I have a civil war death certificate it's origional and belonged to one of my ancestors. I was wondering if anyone would know if it was worth anything or not
2007-01-22 07:21:43 · 10 answers · asked by Baby Girl 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Go to the Civil War Museum and ask about it, don't forget take it with u.
Good Luck!
2007-01-22 07:46:14 · answer #1 · answered by US Girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-15 17:44:46 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was it for the union or the confederacy? The reason I ask is because it seems as if a confederate government issued death certificate may be more rare than one from the union. Since the union still exists, I'm sure there are some folks collect memorabilia for the South and would very much like to have this to add to their collections. I went out to look for what it could cost to purchase one and have posted the prices below.
$7 for an uncertified copy of a death certificate from that era
$81 for a Confederate prison death certificate
Let me know if you hear any more about this!!!!
2007-01-22 07:45:21 · answer #3 · answered by Elwanda B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good answers.
Most of the "death certificates" were issued many years after the war, some decades later.
Most were for widows filing for pensions. Both Union and each individual southern state. The Federal gov would not pay for southern pensions.
The last widows pensions were being paid well into the 20th century as many a veteran married well a younger lady.
Most southern states have very good and accessible pension records and you can likely look up your ancestor.
Yahoo Answers Genealogy is a great place to also ask!
Good post!
2007-01-22 09:56:35 · answer #4 · answered by cruisingyeti 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope you don't want to sell that. If it is the certificate of one of your ancestors, it really belongs to your entire family and not just one or two people.
In monetary terms it's probably not worth a lot, but in terms of family heirlooms, there's no way you can put a price on it...it's invaluble and priceless.
If you don't want it and really want to sell it, try to sell it to a museum so they can put the family name and other info with it...don't ever sell it to a stranger so your children or grandchildren will never get to see it.
Some family members would treasure that item so much.
2007-01-22 07:32:23 · answer #5 · answered by Chick-A- Deedle 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what the monitary value might be for your document, but it is a very valuable peice of paper. Hang on to it, if not for yourself, for your children, someone some day will appreciate its value.
You might want to look into what you need to do to preserve it.
Personally if it were mine, I would have it conservationally framed to preserve it. This is a method of framing that keeps the item out of the dampness, dust and other polutants in the air.
You might want to check with a local museum to see if they want to display it, there will be no money involved, but your name as the owner would be posted.
2007-01-22 07:37:38 · answer #6 · answered by Wanda K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why wouldn't you keep something like that. It's a piece of family history, don't lose touch with your past, cherish it. DO NOT let greed or neccessity cause you to take something irreplacable from your descendents.
2007-01-22 07:31:01 · answer #7 · answered by 29 characters to work with...... 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you can find a collector of such things then maybe, but not much. there are many many documents from the CW still around so the prices are pretty low.
2007-01-22 07:25:05 · answer #8 · answered by rbenne 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If he was Confederate then maybe a hundred dollars.Union .about 65 dollars.at most.Please keep it. your children or children's children may prize it.Frame it.It was a horrible time but its good to remember and honour the sacrifices they all went thru..
2007-01-22 07:30:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
only to you unless it was a real famious person. there are some collectors but...
2007-01-22 07:30:16 · answer #10 · answered by seanamhair_nathair_sgiathach 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋