Osceola 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 A08420 BAILEY Wesley F. Alabama 1912 19 pgs A03415 BANDY James Allen Alabama Malissa (Neighbors) 1907 18 pgs A03660 BARNES Edwin A. Kentucky Elizabeth (--) 1907 17 pgs A03414 BASS Archibald C. Georgia Annie (Brack) 1907 30 pgs D23086 BASS Richard Commisary Dept. 1927 03 pgs A03832 BELL Thomas J. Georgia Susan (Chapman) 1905 12 pgs A04887 BRACK William Jackson Louisiana Eliza (Tyson) 1923 06 pgs A04560 BREAKER Daniel Manley South Carolina Mary (--) 1907 34 pgs A02543 BRONSON George W. Home Guard Ann (Johnson) 1924 08 pgs A01633 BRONSON George W. 10th Regt Inf Margaret (Goodwear) 1907 16 pgs D20199 BRONSON Robert Home Guard Agnes (Yates) 1915 05 pgs A00752 BROWN William 7th Regt Inf Nancy (Bryan) 1903 08 pgs D06650 BROWN William 1st Regt Cav 1904 05 pgs Al2511 CHANDLER S.M. 1st Bttn Spc Cav Adeline (--) 1904 04 pgs A04691 CLARK Milton A. Georgia Mary (Roberds) 1920 09 pgs D02290 CORDERO John South Carolina Ann E. (--) 1900 04 pgs A00750 CREWS Asbury 1st Bttn Spc Cav Matilda (Smith) 1907 10 pgs A00944 DANN E.S. 10th Regt Inf Sarah (--) 1903 11 pgs A01639 DAVID John J. Home Guard Elizabeth (Lanier) 1908 14 pgs D07408 DAVIS John J. 1st Bttn Spc Cav Elizabeth (--) 1906 04 pgs D17721 DRAWDY Levi 8th Regt Inf 1907 18 pgs A02524 DURRANCE Uriah R. 7th Regt Inf Lucy (Townsend) 1907 14 pgs A01634 EUBANKS William A. Home Guard Mary (Rodgers) 1914 05 pgs A02659 FENNELL Edmond Hawkin Home Guard Addie (Graham) 1908 49 pgs A03554 FERRELL George M. Georgia Margaret (Glover) 1903 11 pgs D11897 FEWELL John E. Indpt Units 1908 12 pgs A10279 FRANKLIN Charles E. South Carolina Ella (Ray) 1908 16 pgs A07730 GARDNER Joseph Manley South Carolina 1907 13 pgs A03514 GILBERT James R. Georgia Maria (Badanis) 1907 15 pgs D19925 GRAHAM Daniel Preston North Carolina Mattie (Strickland) 1907 19 pgs D21792 GRANT S.C. Alabama 1921 04 pgs A11071 GRAVES James Rosser Georgia 1908 15 pgs D20743 GUERNSEY John S. Navy Srv 1916 13 pgs A02241 HALL John A. 1st Regt Cav Lucinda (Alman) 1920 10 pgs A04541 HALL Joseph J. North Carolina Elizabeth (Hartman) 1912 15 pgs A12242 HAMPTON James William Tennessee 1908 17 pgs A11072 HARVELL William Sanford Alabama 1907 15 pgs A12746 HARWELL J.W. Alabama 1902 05 pgs A11122 IVERSON Alfred Georgia 1907 12 pgs A02891 JOHNS Christopher C. 15th Conf Cav Sarah (Yates) 1915 13 pgs A12296 JOHNS William B. 1st Regt Cav Sealeay (Tumblin) 1907 13 pgs A05427 JOHNSON Stephen 1st Regt Inf 1903 11 pgs A05424 JOHNSON Thomas Georgia 1903 11 pgs A12284 KEEN Joseph B. 10th Regt Inf Mary (--) 1907 11 pgs A07936 LANIER Robert H. Home Guard 1907 14 pgs D19855 LANKFORD William Thorpe Georgia 1907 20 pgs A12759 McCOVEY John Georgia 1903 04 pgs Al1099 McDERMOTT Phillip Felix Georgia 1898 15 pgs A00945 McKEE Benjamin David 11th Regt Inf Virginia (Bundy) 1907 16 pgs A06312 McLAUGHLIN Henry 10th Regt Inf 1902 08 pgs A10056 McNEILL John Brown North Carolina Hagar (Parnell) 1928 11 pgs A03517 MILLER James South Carolina Honoria (Mills) 1901 12 pgs A04282 MOSELEY alexander Mitchell Mississippi Mary (Faile) 1916 08 pgs A02901 MOSELEY Thomas R. Mississippi Bettie (Kimbrough) 1907 28 pgs A12325 NETTLES William W. 4th Regt Inf 1901 10 pgs D01073 NOBLES Florida Isam 1st Regt Inf 1897 02 pgs A04675 OUTLAW Peter D. Georgia Margaret (Balton) 1902 23 pgs A08689 PADGETT James J. Home Guard 1914 14 pgs A03516 PARRISH James Georgia Elizabeth (Bass) 1898 18 pgs A01313 PARTIN Henry S. 7th Regt Inf Ruth (Hull) 1903 16 pgs A02811 PARTIN Robert Charles 4th Regt Inf Narcissus (Ballard) 1907 23 pgs A12140 PEARCE J.M. 1st Bttn Spc Cav Martha A. (--) 1907 07 pgs Al2798 PREVATT William J.D. 7th Regt Inf Jennette (--) 1899 06 pgs A10231 REESE Joseph Benjamin Georgia Lou (Sparks) 1931 10 pgs A00946 ROWLAND William Griffin 5th Bttn Cav Sarah (Manuel) 1908 11 pgs A10278 SAVAGE Robert Barnwell 8th Regt Inf Florence (Pike) 1908 40 pgs A04830 SAWYER George South Carolina Mary (Leppard) 1922 08 pgs A03416 SEARS William T. Georgia Mary (Green) 1907 11 pgs A03608 SHARP Eliphalet K. Georgia Marian (--) 1901 14 pgs A07731 SIMMONS Robert Wilson 7th Regt Inf 1905 10 pgs A02087 SLADE William 2nd Regt Inf Eliza (Bronson) 1901 22 pgs A10347 SLIGH Jefferson A. South Carolina Lydia (Setzler) 1929 10 pgs A01049 SMITH James W.W. 2nd Regt Cav Mary (--) 1907 10 pgs A02225 SMITH Joseph Nathan 1st Bttn Spc Cav Maria (plough) 1907 21 pgs A02551 SULLIVAN Berry A. Home Guard Sallie (Green) 1914 19 pgs A00751 SYLVESTER Eli 10th Regt Inf Margaret (Parker) 1908 12 pgs A01614 SYLVESTER John P. 1st Regt Cav Rachel (Wiggins) 1907 19 pgs A06313 THOMAS William A. 6th Regt Inf 1903 14 pgs A07728 TUCK Joseph Edwin Georgia 1907 13 pgs A00753 TUMBLIN Hardy 8th Regt Inf Mary (Rhoden) 1906 08 pgs A06374 TYNER Stewart 8th Regt Inf 1904 08 pgs A08028 UNDERHILL Mathew Home Guard 1907 26 pgs A01219 UNDERHILL William 1st Bttn Spc Cav Samantha (Chandler) 1903 10 pgs A01400 WALKER Jeremiah 1st Regt Cav Martha (Tumblin) 1902 15 pgs A01366 WARREN Francis W. 8th Regt Inf Lydia (Rutledge) 1899 19 pgs A01246 WHALEY Thomas E. 2nd Regt Cav Harriet (--) 1910 11 pgs A03907 WHEELER William W. Georgia Mary (Howard) 1900 15 pgs A10449 WIGGINS Norman Decater Tennessee Jane (--) 1937 07 pgs A10254 WILLIAMS James M. Georgia Minnie (McCormack) 1931 06 pgs A03515 WILLIS John F. Georgia Frances (Vann) 1906 10 pgs Al1418 WOODALL Jasper N. Georgia Maranda (Stephens) 1902 18 pgs A02579 WRIGHT Abner James 2nd Regt Inf Emma (Simmons) 1907 19 pgs A08688 YATES Burrell Home Guard 1914 45 pgs A01842 YATES Jackson G. 1st Bttn Spc Cav Vianah (Quinebrech) 1907 12 pgs