Mississippi, Confederate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes records of state pensions paid to Confederate veterans and to widows of Confederate veterans living in Mississippi.
 * County pension reports, 1900-1933 and Confederate pension rolls, 1889-1935
 * An enumeration of veterans and widows dated 1907-1933
 * An enumeration of indigent and disabled soldiers and dependents, 1863-1868.

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

Pension
 * Name of pensioner/petitioner
 * County and post office where pension is sent
 * Date issued and number of warrant
 * Amount of payment

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Person's name
 * Their residence

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.

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

 * Death dates may lead to death certificates, mortuary, or burial records
 * Use the age to calculate a birth date and to find other records such as birth, and marriage
 * Search for the family in census records
 * Search for land and probate records

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

 * Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name
 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Mississippi.
 * US Military Basic Search Strategies
 * Beginning United States Civil War Research
 * Locating a Confederate Civil War Soldier (1861–1865)
 * Mississippi Guided Research
 * Mississippi Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research
 * Beginning Research in United States Military Records

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

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Mississippi, Confederate records, 1889-1942 - Confederate Pension Rolls & Reports
 * Mississippi, county rosters of military veterans, 1936-1939
 * Amite County, Military records, 1843-1946; indexes 1904-1937
 * Attala County, Confederate pension and census records, 1892-1946
 * Attala County, Confederate Pension Board minutes, 1921-1936
 * Carroll County, Confederate soldiers' and sailors' pension applications, 1894-1924
 * Clay County, Pension records, 1903-1944
 * Copiah County, Pension records, 1890-1949
 * Harrison County, Confederate pensions and miscellaneous, 1903-1941; index, 1903-1939, 1903-1941
 * Jackson County, Military pensions, 1892-1928
 * Jones County, Civil war pensioners, 1916; index of applicants, 1905-1928, 1905-1928
 * Lincoln County, Confederate pension records, 1895-1936
 * Lowndes County, Confederate pension roll, 1906-1917
 * Noxubee County, Pension records, 1892-1950
 * Panola County, Roster of soldiers & widow, 1910-1912
 * Tate County, Pension applications, 1905-1924

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865
 * Mississippi, Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications, 1900-1974

Citing This Collection
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