an approximate birth date.
*Add any new information to your records
*Use the birth date or age along with the residence or place of birth of the deceased to locate census, church, and land records.
*Use the age to calculate an approximate birth date  
*Use the information from the pension application to search for additional military records.
*Use the birth date or age along with the residence or place of birth of the deceased to locate census, church, and land records
*Death dates may lead to death certificates, mortuary, or burial records.
*Use the information from the pension application to search for additional military records
*Death dates may lead to death certificates, mortuary, or burial records  
*Confederate records are often fragmentary due to incomplete muster and descriptive rolls. The records are otherwise considered a reliable source in family history research. The reliability, of course, depends on the accuracy of the informant
*Confederate records are often fragmentary due to incomplete muster and descriptive rolls. The records are otherwise considered a reliable source in family history research. The reliability, of course, depends on the accuracy of the informant


=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names
*Search the indexes and records of nearby states
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of [[North Carolina, United States Genealogy|North Carolina]].
* [[US Military Basic Search Strategies]]
* [[Beginning Research in United States Military Records]]
* [[Beginning United States Civil War Research]]
* [[Locating a Confederate Civil War Soldier (1861–1865)]]
* [[GuidedResearch:North Carolina|North Carolina Guided Research]]
* [[North Carolina Record Finder]]
* [[North Carolina Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[Step-by-Step North Carolina Research, 1880-Present]]


*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names.
== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
*Search the indexes and records of nearby states.
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.


{{Tip|Don't overlook {{FHL|North Carolina, Pension Records|keywords|disp}} items in the FamilySearch Library Catalog.}}
=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
*{{FSC|332475|item|disp=John W. Moore, comp. ''Roster of North Carolina troops in the War between the States.'' 4 volumes.  Raleigh, N. C. : Edwards, Broughton & Co., 1882.}}
*{{FSC|360954|item|disp='' History Records Survey Roster (index) of North Carolina troops in the War between the States.''}}
*{{FSC|665005|item|disp=Applications for Confederate soldier's and widow's pensions, 1885-ca. 1953}}
'''Local Publications'''
*{{FSC|2657036|item|disp=Alamance County, widow's military pension records, 1938-1945}}
*{{FSC|1277576|item|disp=Alamance County, Record of pension, 1921-1945}}
*{{FSC|2246771|item|disp=Anson County, Pension Records, 1923-1942}}
*{{FSC|1286736|item|disp=Ashe County, Civil War pension records, 1885-1886, 1888, 1890, 1893, 1900-1919}}
*{{FSC|263490|item|disp=Beaufort County, Military pension records, 1912-1930}}
*{{FSC|2657037|item|disp=Buncombe County, military pension records, 1893-1959}}
*{{FSC|2657038|item|disp=Craven County, pension records, 1902-1927}}
*{{FSC|2246810|item|disp=Cumberland County, pension record, 1894-1914}}
*{{FSC|1671069|item|disp=Currituck County, Record of Pensions, 1908-1925}}
*{{FSC|2657039|item|disp=Edgecombe County, military pension records, 1878-1927}}
*{{FSC|1285842|item|disp=Henderson County, Civil War pension records, 1861-1939}}
*{{FSC|1280934|item|disp=Guilford County, Confederate pension records, 1890-1972}}
*{{FSC|1285842|item|disp=Henderson County, Civil War pension records, 1861-1939}}
*{{FSC|1283294|item|disp=Lincoln County, pension records, 1885-1894, 1901-1907}}
*{{FSC|1306629|item|disp=McDowell County, pensions records, 1852-1939}}
*{{FSC|1299753|item|disp=Moore County, List of applications for pensions, 1883-1919}}
*{{FSC|2657041|item|disp=New Haven County, pension records, 1926-1949}}
*{{FSC|349608|item|disp=Onslow County, Names of applicants for pensions under the provision of an act for the relief of certain soldiers in the late War between the States}}
*{{FSC|162304|item|disp=Pender County, Record of confederate pensions, 1927-1934}}
*{{FSC|1672485|item|disp=Perquimans County, 1907-1918}}
*{{FSC|2657045|item|disp=Wake County,  pension records, 1912-1923}}
*{{FSC|1262728|item|disp=Warren County, Declarations of service for Revolutionary War pensions, 1817-1848, 1860; Confederate pension records, 1885-1889, 1892, 1915-1934, 1936-1941; Confederate pension laws, 1921-1937}}
*{{FSC|1305196|item|disp=Wilkes County, Pensions records, 1814-1927}}
 
=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
*{{RecordSearch|1932376|North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}}
 
=== FamilySearch Digital Library ===
*Louis H. Manarin, comp. ''A guide to military organizations and installations, North Carolina, 1861-1865.'' {{FSDL|435571}}
*{{FSC|182029|item|disp= Walter Clark, ''Histories of the several regiments and battalions from North Carolina in the great war, 1861-1865.'' 5 volumes. Raleigh, North Carolina : E.M. Uzzell, 1901}}
*'Guide to Civil War records in the North Carolina State Archives.'' Raleigh, North Carolina : [North Carolina Dept. of Archives and History}}, 1966 {{FSDL|162552}}


== Citing This Collection ==
== Citing This Collection ==
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
 
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