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      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