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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. | ||
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*Witnesses declaring veracity of statement | *Witnesses declaring veracity of statement | ||
== Collection | == Collection Content == | ||
=== Sample Images === | === Sample Images === | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
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== How Do I Search the Collection? == | == How Do I Search the Collection? == | ||
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: | |||
*The name of your ancestor | *The name of your ancestor. | ||
*The birth date of your ancestor | *The birth date of your ancestor. | ||
=== View the Images === | === View the Images === | ||
View images in this collection by visiting the | View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|1865475|Browse Page|access=browse}}''': | ||
# Select '''Pension Record Type''' | # Select the '''Pension Record Type''' | ||
# Select '''Beginning name - Ending name''' | # Select the '''Beginning name - Ending name''' which takes you to the images. | ||
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? === | === How Do I Analyze the Results? === | ||
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== What Do I Do Next? == | == What Do I Do Next? == | ||
=== I Found | === I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*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 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. | *Use the information to find additional family members. | ||
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*[[Missouri Church Records| Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900. | *[[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 | === 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. | *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. | *Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records. | ||
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== 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. | |||
;Collection Citation: | |||
{{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> | |||
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