Census Records

United States Military Records

The federal censuses of 1840, 1890, and 1910 specifically identify veterans and pensioners. Some state censuses also have information about soldiers and veterans. The federal censuses of 1900, 1910, and 1920 include special enumerations of personnel serving at military and naval installations, ships, and hospitals at home and overseas.

1900 census: see description in the Family History Library Catalog under:

PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION - CENSUS RECORDS

1910 census:military and naval beginning with FHL film 1375797

1920 census:military and naval, soundex and population schedules. 20 rolls. Soundex index on FHL films 1831476-93 The schedules are found on FHL films ([1822040]–41.)

The military and naval schedule includes name of military or naval station or vessel, country, seaport, company or troop, regiment, arm of service, rank, residence in the United States (state, city or town, street and number), in addition to the information provided on the population schedules.