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== What is in the Collection? ==
== What is in This Collection? ==


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.  
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.  
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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.  
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.;
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.
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===
=== To Browse This Collection ===


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=== Index and Image Visibility ===
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== What Can these Records Tell Me? ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
Information found in this collection may include:  
The following information may be found in these records:
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*Soldier’s name and place of residence  
*Soldier’s name and place of residence  
*Date of application  
*Date of application  
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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
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== Collection Content ==
== Collection Content ==
=== Sample Images ===
=== 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 4679646 00006.jpg|1913 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 00006.jpg|1922 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 00008.jpg|1922 Soldiers Home
image:Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications (10-0455) DGS 4679664 00009.jpg|Soldiers Home
image:Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications (10-0455) DGS 4679664 00009.jpg|1922 Soldiers Home
</gallery>  
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== How Do I Search the Collection? ==
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
*The name of your ancestor
*The birth date of your ancestor
=== Search the Index ===
{{Search Collection Link | CID=CID1865475 }}
=== View the Images ===
=== View the Images ===
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:
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# Select "Pension Record Type"
| browse_1 = Pension Record Type
# Select  "Beginning name - Ending name"
| browse_2 = Beginning name - Ending name
Compare the information on the image to what you already know to determine if it is the correct person.  
| browse_3 = 
| browse_4 = 
 
| browse_5 = 
For more tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article [[FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks]].
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{{HR Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1865475 Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications]. 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? ==
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 the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
 
*Add any new information to your records
=== I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? ===
*Search for the service record of the soldier
*Use the age to calculate a birth date and to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and death records.
*Search for vital records, such as birth, marriage, and death
*Use the information to find additional family members.  
*Search for the family in census records
*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.  
*Search the land and probate records
*[[Missouri Church Records| 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 the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
*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 
*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.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of [[Missouri, United States Genealogy|Missouri]].
* [[US Military Basic Search Strategies]]
* [[Beginning United States Civil War Research]]
* [[Locating a Confederate Civil War Soldier (1861–1865)]]
* [[GuidedResearch:Missouri|Missouri Guided Research]]
* [[Missouri Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[Step-by-Step Missouri Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]]
* [[Beginning Research in United States Military Records]]


=== I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now? === 
== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
*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.
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.
*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]].


=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/426874 Missouri Adjutant General's Office. Confederate pension applications and soldiers' home admission applications]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/773561 Peggy Barnes Fox, comp and edited, ''Missouri Confederate pensions and Confederate home applications index.'' Hillsboro, Texas : Hill College Press, c1996. FS Library 977.8 M2fp]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1569411 Wade Ankesheiln. ''The heart is the heritage : the story of the founding of the Confederate Home of Missouri.''Coral Springs, Florida : Llumina Press, c2007 FS Library 977.8453/H1 M2a]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/499039 Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Missouri]


=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
*{{RecordSearch|1932374|Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}}


== Known Issues with This Collection  ==
=== FamilySearch Digital Library ===
 
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1992747 Commissioner of Pensions and War Records. Office of the Adjutant General in Missouri. ''Ex-Confederate pensions : list of indigent ex-Confederate soldiers enrolled under the Confederate Pension Act'' (December 16,1920)]
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== Known Issues ==
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== Citing This Collection ==
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For a full list of all known issues associated with this collection see the attached [https://familysearch.org/ask/salesforce/viewArticle?urlname=Missouri-Confederate-Pension-Applications-and-Soldiers-Home-Applications&lang=en article]. If you encounter additional problems, please email them to [mailto:support@familysearch.org 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.
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== Citing this Collection ==
 
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'''<br> {{Collection citation | text= "Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications" Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing Adjutant General's Office. Department of Records and Archives, Jefferson City.}} <br><br>
 
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This article describes a collection of records at FamilySearch.org.
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Record Description
Record Type Pension Applications
Collection years 1911-1938
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Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City


What is in This Collection?

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

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.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Index and Image Visibility

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

  • 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

Sample Images

  • 1913 Pension Application

    1913 Pension Application

  • 1922 Soldiers Home

    1922 Soldiers Home

  • 1922 Soldiers Home

    1922 Soldiers Home

  • 1922 Soldiers Home

    1922 Soldiers Home

How Do I Search This Collection?

Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

  • The name of your ancestor
  • The birth date of your ancestor

Search the Index

Search by name on the Collection Details Page.
  1. Fill in the search boxes in the Search Collection section with the information you know
  2. Click Search to show possible matches

View the Images

View images in this collection by visiting the Collection Browse Page:
  1. Select Pension Record Type
  2. Select Beginning name - Ending name to view the images
Tip
 More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications. 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 research log.

What Do I Do Next?

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

  • Add any new information to your records
  • Search for the service record of the soldier
  • Search for vital records, such as birth, marriage, and death
  • Search for the family in census records
  • Search the land and probate records

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

  • 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
  • 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

Research Helps

The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Missouri.

Other FamilySearch Collections

These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

FamilySearch Historical Records

FamilySearch Digital Library

Known Issues

Click here for a list of known issues with 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.

Collection Citation:
The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Cite This Collection.
Record Citation:
When looking at a record, the citation can be viewed by clicking the drop-down arrow next to Document Information.
Image Citation:
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