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North Carolina Confederate Soldier's and Widow's Pension Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions
North Carolina Confederate Soldier's and Widow's Pension Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records (view source)
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=== Record Content === | === Record Content === | ||
Key genealogical facts found in Confederate Soldier Pensions may include: | |||
*Name | |||
*Date of birth | |||
*Address and Parish | |||
*Regiment name | |||
*Military experiences | |||
*Postwar life | |||
*References to wife and/or children | |||
*Nature of incapacity | |||
Key genealogical facts found in Widow Pensions may include: | |||
*Name (Married and Maiden) | |||
*Deceased soldier's name and regiment | |||
*Cause and Date of soldier's death | |||
*Date of birth | |||
*Address and Parish | |||
*Date of birth | |||
*Date of marriage | |||
*Nature of the soldier's or widow's incapacity | |||
== How to Use the Record == | == How to Use the Record == | ||
Confederate Pension applications can be used to find information about soldiers who served in the Civil War and their families. In addition to providing information about the veteran and his family, pension applications can also lead to more military records. | |||
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Compare the information in the record to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct person. You may need to compare the information of more than one person to make this determination. | |||
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. For example: | |||
*Death dates may lead to death certificates, mortuary, or burial records. | |||
*Use the age to calculate an approximate birth date. | |||
*Use the birth date or age along with the residence or place of birth of the deceased to locate census, church, and land records. | |||
== Record History == | == Record History == | ||
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=== Why this Record Was Created === | === Why this Record Was Created === | ||
The North Carolina government filed these records so as to keep track of the funds leaving the state treasury to support the veterans and widows of the Civil War. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints then obtained this collection to help individuals find information about their ancestors. | |||
=== Record Reliability === | === Record Reliability === | ||
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 | |||
== Related Websites == | == Related Websites == | ||
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=== Contributions to This Article === | === Contributions to This Article === | ||
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