An often times overlooked source of information on our ancestors is military records. If you had male ancestors in the age groups specified during the following wars, there may be a military service record at the National Archives in Washington, DC, or at the State Archives in the state whose military unit he served in:
1775-1783 Revolutionary War (Was your male ancestor 10-45 years of age in 1775?)
1812-1814 War of 1812 (Was your male ancestor 15-45 years of age in 1812?)
1846-1848 Mexican-American War (Was your male ancestor 16-45 years of age in
1846?)
1861-1865 Civil War (Was your male ancestor 13-45 years of age in 1861?)
1898 Spanish-American War (Was your male ancestor 18-45 years of age
in 1898?)
An often times overlooked source of information on our ancestors is military records. If you had male or female ancestors in the age groups specified during the following wars, there may be a military service record at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri, or at the State Archives in the state he or she enlisted from:
1917-1918 World War I (Was your male ancestor 17-45 years of age in 1917?)
1941-1945 World War II (Was your ancestor 13-45 years of age in 1941?)
1950-1953 Korean War (Was your ancestor 15-45 years of age in 1950?)
1964-1973 Vietnam War (Was your ancestor 9-45 years of age in 1964?)
1990-1991 Gulf War (Was your ancestor 17-45 years of age in 1990?)
Pension records for the American Revolution are available through Heritage Quest, which is accessible from computers in the St. Louis County Library (and also through your home computer if you have a library card).
ReplyDeleteFor those interested in membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution, established Revolutionary War patriots may be searched online in the free DAR Genealogical Research System (GS) at http://dar.org/library/online_research.cfm