G2G: Question on Peter (Snider) Snyder (abt.1770-1860) What is the actual originiation of the 1812 Pension record?

Question

Regarding Peter (Snider) Snyder ...

This is a record for the war of 1812. It lists information which is questionable. I am wondering where this came from and if there is a way to validate the information it contains. This man was married to another woman at his death, hence Elizabeth Kane was not his widow.  It is my impression that this information was researched and needed to be proven for the widow to receive the pension. He married a different woman in 1803 or 1805 with whom he lived and had children for the rest of his life.  I am guessing this is an original document and one of the first uses of the typewriter in government records. 

Answer 1

Hello Lance, is there a link to this record other than Ancestry? Perhaps that is your question as well.  The name of the database, perhaps?  Thanks!

Ah, perhaps I will poke around a bit here:  https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/United_States_War_of_1812_Pension_Records

Answer 2

These typed cards seem to be part of this collection: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939X-HS99-M8?view=index&cc=1834325&lang=en&groupId=

Not sure if that is helpful or not.  JSC

Comments

not really. I was looking for a more authentic source than ancestry. Ancestry is just where the digital copies of the records are stored. I am wondering where the actual information comes from.  This card was typed up after the death of the widow in 1878 and maybe later than that. So my question is, where did the dates for the birth and marriage and all of that come from?  Also, this record might be an application, where would I find out if the application was approved or denied?