CIVIL WAR WIDOW'S PENSION APP. - MARY A. ENGLISH, WIDOW OF REDDING ENGLISH, Taylor Co., FL

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Application No. A11697


Widow's Application for Pension

STATE OF FLORIDA,}
Taylor County}

On this 13th day of September, 1899, personally appeared before me a Clerk of Circuit Court 
in and for said county and State, Mary A. English, aged 64 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 June 2, 1899, for indigent widows of deceased Confederate 
soldiers and sailors:  I am the lawful widow of Redding English, who enlisted ____, 1862, in 
Captain Jack Lee's Company, 5th Regiment of the State of Florida, and who while in actual 
service and in the line of duty as such soldier, was on the 17th day of Sept., 1862, at Sharpsburgh, 
in the State of Maryland received a gunshot wound in the line of battle form which he died 
same day, was shot through the head.  I don't know the whereabouts of any of his commissioned 
officers.

That I was legally married to said soldier on the 30th day of October 1857, at Taylor County, 
in the State of Florida; that I have been a bona fide resident of the State of Florida continuously 
since the ____ day of 1850 that I do not own property, real and personal, to the value of 
$600 in this or any other State, and am not otherwise enabled, or in a position to earn a 
livelihood, and have no income form any source sufficient for a livelihood; that I have no 
children or other relation able so to do and whose legal duty it is to support me, and that 
I have not purposely disposed of my property for the purpose of availing myself of the provisions 
of this act.

Her X mark:  Mary A. English
P. O. Address:  Iddo, Fla.

Sworn and subscribed before me this 13th day of September, 1899.

John C. Calhoun
Clerk Circuit Court, Taylor County

We do solemnly swear that we personally knew the said deceased Redding English; that we served 
with him in late war of the 5th Regiment from the State of Florida, and know of our own knowledge 
that he received (contracted) at the time and place claimed, the wound (or disease) which resulted 
in his death, and that he never deserted the service of the State, or of the Confederate States.

J. R. Campbell
P. O. Address:  ?, Fla.
N. Denmark
P. O. Address:  Perry, Fla.

Sworn and subscribed before me this 18th day of Sept., 1899.

John C. Calhoun
Clerk Circuit Court

I certify that the above affidavits are genuine; that all of the affiants are persons of respect-
ability 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.

John C. Calhoun
Clerk of Circuit Court

We, the undersigned County Commissioners of Taylor county, Florida do hereby certify that we 
have carefully investigated the above application for pension made by Mary A. English and are 
satisfied that the facts and conditions stated therein are true and correct, and that she is 
legally and justly entitled to the pension provided by the act, approved June 2, 1899.

J. H. Hagan, Chairman
E. B. ?
J. M. Jenkins
J. A. J. Green
I. N. Deal
County Commissioners

By the County Commissioners, Attest:

John C. Calhoun
Clerk Circuit Court

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State of Florida}
County of Taylor}

On this day personally came before me John C. Calhoun Clerk of Circuit Court in and for said 
County, S. N. Smith, age 58 years and M. A. Jones, age 67 years, who being by me duly sworn 
says that were present and saw, Mary A. English and Redding English married to each other on 
Oct. 30th 1857, that they lived as man and wife up to the death of said Redding English, and 
that the said Mary A. English has not remarried since his death.

S. N. Smith
His X mark:  M. A. Jones

Sworn and subscribed before me this 13 day of Sept. A. D. 1899.

John C. Calhoun
Clerk of Circuit Court

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Pensioner No. 68

Claim For Pension
By
Mary A. English
Widow Of
Redding English
Late Of
Capt. Jack Lee's Company,
5th Fla. Regiment
Approved by the Board
Nov. 9/99 for pay from Sept. 30/99
At rate of $60.00 per year
D. Lang
Secretary