United States, Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942
This collection consists of two card indexes to widows who had applied for a pension renewal. The first covers service between 1812-1860 and is NARA microfilm publication M1784. The second covers service in the Civil War and later and is NARA microfilm publication M1785. Both indexes are part of RG 15 Records of the Veterans Administration. The files are located at the National Archives.
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United States, Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications
What is in This Collection?
This collection includes records from 1887 to 1942.
This collection consists of two card indexes to widows who had applied for a pension renewal. The first covers service between1812-1860 and is NARA microfilm publication M1784. The second covers service in the Civil War and later and is NARA microfilm publication M1785. Both indexes are part of RG 15 Records of the Veterans Administration. The files are located at the National Archives.
Copies of pension files are available from the National Archives. To request copies follow the instructions in the following link. Requesting Pre-WWI Service Records
See also Claire Prechtel-Kluskens For Love and Money: Pension Laws Affecting Widows of Military Veterans NGS Magazine 42 #1 (January-March 2016): 35-39. FS Library 973 D25ngs
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
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What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Pension
- Name of claimant (person claiming pension)
- Name of soldier
- Military unit in which soldier served including rank, company and regiment
- Application number
- Date of filing
- Remarks
Collection Content
Sample Image
1917 Remarried Widows Index
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Inventory
| Film | DGS | Roll | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2155463 | DGS 5240854 | 1 | Aaron - Capstick |
| 2155464 | DGS 5240855 | 2 | Caraan - Ezzell |
| 2155465 | DGS 5240856 | 3 | Faatz - Hodson, Sarah |
| 2155466 | DGS 5240857 | 4 | Hoecke - McCutchin |
| 2155467 | DGS 5240858 | 5 | McDade - Pixley, Ellen |
| 2155468 | DGS 5240859 | 6 | Place - Stamps, Sallie |
| 2155469 | DGS 5240860 | 7 | Stanard - Zwickey |
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
National Archives and Records Administration
"United States, Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 3 December 2024. Citing NARA microfilm publications M1784 and M1785. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
