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|title=North Carolina, Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1953
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
== 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
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== What Can This Collection Tell Me? ==


Information found in '''Confederate Soldier Pensions''' may include:  
Information found in '''Confederate Soldier Pensions''' may include:  
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Practically each succeeding General Assembly made some change in the pension laws.
Practically each succeeding General Assembly made some change in the pension laws.
== Collection Content  ==
=== Sample Image ===


<gallery widths="160px" heights="120px" perrow="3">
Image:North Carolina Confederate Soldier's and Widow's Pension Applications DGS 4810273 14.jpg|Pension Application
</gallery>
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
 
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
To begin your search it is helpful to know the following:
*The name of the soldier  
*The name of the soldier  
*The approximate date of birth
*The approximate date of birth
*The approximate date of death
*The approximate date of death
*The names of family members and their relationships
*The names of family members and their relationships
 
=== View the Images ===
'''View images in this collection by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1911763/waypoints Browse Page]:'''<br>To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br> ⇒ Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page<br> ⇒ Select the "Beginning name - Ending name" category which takes you to the images
View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|1911763|Browse Page|access=browse}}''':
 
# Select the '''Beginning name - Ending name''' to view the images.
Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind:
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*There may be more than one person in the records with the same name
*You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name
*Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life
 
{{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1911763 North Carolina, Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1953]. Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images.}}
{{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1911763 North Carolina, Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1953]. 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? ==
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. Add this new information to your records of each family. This information will often lead you to other records.  
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.  
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Use the age to calculate an approximate birth date  
*Use the age to calculate an approximate birth date  
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*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names  
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names  
*Search the indexes and records of nearby states
*Search the indexes and records of nearby states
{{Tip|Don't overlook {{FHL|North Carolina, Pension Records|keywords|disp}} items in the FamilySearch Library Catalog.}}


== Citing This Collection ==
== Citing This Collection ==
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