Santa Rosa County FlArchives Military Records.....POLK, Napoleon R. 1916 Civilwar - Pension 1st Regt 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 Nascar3Fan@aol.com April 3, 2007, 8:38 pm PENSION APPLICATION A02534 FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATION FILES Surname: POLK Given Names: Napoleon R. Service Unit: 1st Regt Inf Reference: Wife’s Name: Eliza Jones Application County & Year: Santa Rosa Co 1916 Page 001 A02534 Page 002 WIDOW’S PENSION CLAIM UNDER GENERAL PENSION LAW OF FLORIDA AS AMENDED BY ACTS OF 1921 Form A. State of Florida County of Santa Rosa On this 6th day of Sept., A. D. One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty four, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, Mrs. Eliza Polk, a resident of Santa Rosa, County of Jay, 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 as amended by Chapter 8400, Acts of 1921. That she is the lawful widow of N. B. Polk who enlisted under the name of N. B. Polk on the ….. day of …………. , 186……, in Company ……………. Regiment of the State of …………….. and who was honorably discharged at ……………………, 186………., on account of ………………………… (Here give complete statement of other service, if any.). That he served …………… For proof of Husband’s war service refer to Pension #8395 Comptroller’s Office. That she was lawfully married to the said N. B. Polk under the name of Eliza Jones in the County of Coneuch, State of Ala (sic) on the 30th day of December 1864 and that she was not divorced from him before nor has she remarried since his death, which occurred on the 27th day of August, 1924, in the County of Santa Rosa, State of Florida, except as hereinafter stated. …………………………………. That she is a resident of Santa Rosa County, Florida, and has continuously resided in the State of Florida since the ….. day of ……….. 1848. Page 003 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 Post office address is Jay, County of Santa Rosa, State of Florida. Eliza Polk (Signature of Claimant) Attest: (1) E. L. Echols (2) H. E. Echols Sworn and subscribed before me this 6th day of September, A. D. 1924. 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. S. J. Higdon, Justice of the Peace (a) Note: This form left blank in its entirety. (b) State of Florida County of Santa Rosa Before me, a Notary Public in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Mrs. Amma Campbell and Miss M. C. Campbell, who, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says each for himself that he knew of the marriage of N. B. Polk and Eliza Jones which occurred at Sparta on the 30 day of Dec., A. D. 1864 in the County of Coneuch, State of Alabama, and that the ceremony was performed by Benjamin West. Mrs. Amma Campbell Miss M. C. her X mark Campbell Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th day of Sept., A. D. 1924. L. A. Harrison, Notary Public My Commission Expires Mch (sic) 19, 1925 Page 004 (c) State of Florida County of Santa Rosa Before me, a Justice of the Pease, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared H. E. Echols and E. L. Echols 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 N. B. Polk which occurred at Jay, County of Santa Rosa, State of Florida on the 27th day of August, A. D. 1924. E. L. Echols H. E. Echols Sworn and subscribed before me this 6th day of Sept., A. D. 1924 S. J. Higdon, Justice of the Peace REPORT OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS We, the undersigned, County Commissioners in and for the County of Santa Rosa, Florida, do hereby report that at a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners held this day, the foregoing application of Mrs. Eliza Polk 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 to the applicant. Witness our hands this 9th day of September, A. D. 1924 J. E. Keen, Chairman W. C. Temple Oliver Jernagan, Jr. W. M. Broxon …………………., County Commissioners By the County Commissioners. Attest: T. W. James, Clerk Circuit Court. Note—All Blanks must be filled out. All information required must be fully and accurately given. Applicant may use either form (a) or (b) for proof of marriage, or she may attach certified copy of marriage certificate. Applicant may attach certified copy of official record of husband’s death in lieu of form (c) if preferred. Where the applicant for pension has remarried since the death of the soldier husband, upon whose service she is applying for a pension, she must establish the fact that she has again become a widow in the same manner as prescribed in above paragraph, or if divorced, she should forward a certified copy of decree granting a divorce annulling such marriage. APPLICANT MUST GIVE PERMANENT ADDRESS. Page 005 Former Claim No………………………… Application No. 22642 Pensioner No. 2534 CLAIM FOR PENSION By Mrs. Eliza Polk Of Jay Post office Santa Rosa County WIDOW OF N. B. Polk Of F Company 1st Fla Regiment FILED IN PENSION DEPARTMENT Sept 10, 1924 APPROVED AND FILED IN COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE Sept 30, 1924 With pay from Aug 27, 1924 At the rate of $300.00 per annum Sinclair Wells Secretary of Board Page 006 SOLDIER’S PENSION CLAIM UNDER THE ACT OF 1915 (FORM A.) State of Florida County of Santa Rosa On this 29th day of July, A. D. One Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixteen personally appeared before me, a Justice of t he Peace in and for the county and State aforesaid, N. B. Polk, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is 72 years of age, having been born on the 27th day of March, 1844, in the county of Pike, in the State of Alabama. That he is a bona fide citizen of the county of Santa Rosa, State of Florida. That he has resided in the State of Florida continuously since the …. day of December, 1850. That he is the identical person who enlisted at Milton, under the name of N. B. Polk, on the 15 day of February, 1861, in Company F, Regiment 1st Florida of the State of Florida in the service of the Confederate States (Here state whether the service claimed was in the Confederate States Army or in the service of a State.) and who was HONORABLY DISCHARGED at Fort Pickens, in the State of Florida, on the 9th day of May, 1865, on account of Close of War (Here state fully any other military service performed by applicant.) (Here give date and place of capture, imprisonment, exchange or parole.) Captured about the 13th of Feb. 1865 at Pine Barrow (sic), Florida, and was held prisoner until close of war at Fort Pickens, Florida. That I served faithfully until HONORABLY DISCHARGED from the service of the Confederate States in the year 1865, and did not desert the service of the Confederate States nor take the oath of allegiance to the United States until after the surrender of the Confederate Armies. (Here state whereabouts at close of Civil War.) That I was at Fort Pickens at close of Civil War held Page 007 as Prisoner. That I do not own property, including real estate, personal property, stocks, bonds, mortgages or other collateral securities of any kind in this or any other State, nor does my wife own with me jointly or separately, property to exceed in value the sum of five thousand dollars. That the following is a true and correct statement of all the property owned by me or by my wife, jointly and separately in this or any other State: Real estate, located at…..NONE Cattle, horses, and other live stock……one cow and calf……$25.00 Personal property……$200.00 Stocks……$…… Bonds……$…… Mortgages, notes and other securities….$…… Total……..$225.00 That I have heretofore applied for a pension from the State of Florida and refer to Claim No……..for the proof contained therein. (Here state any disabilities, physical or mental.) Old age. (Here state any wounds received, or loss of limbs and eyesight). Wounded in left hand. That my post office address is Jay, County of Santa Rosa, State of Florida. N. B. his x mark Polk (Claimant must sign name in full.) Attest: (1) W. A Jones (2) Robert R. Polk Sworn and subscribed before me this 29th day of July, A. D. 1916; and I hereby certify that the above declaration, etc., were fully made known and explained to the applicant before swearing; and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim. F. S. Higdon, Justice of the Peace Page 008 (FORM B.) State of Florida County of Santa Rosa We, the undersigned citizens of Santa Rosa County, State of Florida, do hereby certify that we personally know N. B. Polk, who is an applicant for a pension under the Laws of Florida, and that from our own personal knowledge, and from the best information available, we believe that the applicant does not own property (including the property of his wife) to exceed in value the sum of $5,000, and that the statements made by him relative to the value of his property are true and correct. W. W. White (To be signed by two witnesses). W. J. McCurdy Sworn and subscribed before me this 29th day of July, 1916. F. S. Higdon, Justice of the Peace (FORM C) PHYSICIANS’ AFFIDAVIT NOTE: The physicians’ affidavit has been left blank in its entirety. Page 009 (FORM D.) AFFIDAVIT TO BE MADE BY A COMMISSIONED OFFICER NOTE: The affidavit of a Commissioned Officer has been left blank in its entirety. (FORM E.) AFFIDAVIT TO BE MADE BY COMRADE State of Florida County of Santa Rosa Before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the State and County aforesaid, personally came Robt. A. Polk of Jay, County of Santa Rosa, State of Florida, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical person who enlisted at Milton in the State of Florida on the 15th day of Page 010 February, in Company F 1st Regiment of the State of Florida, which organization was regularly mustered into the service of the Confederate States of America; that he knows of his own personal knowledge that N. B. Polk enlisted in Company F Regiment of the State of Florida, at Milton, in the State of Florida, on the 15th day of February, 1861; that he served faithfully in the said organization until the 9th day of May, 1865, when he was HONORABLY DISCHARGED on account of close of war, at Fort Pickens in the State of Florida, and did not desert the Confederate States service nor take the oath of allegiance to the United States before the close of the War. (Here state whether the soldier was transferred to another organization, or not, and if captured or imprisoned, state when and where.) captured at Pine Barren, Fla., about 10th of February, 1865. That I know personally of the above stated service, because I served with N. B. Polk in Company F Regiment 1st in the State of Florida, and was HONORABLY DISCHARGED at Bentonville, in the State of N. C., on the …. day of ….., 1865, by reason of close of war, and I did not desert the Confederate States service nor take the oath of allegiance to the United States before the close of the War. Robert A. Polk Late of Company F, 1st Regt. Sworn and subscribed before me this 29 day of July, 1916, and I hereby certify that the above declaration was fully made known to the affiant before swearing, and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the pension claim sought to be established by this declaration. F. S. Higdon, Justice of the Peace. (FORM F.) AFFIDAVIT TO BE MADE BY COMRADE State of Florida County of Santa Rosa Before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the State and County aforesaid, personally came W. M. Polk of Jay, County of Santa Rosa, State of Florida, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical person who enlisted at Milton, in the State of Florida, on the 15 day of February, in Company F, 1st Regiment of the State of Florida, which organization was regularly mustered into the service of the Page 011 Confederate States of America; that he knows of his own personal knowledge that N. B. Polk enlisted in Company F – 1st Regiment of the State of Florida, at Milton, in the State of Florida, on the 15th day of February, 1861; that he served faithfully in the said organization until the … day…. of., 1865; when he was HONORABLY DISCHARGED on account of close of war, at Fort Picket (sic) in the State of Fla, and did not desert the Confederate States service nor take the oath of allegiance to the United States before the close of the War. (Here state whether the soldier was transferred to another organization, or not, and if captured or imprisoned, state when and where.) captured at Pine Barren, Florida, about the 10th of February 1865. I know personally of the above stated service, because I served with N. B. Polk, in Company F, Regiment 1st , of the State of Florida, and was HONORABLY DISCHARGED at Abbyvill (sic), in the State of S. C., on the ….. day of …….., 1865, by reason of close of war, and I did not desert the Confederate States service nor take the oath of allegiance to the United States before the close of the War. W. M. his X mark Polk Late of Company F, 1st Regt. Sworn and subscribed before me this 29 day of July, 1916, and I hereby certify that the above declaration was fully made known to the affiant before swearing, and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the pension claim sough to be established by this declaration. F. S. Higdon, Justice of the Peace Note: If the applicant has ever applied for a pension from this State before he may receive the benefits of all proofs made at that time by stating when such application was made. Page 012 REPORT OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS We, the undersigned, County Commissioners in and for the County of Santa Rosa, Florida, do hereby report that at a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners held this day, the foregoing application of N. B. Polk for a pension under the Laws of Florida, was investigated by us; that we are satisfied that the applicant does not own property (including the property of his wife) to exceed the sum of $5,000, and that the representation made in the petition and affidavits are true, and that a pension should be granted to the applicant. Witness our hands this 7 day of August, A. D. 1916. (1) Oliver Jernagan, Jr., Chairman (2) N. S. Bower (3) W. A. Whitmire (4) J. D. Johnson (5) ……………………….., County Commissioners By the County Commissioners. Attest: H. W. Thuefom, Clerk Circuit Court Note: All Blanks must be filled out. All information required must be fully and accurately given. Page 013 Former Claim No……… Application No. 20704 Pensioner No. 8395 CLAIM FOR PENSION By N. B. Polk Of Jay Post office Santa Rosa County Late Of F Company 1st Fla Regiment FILED IN PENSION DEPARTMENT Aug 11, 1916 APPROVED AND FILED IN COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE Sep 28 1916 With pay from Aug. 11, 1916 At the rate of 120 per annum Sinclair Wells, Secretary of Board Page 014 STATE BOARD OF PENSIONS Governor Comptroller No. 20704 Treasurer DEPARTMENT OF PENSIONS STATE OF FLORIDA Tallahassee, ……………………… The Adjutant General, Washington, D.C. Dear Sir: N. B. Polk who is an applicant for a pension under the laws of Florida, claims to have been a member of Company F, 1st Regiment Fla., Confederate States Army, and to have been captured and imprisoned at Ft. Pickens at close of war. Please furnish me with the record of this soldier. Yours very truly, W. V. Knott, Comptroller Page 015 WAR DEPARTMENT THE ADJUTANT GENERAL’S OFFICE Washington, August 17, 1916 Respectfully returned to the Department of Pensions, State of Florida, Tallahassee, With the information that Napoleon – Polk (not found as N. B. Polk, Private (New) Co. F. 1 Fla. Infantry C.S.A. enlisted March 21, 1862, and the roll for Jan. & Feb. 1864, last on file, shows him present. No record of capture or parole has been found. H. F. McCain The Adjutant General Page 016 Jay, Florida, 10/4/16 To whom it may concern This certifies that I percinally (sic) know Mr. N. B. Polk and know him to be phisically (sic) disable (sic) to do manuel (sic) laber (sic) sufficient to make a support. Respectfully Submitted. R. P. White, M.D. Jay Fla 10/3/16 N. T. Stallworth M.D. Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 3rd day of October, A. D. 1916 F. S. 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