Hello Lester, I have a partial 1900 federal census page for the Sawtelle National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Pacific Branch, Los Angeles County. Unfortunately the 1900 census does not cite a township nor give any other location information. But that's not really the point of this message. Indexes and records of the federal Soldier's Homes are available on microfilm at the National Archives and their respective branch facilities. They also can be obtained through an LDS Family History Center. If your ancestor resided at one of these homes, he would almost certainly have had a federal disability pension that may be available here at the National Archives in Washington, DC. The disability pension would indicate at which home(s) he lived and give a rough estimate of the dates involved. However, I notice in your message that you believe your relative died in 1932. If so, and, assuming he received a federal disability pension, his pension file may be in the possession of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and it might be available through the state in which the pension was administered, most likely in this case, California. A check of the disability pension file index at the National Archives can determine if the file is physically at the Archives or if it is still held by the VA. If you have other questions, please do not hesitate to contact me privately. Charles Roberts (crrnam@msn.com) Potomac, MD > I have a long-lost great or great-great uncle, > Frederick Bartels, who, according to family legend (only) > was at the L.A. "old soldiers' home," during the 1920s > and/or 30s or so. The CADI does list a Frederick J. > Bartels who died in L.A. on February 26, 1932, age 76 > (which is about the right age for my Fred). I looked > up Frederick J. Bartels in the 1920 census, and he is > listed as at the "National Military Home" in "MALIBU > TOWNSHIP." This Malibu stuff makes no sense, but > that's what the 1920 census page says (supervisor's > district 8, enumeration district 486, too). One of > these years I'm going to try to get a copy of the old > soldier Frederick J. Bartels' death certificate, but I > sooooo procrastinate. Sigh. > > Anyway, presumably Sawtelle was in Malibu Township. > That part of Sawtelle that was for the old soldiers, on > the 1920 census, is enumeration district 486, LDS FHL > microfilm number 1,820,116 -- for my Fred anyway. > > If you go *way* back in time, to the late 1800s, > Sawtelle would have been in La Ballona Township. > > Lester Powers > lesterps@juno.com