North Carolina Confederate Soldier's and Widow's Pension Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions

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== 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:  

*Applications 1885 to 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.  

=== To Browse This Collection ===

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=== Image Visibility ===

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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==

The following information may be found in these records:

*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.  

Practically each succeeding General Assembly made some change in the pension laws.

== Collection Content  ==

=== Sample Image ===

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Image:North Carolina Confederate Soldier's and Widow's Pension Applications DGS 4810273 14.jpg|Pension Application

*The approximate date of death

*The names of family members and their relationships

=== Search the Index ===

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# Select the '''Beginning name - Ending name''' to view the images.

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=== 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? ==

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.  

*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

=== 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 in your research for your family in the state of [[North Carolina, United States Genealogy|North Carolina]].

* [[North Carolina Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]]

* [[Step-by-Step North Carolina Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]]

=== Related Family History Library Holdings ===

*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/332475? John W. Moore, comp. ''Roster of North Carolina troops in the War between the States.'' 4 volumes.  Raleigh, N. C. : Edwards, Broughton & Co., 1882.]

*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/360954? '' History Records Survey Roster (index) of North Carolina troops in the War between the States.'']

*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/665005? Applications for Confederate soldier's and widow's pensions, 1885-ca. 1953]

=== Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections ===

*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932376?collectionNameFilter=true North Carolina Compiled Service Records]

=== Related Digital Books ===

*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/170554?  Louis H. Manarin, comp. ''A guide to military organizations and installations, North Carolina, 1861-1865.]''

*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/182029?  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]

== Citing This Collection ==

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