Pinellas 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 A10378 ABRAMS Ivy Zimmerman South Carolina Nora (Lake) 1934 07 pgs A08490 ANDERSON Sidney Clay North Carolina 1920 13 pgs A02828 ARMSTRONG Elias J. Tennessee Elizabeth (Walker) 1927 06 pgs A08779 BENNETT James E. Virginia 1927 02 pgs A01728 BETHELL John A. 7th Regt Inf Sarah (Haga) 1902 14 pgs D23938 BINYON Thomas J. Tennessee Sarah (Hanna) 1932 08 pgs A01724 BLITCH John G. 1st Bttn Spc Cav (no wife shown) 1907 17 pgs D23204 BOONE Andrew C. North Carolina Ann (Brackett) 1927 05 pgs A10381 BOYD John W. North Carolina Alice (Porter) 1934 06 pgs A03982 BOZEMAN Eli W. Georgia Esther (Westfield) 1906 10 pgs A03954 BRASHEARS William Everett Kentucky Fanery (Elkins) 1907 17 pgs A10289 BRIGHT Willis Collins Tennessee Anna (Bramlett) 1932 09 pgs A10390 BRUMBRY James R. Georgia Evelyn (Holmes) 1921 16 pgs A02990 BULLOCK Sidney P. Home Guard Mary (Waterman) 1908 20 pgs D19205 BURNDINE J.M.W. Mississippi 1913 13 pgs A10482 BURTON William C.R. Georgia Lucenie (--) 1937 09 pgs A02244 CAMPBELL Francis M. 1st Regt Inf Resv Arabella (McMullen) 1920 A01717 CARRUTH William L. 4th Regt Inf Eleanor (Campbell) 1904 18 pgs A10364 CARSWELL Reuben W. Georgia Belle (Stokes) 1933 08 pgs A04641 CARTER Newton A. Georgia Martha (Coleman) 1912 19 pgs A04337 CARTER Rufus T. Georgia Martha (Coleman) 1915 13 pgs A10298 CARUTHERS Joseph Phillip Home Guard Annie (Matchett) 1922 12 pgs A10125 CENTER Charles Wesley Georgia Emma (Hill) 1929 12 pgs A04300 CONSTANTINE William L. Alabama Mary (Smith) 1907 17 pgs A04183 DANIEL Green B. Georgia Priscilla (Arnold) 1915 10 pgs A10418 DAVIS E.J. Tennessee Alice (--) 1931 08 pgs A10542 DOWNING Henry T. 10th Regt Inf Sarah (Edmons) 1903 23 pgs D23729 DRAKE A.F. North Carolina Allie (Young) 1930 05 pgs A08921 DREHER Julius D. South Carolina 1931 05 pgs A04980 DREW John Wesley Alabama Hannah (Wallace) 1925 08 pgs A04011 FIELDS Ken Georgia Fannie (Beasley) 1902 14 pgs A04132 GALLOWAY Henry Sidney South Carolina Elizabeth (Skinner) 1913 14 pgs A02719 GIBBS James W. Georgia C. (--) 1926 08 pgs A03840 GILCHRIST Charles H. Kentucky Martha (Niblack) 1907 16 pgs A10181 HAMMON Newton Alexander Alabama Leo (Browning) 1921 13 pgs A04852 HARDIN John L. South Carolina Lettie (Dellinger) 1923 07 pgs A02799 HART W.A. Home Guard Emma (Nicholson) 1927 08 pgs A10515 HENDERSON Otway South Carolina Fannie Margaret (--) 1938 08 pgs A01676 HUTCHINSON Lewis B. 10th Regt Inf Frances (Mobley) 1902 24 pgs A10340 JACKSON Duke W. Georgia Alice (Cobb) 1932 06 pgs A02929 JOHNSON Eli J. Georgia Nettie (Wells) 1928 13 pgs A02690 KILGORE Samuel H. 9th Regt Inf Elpenice (Hart) 1907 17 pgs A08681 LAWRANCE Samuel Alexander North Carolina 1923 11 pgs A10287 LEA William Gabriel Virginia Louisa (Nash) 1932 07 pgs A03953 MANGHAM John w. Georgia Sophronia (Smith) 1913 05 pgs A02948 MASON Isaac Alvin Kentucky Lucy (Campbell) 1908 13 pgs A10313 McMULLAN Francis Marion Virginia Cora (Quinn) 1932 13 pgs A02119 McMULLEN John D. Home Guard Sarah (Cox) 1907 24 pgs A10136 McRAE John H.D. Georgia Mary Ann (Pennington) 1930 09 pgs A04281 MERCER Christopher C. Georgia Katherine (Carmichael) 1916 09 pgs A01926 MICKLER William B. 2nd Regt Cav Elizabeth (McPherson) 1916 05 pgs D24256 MOORE Henry Lafayette Georgia 1939 06 pgs A10119 MORRIS William Marshall Ordinance Dept Flbrence (Walker) 1930 05 pgs D23431 NICHOLS W.A. Tennessee Dora (Klyce) 1929 06 pgs A10233 OINEAL John W. Arty Units Hannah (Pitt) 1931 06 pgs A02904 PHIPPS James Worth Virginia Emma (Fulton) 1928 11 pgs A08885 PREVATT Thomas J. Home Guard 1928 12 pgs A04603 PROVINE John William Mississippi Mary (Hampton) 1920 10 pgs A04986 QUARLS Richard South Carolina Mary (Holland) 1916 19 pgs A04433 RILEY M.H. Georgia Sallie (Searcy) 1917 09 pgs D22536 ROBISON J.S. Georgia 1924 09 pgs A04594 SELLERS David Lott Georgia America (Sumner) 1907 17 pgs A10072 SHEPHERD Fountain Taylor Arkansas Martha (Rector) 1929 09 pgs A10584 SIMPSON Thomas Polk Virginia Lela (Simpson) 1959 05 pgs A04332 SIMS William Henry Georgia Martha (Alderman)(McMullen) 1916 06 pgs A10053 STEELE Martin T. South Carolina Haseltine (Owen) 1929 13 pgs A04749 STONER P.B. Kentucky Lucy (Kerley) 1921 08 pgs A04958 STUDSTILL Ziba Georgia Martha (Kendrick) 1924 04 pgs A08410 THOMSON John Virginia 1917 07 pgs A04048 VERNON Isaac A. Arkansas Mary (Martin) 1908 18 pgs A04365 WALKER Jerry South Carolina Mary (Pagan) 1917 12 pgs A10192 WHITAKER K.D. North Carolina Lettie (Joiner) 1931 07 pgs A12153 WILDER Thomas W. Home Guard Sallie F. (--) 1907 15 pgs A10427 WILLIAMS Edwin Earle South Carolina Amelia (Glatz) 1934 17 pgs A02451 WRIGHT Alva Curtis South Carolina Lula (Proctar) 1915 12 pgs D24204 ZEIGLER Charles F. South Carolina Mary (Cotes) 1937 06 pgs