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|title=United States, Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files | |title=United States, Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files | ||
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This collection consists of approved pension case files of widows and other dependents of soldiers submitted between 1861 and 1934 and sailors between 1910 and 1934. Some files may be for service in the War with Spain. The files are arranged numerically by certificate number. Orginal files are located at the National Archives in Record Group 15, Records of the Veterans Administration. Index courtesy of Fold3.com (previously Footnote.com). Additional records will be added to this collection as they become available. | This collection consists of approved pension case files of widows and other dependents of soldiers submitted between 1861 and 1934 and sailors between 1910 and 1934. Some files may be for service in the War with Spain. The files are arranged numerically by certificate number. Orginal files are located at the National Archives in Record Group 15, Records of the Veterans Administration. Index courtesy of Fold3.com (previously Footnote.com). Additional records will be added to this collection as they become available. | ||
From the onset of the Civil War, the US government granted pensions to widows of men who died in service to the Union Army. Then the Pension Dependent Act of 1890 extended benefits to those who could prove that they were the widows of honorably discharged veterans serving the Union for at least ninety days during the Civil War. A widow also had to provide proof of the soldier’s death, unless it resulted from his military service. An applicant could not have any means of support other than her day labor, and her marriage to the soldier had to occur before 17 June 1890, the date of the act. | |||
=== Citation for This Collection === | === Citation for This Collection === | ||
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The key genealogical facts of these records may include: | The key genealogical facts of these records may include: | ||
[[Image:Civil War Federal Soldiers' Widows Claims DGS 4591908 2.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Civil War Federal Soldiers' Widows Claims DGS 4591908 2.jpg|thumb|right|Civil War Federal Soldiers' Widows Claims DGS 4591908 2.jpg]] | ||
*Soldier's full name | *Soldier's full name | ||
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*Indexes may contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings, misinterpretations, and optical character recognition errors if the information was scanned. | *Indexes may contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings, misinterpretations, and optical character recognition errors if the information was scanned. | ||
*Your ancestor may have used a nickname or an alias. In addition, ages may have been altered to allow men to serve who were not of the appropriate age. | *Your ancestor may have used a nickname or an alias. In addition, ages may have been altered to allow men to serve who were not of the appropriate age. | ||
=== Why the Record Was Created === | === Why the Record Was Created === | ||
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=== Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection === | === Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection === | ||
"United States, Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files" | "United States, Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files" Index, ''FamilySearch'' (https://ds.familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F9FL-WWL : accessed 8 May 2012), Betsey Johnson Green widow of Charles M Green; citing Civil War Records, application WC4193; Adjuntant General's Office, NARA, Washington, D.C., United States. FHL digital images, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Index courtesy of Fold 3, Orem, Utah. | ||
[[Category:United_States|Military]] | [[Category:United_States|Military]] | ||