Ohio, Soldier Home Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of images to admission records of veterans to the state soldier home in Sandusky for the years 1888 to 1919. Acquired from the state archives, and historical society in Columbus. The collection is arranged by admission number.

A national soldiers' home was also located in Dayton. [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1916230 National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Central Branch (Dayton,Ohio) ]

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Soldier home records • 4

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of the person
 * The location or date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?
Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Look at the actual image of the record, if you can, to verify the information and to find additional information.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Search vital records such as birth, marriage, and death
 * Use the information found in the record to find land records
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in census records

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relative.
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Ohio.
 * US Military Basic Search Strategies
 * Beginning Research in United States Military Records
 * Beginning United States Civil War Research
 * Locating a Union Civil War Soldier (1861-1865)
 * Ohio Guided Research
 * Ohio Record Finder
 * Ohio Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Ohio Research, 1880-Present

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Ohio State Soldiers' and sailors' Admission records of veterans of wartime United States military service, 1888-1919
 * Ohio Veterans Home Death and burial records, 1889-1930
 * Grave registrations of soldiers buried in Ohio

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938
 * United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
 * Ohio, Veterans Home Deaths and Burials, 1889-1930
 * Ohio, Grave Registrations of Soldiers, 1810-1955

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * Daniel J. Ryan, The Civil War literature of Ohio : a bibliography with explanatory and historical notes Cleveland, Ohio : Burrows Bros. Co., 1911. reprint. Salem, Massachusetts : Higginson Book Company, 2009?
 * Official roster of the soldiers of the state of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866 12 volumes. Akron, Ohio : Werner Co., 1886-1895

Citing This Collection
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