Kentucky, Confederate Pension Applications, 1912-1950
Images of pension applications filed by surviving former Confederate soldiers or their widows who lived in Kentucky. The law providing for pensions was enacted in 1912 by the Kentucky State Legislature.
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Kentucky, Confederate Pension Applications
What is in This Collection?
The records consist of images of pension applications and an alphabetical index. They were filed by surviving former Confederate soldiers who lived in Kentucky or their widows. The records cover the years 1912 to 1950. The collection is located at the Kentucky State Archives.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications, 1912-1950. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The index includes the following information:
- Application number
- Full name of applicant
The following information is found on most Confederate soldier's pension applications in Kentucky:
- Application number
- Full name of widow (applicant)
- Residence
- Length of residence in Kentucky
- Birth date and place
- Maiden name
- Full name of soldier
- Who performed the marriage ceremony (A copy of the marriage certificate or license may also be attached.)
- Enlistment date
- Company and regiment
- Length of service
- When and where did the company and regiment surrender
- Was the soldier present at the time of surrender
- Reason if not present at the time of surrender
- Death date and place of soldier
- If the couple was living together at the time of death
- Second marriage information
- Property owned by the widow
- Family of the widow
- Witness for the widow
- Date and place of signing
Collection Content
Sample Image
Pension Application
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
Kentucky State Archives
"Kentucky, Confederate Pension Applications, 1912-1950 ." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 3 December 2024. Citing Confederate Pension Board. Historical Society, Frankfort.
