tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242187022431135161.post928878465914696203..comments2024-03-22T15:15:53.970-04:00Comments on Ellie's Ancestors: Tuesday's Tip/Check Those Pension AppsElliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03597553254090967849noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242187022431135161.post-19451837060936208032014-05-23T07:11:03.526-04:002014-05-23T07:11:03.526-04:00RJ one other thought, the guardianship papers woul...RJ one other thought, the guardianship papers would probably be included in the pension application, the Mormon church has filmed the apps, and Fold3 has some of the files online.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597553254090967849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242187022431135161.post-55948133083560815952014-05-23T07:06:46.002-04:002014-05-23T07:06:46.002-04:00I would think there would be guardianship papers e...I would think there would be guardianship papers especially in relation to his receiving government funds for the minor. In my experience, such papers were kept at a county level, not state. Check with the courthouse or try contacting a local historical or genealogical society, they should know where to find them. Best of luck.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597553254090967849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242187022431135161.post-79504878478656268642014-05-22T14:00:07.221-04:002014-05-22T14:00:07.221-04:00great site and I have a question; I have the pens...great site and I have a question; I have the pension file for my ancestor but at the time of his death (Union) he was married and had a small child. His wife had remarried in 1871 and then she died in 1874; it dawned on me while checking the card that it did not have a widow's pension mentioned but it did have the word minor written and also a certificate number so would she have received a widow's pension and the date 1871 but she would have still been living ; and then at her death the stepfather would apply for guardianship with the government to receive the child's money. The child would not have been 16 years old as yet. I am trying to figure out how to find out if there would be records at a state level about the guardianship that would have been sent to obtain the child's pension. I hope I made sense here and you can help me as obtaining one like this could open some doors for me. The way the card is written is a little confusing; it is the first one I have ever seen like it.<br />Thank You,<br />RJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242187022431135161.post-1090622177176480372014-02-03T09:38:13.344-05:002014-02-03T09:38:13.344-05:00You are so welcome Karen! Those pension files are...You are so welcome Karen! Those pension files are wonderful things, so much personal information. Thank you for reading and letting me know the post was helpful to you. Always nice to hear.<br />EllieElliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597553254090967849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242187022431135161.post-65019627292252182062014-02-02T16:10:59.174-05:002014-02-02T16:10:59.174-05:00What great advice! I have an ancestor whose wife ...What great advice! I have an ancestor whose wife filed for a pension 20+ years after his death, and it was filled with page after page of letters and other correspondence - an unbelievable treasure trove of data I never would have known any other way. I did not realize that mothers could file for a pension - I need to re-examine my research on a couple of Civil War ancestors that were not married. Thanks for an informative post!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711776825293238093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242187022431135161.post-16265472435566635602014-01-29T08:24:01.866-05:002014-01-29T08:24:01.866-05:00Family Search has a pension index. Ancestry and F...Family Search has a pension index. Ancestry and Fold3 have images of the index card that give the name of the person who filed the claim. I don't know that either one gives the race of the soldier-- unless you knew it was a colored regiment or the soldier's name I don't know that you'd be able to tell, these are all just indexes. Ancestry does have "US Colored Troops Military Service Records 1861-1865" http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1107 Thanks for reading. EllieElliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597553254090967849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242187022431135161.post-22134459835300450312014-01-29T07:59:40.719-05:002014-01-29T07:59:40.719-05:00Is there a central location for Pension Files. It&...Is there a central location for Pension Files. It's hard to find info on Colored Troops during that time period? True Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13940407628932172511noreply@blogger.com