Virginia, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Applications for the Relief of Needy Confederate Women - FamilySearch Historical Records

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Virginia, United States
Flag of Virginia
Location of Virginia
Record Description
Record Type	Lineage society
Collection years	1915-1967
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Virginia State Library]

What is in This Collection?

This collection is an index and images of records of the relief committee, Virginia Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy, for a Confederate pension granted to needy daughters and sisters of Confederate soldiers, sailors, and Marines.

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

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

• Name of applicant
• Name of soldier
• Relationship to soldier
• Physical condition of applicant
• Date of application

Collection Content

Sample Images

• 

  1965 Pension Application

How do I Search This Collection?

To use these records it is helpful to know:

• The name of the person
• The name soldier
• Other identifying information such as the approximate marriage date and place

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1. Fill in the search boxes in the Search Collection section with the information you know
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How Do I Analyze the Results?

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What Do I Do Next?

I Found the Person I was Looking for, What Now?

• Add any new information to your records
• Use the name and place as the basis for compiling a new family group or for verifying existing information
• Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth of each partner to find a birth records and parents' names
• Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find the family in census records
• Use the residence and names of the parents to locate church and land records
• Use the parent’s birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family

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
• Look for another index. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records
• Search the indexes and records of nearby counties
• Be aware that, as with any index, transcription errors may occur
• 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

Research Helps

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

• Virginia Guided Research
• Virginia Research Tips and Strategies
• Step-by-Step Virginia Research, 1880-Present

Other FamilySearch Collections

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

FamilySearch Catalog

• Confederate pension applications, Virginia, acts of 1888, 1900, 1902 ; index, 1888-1934
• Roster of Confederate pensioners of Virginia
• United Daughters of the Confederacy, Virginia Division, Relief Committee, Application for the relief of needy Confederate women, 1915-1967
• Magazine of Virginia genealogy Richmond, Virginia : Virginia Genealogical Society, 1983- FS Library 975.5 B2vs

FamilySearch Historical Records

• Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865

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