Marion County FlArchives Military Records.....JOHNSON, James 1902 Civilwar - Pension 2nd Regt FL Inf ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/fl/flfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jimmy R. Polk http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00022.html#0005485 June 24, 2008, 5:24 pm FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATION FILES PENSION APPLICATION A12633: Surname: JOHNSON Given Names: James Service Unit: 2nd Regt Inf Reference: Wife’s Name: Application County & Year: Marion Co 1902 Page 001 A12633 Page 002 Form A-4 I. B. Hilson, State Printer, Tallahassee, Fla. WIDOW’S APPLICATION FOR PENSION. State of Florida} Marion County} On this 28th day of August, 1902, personally appeared before me a Clerk of Circuit Court in and for said county and State Mrs. Louisa J. Johnson, aged 58 years, who, being by me duly sworn according to law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain the pension provided by act of the Legislature, approved May 3, 1901, for indigent widows of deceased and aged Confederate soldiers and sailors: I am the lawful widow of Capt. James H. Johnson, who enlisted…X…, 1861, in Captain ……………Company, 2d Regiment of the State of Florida, and who while in actual service and in the line of duty as such soldier, was on the ..X…[day of] wounded [,186..] at Manassas, in the State of Virginia. (Here state fully and clearly all the facts, showing date and cause of death.) He has been drawing a pension from the State up to the day of his death, which took place on the 30th day of July 1902 (29 days ago.) He was in his 75 year at the time of his death. The number of his pension was 1263. That I was legally married to said soldier prior to the first day of January, 1885, at Due West in the State of South Carolina; that I have been a bona fide resident of the State of Florida continuously since the first day of January, A. D. 1890; that I do not own property, real and personal, to the value of $800 in this or any other State, and am not otherwise enabled, or in a position to earn a livelihood, and have no income from any source sufficient for a livelihood; and that I have not purposely disposed of my property for the purpose of availing myself of the provisions of this act. Luosia Jane Johnson P. O. Address Ocala, Fla. Sworn and subscribed before me this 28th day of August, 1902. S. T. Sistrunk Clerk Circuit Court, Marion County. Page 003 State of Florida} Marion County} Before me personally came Leonard Dozier, Adjutant of Camp No. 56, U.C.V. of Marion County, Florida, who being duly sworn deposes and says that James Johnson was a member in good standing in said Camp. L. Dozier Adjt Camp No. 56 U.C.V. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2 day of August, A.D. 1902. John E. Bailey Notary Public We do solemnly swear that we personally know and [professionally treated] examined the said above James Johnson, and are satisfied that the wound (or disease) set forth above as having been sustained in the service of the Confederate States, was the direct indirect cause of his death on the 30th day of July 1902, together with old age. Jno. M. Thompson, M.D. Residence Ocala, Fla. …………………., M.D. Residence…………….. Sworn and subscribed before me this 28th day of August, 1902. John E. Bailey Notary Public We do solemnly swear that we personally knew the above applicant Mrs. Louisa J. Johnson & know that she was the lawful wife of James Johnson, now deceased, that she has never remarried since his death, that she is a person of “respectability and good reputation,” that she does not own property to the value of $800 in this or any other State, and that she is not physically or otherwise enabled to earn a livelihood, and has constantly resided in Florida since January 1st, 1880. E. H. Bailey Jno. Reardon Sworn to and subscribed before me this 28th day of August, 1902. John E. Bailey Notary Public For the State of Florida Page 004 I certify that the above affidivits (sic) are genuine; that all of the affiants are persons of respectability and good reputation, and that their statements are worthy of belief; that the attesting officers are duly authorized to attest such affidavits, and that their signatures thereto are genuine. S. T. Sistrunk Clerk Circuit Court We, the undersigned County Commissioners of Marion county, Florida, do hereby certify that we have carefully investigated the above application for pension made by L. J. Johnson and are satisfied that the facts and conditions therein state and alleged are true and correct, and that she is legally and justly entitled to the pension provided by the act, approved, June 2, 1899. H. W. Long, Chairman E. L. Wartmann N. A. Fort F. S. Lucius ……………………, County Commissioners By the County Commissioners. Attest: S. T. Sistrunk Clerk Circuit Court. REVISED STATUTES OF FLORIDA, CHAPTER II, ARTICLE I. 2077. The children of parents who are unable to support themselves, shall be required to make provisions for their support. 2078. On information filed before the Justice of the Peace of the proper district by any person whomsoever, stating that certain persons have made no adequate provisions for their father and mother, or either of them, the Justice shall cause a summons to be issued to said parties, and evidence to be taken as to the truth of the facts stated in the information, and if the same shall be found true, after a fair trial in which the defendants shall have the right to be heard by counsel, the Justice shall issue an order making an assessment on the said children for such amount as shall be necessary for the support of their parents. 2079. Said order shall carry with it the right of enforcement, and shall have the force and effect of a writ of garnishment on the wages of such children, and shall further provide for the person to whom and the manner in which the money assessed therein shall be paid. Page 005 4539 1263 12633 Pay from Sept 5 1902 At rate of $96.00 Per annum CLAIM FOR PENSION By Mrs. Louisa Johnson Of Marion Co., Fla. Widow of James Johnson Of ……………….Company 2d Fla. Regiment Filed In Executive Department Sept. 5th, 1902 Approved Dec 10th 1902 C. H. Dickinson Sec. of Bd Filed In Comptroller’s Office …………………, 1….. I. B. Hilson, State Printer, Tallahassee, Fla. Dead Page 006 Form A 3. I. B. Hilson, State Printer, Tallahassee, Fla. SOLDIER’S APPLICATION FOR PENSION. State of Florida} Marion County} On this 5th day of December, 1901, personally appeared before me, Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for said county and State, James Johnson, who being by me duly sworn, declares he is the identical person who enlisted on or about the x day of x, 1861, in Captain Jno. Hopkins Company, county of Marion, in the State of Florida, and that while in actual service in said company, 2d Fla Regiment, of the State of Fla., on or about the X day of X, 1865, and was honorably discharged at the expiration of my service [on the] by reason of [day of] Lee’s surrender [in………….county, State………………] (Here state fully and clearly all the facts, showing the injury, its character, and especially the extent of the injury and disability resulting therefrom.) I am now 73 years old, feeble and so emaciated that I am not able to do any kind of work. I was Captain of my Company at surrender. And that as the direct result of said injuries, thus received in line of duty during the war, I am now unable to gain a livelihood by manual labor; that I have continuously since January 1st, 1885, been a citizen of Florida; that neither I nor my wife, nor both combined, own real and personal property to the value of $800 in this or any other State, and have not purposely disposed of our property for the purpose of availing ourselves of the provisions of the pension laws of Florida; that I am not otherwise enabled, or in a position to earn, and have no income from any source sufficient for a livelihood by manual labor, and that I never deserted the Confederate service, and that I receive a pension from no other source. James Johnson P. O. Address Ocala, Fla. Sworn and subscribed before me this 16th day of December, 1901. S. T. Sistrunk Clerk Circuit Court, Marion County. Page 007 I do solemnly swear that I was born on the 2d day of November, in 1828, Abbeville county, State of South Carolina, and that I am now past the age of sixty-five (65) years; that I was bona-fide citizen of this State on January, A. D. 1885, and have continuously resided in this State since that date; that I do not own property, real or person, or real and personal, to the value of eight hundred dollars ($800), and that I am by reason of age incapable of providing a living by manual labor for myself. James Johnson P. O. Address Ocala, Florida Sworn and subscribed before me this 16th day of December, 1901. S. T. Sistrunk Clerk Circuit Court, Marion County. We do solemnly swear that we personally knew James Johnson, the above applicant for pension during the Civil War of 1861 to 1865; that we served with him in said Company 2nd Fla Regiment, and know of our own knowledge that he did receive the injuries set forth in the above application at the time and place claimed, and that the disability therefrom claimed to exist does exist, and that he never deserted the Confederate Army. E. T. Williams Late of ……Co. 2d Fla Reg. (To be subscribed by two persons.) C. M. Brown Late of “G” Co. 2nd Reg. Sworn and subscribed before me this 3d day of February, 1902. John E. Bailey Notary Public We do solemnly swear that we are familiar with the value of all the property owned by said James Johnson and his wife, directly or indirectly, in this or any other State, and that the actual combined value thereof does not exceed $800; that they have not disposed of any property for the purpose of availing themselves of the provisions of the pension laws of Florida, and that he is not physically or otherwise able, or in a position to earn a livelihood, by manual labor. S. R. Johnson P. O. Address Ocala, Fla. A. C. Johnson P. O. Address Ocala, Fla. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3d day of February, 1902. John E. Bailey Notary Public Page 008 We, the undersigned physicians, residents of the State and county aforesaid, do solemnly swear that we have carefully examined Mr. James Johnson, who is personally known to us to be the person above applying for a pension under the laws of Florida, and find him laboring under the difficulties of age, besides, was wounded, fracturing the forearm of the right side, at the battle of Gettysburg, MD, all of which incapacitates him from doing any physical labor. Moreover, his general health is very poor. Jno. M. Thompson, M.D. Residence Ocala, Fla. E. Van Hood, M.D. Residence Ocala, Fla. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7th day of February, 1902. I certify that the above affidavits are genuine; that all of the affiants are persons of respectability and good reputation, and that their statements are worthy of belief; that the attesting officers are duly authorized to attest said affidavits, and that their signatures thereto are genuine. S. T. Sistrunk Clerk of Circuit Court We, the undersigned County Commissioners of Marion county, Florida, do hereby certify that we have carefully investigated the above application for pension made by ………….. and are satisfied that the conditions and alleged facts therein stated are true and correct, and that he is legally and just entitled to the pension provided by the act, approved May 3, 1901. H. W. Long, Chairman N. A. Fort T. S. Lucius E. S. Wartmann Jno. L. Edwards, County Commissioners By the County Commissioners. Attest: S. T. Sistrunk Clerk Circuit Court. REVISED STATUTES OF FLORIDA, CHAPTER II, ARTICLE I. 2077. The children of parents who are unable to support themselves, shall be required to make provisions for their support. 2078. On information filed before the Justice of the Peace of the proper district by any person whomsoever, stating that certain persons have made no adequate provisions for their father and mother, or either of them, the Justice shall cause a summons to be issued to said parties, and evidence to be taken as to the truth of the facts stated in the information, and if the same shall be found true, after a fair trial in which the defendants shall have the right to be heard by counsel, the Justice shall issue an order making an assessment on the said children for such amount as shall be necessary for the support of their parents. 2079. Said order shall carry with it the right of enforcement, and shall have the force and effect of a writ of garnishment on the wages of such children, and shall further provide for the person to whom and the manner in which the money assessed therein shall be paid. Page 009 4029 1263 Pay from Feby. 12th, 1902 at rate of $96.00 per annum. CLAIM FOR PENSION By James Johnson Of ………………………… Late of G Company 2d Fla Regiment Filed in Executive Department Feby. 12th, 1902 Approved March 19th, 1902 C. H. Dickinson Secty. Of Board Filed In Comptroller’s Office ……………………, 1….. I. B. Hilson, State Printer, Tallahassee, Fla. Additional Comments: Words in [] are lined through in original File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/marion/military/civilwar/pensions/johnson565gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/flfiles/ File size: 13.6 Kb