If your US relative obtained a pension based on his military service, affidavits and other information in the application have a good chance of documenting where the veteran (or his widow) lived after his active military service was over.

This can be helpful for individuals who moved frequently or for whom you’ve had difficulty tracking their post-service movements. A 1903 affidavit in the pension file of Gardner Ramsey documents some of his family’s movements in Arizona and California in the late 1800s.

US federal military pension records are housed at the National Archives. The FamilySearch Wiki has a page devoted to more information on these records.

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