Kentucky. Dept. of Confederate Pensions. To research confederate pension applications contact: Kentucky State Archives Research Room 300 Coffee Tree Road Frankfort, KY 40601 Telephone: 502-564-8704 In 1912, Kentucky began granting pensions to Confederate veterans or their widows. The records are on microfilm. A published index is available in many libraries: Simpson, Alicia. Index of Confederate Pension Applications, Commonwealth of Kentucky (Frankfort, KY: Division of Archives and Records Management, Department of Library and Archives, 1978). Record Group:0620 Kentucky. Dept. of Confederate Pensions. Applications, 1912-1946. Full Record Agency/Creator Kentucky. Dept. of Confederate Pensions. Series Title Applications, [microform] 1912-1946, (bulk 1912-1915). Description 102 cu. ft. 50 microfilm reels. Summary Note Summary: Information given includes each applicant's name, address, age at time of application, military service history, superior officer's name, statements of witnesses, and a verification by the county judge. Applications from widows of veterans are intermingled, and are identical in form and content. Supporting documents include affidavits, letters, and memoranda. The applications and the printed index to them have been microfilmed and are available for research use in that form. Agen. Hist. Link KYSV519-A is a history of the agency that created these records. Finding Aid Finding aids: Container listing available in repository. Subjects State government records. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This information submitted by: Carl Greenfield http://www.usgwarchives.net ***********************************************************************