DeSoto 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 A11277 ACREE Samuel 1st Regt Inf Resv Martha (Williams) 1900 09 pgs Al1560 ADDISON David J. 7th Regt Inf Isabella (Rawls) 1907 09 pgs A03034 ALBRITTON Andrew B. Georgia Nancy (Jones) 1903 08 pgs A02541 ALBRITTON Noah 1st Regt Inf Resv Margaret (Thompson) 1908 30 pgs A01625 ALDERMAN Benjamin J. 1st Bttn Spc Cav Dorenda (Payne) 1907 16 pgs A01527 ALDERMAN Mitchell 1st Bttn Spc Cav Lenora (O'Neal) 1910 14 pgs Al1456 ALEXANDER Sperin B. Arty Units Rebecca (Gadsden) 1905 10 pgs A08223 ALLEN Green M. Virginia 1913 16 pgs A01626 ALTMAN Joshua Home Guard Nancy (Albritton) 1907 16 pgs A02074 ALTMAN Lewis 7th Regt Inf Elizabeth (Baker) 1888 25 pgs A12588 ALTMAN William H. 7th Regt Inf Mary J. (--) 1905 06 pgs A00379 ANDREWS Valentine E. 10th Regt Inf Julia (Kersey) 1907 12 pgs A03075 ARLINE D.W. North Carolina Helen (Smith) 1902 14 pgs A02426 ARMISTEAD Thomas S. 8th Regt Inf Frances (Jerkins) 1907 17 pgs A10169 ARNOLD Daniel J. 1st Regt Inf Resv Mary (Hearn) 1904 34 pgs A03736 BAIRD Charles Porter Georgia Susan (Arnold) 1907 18 pgs A05753 BARKER Isaac 5th Regt Inf 1902 09 pgs Al1086 BARRON Joseph B. Alabama 1904 17 pgs A05078 BARTON Josiah Georgia 1903 12 pgs A08502 BARWICK I.E. 1st Regt Inf Resv 1920 08 pgs A07836 BATES Thomas L. 9th Regt Inf 1906 14 pgs A06347 BEAL James D. 1st Regt Inf Resv 1904 19 pgs A03912 BEAN Bartlett M. Alabama Jennie (Allen) 1911 13 pgs A07779 BEST Andrew Stokes Georgia 1907 14 pgs A01083 BETHEA Hugh 15th Conf Cav Celian (Still) 1903 09 pgs A04411 BILLUPS Robert L. Virginia Hattie (Richardson) 1917 06 pgs A07971 BIVINS Daniel B. Engineers 1909 12 pgs A00377 BOGGESS Francis C. 1st Bttn Spe Cav Pauline (Seabrook) 1908 10 pgs A10881 BOWEN John L. Georgia 1903 08 pgs A12240 BRADDOCK William C. 2nd Regt Cav 1908 10 pgs A12954 BRANNEN Fanta L. 7th Regt Inf 1888 03 pgs A03783 BREWER James E. Georgia & Navy Srv Laura (Parnell) 1010 [sic] 10 pgs D12119 BROOKER Edward 1st Bttn Spc Cav 1909 08 pgs A05778 BROWN James M. 7th Regt Inf 1906 22 pgs Al1076 BROWN William R. Alabama 1902 21 pgs A06089 BROWN Wilson B. 2nd Regt Inf 1907 15 pgs Al1758 BROWNING Noah 6th Regt Inf 1895 10 pgs D06316 BRYAN John L. Home Guard 1904 04 pgs A08838 BRYANT John Whitfield 6th Regt Inf 1921 13 pgs A04831 BURTON Jefferson Kentucky Henrietta (Pulliam) 1922 06 pgs D19763 BYRD Andrew 5th Bttn Cav Isabel (Branch) 1914 05 pgs D19726 CALE Edward W. South Carolina 1907 08 pgs D20104 CALE John 9th Regt Inf Frances (Redding) 1015 [sic] 05 pgs A04801 CAMERON Hugh Daniel Mississippi Mary (Smith) 1917 15 pgs A05516 CAMPBELL Alfred S. 7th Regt Inf Mollie (--) 1889 23 pgs A07758 CARLTON Wright 7th Regt Inf 1907 13 pgs A04979 CARR Jetson O. South Carolina Ida (Morgan) 1925 06 pgs A01749 CARRAWAY Joshua 2nd Bttn Inf Sarah (Smilley) 1915 10 pgs A05411 CARTER George W. Georgia 1895 14 pgs A06654 CARVER John Wayne Home Guard 1916 08 pgs A06655 CARVER John Wilson Home Guard 1916 08 pgs A01194 CASON Dennis Marion 3rd Regt Inf Martha (Brown) 1907 16 pgs A01834 CASON George W. 4th Regt Inf Sarah (Lastinger) 1907 18 pgs A12536 CASON J.B. North Carolina 1904 04 pgs A01746 CASSELS Theodore A. 7th Regt Inf Zebiah (Blount) 1891 16 pgs A10473 CHANEY William W. Arkansas Mary (King) 1901 12 pgs D18108 CHESTER Abel M. Georgia 1885 20 pgs A12918 COCHRAN James P. South Carolina 1902 04 pgs A03076 COCHRAN Stephen C. South Carolina Eliza (Doolah) 1906 12 pgs A06401 COCKRAN James Ivoson South Carolina 1898 12 pgs A12134 COKER Bryant 2nd Regt Cav 1907 08 pgs A01966 COKER Daniel J. 2nd Regt Cav Nannie (Lee) 1907 16 pgs A12210 COKER Isam 2nd Regt Cav S.E. (--) 1908 06 pgs A00858 COKER Wesley A. Arty Units Nancy (Carlton) 1908 13 pgs A02240 COLLIER William Green 1st Bttn Spc Cav Mary (Wiggins) 1905 28 pgs A11540 COLLINS Enoch 4th Regt Inf Victoria (Wilder) 1909 14 pgs A11549 CURRY Zary J. 4th Regt Inf Martha (Haglen) 1908 10 pgs D22448 DAVIS Henry M. South Carolina Laura (Spring) 1909 17 pgs D19048 DAVIS James L. Georgia M.A. (--) 1912 08 pgs A10868 DOUGLASS DeWitt C. Tennessee 1908 15 pgs D19991 DRAWDY Smith D. 1st Regt Cav 1904 23 pgs A12808 DREGGERS Matthew N. 4th Regt Inf 1901 04 pgs A01108 DUPREE Lucian D. Arty Units Delila (Grantham) 1907 12 pgs D17242 EHNEY Theodore T. North Carolina Elizabeth Ann (--) 1909 15 pgs A03671 FAILS C.C. Georgia Mary (Langford) 1903 16 pgs A12917 FALES C.C. Georgia 1902 07 pgs D18378 FILLMA-N Martin D. gth Regt Inf [sic] Annie (Raulerson) 1901 14 pgs A03476 FLETCHER Thomas Howlet Tennessee Isabel (Hall) 1908 14 pgs D23248 FORD William 2nd Regt Cav Emily (Kersey) 1928 05 pgs A10947 FORRESTER Charles A. Georgia 1906 12 pgs A03548 FREEMAN Hiram Georgia Martha (Burns) 1902 15 pgs A02597 FREEMAN J.M. Kentucky Josephine (Breakfield) 1912 09 pgs A11519 FRIEDERITCE Augustus G. Mississippi Sarah (Young) 1907 21 pgs A03751 GANEY Ransom E. Georgia Louisa (Herring) 1905 14 pgs A00378 GIDDENS Ezekiel J. 9th Regt Inf Ellen (Goss) 1899 18 pgs A00376 GILES Enoch M. 4th Regt Inf Melville (Wells) 1908 18 pgs D19850 GILLIS Andrew J. Georgia Elizabeth (Hicks) 1914 11 pgs A04552 GOFF William M. Georgia Ella (Corbett) 1907 20 pgs A07966 GOSS William Joseph 1st Bttn Spc Cav 1906 25 pgs A12152 HAGAN Francis B. 1st Bttn Spc Cav 1907 08 pgs A01880 HAGAN John W. 1st Regt Inf Resv Sarah (Hall) 1907 14 pgs D11674 HAMILTON William A. Georgia 1908 08 pgs A02733 HAMPTON James W. 2nd Regt Cav Mellie (Douglass) 1907 17 pgs D21344 HARBIN William M. Georgia 1918 11 pgs A10437 HARDMAN Richard C. Arkansas Malissa (Daniel) 1933 11 pgs A04760 HART William H. Georgia Massa (--) 1907 18 pgs D09219 HARWARD Pleasant N. Tennessee 1907 10 pgs A03420 HAYS Charles W. Alabama & Navy Srv Sallie (Wood) 1909 14 pgs A10943 HEARD Joseph Georgia 1903 14 pgs A04538 HEARD William Abram Alabama Sallie (Dixon) 1908 21 pgs A07900 HENDRY John M. Georgia 1909 11 pgs A03750 HIGH Samuel M. Mississippi M. (Morris) 1908 14 pgs A06728 HIGHSMITH Robert North Carolina 1917 10 pgs A10874 HILL Henry R. 7th Regt Inf 1888 11 pgs D20478 HILL Theophilus 5th Bttn Cav 1903 22 pgs A10334 HOLT A.J. Louisiana Emma (Dennis) 1919 12 pgs A04398 HOOKS John B. Mississippi Idella (--) 1917 09 pgs A00088 HOWELL Kinchen H. 7th Regt Inf Nancy (Stokes) 1902 14 pgs A04832 HUFFMAN Luther Edwin South Carolina Sarah (Query) 1922 06 pgs A00128 HUNTER Adam W. 4th Regt Inf Jennie (--) 1888 18 pgs A05463 HUTCHINGSON T.A. 3rd Regt Inf 1885 18 pgs D18793 HUTCHINSON Jesse B. Georgia 1908 13 pgs A12157 JACKSON William J. Mississippi 1908 08 pgs A06605 JOHNS Isaac Indpt Units 1915 10 pgs D07102 JOHNSON E.E. Indpt Units Elizabeth (--) 1905 06 pgs Al1424 JOHNSON Elias 1st Regt Inf Resv Elizabeth (--) 1907 08 pgs A04959 JOHNSON Levy E. Georgia Malissa (Baxley) 1908 19 pgs D12118 JOHNSON William A. 1st Bttn Spc Cav 1909 09 pgs A12807 JOHNSTON A. Smoot Georgia Louisa (--) 1901 08 pgs A08097 JOHNSTON George H. 1st Regt Inf 1906 14 pgs A10946 KEEN E.B. Indpt Units 1903 09 pgs A01078 KEEN Herrod 4th Regt Inf Eliza (Boyd) 1907 26 pgs Al2339 KEEN Humphrey 3rd Regt Inf 1907 13 pgs A07231 LANGFORD Leory Leslie 4th Regt Inf 1903 18 pgs A07418 LANGFORD Silas T. 4th Regt Inf 1902 20 pgs A06431 LANIER David Sloan 8th Regt Inf 1906 17 pgs A11611 LANIER Francis M. 5th Regt Inf Sarah Narcissa (--) 1899 04 pgs A02192 LANIER Frederick S. 5th Regt Inf Mary (Williams) 1908 13 pgs A07419 LASTINGER Joshua B. Georgia 1908 14 pgs A06321 LEE Hilliard 3rd Regt Inf 1903 11 pgs Al2635 LEGGETT William A. 3rd Regt Inf 1901 04 pgs D11842 MADDOX Thomas J. Georgia Martha A. (--) 1904 10 pgs Al2874 MAHON David D., Sr. Georgia 1901 04 pgs A04246 MARSH George W. Georgia Sarah (Maddox) 1916 13 pgs A03680 MARTIN Isham Georgia Sallie (Whidden) 1910 09 pgs A04638 MATTHEWS William M. 3rd Regt Inf Nancy (Williamson) 1915 17 pgs D09186 McBRIDE James Arty Units 1907 14 pgs A08254 McCALL William Henry M. Home Guard 1908 17 pgs Al2203 McCLELLAND Maxfield 7th Regt Inf 1908 07 pgs A06085 McCULLERS Elijah Seth Allen Georgia 1904 17 pgs A08459 McDOUGAL James Thomas Mississippi 1919 16 pgs A08089 McDUFFEY James 1st Regt Inf Resv 1912 10 pgs A01399 McEWEN William A. 9th Regt Inf Louisa (Warren) 1907 19 pgs A04052 McGEE James A. Alabama Josephine (Hollis) 1913 09 pgs A02689 McGHEE Marcus Georgia Martha (Brinson) 1903 22 pgs A07780 McLANE George W. Alabama 1907 14 pgs A12145 MERCER John W. 1st Bttn Spc Cav 1907 09 pgs A00853 MONROE William J. 9th Regt Inf Mary (Parkam) 1908 12 pgs A10879 MOORE David A. Mississippi 1907 13 pgs A04225 MOORING Timothy Madison Louisiana Mary (Nicholson) 1915 07 pgs A02465 MORGAN Martin M. 2nd Regt Cav Mary (Lowther) 1907 17 pgs D11765 MORROW James Georgia 1908 08 pgs A11278 MULLER Charles O. 7th Regt Inf Emily (McLeod) 1907 13 pgs A01360 MURDOCK Lucius Georgia Units Savannah (Stokes) 1904 12 pgs A01260 MURPHY James H. 4th Regt Inf Annie (Dupree) 1907 16 pgs A00374 MYERS Thomas J. 15th Conf Cav Sophie (Culverhouse) 1909 12 pgs A05771 NELLY Samuel V. 1st Regt Inf 1906 10 pgs A01576 NEWBORN William 5th Regt Inf Adella (Gill) 1913 10 pgs A03198 NEWTON John R. Alabama Nannie (Carrel) 1905 18 pgs A02772 PATTERSON Lorenzo D. Alabama Mary (Berry) 1927 13 pgs A08675 PAXTON David B. Georgia 1907 14 pgs A01191 PEARCE Payton S. 1st Bttn Spc Cav Leticia (Chandler) 1907 19 pgs D01023 PEARCE Peyton S. Indpt Organizations 1896 02 pgs A04251 PEDEN James M. Mississippi Amanda (McDougal) 1916 09 pgs A04861 PEEPLES William Hosea Georgia Alice (Raulerson) 1907 25 pgs Al2052 POLLARD James K. Georgia Pricilla (--) 1907 24 pgs A06084 POOSER Atkinson E. 10th Regt Inf 1907 16 pgs A02633 POOSER Emerson W. 4th Regt Inf Ella (Bright) 1919 12 pgs A04792 POUNCEY Jesse Irvin Alabama Carrie (Price) 1915 15 pgs A06642 PRINGLE F.M. Mississippi 1915 09 pgs A07416 QUINN James North Carolina 1907 11 pgs A12379 RAINEY Joseph 1st Bttn Spc Cav Catherine J. (--) 1899 06 pgs A06162 READ Melancthon C. Virginia 1903 08 pgs A03521 REED Henry L. Alabama Mary (Greene) 1909 06 pgs A04895 REESE John A. South Carolina Anna (Bradley) 1919 11 pgs A05715 REGISTER William M. Georgia 1903 11 pgs A01282 REID John K. 7th Regt Inf Amanda (Lyles) 1907 17 pgs A00087 REVELL Samuel K. 3rd Regt Inf Gennie (Bradham) 1908 12 pgs D14490 RICHARDSON Edwin R. Missouri 1907 14 pgs D11912 RICHARDSON L.M. 2nd Regt Cav 1908 08 pgs D06697 RIMER Alexander 7th Regt Inf widow Michael (--) ? 1904 04 pgs A12249 ROBERTS Robert 4th Regt Inf 1908 11 pgs A11275 ROBERTS Shurard E. Georgia Eliza (O'Kane) 1902 13 pgs Al1087 RUSSELL Richard R. 2nd Regt Inf 1907 13 pgs Al1915 SAPP John 2nd Regt Cav Hester (--) 1903 07 pgs D11501 SAULS Abram J. 7th Regt Inf Mary Ann (--) 1907 13 pgs A05462 SCARBOROUGH Aaron Georgia 1903 09 pgs A01589 SIKES Levens B. 1st Regt Inf Resv Mary (Wheeler) 1908 16 pgs A07313 SLOMAN George Stephen South Carolina 1908 13 pgs A03477 SLONE Alexander L. Georgia Levina (Hutchinson) 1908 13 pgs A07739 SMITH George N. Georgia 1908 12 pgs A01514 SMITH Hutchinson 2nd Regt Cav Susan (Johns) 1901 14 pgs A02468 SMITH Patrick H. 5th Regt Inf C. (Murdock) 1903 31 pgs A07314 SMITH Simon D. South Carolina 1908 13 pgs A12136 SMITH William 1st Bttn Spc Cav Helen M. (--) 1997 06 pgs A04062 SMITH William Georgia Sarah (Albritton) 1909 17 pgs Al1088 STAFFORD James R. Alabama 1907 13 pgs D18598 STEPHENS Joseph Benjamin 7th Regt Inf Sally (Franklin) 1907 19 pgs A07318 STROUD Alonzo Bibb Alabama 1908 14 pgs D18337 SULLIVAN Henry M. 1st Regt Inf 1903 14 pgs A07991 SUMMERALL Henry 1st Bttn Spc Cav 1907 13 pgs A06422 SUMMERALLS John Henry 1st Bttn Spc Cav 1907 12 pgs A08319 SWINDALL Samuel L. Alabama 1914 09 pgs A07316 THOMAS Levi M. 1st Regt Inf Resv 1908 20 pgs A12282 THOMPSON Ephrain W. 7th Regt Inf 1908 08 pgs A00375 THOMPSON Henry M. 4th Regt Inf Martha (Albritton) 1903 10 pgs A03197 TIPPETT John F.M. Georgia Amelia (Wood) 1897 18 pgs D14497 TOMLINSON Noan 1st Regt Cav 1906 09 pgs A04032 TOWNS Drury Randolph Georgia Isabella (--) 1907 22 pgs A00086 TURNER John M. 2nd Regt Inf Laura (Roundtree) 1902 12 pgs Al1856 WALDRON David E. 9th Regt Inf 1902 07 pgs A05641 WARE Henry A. Home Guard 1908 12 pgs D00931 WEEKS Gary P. 7th Regt Inf 1895 02 pgs A02773 WELCH Wright Georgia Mary (Albritton) 1904 13 pgs A07854 WHIDDEN Bennett 7th Regt Inf 1888 15 pgs A00989 WHIDDEN Ely P. 7th Regt Inf Lavinia (Platt) 1908 16 pgs A01987 WHIDDEN John W. 7th Regt Inf Ellen (Henry) 1907 25 pgs A01449 WHIDDON James L. Home Guard Sarah (Arnold) 1907 18 pgs A01607 WHITE Agrippa M. 1st Regt Inf Resv Christian (Thomas) 1907 25 pgs A00729 WHITTON Elias 7th Regt Inf Raney (--) 1890 14 pgs Al1396 WIGGINS Leonidas N. Alabama Susan (Gay) 1907 10 pgs A06700 WILLIAMS George Washington 2nd Regt Inf 1907 29 pgs A00857 WILLIAMS John A. 7th Regt Inf Mary Williams 1907 10 pgs A07421 WILLIAMS John D. 1st Regt Inf Resv 1907 14 pgs A06083 WILLIAMS Nathan K. 7th Regt Inf 1900 13 pgs A08030 WILLIAMS Thomas Ephram Home Guard 1907 15 pgs D17968 WILSON John W. 2nd Regt Cav 1908 16 pgs A00066 WILSON Reuben M. 1st Bttn Spc Cav Alice (McMinus) 1903 08 pgs A00794 YELVINGTON Richard 2nd REgt CAv Mary (McCallum) 1907 19 pgs A04018 YON Nathaniel South Carolina Delilah (Hair) 1914 09 pgs