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:Use family records, census, county histories, or other records to identify the residence of an ancestor during the Civil War from 1861-1865. | :Use family records, census, county histories, or other records to identify the residence of an ancestor during the Civil War from 1861-1865. | ||
<br> '''Step 2'''. Printout <u>all</u> the claimants in that county from the "Geographical List of Claimants''.'' | <br>'''Step 2'''. Printout <u>all</u> the claimants in that county from the "Geographical List of Claimants''.'' | ||
:A. Open the St. Louis County Library [Internet site] article “[http:// | :A. Open the St. Louis County Library [Internet site] article “[http://tinyurl.com/7cue5y3 Geographical List of Southern Claims Commission Claimants].” {{dead link}} Perhaps it is [http://www.worldcat.org/title/records-of-the-southern-claims-commission/oclc/122397396&referer=brief_results here].<br> | ||
:B. Scroll down to the links to PDFs for states and counties listed in alphabetical order. | :B. Scroll down to the links to PDFs for states and counties listed in alphabetical order. | ||
:C. Click the link that would include the county where the ancestor lived between 1861-1865. | :C. Click the link that would include the county where the ancestor lived between 1861-1865. | ||
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:E. Close the PDF. | :E. Close the PDF. | ||
<br> '''Step 3'''. Copy data for each claimant in the county in ''Southern Loyalists in the Civil War.'' | <br>'''Step 3'''. Copy data for each claimant in the county in ''Southern Loyalists in the Civil War.'' | ||
:A. Get access to Gary B. Mills, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30591123&referer=brief_results Southern Loyalists in the Civil War: The Southern Claims Commission]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1994, or reprint 2004). [FHL book 975 M2s]. | :A. Get access to Gary B. Mills, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30591123&referer=brief_results Southern Loyalists in the Civil War: The Southern Claims Commission]'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1994, or reprint 2004). [FHL book 975 M2s]. | ||
:B. In this book find and copy all data provided for <u>each</u> claimant in the county. | :B. In this book find and copy all data provided for <u>each</u> claimant in the county. | ||
<br> '''Step 4'''. To identify which NARA microfiche to purchase, use an appropriate NARA descriptive pamphlet (DP) and follow instructions at the St. Louis County Library’s Internet site. | <br>'''Step 4'''. To identify which NARA microfiche to purchase, use an appropriate NARA descriptive pamphlet (DP) and follow instructions at the St. Louis County Library’s Internet site. | ||
'''Step 5'''. Order from the National Archives a microfiche copy of the file for each claimant in your ancestor’s county. | '''Step 5'''. Order from the National Archives a microfiche copy of the file for each claimant in your ancestor’s county. | ||
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'''Step 6'''. Search each county claimant’s file for information about your ancestor or his neighbors. | '''Step 6'''. Search each county claimant’s file for information about your ancestor or his neighbors. | ||
'''Step 7'''. Search related Commission journals, agent letters, and miscellaneous letters at the FHL. | '''Step 7'''. Search related Commission journals, agent letters, and miscellaneous letters at the FHL. | ||
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