by Katie Rebecca Garner | Jun 26, 2026
In my last article, we learned about Revolutionary War pension acts and what our ancestors had to do to get a pension. See: Genealogy Tip: Your Ancestor’s Revolutionary War Pension (part 1). In part 2, we will continue by looking at what we can find in our ancestors’...
by Katie Rebecca Garner | Jun 19, 2026
In this three-part series, I’m going to discuss a valuable resource for learning about the life of your Revolutionary War-era ancestor: pension records. In this first part, we’ll look at the history and processes of Revolutionary War pensions. American colonists were...
by Katie Rebecca Garner | Jun 12, 2026
Typically, a census study of a family in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries means skipping the 1890 census, going straight from 1880 to 1900. A lot more can happen in twenty years than in ten years, so this large gap can be the bane of a genealogist’s...
by Katie Rebecca Garner | Jun 5, 2026
When the United States was created, the U.S. Constitution stipulated that a population census be conducted every decade. The first census was taken in 1790, counting the white males and females, other free persons, and slaves. As time went on, information was added to...
by Katie Rebecca Garner | May 29, 2026
Previously in this series, we learned what was involved in your ancestor getting a Civil War pension and where you can find the records. This series concludes today with a case study showing how finding the pension record was key to discovering more about the Stewart...
by Katie Rebecca Garner | May 22, 2026
In Part 1 of this three-part series, we learned some history about Civil War pensions. In Part 2, we explore the application process and see how this can help you in your research. Photo: Civil War Union reenactors. Photo credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html...
