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|Title=Missouri Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers' Home Admission Applications | |Title=Missouri Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers' Home Admission Applications | ||
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== Collection Time Period == | == Collection Time Period == | ||
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This collection includes records for the years 1911 to 1938. | This collection includes records for the years 1911 to 1938. | ||
== Record Description == | == Record Description == | ||
These records are digital images of Confederate pension files and applications for admission to the Confederate soldiers' home. The applications are arranged in alphabetical order. The pensions are for Confederate veterans who were living in Missouri, although they may have enlisted from another state. The Confederate Soldiers’ Home in Higginsville, Missouri, was open for infirm and dependent former Confederate soldiers and sailors, their wives, widows, and orphans. | These records are digital images of Confederate pension files and applications for admission to the Confederate soldiers' home. The applications are arranged in alphabetical order. The pensions are for Confederate veterans who were living in Missouri, although they may have enlisted from another state. The Confederate Soldiers’ Home in Higginsville, Missouri, was open for infirm and dependent former Confederate soldiers and sailors, their wives, widows, and orphans. | ||
=== Record Content === | === Record Content === | ||
These applications usually include the following information: | These applications usually include the following information: | ||
*Soldier’s name | *Soldier’s name | ||
*Date of application | *Date of application | ||
*Dates of service | *Dates of service | ||
*Birth date or age | *Birth date or age | ||
*Birthplace | *Birthplace | ||
*Name of spouse | *Name of spouse | ||
*Names of dependent children | *Names of dependent children | ||
*Death date | *Death date | ||
*Military unit served in | *Military unit served in | ||
*Type of records in file | *Type of records in file | ||
== How to Use the Record == | == How to Use the Record == | ||
To search for your ancestors in the index you will need to know their full names. Check the index for the surname and then the given name. If you are having difficulty finding your ancestor, look for variations in the spelling of the name. If your ancestor used an alias or a nickname, be sure to check for those alternate names. Remember that these indexes may contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings, misinterpretations, and optical character recognition errors if the information was scanned. | To search for your ancestors in the index you will need to know their full names. Check the index for the surname and then the given name. If you are having difficulty finding your ancestor, look for variations in the spelling of the name. If your ancestor used an alias or a nickname, be sure to check for those alternate names. Remember that these indexes may contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings, misinterpretations, and optical character recognition errors if the information was scanned. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information 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: | When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information 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. | *Death dates may lead to death certificates, mortuary, or burial records. | ||
*Use the age to calculate an approximate birth date. | *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. | *Use the birth date or age along with the residence or place of birth of the deceased to locate census, church, and land records. | ||
You may also find these search tips helpful: | You may also find these search tips helpful: | ||
*Compile the entries for every person who has the same surname as the deceased, this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual. | *Compile the entries for every person who has the same surname as the deceased, this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual. | ||
*Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have been seeking the pension. | *Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have been seeking the pension. | ||
*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct. | *When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct. | ||
== Record History == | == Record History == | ||
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. | ||
=== Why this Record Was Created === | === Why this Record Was Created === | ||
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. | ||
=== Record Reliability === | === Record Reliability === | ||
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. | ||
== Related Websites == | == Related Websites == | ||
[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/civilwar/6.asp Office of the Adjutant General in Jefferson City, Missouri] | [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/civilwar/6.asp Office of the Adjutant General in Jefferson City, Missouri] | ||
== Related Wiki Articles == | == Related Wiki Articles == | ||
[[Missouri Military Records|Missouri Military Records]] | [[Missouri Military Records|Missouri Military Records]] | ||
=== Contributions to This Article === | === Contributions to This Article === | ||
Please add the Contributor invite template to encourage wiki user participation. | Please add the Contributor invite template to encourage wiki user participation. | ||
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== Sources of Information for This Collection == | == Sources of Information for This Collection == | ||
<!--bibdescbegin-->“Missouri Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers' Home Admission Applications,” database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/); from the Missouri Department of Records and Archives, Jefferson City, Missouri. FHL microfilm, 27 reels. Family History Library Salt Lake City, Utah.<!--bibdescend--> | <!--bibdescbegin-->“Missouri Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers' Home Admission Applications,” database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/); from the Missouri Department of Records and Archives, Jefferson City, Missouri. FHL microfilm, 27 reels. Family History Library Salt Lake City, Utah.<!--bibdescend--> | ||
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*United States. Bureau of the Census. 12th census, 1900, digital images, From FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: September 29, 2006), Arizona Territory, Maricopa, Township 1, East Gila, Salt River Base and Meridian; sheet 9B, line 71 | *United States. Bureau of the Census. 12th census, 1900, digital images, From FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: September 29, 2006), Arizona Territory, Maricopa, Township 1, East Gila, Salt River Base and Meridian; sheet 9B, line 71 | ||