CIVIL WAR WIDOW'S PENSION APP. - ETTA (GREENE) TYNER, WIDOW OF ELIJAH S. TYNER, INIDAN RIVER CO., FL File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Janet Steadham, (steaddanjan@earthlink.net) ******************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or publication by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ******************************************************************************* CONTRIBUTOR'S NOTE: I have no relationship to anyone mentioned in the below file. ******************************************************************************* Application No. 23669 Pensioner No. 10187 War Department The Adjutant General's Office Washington November 5, 1929 In Reply Refer To: A. G. 201 Tyner, Elijah S. (10-31-29) ORD Honorable Duncan U. Fletcher, United States Senate My dear Senator Fletcher: I have your letter of October 31, 1929, with which you inclosed [sic] one, herewith returned, from Mr. J. W. Gooding, 619 Jessamine St., West Palm Beach, Fla., who requests information relative to Elijah Samuel Taylor, who is said to have enlisted at Greenville in the 17th Alabama Regiment Confederate States Army, and served as a chaplain and was in charge of the Regimental Commissary. The name Elijah Samuel Taylor has not been found on the rolls, on file in my office, of any company of the 17th Regiment Alabama Infantry, Confederate States Army. The records show that one Elijah S. Tyner, private, Company B, 17th Regiment Alabama Infantry, Confederate States Army, enlisted September 14, 1861, at Montgomery, Alabama, and on the muster roll for July and August, 1862, he is reported present, extra daily duty at Commissary. The muster roll for September and October, 1862, reports him absent, on sick furlough, and the muster roll for November and December, 1862, latest on file, reports him absent, acting commissary sergeant at Camp Forney by order Colonel Murphy. His name appears on a register which shows him paid for services rendered as private, Company B, 17th Regiment Alabama Infantry, Confederate States Army, from May 1, 1863, to August 31, 1863. Under date of October 16, 1863, at Camp Cantey near Mobile, he requested to be relieved from Confederate States service for the reason of being a "Minister of the Methodist denomination for two years before I entered the Army." This resignation was disapproved. Thomas H. Watts served as colonel of the regiment. The name E. S. Tyner appears on a Receipt Roll of Co. B, 17th Regiment Alabama Infantry, Confederate States Army, for commutation of rations from Dec. 11 to Dec. 31, having signed for same Dec. 11, 1863. No later record found. The 17th Alabama Infantry, Confederate States Army, has not been identified as having served in Colquit's Brigade nor of having participated in the battle of Olustee, Fla. (Ocean Pond). The records also show that one Elijah N. Taylor served as private in Company E, 17th Regiment Alabama Infantry, Confederate States Army. He enlisted September 13, 1862, at Mobile. The records further show that one E. S. Taylor served as private in Captain Barlow's Company, Alabama Cavalry, and in the 15th Regiment Confederate Cavalry, Confederate States Army. The War Department has never compiled a list showing the names of members of the 17th Alabama Infantry, Confederate States Army, and owing to the limited clerical force allowed by law and the great pressure of other important current business it is impracticable at this time to compile such a list and furnish the information desired. The War Department has no list showing the present addresses of former soldiers of the Confederate States Army. It is proper to add, however, that the collection of Confederate records on file in my office is far from complete and failure to find the name of complete record of any person thereon is by no means conclusive proof that such person did not serve during some period not covered by the records. Very respectfully, C. H. Bridges Major General The Adjutant General 1 Inclosure: [sic] Letter of Mr. Gooding ******************************************************************************* Widow's Pension Claim Under General Pension Law Of Florida FORM A State of Florida,} County of Indian River} On this 24th day of January, A. D. One Thousand Nine Hundred and thirty, personally appeared before me a notary public in and for the County and State aforesaid Etta Greene Tyner a resident of Wabasso County of Indian River State of Florida, who being duly sworn according to law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain a pension under the provisions of the General Pension Laws of Florida. That she is the lawful widow of Elijah S. Tyner who enlisted under the name of Elijah S. Tyner on the 14th day of September, 1861, in Company B seventeenth Regiment of the State of Alabama and who was honorably discharged at Mobile, Alabama, 1865, on account of close of the war between the states. That she was lawfully married to the said Elijah S. Tyner under the name of Etta Greene in the County of Suwannee State of Florida on the 4th day of June, 1872, and that she was not divorced from him before nor has she remarried since his death, which occurred on the 7th day of September, 1898, in the County of Santiago, State of Cuba except as hereinafter stated. That she is a resident of Indian River County, Florida, and has continuously resided in the State of Florida since her birth. That she was heretofore granted a pension from the State of Florida under Certificate No. ____. That she is not a pensioner of any other State. That her Postoffice address is Box 66, Wabasso, County of Indian River, State of Florida. Etta Greene Tyner Attest: (1) Carrie T. Vincent (2) Carrie N. Sibly Sworn and subscribed before me this 24 day of January, A. D. 1930; I hereby certify that the above declaration, etc., was made known and fully explained to the applicant before swearing, and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim. T. H. Sibley N. P. (a) State of Florida County of Suwannee I, A. C. Johnson, of Suwannee County, Florida hereby certify that the records in this office show that a marriage license was issued to E. S. Tyner and Etta Greene on the 3 day of June, A. D. 1872. The records further show that the above named parties were married on the 4 day of June, A. D. 1872, and that the ceremony was performed by Josephus Anderson, D. D. A. C. Johnson Co. Judge (b) State of District of Columbia,} City of Washington} Before me, a notary public, in and for the District and City aforesaid, personally appeared James H. Watson, who, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he was present at the marriage of Elijah S. Tyner and Etta Greene which occurred at Live Oak, on the 4th day of June, A. D. 1872, in the County of Suwannee, State of Florida, and that the ceremony was performed by Rev. Josephus Anderson. James H. Walton Sworn and subscribed before me this 8th day of February, A. D. 1930. Amelia Schertzer Notary Public (c) State of Florida County of Hillsborough Before me, a ____, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared D. B. McRay and N. A. Johnson who, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says, each for himself; that he knows of his own personal knowledge of the death of Elijah S. Tyner which occurred at Santiago, Cuba, on the 7th day of September, A. D. 1898. D. B. McRay N. A. Johnson Sworn and subscribed before me this 13th day of March, A. D. 1930. Evelyn Summer Notary Public ******************************************************************************* Report of County Commissioners We, the undersigned, County Commissioners in and for the County of Indian River, Florida, do hereby report that at a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners held this day, the foregoing application of Etta Green [sic] Tyner for a pension under the Laws of Florida, was investigated by us; that we are satisfied that the applicant has been a bona fide citizen of the State of Florida for eight years just preceding the date of this application, and that the representations made in the petition and affidavits are true, and that a pension should be granted the applicant. Witness our hands this 15th day of April, A. D. 1930. (1) Albert O. Helseth, Chairman (2) J. D. Yongue (3) J. W. LaBruce (4) J. J. P. Hamilton (5) John H. Atkin County Commissioners By the County Commissioners. Attest: Miles Warren Clerk Circuit Court ******************************************************************************* State Board of Pensions Governor Comptroller Treasurer Department of Pensions State of Florida Tallahassee, Fla. Dec. 27th, 1929 The Adjutant General, Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: Elijah S. Tyner, whose widow is applying for a pension under the laws of Florida. Claims to have been a member of Company B, 17th Regt. Ala. Inf., Confederate States Army. Please furnish me with the record of this soldier. Yours very truly, Ernest Amos Comptroller ******************************************************************************* War Department The Adjutant General's Office Washington January 2, 1930 Respectfully returned to Comptroller, Department of Pension, State of Florida, Tallahassee, Fla. The records show that Elijah S. Tyner, Co. B, 17th Ala. Inf., C.S.A., enlisted September 14, 1861, at Montgomery. Muster roll Nov. & Dec. 1862 (latest on file,) shows him absent. Acting Commissary Sergeant, at Camp Forney, by order Colonel Murphy, a Private. Capture, parole or later record not found. C. H. Bridges Major General The Adjutant General ******************************************************************************* Alabama Pension Commission The State Capitol Montgomery May 8, 1930 Miss Roumelle Bowen Secretary, Pension Board Tallahassee, Fla. Dear Miss Bowen: We are in receipt of your letter of May 6th, asking for the war record of Elijah S. Tyner, who served in Co., B, 17th, Alabama Regiment, after 1862. We have referred your letter to Mrs. Marie B. Owen, Director of Archives and History Department with the request that she have the rolls of the above company investigated to see what record of Mr. Tyner's service can be found and that she write you direct concerning this matter. It is always our pleasure to serve you in anyway possible. Yours respectfully, Ila R. Cooper Secretary ******************************************************************************* State of Alabama Department of Archives & History Montgomery In Reply Refer to file No. A911 May 9, 1930 My dear Miss Bowen: Referring to your letter of May 6, addressed to the Pension Department and by them forwarded to us for attention, we have had considerable correspondence with Mrs. Tyner and J. W. Gooding concerning this record. In our letter of Nov. 8, 1929 addressed to Mrs. Etta G. Tyner we gave her the information from the U. S. War Department as to the service of her husband, Elijah S. Tyner, in the C. S. A. This information carries his service further than as of Dec., 1862. Stating that his name appeared on a Receipt Roll for Commutation of Rations from Dec. 11 to Dec. 31, (1863), and that personal papers showed that under date of October 16, 1863 he made application to be relieved from the Confederate States service, for the following reasons: "He was a regular minister of the Methodist denomination for two years before entering the Army, Sept. 9, 1861, and desires to enter the Conference in the traveling connection and go regularly into the ministry." His application appears to have been disapproved. There was no later record found of him in Washington and we do not have a later record in the files of this Department. Regretting that we cannot give you any later record of Mr. Tyner, I am Very truly, Marie B. Owen Director Miss Roumelle Bowen Secretary Pension Board, Tallahassee, Florida ******************************************************************************* 1440 Beatie Avenue S. W. Atlanta, Georgia March 16, 1931 Mrs. Carrie T. Vincent Wabasso, Florida Dear Cousin Carrie: You asked me to write you anything, or all I could remember of your father, Elijah S. Tyner. When the Civil War was declared, Elijah S. Tyner and his wife, who was my mother's sister, lived near Greenville, Alabama, and there is where I suppose he enlisted in the Army of the war between the states. My father, Rev. W. H. Richardson, wrote them to come to our home in Upson County, Georgia. My aunt came bringing her small daughter and a negro woman. She lived with us for several years while my uncle was in the war. My uncle came home once on furlough that I remember. I have heard my sister say that he was in the last battle of the war. After the close of the war he joined the Methodist Conference and served churches in various cities of Florida. In the fall of 1871 my aunt died in Tampa, Florida, of yellow fever, and the little daughter was brought back to Georgia and I cared for her until her father married Miss Hettie Green. He joined the army during the Spanish-American war, and died while nursing yellow fever patients. He was buried in Arlington, Washington, D. C. Sincerely yours, Mrs. Mary Francis Carraway This the 16th day of March, 1931. E. Perryman, Notary Public Ga. State at Large. ******************************************************************************* State of Florida County of Pinellas Before me the undersigned authority personally appeared Mrs. Sallie O. Mallory, who after being first by me duly sworn says that she was an acquaintance of the late Elijah S. Tyner who volunteered and joined the Confederate States Army at Greenville, Butler County, Alabama. His company went to Mobile, Alabama and stayed some time, during which time he was a commissary man. He later was elected Chaplain. She had heard the said Elijah S. Tyner state that on one occasion he saved the life of a comrade, Bobby Holloway, who was shot in the leg and was bleeding to death. Mr. Tyner bound up the wound and carried him out of the battle field. The above took place during a battle at Olustee, Florida. Sallie O. Mallory Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 17th day of March, 1931. Leora D. Lewis Notary Public ******************************************************************************* State of Georgia County of Fulton Before me the undersigned authority personally appeared Mrs. Mary Frances Carraway, who after being first by me duly sworn says that she was a niece of the late Elijah S. Tyner who served in the Confederate States Army. When the Civil War was declared, Elijah S. Tyner and his wife, who was my mother's sister, lived near Greenville, Alabama, and there is where he enlisted in the army from. My father, Rev. W. H. Richardson, wrote to them to come to our home in Upson County, Georgia. My aunt came bringing her small daughter and a negro woman. She lived with us several years while my uncle was in the war. At the close of the war he joined the Methodist Conference and served churches in various cities of Florida. In the fall of 1871, my aunt died in Tampa, Florida, of yellow fever, and the little daughter was brought back to Georgia and I cared for her until the said Elijah S. Tyner married Miss Etta Greene of Live Oak, Florida. That the said Elijah S. Tyner served in the Confederate army in the war between the States, and that to the best of affiant's knowledge and belief the said Elijah S. Tyner was at all times in good standing in said Confederate army from the date of his enlistment in September 1861 until the close of the war. Mrs. Mary Frances Carraway Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 24th day of March, 1931. E. Perryman Notary Public ******************************************************************************* State of Florida County of Alachua Before me the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared Fannie Dell, who, after being by me duly sworn, deposes and says: That she was well acquainted with Elijah S. Tyner from the date of the Battle of Olustee, in the war between the states, until his death, and knows to her own knowledge that he was in active service in said battle. That said Elijah S. Tyner was honorably discharged from the Confederate army at the close of the said war between the states. Fannie Dell Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 25th day of March, 1931. Robt. W. Davis, Jr. Notary Public ******************************************************************************* State of Florida} County of Duval} Before me the undersigned authority personally appeared Mary Francis Thomas, to me well known, who after being duly sworn deposes and says: That she is a daughter of the said Elijah S. Tyner, that she has frequently heard her father, Elijah S. Tyner tell of his experiences during the war. On one occasion he was on sentinel duty and hearing a noise, and not able to locate the object in the dark he fired thereby awakning [sic] the entire company and upon further investigating found it to be a stray pig which was in search of food. While at home on his only furlough he was carried with a number of others, to Florida where the said Elijah S. Tyner took part in the Battle of Ocean Pond near Olustee. I have often heard him tell of the wounding of a comrade; who was shot, and in order to prevent his bleeding to death the said Elijah S. Tyner removed his suspender and corded the limb until he could get proper medical attention. The said Elijah S. Tyner was wounded in the left thumb which caused him much annoyance and of very little if any use to him. At the close of the war, my Mother and myself being at the home of my Uncle and Aunt, I remember my father coming in with a much worn uniform on. Mrs. Mary F. Thomas Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 7th day of April, A. D. 1931. Ella C. Eh? Notary Public ******************************************************************************* State of Florida} County of Leon} Before me the undersigned authority personally appeared Margaret E. Gannon, to me well know, who after being duly sworn deposes and says: That she is a niece of Mrs. Etta Green Tyner, widow of the late Elijah S. Tyner, who is making application for a pension from the State of Florida on account of the service rendered by her husband, the said Elijah S. Tyner. That as a child and during her young womanhood she spent a great deal of her time with her Aunt's family, having been with them on one occasion for a period of one year. That she has frequently heard her uncle, Elijah S. Tyner tell of his experiences during the war, of the hardships, trials and horrors connected with it. That he often told them of having been in the Battle of Olustee; of a comrade who was shot and badly wounded and that he, the said Elijah S. Tyner removed his suspenders and bound up the wounded leg, thereby preventing him from bleeding to death until he could be picked up and carried to some place where he could receive proper medical attention. Affiant also states that she has often heard her uncle, Elijah S. Tyner tell of having been wounded in the left thumb in some manner, during the Battle of Olustee which caused him to have very little use of it during the remainder of his life. This wound caused the thumb to bend backward very badly, thereby causing it be of very little if any use to him. Margaret E. Gannon Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 6th day of April, A. D. 1931. Evelyn Davis Notary Public ******************************************************************************* State of Florida} County of Indian River} Before me the undersigned authority personally appeared Carrie T. Vincent, who after being first by me duly sworn says that she is a daughter of the late Elijah S. Tyner, who served in the Confederate States Army. That she has heard the said Elijah S. Tyner state frequently of his taking part in the Battle of Olustee. During this battle a friend and comrade was shot and to prevent his bleeding to death he removed his suspenders and bound up the leg until he could be given medical attention. That during this battle the said Elijah S. Tyner was shot in the thumb of his left hand which caused his thumb to bend backward and was considerably out of shape, and interfered greatly with the use of that hand during the balance of his life. While on guard duty one night hearing a noise and not able to see what it was he called halt, and there was no response and the noise commenced again he fired away, which roused the whole company and upon investigation they found a dead pig. The said Elijah S. Tyner has frequently told of meeting an uncle, Capt. Wm. Tyner on the said battle ground of Olustee. This uncle having been a Captain in the Seminole War, and whose home was near Ocala, Florida, and the culmination of these talks with his Uncle influenced the said Elijah S. Tyner to come to Florida at the close of the war. Asking for a transfer to the Ocala circuit his first charge. That the affiant further states that she has heard her father, the said Elijah S. Tyner tell of how it came about he participated in said Battle of Olustee. He was on a furlough to see his family in Thomaston, Georgia, and he with several comrades together with old men and young boys were carried to Florida, and the hardships they endured. Carrie T. Vincent Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 6th day of April A. D. 1931. Jas. O. Watson Notary Public Affiant further prays your Commission may grant her Mother's application. The said Etta Greene Tyner, widow of the late Elijah S. Tyner, being in her seventy-eight year is getting quite feeble and is partially blind, and is in need of help to provide some of the comforts of life. That the family never felt the need before of applying for a pension but reverses have come, and the said Etta Greene Tyner is in need of help. Affiant further states that the said Elijah S. Tyner had four brothers that took part in the war between the states; One was killed in battle, and is buried in Richmond, Va. One was wounded so badly he died a few months later. The widow of one brother is still living and getting a pension. The said Etta Green Tyner had five brothers in the war. One was killed battle, and one was taken with pneumonia on the return march home and died on the way. The widows of the others received a pension, and she prays you grant this request. Carrie T. Vincent Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 6th of April A. D. 1931. Jas. O. Watson Notary Public ******************************************************************************* State Board of Pensions Governor Comptroller Treasurer Department of Pensions State of Florida Tallahassee, The Adjutant General Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: Elijah Samuel Tyner whose widow desires to apply for a pension under the laws of Florida, claims to have been a Chaplain of Company B Regiment 17th Ala., Confederate States Army, and to have been enlisted at Greenville, Ala. in Co. B, 17th Alabama Regt. Was also commissary clerk, served at Ocean Pond, Fla. in Colquitt's Brigade. Please furnish me with the record of this soldier. Ernest Amos Comptroller ******************************************************************************* War Department The Adjutant General's Office Washington Aug. 28, 1917 Respectfully returned to Department of Pensions Tallahassee, Fla. With the information that Elijah S. (not borne as Elijah Samuel) Tyner, pvt. Co. B 17 Regt. Ala. Inf. C.S.A. enlisted Sept. 14, 1861 at Montgomery for the war roll for Nov. & Dec. 1862 (last on file) shows him absent acting commissary Sergt. at Camp Forney by order Col. Murphy. No record of capture or parole found. Other records show that Oct. 16, '63 at Mobile, Ala. he made application to be relieved from service in the C.S.A. by reason of being a minister of the Gospel. Application appears to have been disapproved, nothing later found. J. T. McCain The Adjutant General ******************************************************************************* A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Granting a pension to Mrs. Etta G. Tyner of Wabasso, Florida, Widow of Elijah S. Tyner, a Confederate Soldier. WHEREAS, Mrs. Etta G. Tyner is now about 77 years of age and has been a resident of Florida since her birth, has no means of support and her husband, Elijah S. Tyner, rendered faithfully service as a solider in Company "B", 17th Alabama Infantry, C. S. A., and the Official Records at Washington show that he enlisted in said Company at Montgomery, Alabama and shown on the Muster Roll November and December, 1862, absent Acting Commissary Sergeant at Camp Forney by Order of Colonel Murphy, and WHEREAS, the records in the State of Alabama, Department of Archives and History carries his service further, showing that his name appeared on a Receipt Roll for commutation of Rations from December 11th, to Dec. 31, 1863, and WHEREAS, at the late date it appears that all of the soldiers who served with her husband and knew of his service have passed away and it is (impossible to establish Elijah S. Tyner's war service from Dec. 31, 1863, to the close of the war by Official Record or by witnesses but it is shown conclusively that he did serve from date of enlistment, Sept. 14, 1861, to Dec. 31, 1983, this section had a line drawn through it), Therefore: WHEREAS affidavit BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA: SECTION 1. That the State Board of Pensions of the State of Florida, be, and it is hereby authorized and direct to place the name of the said Mrs. Etta G. Tyner on the Pension Roll of this State to be paid a pension in the same manner and at the same rate that other pensioners of the State are paid. SECTION 2. That all laws and parts of Laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect immediately upon its becoming a Law. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Granting a Pension to Mrs. Etta G. Tyner, widow of Elijah S. Tyner. WHEREAS, Mrs. Etta G. Tyner, is the widow of Elijah S. Tyner, who is shown by Official Record form Washington to have enlisted in Company B, 17th Alabama Infantry, C. S. A., and to have been acting Commissary Sergeant, at Camp Forney, by order Colonel Murphy, in Dec. of 1862. The records also show that he was still in service in Dec. 1863, in the Historical Roster of Alabama, and WHEREAS, owing the lapse of about sixty-six years, it has been impossible to locate comrades serving with her husband to establish his service from Dec. 1863, to the close of the war, and WHEREAS, Mrs. Tyner is in need of the pension and is physically unable to earn a livelihood on account of age, Therefore: BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA: SECTION 1. That the State Pension Board be and they are hereby directed to place the name of Mrs. Etta G. Tyner of Wabasso, Fla., on the Pension Roll of the State of Florida, to be paid a pension at the same rate and in the same manner that other pensioners of the State are paid. SECTION 2. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect immediately upon becoming a law. ******************************************************************************* Claim For Pension By Mrs. Etta G. Tyner Of Box 66, Wabasso, Indian River Co. Widow of Elijah S. Tyner Of B Company, 17th Ala. Regiment Filed In Pension Department April 30, 1930 Denied By Pension Board May 7, 1930 Refiled In Pension Department March 17th, 1931 Approved and Filed In Comptroller's Office April 16, 1931 With pay from March 17, 1931 At the rate of $480.00 per annum Roumelle Bowen Secretary of Board