Hernando 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 A03853 ALBERSON Virgil Alabama Naomi (Blain) 1909 11 pgs A07054 ARMISTEAD Thomas J. Louisiana 1908 13 pgs A00033 BARNETT William J. Kentucky Virginia (Hope) 1902 14 pgs A08523 BATTEN George Washington Home Guard 1921 03 pgs A07059 BERRY James R. Georgia 1907 13 pgs A12764 BOOZER William South Carolina 1903 05 pgs A04514 BROTIN Henry North Carolina Joanna (??mas) 1917 11 pgs A07058 BROWN John Georgia 1907 14 pgs A03016 BRUNNER Jesse S. Alabama Caroline (Hale) 1905 12 pgs Al2652 BRUNNER Jessee S. Alabama 1902 04 pgs A03124 BURNS Morris R. Mississippi Elizabeth (Rowell) 1904 09 pgs Al1562 CARUTHERS Wiley W. 1st Bttn Spc Cav Jane (Mein) 1903 13 pgs D23122 CHELF Andrew N. Kentucky 1907 19 pgs A03485 CHISOLM Virgil A. South Carolina Amanda (Riley) 1902 12 pgs A04252 CORMAN James W. Kentucky Mary (Thomason) 1908 15 pgs A11599 CROOM A.C. 5th Bttn Cav Maria (Bond) 1908 12 pgs A03843 DAVANT John Chenny South Carolina Matilda (Cheney) 1910 10 pgs A03470 DEHART William MS & Commisary Dept Ruth (Bole) 1904 21 pgs A01900 DONALDSON John F. 2nd Regt Cav Hattie (Thigpen) 1902 18 pgs A02924 EVANS Pleasant Georgia Kizanna (Feaster) 1903 13 pgs A10375 FERRELL Charles Henry Alabama Viola (Whitehurst) 1927 20 pgs A12832 GIDDENS Andrew J. 9th Regt Inf 1900 04 pgs A03694 GOETHE Thomas B. Georgia Elizabeth (Harper) 1908 20 pgs A05038 HALL James Georgia 1902 11 pgs A03555 HART Nathaniel South Carolina Margaret (--) 1904 08 pgs A07771 HAYNSWORTH Matthew E. South Carolina 1907 12 pgs Al1156 HEDICK David L. 2nd Regt Inf Malinda (--) 1903 08 pgs A03661 HEDICK Franklin M. Georgia Smithie (Sanders) 1902 13 pgs A02749 HEDICK James Melvill 1st Bttn Spc Cav Annie (Mayo) 1907 20 pgs A00036 HENNES David G. 2nd Regt Cav Mary (Rimley) 1908 20 pgs A06393 HIGGINS George W. Mississippi 1904 08 pgs A12692 HIGGINS John J. Mississippi Sallie (--) 1902 10 pgs D05690 HILLIARD William J. no service shown Laura E. (--) 1903 04 pgs A12977 HOLTON Thomas J. 1st Regt Cav 1886 02 pgs D08755 HOPE William Home Guard Annie Jane (--) 1907 08 pgs A13004 JOHNSON George H. 10th Regt Inf 1888 02 pgs A00201 JONES Whitman H. 2nd Regt Inf Mary (Thompson) 1903 08 pgs A04378 JORDAN William S. Tennessee Etta (Wade) 1907 21 pgs A07132 KERSEY John L. 1st Bttn Spc Cav 1907 13 pgs A04026 LEE Benjamin F. Mississippi Tempa (Batten) 1902 14 pgs A11157 LEGGETT David 9th Regt Inf Rachael (Clark) 1907 11 pgs A02398 LEGGETT William 3rd Regt Inf Julia (Clark) 1907 21 pgs A00032 LOCKHART Joel E. Indpt Organizations Harriet (O'Neil) 1908 10 pgs D01930 LOWMAN George W. 10th Regt Inf 1898 02 pgs A02097 McCOLLUM Benjamin Franklin 4th Regt Inf Augusta (Churchill) 1907 A01165 McGEACHY Edward C. 9th Regt Inf Elva (Stringer) 1897 25 pgs Al2880 McKeown Christopher W. 9th Regt Inf 1901 04 pgs A11147 McKEOWN Leroy 9th Regt Inf Nancy (--) 1907 12 pgs D18359 McKINNEY Henry C. 1st Regt Inf Resv 1907 12 pgs A01225 McKINNEY Richard C. 9th Regt Inf Lonisa (White) 1907 27 pgs A05837 McPHERSON Thomas J. 1st Regt Inf Resv 1908 13 pgs A07057 MICKLER Daniel H. 1st Regt Inf Resv 1907 13 pgs A10875 MILLS George E. 1st Bttn Spc Cav 1908 14 pgs A00035 MIZELL Osias 9th Regt Inf Maggie (McNatt) 1903 14 pgs A03797 NEISLER Joseph Franklin Georgia Cora (Tally) 1906 21 pgs Al1584 NEVITT Cornelius Irving 9th Regt Inf Christian (Arick) 1907 16 pgs A00031 NICKS William R. 9th Regt Inf Jane (Mizell) 1907 11 pgs A04029 O'BERRY Henry B. Georgia Mary (McGlon) 1903 13 pgs A03899 OGLE Uriah H. Alabama Elizabeth (Mountain) 1907 15 pgs A00185 PAGE Marion W. 5th Regt Inf Mary (Thomas) 1899 22 pgs A06426 PIGGOTT Robert Nathaniel Arty Units 1901 09 pgs A05410 POWELL George W. 2nd Regt Inf 1889 20 pgs A05063 PRESCOTT William A.J. 1st Regt Inf Resv 1904 25 pgs A06407 QUINN Richard E. South Carolina 1902 11 pgs A12013 REYNOLDS William Henry Melissa (--) 1907 06 pgs A05533 RHODES Anthony E. North Carolina 1904 25 pgs A02882 RUTLEDGE Charles J. Alabama Frances (Athens) 1904 15 pgs Al1922 RYALS Aaron 1st Bttn Spc Cav Ann (Royal) 1903 04 pgs A02380 SAXON Frank' E. 3rd Regt Inf Lula (Hope) 1888 19 pgs A10813 SMITH John C. Georgia 1901 18 pgs A02342 SMITH W. Hop 1st Bttn Spc Cav Mary (Seals) 1907 15 pgs A05435 SMITH William E. South Carolina 1901 11 pgs A05037 SPIVEY John D. Georgia 1903 09 pgs A02196 STANDLEY Richard B. 3rd Regt Inf Margaret (Beaver) 1907 16 pgs A04178 STOCKTON Edward Cautey Navy & SC Srv Nellie (Mitchell) 1915 14 pgs D08759 STRINGER Sheldon Indpt Units Betty (--) 1907 06 pgs A12421 SWEARINGEN John H. Georgia Elizabeth A. (--) 1898 08 pgs A04177 TANKERSLEY William D. Tennessee Emily (Vaden) 1915 12 pgs A00249 THOMAS William 2nd Regt Cav Hannah (Kirven) 1897 16 pgs A00116 THOMPSON James 9th Regt Inf Mary (Bishop) 1909 14 pgs A02315 TOWNSEND Francis M. Arty Units Georgia (Johnson) 1907 20 pgs A11155 TUCKER Henry C. Georgia Martha (Sanders) 1898 10 pgs A02303 TUCKER James Felix 9th Regt Inf Virginia (Bailey) 1909 24 pgs A03469 VALENTINE William D. South Carolina Mary (Nicks) 1903 10 pgs A05502 WHISENANT Jacob W. Alabama 1902 06 pgs A10863 WHITE John B. 6th Regt Inf 1902 12 pgs A01726 WHITEHURST Berrien D. 9th Regt Inf Elizabeth (Gold) 1907 18 pgs A13052 WIGGINS R.C. Indpt Units 1886 02 pgs A02865 WILLIAMS Leroy Eustace Virginia Flora (McDonald) 1927 12 pgs A02499 WILSON Henry H. 9th Regt Inf Sarah (Hughes) 1903 16 pgs A12903 WILSON Zachariah J. Alabama 1901 06 pgs