Heard County GaArchives Military Records.....Francis Marion Screws March 1896
Civilwar - Pension Co F 16th Regiment
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State of Georgia, Heard County  (March 1896) 

Personally
appeared,  F. M. Screws of Heard County, State of
Georgia, who being duly sworn says on oath, that he was
born on the 1st day of September 1837, that he is a
bona fide citizen and resident of Georgia, and has been
continuously since the day of his birth, the 1st day of
September 1837, that he enlisted in the military
service of the Confederate States during the war
between the states and served as a Private in Company F
of the 16th Regiment of Georgia Volunteers, Morgan's
and Wheeler's Brigade; that while engaged in such
military service and in the line of duty in the State
of Kentucky, on the ___ day of September 1863, he ws
disabled or wounded as follows:  At Cumberland Gap in
the state of Kentucky, his horse fell on him fracturing
the 9th and 10th ribs on left side which brought up
lung trouble and which causes applicant to cough and
have hemorages from lungs at time, causing applicant to
be weak and feeble and can't be exposed any during bad
weather.  The least work or exertion brings up said
hemorage;  said injury is permanent.  He has been in
this condition since date of injury whereby applicant
is practically incompetent to perform the ordinary
manual vocation of live. Applicant is a farmer.
Deponent desires to participate in the benefits of the
Act approved Oct 24, 1887 and the Acts amendatory
thereof, and makes application for the allowance for
which he is entitled for the year thereunder, ending
Oct 26, 1896.    F. M. Screws,  X, his mark Sworn to
and subscibed before me, this the 12th day of March
1896. G. A. Crain,   Ordinary


Affadavit for Witness State of Georgia,  Coweta County
Clerk of the Court;  April 1896


Personally appeared before me, the undersigned Ordinary
in and for said County,  John D. Simms and A.J. Smith,
each of whom being duly sworn according to law,
severally say, under oath, that they are personally
acquainted with  F. M. Screws, whose application is
herewith presented for a pension, that he served in
Company F  of the 16th Regiment of Morgan's Brigade and
from our personal knowledge he was injured by the
service as follows:  At Cumberland Gap, Kentucky in
September 1863 applicant's horse fell with him falling
upon him, from which accident he received severe
injuries, which caused him to be off duty for a
considerable length of time. I,  John D. Simms was
Captain Commanding the Company at the time. We
personally know the above facts.  We were with him in
the army and have known him ever since.    John D.
Simms,    A.J. Smith Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 18th day of April 1896. W.A. Mitchell, Clerk of
the Court of Ordinary Coweta County, Georgia


State of Georgia, County of Coweta Personally appeared
before me, the undersigned Ordinary of said County, Dr.
Jacob Starr and who being duly sworn according to law
says on oath that he is personally well acquainted with
F. M. Screws whose application is herewith presented
for a pension;  that he served in Company F of the 16th
Regiment of Georgia Volunteers, Morgan's Brigade, and
from my own personal knowledge, he was injured by the
service as follows:  At Cumberland Gap, in the state of
Kentucky, his horse fell on him fracturing the 9th and
10th ribs on left side which brought up lung trouble
and which causes applicant to cough and have hemorages
from his lungs at times cuasing application to be weak
and feeble.  He cannot be exposed during bad weather.
The least work or exertion brings up said hemorages.
That before he entered the service he was not afflicted
with said disease and he contracted said disease while
in the service of the army as is told, and has suffered
with the same continuously since. Said injury is
permanent and renders the applicant practically
incompetent to perform the ordinary manual vocation of
life.  Deponent swears that he was with him during his
term of service and waited on him in his sickness
during the war and has known him since service.  He has
no interest in the pension for the applicant Signed,.
Dr. J. Starr Jan 12, 1897. Soldiers Pension,  1897
F. M. Screws,  Heard County, Georgia
Disability:  Body Injury
Amount:  $50.
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File submitted by Candace Gravelle
August 2003

Additional Comments:
Francis Marion Screws civil war pension application
indicates that he was born in Georgia on Sept 1, 1837. 

His tombstone shows the year of birth of 1841 and CSA
service: Private, Company F 16th GA Reg Cav  CSA
(Received civil war pension in Heard County, Georgia)

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