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 Pension Payment Cards 1907-1933
These pension payment cards are NOT online, but were microfilmed by the National Archives and are available through the National Archives as: “Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933.” M850. 2,539 rolls. They are an excellent finding aid which I have used many times. These cards contain other identifying information on the soldier, including dates of payment, date of death, name of widow (if she qualified), names of minor children, etc.

The Allen County Public Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana has these films. They are also available via interlibrary loan from your local Family History Library--see the card catalog entry.

Sample Pension Payment Cards (images of actual cards)
 Michael's article "Before the Pension" discusses these cards and other finding aids to Civil War Pension records.
Sample Pension Files (images of actual records)
(c) 2005 Michael John Neill
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