Applying in Florida

This widow applied for a Confederate widow's pension in 1909.

I Married Them People

This New Brunswick minister married a couple in 1865.

1898 Louisiana Applicant

Who are the applicants and witnesses on this 1898 Louisiana Confederate pension application?

I Surveyed That Property

This surveyor signed off on a survey of land the United States in 1794.

The Name Above the Red Line

What is the name of the grantee on this 1790 era deed from Harford County, Maryland? It's the name above the little red line.

An 1891 Application in Arkansas

This Confederate veteran applied for a pension in Arkansas in 1891.

Applying for My Husband's Arkansas Pension

This widow signed a widow's pension application in Arkansas in July of 1925.

Signing on the Line in 1909

This Florida resident applied for a Confederate veteran's pension in 1909.

My Homestead

This gentleman signed a homestead application for land in Colordo in the late 19th century.

Signing My Application

This Kentucky resident signed their Confederate pension application in the early 1900s.

A 1922 Signing in Mississippi

This Confederate veteran signed his pension application in 1922 in Mississippi.

Signing My Letter

This Louisiana Confederate veteran signed a letter in his pension application in 1915.

We Served Together

In a letter dated 23 May 1910, these two men indicated they served with the gentleman who was applying for a Confederate pension in Arkansas.

We Are the Pension Board

These three men made up the pension board for Lincoln County, Arkansas in the early 1900s.

I'm the Sheriff and the Widow Tells the Truth

This local sheriff signed a statement in a Kentucky Confederate widow's pension application in the early 1900s.

She Never Was Married More Than Once

This witness signed a statement in an early 1900 era Confederate pension application from Kentucky.

My Hubby Served and I Need Some Dough

This Kentucky widow applied for a pension in her husband's name in the early 1900s. Try and guess what's written above her name as well. I will tell you that to the left on those lines were the names of two potential witnesses to the widow's claim.

Yeah I Know the Neighbor

Who signed this affidavit in an early 20th century Kentucky Confederate pension file?

She Won't Live Too Long

These two affiants signed a statement in a Kentucky Confederate widow's pension which indicated that "she is not likely to live more than a few years..."

Gettting Hitched in Iowa Around 1910

This man signed his marriage application in Iowa in 1911.

About Daily Genealogy Transcriber

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Our intent is to get people thinking about the individual signature or piece of handwriting and how it can be misinterpreted. To that end, sometimes we only provide a snippet of the writing. And sometimes, we only have the signature in that handwriting, the rest of the document was written in an entirely different hand.


And once in a while we post pieces that are "easy." Sometimes we still get interesting readings on those and we have a few people who like to try and be the "first" to respond. 


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Getting My Mississippi Pension

What is the signature on this early 20th century Confederate pension application from Mississippi?

Grantor and Grantee

The names of these two men are "reversed" on these two index entries to a series of land records in Illinois in the mid-1800s. One is the index entry for the deed and the other is the index entry for the mortgage.

Paying My Virginia Taxes

What is the first name on this early 19th century tax list from Virginia?

Red Dot at the Poor Farm

What is the name of entrant 512 (red dot) on this poorfarm register from the early 20th century in Illinois?

Yeah--He's Dead

Who signed this 1930 era death certificate from Illinois?

Married In Ireland in 1862

What are the names on this Irish marriage record from 1862?

Selling Some of the Essex County Farm

Can you read the names of the grantors on this early 18th century deed from Essex County, Virginia? Their names are underlined in red. Below is a larger writing sample--large file.

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Making My Application in 1907 in NC

This Confederate widow signed a pension application in North Carolina in 1907.

March 2012 Genealogy Webinars

Our March 2012 Genealogy Webinar schedule has been posted. Topics are:

• Probate Process
• Proving Benjamin
• Genealogy Proof Standard  (rescheduled)
• Researching Female Ancestors

Details are on our webinar page at http://www.casefileclues.com/webinars_neill.htm

Registering in Wisconsin-Number 2

This Wisconsin native signed his World War 2 draft card in 1942 in Wisconsin.