Brevard County Florida Confederate Pension Application Files Index File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Cathy Burnsed, cburnsed@geocities.com USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. This file may not be removed from this server or altered in any way for placement on another server without the consent of the State and USGenWeb Project coordinators and the contributor. *********************************************************************** extracted from: http://www.dos.state.fl.us/dlis/barm/Florida_CSA_Pension_Files.htm "The first Confederate pensions in Florida were authorized in 1885 and granted to veterans the sum of $5.00 per month. The next three decades saw a new Confederate pension bill introduced at nearly every session of the Legislature. Residency requirements were added and adjusted, militia members and widows were declared eligible, various financial qualifications were added and changed, and the amount and method of distribution were changed many times. "A Board of Commissioners consisting of three members was appointed under the first pension law and it remained essentially the same, despite changes in name and the inability of the legislature to settle on the identity of the third member. The Governor and Comptroller were members of the board from the beginning, although the third seat was passed at various times from the Adjutant General to the Secretary of State to the Attorney General to the Treasurer, back to the Attorney General, and again back to the Treasurer before finally stabilizing in 1915 as the Governor, Comptroller, and Treasurer. The clerical and day-to-day operations of administering the pension laws were carried out under the supervision of the Comptroller. "The pension application files include both veterans' and widows' applications interfiled, although approved and denied claims are filed separately. The veteran's application generally includes his full name, date and place of birth, unit of service, date and place of enlistment, date and place of discharge, brief description of service and/or wounds, proof of service, place and length of residence in Florida, as well as other miscellaneous documentation. "The widow's application is filed with that of her husband and includes her full name, date and place of marriage, date and place of her husband's death, her place and length of residence in Florida, and proof of her husband's service. Some early applications also include the widows' date and place of birth. "Confederate pensions were awarded to residents of Florida regardless of the state in which their service was rendered. "Copies of the files are available from the Florida State Archives for a flat fee of $7.50 per file (veteran and widow are filed together.) Checks should be payable to the Department of State, and mailed to: The Florida State Archives, R. A. Gray Building, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250." NOTE: The following index includes the veteran's name, his unit of service, state of service (if other than Florida), widow's first and maiden name, and the earliest year of application. FILE # SURNAME FIRST NAME UNIT SPOUSE APP LENGTH DATE Al1481 ANDERSON William 10th Regt Inf Sarah (--) 1897 12 pgs A04687 ANDREWS Robert Newton Georgia Virginia (Sutton) 1907 18 pgs A10035 ATKINS M. 2nd Regt Cav Emma (--) 1929 02 pgs A08273 BAILEY William John Home Guard 1913 09 pgs A00089 BRADFORD Hampton 8th Regt Inf Effie (McDoug@ld) 1904 08 pgs A12174 BRADY Adhemar Alabama 1908 08 pgs A06406 BRIDGES Henry Madison Georgia 1900 09 pgs A04222 CARTER Andrew J. Georgia Mary Ann (Collier) 1907 22 pgs A07982 CARTER William Vernon Virginia 1908 16 pgs D23802 CHAUNCEY John A. Arty Units 1931 12 pgs A03018 COLEMAN Robert South Carolina Julia (--) 1904 08 pgs A10213 DAVIS Andrew J. Georgia Eulee (Pelt) 1908 21 pgs A03313 ENGLISH Michael E. Georgia Mary (Sanders) 1907 12 pgs A03734 FIELD John R. Georgia Eliza (Cowart) 1907 16 pgs A04536 FIELD Samuel J. Georgia Julia (Feaster) 1907 17 pgs A02382 GEIGER John F. 2nd Regt Cav Elizabeth (Prevatt) 1908 18 pgs A10815 GENEDY J. Frank Georgia 1907 12 pgs A04098 GRANT Thomas G. South Carolina Elmira (Doar) 1911 27 pgs A04685 GREEN John H. South Carolina Elenor (Tucker) 1906 18 pgs A10814 GRIFFIS Manning 1st Bttn Spc Cav 1906 08 pgs A06209 HAGY Henry L. Arkansas 1907 15 pgs A04277 HARDEE Allen W. Georgia Mary (Wheat) 1907 17 pgs D02142 HARDEE Allen W. Georgia 1899 02 pgs A12254 HARDEE Gardner S. Georgia 1908 09 pgs A04284 HATTER James Dixon Alabama Dolores (Carter) 1907 17 pgs A07907 HOKE John A. Alabama 1908 14 pgs D24079 HUDMON Daniel Timothy Alabama Annie (Thornton) 1935 11 pgs A10385 JOHNSON Riley Georgia Ada (Mahon) 1904 16 pgs A02854 JONES Minor S. North Carolina & Navy Srv Gertrude (--) 1927 04 pgs A12089 JONES Mitchell T. Georgia 1907 08 pgs A12533 JONES William N. Arty Units 1904 04 pgs D06908 KING William E. Alabama Susan A. (--) 1904 04 pgs A10409 LEATH James M. Virginia Lillias (Capron) 1930 19 pgs A12503 LOUISIANNA Joseph 5th Regt Inf Hannah (--) 1904 04 pgs A03452 MARTIN M.A. Georgia Mary (McQuaig) 1904 08 pgs A04705 MENDEL Joseph South Carolina Elizabeth (Pickham) 1919 19 pgs D11698 METZGER Moses B. Georgia 1908 08 pgs A02434 MILLS William Riley 7th Regt Inf Janie (Petty) 1904 21 pgs Al1458 MIMS Briton J. Georgia Ann (Bell) 1904 17 pgs A03451 MIMS Casper N. Georgia Martha (Girtman) 1904 08 pgs A10816 NORWOOD William S. Georgia 1907 16 pgs D05027 ORMAND Alexander W. 10th Regt Inf 1903 04 pgs A07738 OSBAN Joseph W. South Carolina 1907 15 pgs A11526 PARKER James B. South Carolina Virginia (Sayers) 1905 13 pgs D07100 PEACOCK John W. 2nd Regt Cav Amanda (--) 1905 05 pgs D10780 PLATT Francis Marion 4th Regt Inf Mary C. (--) 1908 09 pgs A12213 RAGAN Timothy S. Georgia Claricey J. (--) 1908 08 pgs Dl8547 RUSSELL James A' ' 2nd Regt Inf 1904 19 pgs A08637 SAMS John H. South Carolina 1907 13 pgs Al2274 SAMS M.S. South Carolina 1908 14 pgs Al1083 SAMS William B. South Carolina 1907 14 pgs A12173 SANDERS John M. Georgia 1908 08 pgs A03480 SAPP Allen Georgia Mary (Tutere) 1903 09 pgs A12051 SAUNDERS Thomas H. Georgia 1907 09 pgs A12025 SHARPE William H. Georgia 1907 08 pgs D12090 SMITH Rod Shaw Arty Units 1909 08 pgs A10311 STANLEY Edward Marshall Georgia Nina (Stanley) 1932 06 pgs A06614 STEWART Alexander A. 10th Regt Inf 1915 17 pgs D24286 STONE J.A. Georgia Minnie (Moore) 1942 08 pgs A04805 THOMAS James M. Georgia Mary (Johnson) 1907 18 pgs A12805 WALLER Jonathan U. Georgia Matilda (--) 1897 07 pgs D22634 WATERS Thomas L. Georgia Emma (McLendon) 1924 07 pgs D12153 WHALEY Edward M. South Carolina 1904 08 pgs A12905 WHILLOCK A.J. Georgia 1901 04 pgs A03542 WILKINSON William Georgia Sarah (Carter) 1900 08 pgs A01890 WILLIS Joseph 1st Regt Inf Lavonia (Snowden) 1907 14 pgs A04489 WILSON Albert S. Georgia Almeda (Swinson) 1907 17 pgs