Warren County Genealogical Society
Warren County, Ohio
Chapter of Ohio Genealogical Society
Civil War Families Requirements

 

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The prime objectives of The Civil War Families of Warren County, Ohio, are to identify and honor the memory of those soldiers and sailors who served during the war (Union or Confederate) and who lived, died or are buried in Warren County, Ohio. Applciants must prove lineage to a direct or collateral line Civil War service ancestor.

The research and work necessary to document Civil War soldiers or sailors and their descendants is intended to foster and encourage interest in this time period of our country and to honor those who served during the war.

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Requirements for Membership
In the Civil War Families of Warren County, Ohio

Current members of the Warren County Genealogical Society (WCGS) may apply for membership in The Civil War Families of Warren County. Applicants must complete an application form, listing their Warren County Union or Confederate Civil War Ancestor(s), listing their descent(s) from the soldier or sailor ancestor(s) (direct or collateral), and proving their descent, war service and residency, death or burial in Warren County.  Applications are due by February 1st. 

The Civil War Families of Warren County application must be accompanied by copies of ALL documents necessary to:

  1. prove the Civl War soldier or sailor who lived, died or is buried in Warren County; and
  2. prove each step of descent from the Civil War soldier or sailor (direct or collateral) to the applying member.


Proof may NOT be omitted for any step. These document copies must be either:

  1. copy machine, photo, or other facsimiles of the original document; or
  2. EXACT typed, or hand-printed copies of the original document, certified as "TRUE COPIES" by a court-house official, genealogical librarian, or other official. All proof documents must show their source.

To apply for membership in Civil War Families of Warren County, please download and print the
Civil War Families Application Form in pdf format.

Original applications for membership in the Civil War Families of Warren County, Ohio must be accompanied by a $15.00 application fee, which covers as many Civil War soldier or sailor ancestors who lived, died or is buried in Warren County, Ohio, as the applicant can prove. Write for an application.  Applications are due by February 1st.  Please also submit a pedigree chart and applicable family group records. 

In addition to applying to Warren County's lineage society, please consider applying for membership in the Ohio Genealogical Society Society of Civil War Families of Ohio at the following link: https://www.ogs.org/about/lineage/scwfo.php
 

Return to Lineage Societies Main Page
First Families Main Page First Families Pioneers First Family Descendants First Families, Application
Early Settlers Main Page Early Settlers Pioneers Early Settler Descendants Early Settler Application
Civil War Families Main Page Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Civil War Descendants Civil War Families Application
       

 

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This page was created 31 August 2018 and last updated on May 10, 2019