Civil War "Widows' Pensions", 1861-1910

Title
Civil War "Widows' Pensions", 1861-1910
Abbreviation
Civil War Widows' Pensions (Fold3)
Author
Fold3
Publication
Fold3 online database. Originals: case files of approved pension applications of widows and other dependents, Record Group 15, Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Repository
Note on source

Used in the Hurley Family Tree for the Civil War pension file of Robert Hurley's widow Martha and their minor son Edwin (WC 107,185).

Fold3's collection of approved pension case files for widows and other dependents of Union soldiers (National Archives, Record Group 15). A file can hold proof of the marriage, affidavits on the children's births and later correspondence; page numbers cited are the file's pages as imaged on Fold3. In the Hurley file, pages 17, 19 and 31 would not display when it was read in October 2026.

Last change
October 15, 2026 – 22:08:14
Author of last change: daveh
Given names Surname Birth Place Death Age Place
166
Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
5 86 80
Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
about 1827
199
Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States
1 164 35
Pittsburg Landing, Hardin County, Tennessee, United States
about 1831
195
Ohio, United States
2
before 1879
147 48
Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Given names Surname Age Given names Surname Age Marriage Place
25 21 174
Meigs County, Ohio, United States
1
35 35 159
Wayne County, Illinois, United States
1
Media objects
Media Title Individuals Families Sources Last change
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Title Individuals Families Media objects Sources Last change