1899 Confederate Pensioners List
Contributed by Lee Freeman
SOURCE: Florence Herald, Thursday, June 15, 1899, p. 1
CONFEDERATE PENSIONS.
Eighty-Five Applicants Examined Before Tuesday Noon.
Dr. A. C. Crow and Prof. Lockhart Bibb, pension examiners for Lauderdale County under the new law, have been very busy for the past week examining applicants for pensions. Eighty-five applications were looked into before Tuesday noon, and the examiners thought that the list would reach one hundred before the time expires tonight (Thursday.)
Following is a list of the applicants thus far:
J. E. Anderson
C. L. Blakely
Thomas Bergin
L. T. Bradley
Lazarus Burks
L. F. Bradley
John E. Carroll
John. S. Crow
C. F. Carson
John J. Carr
Wm. Covington
C. H. Coffman
W. P. Davis
Jas. A. Duncan
Josephus Darby
Robert Ezell
Jas. T. Frence
Madison Gullett
Leonard Green
I. K. Garrard
Geo. S. Gray
W. G. Grigsby
W. G. Gresham
J. A. Huff
Miles Harvell
J. W. Herston
J. G. Haney
Granville LeMay
A. L. Lindsay
Jas. A. Morgan
John H. Martin
Berry Morrison
W. B. Newton
W. B. Nugent
J. C. Ott
G. D. Pettus
D. J. Pettipool
LaFayette Parkinson
Monroe Peden
John H. Ritter
A. S. Ray
Asa Stutts
G. W. Smallwood
J. J. Sailor
W. G. Scott
J. C. Terrell
E. R. Till
W. H. Varnell
O. P. Whitten
Sam'l D. Witt
P. D. White
Wm. Wiley
Chas. H. Weem[s]
N. M. Williams
Scruggs Young
F. M. Young
The following widows of Confederate soldiers have made applications for pensions:
Susan A. Bradley
Mary Bromley
Martha Bracken [Brakeen?]
Caroline Clements [Clemmons?]
Ann Carr
Nancy Dearen
Caroline Edwards
Frances Holland
Margaret E. Hopkins
Serena Jones
Melinda Jones
M. A. Lindsay
S. C. McIlea [McIlyea?]
C. E. McKelvy
S. A. McLaughlin
Lydia McMeans
Mary T. Massingale
R. C. McCartney
Mary E. Parish [Parrish?]
R. E. Parish [Parrish?]
Permelia Richardson
Amanda Rice
Alley Slayton [Slaton?]
Jane Simpson
M. J. Smith
Mira Weathers
Laura Wesson
Sarah A. E. Williams
Martha P. Young
SOURCE: Florence Times, Friday, 17 Nov 1899, p. 1
PENSION MONEY
Lauderdale Ex-Confederates Who Receive State Aid.
Warrants from the Auditor for Ex Confederate soldiers and widows of soldiers whose claims have been favorably acted upon are now in the hands of the Probate Judge, and will be delivered on application. The Times here gives the list of the fortunate ones. The amount due the larger number is $11.88. There are only four different from this, namely: J. C. Orr $15.84; C. L. Weems $15.84; John H. Martin $15.84; John C. Carr $1_. 80.
All of the list below receive $11.88:
Josephus Darby
Jno. E. Carroll
John S. Crow
L. F. Bradley
J. A. Spires
Cyrene Jones
Sam H. Witt
W. G. Scott
Scruggs Young
Martha Young
F. M. Young
Sarah E. Williams
S. W. Williams
Mary Wallace
Mera Weathers
Laura Wesson
William Wiley
O. P. Whitten
P. D. White
Mrs. E. A. Wesson
W. H. Varnell
J. C. Terrill
E. R. Till
Alley Slaton
J. J. Sailor
Jane Simpson
Asa Stutts
D. C. Stout
Amanda Rice
Parmelia Richardson
LaFayette Perkinson
A. S. Ray
Mrs. R. E. Parish
Mary E. Parish
Monroe Peeden
C. W. Northern
W. B. Nugent
Lydia McMeans
Mrs. S. A. McLaughlin
Mrs. S. C. McElyea
Adrian Lindsey
Malinda James
Joseph Ingram
J. G. Haney
J. W. Herston
Fannie Holland
Miles Harvell
Margaret Hopkins
W. G. Grisham
P. T. Green
Madison Gullett
Leonard Green
Geo. S. Gray
W. G. Grisby
Sarah Fowler
Yancy Dean
W. P. Davis
Jas. A. Duncan
Julia Ann Carr
Mrs. C. M. Clements
Ellen N. Claiborne
W. M. Covington
C. H. Coffman
C. F. Carson
Sarah A. Bradley
Martha A. Bevis
Mary Brumley
Lockhart Bibb
Martha Brackeen
J. E. Anderson
Transcribed by Pat M. Mahan