Spanish American War Veteran Death Dates (TAPS Files)

Title

Spanish American War Veteran Death Dates (TAPS Files)

Subject

Spanish American War veterans; Military death notices; Veteran organizations; Iowa genealogy; TAPS records

Description

This collection provides an index to “TAPS” death notices submitted for Spanish American War veterans. The index is organized alphabetically by surname and contains the death dates of veterans who were members of local United Spanish War Veterans posts. The original hardcopy TAPS forms—completed by camp officers and submitted as official death notifications—are housed at the Iowa Genealogical Society Library in Des Moines. The online index represents the extent of information available digitally; full documents are available only in the library’s physical collection.

Creator

United Spanish War Veterans (original forms)
Iowa Genealogical Society (indexing and presentation)

Source

Spanish American War veteran TAPS notices submitted to the United Spanish War Veterans organization.

Publisher

Iowa Genealogical Society

Date

Includes death notices filed from approximately 1898-1990.

Contributor

Index compiled by volunteers of the Iowa Genealogical Society.

Rights

© Iowa Genealogical Society. Online content is limited to index entries. Original documents are available only through onsite access at the IGS Library.

Relation

United Spanish War Veterans organizational records; related to veteran service records and local camp administrative files.

Format

Online index (HTML)
Original documents in paper format held onsite at IGS

Language

English

Type

Text; Index; Military death records

Identifier

TAPS=XXXX

Coverage

Spatial: Iowa (various communities with United Spanish War Veterans posts)
Temporal: Spanish American War era veterans, with death notices filed in the early 20th century

Collection Items

Featured ItemAbel, Waler L. - TAPS-0001

Index entry for a Spanish American War veteran whose death was reported through a United Spanish War Veterans TAPS notice. Each item reflects the…

Featured ItemAckerman, Burton Charles - TAPS-0002

Index entry for a Spanish American War veteran whose death was reported through a United Spanish War Veterans TAPS notice. Each item reflects the…

Featured ItemAckley, Layton R. - TAPS-0003

Index entry for a Spanish American War veteran whose death was reported through a United Spanish War Veterans TAPS notice. Each item reflects the…

Featured ItemAcree, E. F. - TAPS-0004

Index entry for a Spanish American War veteran whose death was reported through a United Spanish War Veterans TAPS notice. Each item reflects the…

Featured ItemAdam, Alfred G. - TAPS-0005

Index entry for a Spanish American War veteran whose death was reported through a United Spanish War Veterans TAPS notice. Each item reflects the…

Featured ItemAdams, Edwin E. - TAPS-0006

Index entry for a Spanish American War veteran whose death was reported through a United Spanish War Veterans TAPS notice. Each item reflects the…

Featured ItemAdams, Frank M. - TAPS-0007

Index entry for a Spanish American War veteran whose death was reported through a United Spanish War Veterans TAPS notice. Each item reflects the…

Featured ItemAdams, Harry - TAPS-0008

Index entry for a Spanish American War veteran whose death was reported through a United Spanish War Veterans TAPS notice. Each item reflects the…

Featured ItemAdams, Harry I. - TAPS-0009

Index entry for a Spanish American War veteran whose death was reported through a United Spanish War Veterans TAPS notice. Each item reflects the…

Featured ItemAdams, Hiram A. - TAPS-0010

Index entry for a Spanish American War veteran whose death was reported through a United Spanish War Veterans TAPS notice. Each item reflects the…

Featured ItemAdams, Joseph E. - TAPS-0011

Index entry for a Spanish American War veteran whose death was reported through a United Spanish War Veterans TAPS notice. Each item reflects the…

Featured ItemAdams, Loa A. - TAPS-0012

Index entry for a Spanish American War veteran whose death was reported through a United Spanish War Veterans TAPS notice. Each item reflects the…

Featured ItemAdams, Samuel N. - TAPS-0013

Index entry for a Spanish American War veteran whose death was reported through a United Spanish War Veterans TAPS notice. Each item reflects the…

Featured ItemAdamson, J. Robert - TAPS-0014

Index entry for a Spanish American War veteran whose death was reported through a United Spanish War Veterans TAPS notice. Each item reflects the…

Featured ItemAgan, John N. - TAPS-0015

Index entry for a Spanish American War veteran whose death was reported through a United Spanish War Veterans TAPS notice. Each item reflects the…

Featured ItemAghard, Alvine A. - TAPS-0016

Index entry for a Spanish American War veteran whose death was reported through a United Spanish War Veterans TAPS notice. Each item reflects the…

Featured ItemAgard, Charles H. - TAPS-0017

Index entry for a Spanish American War veteran whose death was reported through a United Spanish War Veterans TAPS notice. Each item reflects the…

Featured ItemAgard, Charles hewit - TAPS-0018

Index entry for a Spanish American War veteran whose death was reported through a United Spanish War Veterans TAPS notice. Each item reflects the…

Featured ItemAinsworth, L. W. - TAPS-0019

Index entry for a Spanish American War veteran whose death was reported through a United Spanish War Veterans TAPS notice. Each item reflects the…

Featured ItemAkey, Peter A. - TAPS-0020

Index entry for a Spanish American War veteran whose death was reported through a United Spanish War Veterans TAPS notice. Each item reflects the…

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