Schley County GaArchives Military Records.....Cheney, T. Greene September 8 1905 Civilwar - Pension Co. B, Battalion of Cadets, Georgia Military Institute ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Harris Hill http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002514 September 12, 2004, 12:11 am T.G. Cheney, Co. B, Battalion Of Cadets, GMI QUESTIONS FOR APPLICANT State of Georgia Schley County T.G. Cheney of said state and county, desiring to avail himself of the Pension Act (Section 1254, Code), hereby submits his proofs, and after being duly sworn true answers to make to the following questions, deposes and answers as follows: 1. What is your name and where do you reside? T.G. Cheney, Schley County Georgia 2. How long and since when have you been a resident of this state? all my life 3. When and where were you born? Lawrence County, March 7th 1847 4. When and where and in what company and regiment did you enlist or serve? June 1864 at Marietta, Ga. in Co. B, Battalion of Cadets 5. How long did you remain in such company and regiment? one year 6. When and where was your company and regiment surrendered and discharged? May or April 1865 at Milledgeville, Ga. 7. Were you present with your company and regiment when it was surrendered? I was 8. If not present, state specifically and clearly where you were, when you left your comand, for what cause and by whose authority? I was present 9. How much can you earn per annum by your own exertions or labor? Very little 10. What has been your occupation since 1865? Dentist 11. Upon which of the following grounds do you base your application for pension, viz: first "age and poverty," second, "infirmity and poverty," or third, "blindness and poverty"? 1st & 3rd 12. If upon the first ground, state how long you have been in such condition that you could not earn your support? If upon the second, give a full and complete history of the infirmity and it's extent? If upon the third, state whether you are totally blind and when and where you lost your sight? five years--unable to make my support on account of my eyesight failed 13. What property, real and personal, do you possess, and its gross value? No property 14. What property, real or personal, did you possess in 1894, 1895, 1896,1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901 and 1902, and what disposition, if any, by sale or gift, have you made of same? owned (?) no property 15. In what county did you reside during these years, and what property did you then return for taxation? Schley County, Ga., return no property 16. How were you supported during the years 1899, 1900, 1901 and 1902? by my family 17. How much did your support cost for each of those years, and what portion did you contribute thereto by your own labor or income? support $100.00. I contributed very little. 18. What was your employment during 1898, 1899, 1901, and 1902? What pay did you receive in each year? Dentist--very little 19. Have you a family? If so, who composes such family? Give their means of support? Have they a homestead, or other property? Their ages and how employed? wife and daughter. Daughter is Millina. 20. Are you receiving any pension? If so, what amount and for what disability? No 21. Have you ever made an application for pension before? one last- 22. How many applications have you ever made and under what class? only this class & ???? fail to reach commissioner T.G. Cheney Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 23rd day of August 1905. P.E. Taylor, Ordinary of Schley County. QUESTIONS FOR WITNESS State of Georgia Stewart County O.V. Lamar of said state and county, having been presented as a witness in support of the application of T.G. Cheney for pension under section 1254, Code, and after being duly sworn true answers to make to the following questions, deposes and answers as follows: 1. What is your name and where do you reside? O.V. Lamar, Richland, Ga. 2. Are you acquainted with T.G. Cheney, the applicant; if so, how long have you known him? Yes--we were raised as neighbors. 3. Where does he reside, and how long and since when has he been a resident of this state? at Ellaville, Ga.--all his life 4. When and where and in what company and regiment did he enlist, and how do you know? Co. B, Georgia Battalion of Cadets 5. Were you a member of the same company and regiment? Yes 6. How long did he perform regular military duty? We were in service about one year. 7. When and where was his command surrendered? At Milledgeville in April '65 in my recollection. 8. Were you present when it surrendered? Yes. 9. Was applicant present? Yes. 10. If he was not present, where was he? He was present. When did he leave his command? Never left it. For what cause? No answer. By what authority he left? No answer. How do you know all of this? I was there & we were together- -sleeping under same blanket. 11. What property, effects or income has the applicant? From everything I learn, he has no property nor income. 12. What property, effects or income did the applicant possess in 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901 and 1902, and what disposition, if any did he make of same? I do not now of any property he possessed during the years noted or any income. 13. Has he conveyed away any of his property in the last four years; if so, what was it, and to whom? If he had any property, I never knowed it. 14. What is applicant's occupation and physical condition? He practiced dentistry for a time, but his health was such that he could not continue in business. 15. Is the applicant unable to support himself by labor of any sort; if so, why? From his appearance, I would say that he was incompetent to support himself or to do any labor. 16. How was he supported during the years 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901 and 1902? I have understood that some relative was contributing to his support. 17. What portion of his support for these four years was derived from his own labor or income? I should say none. 18. Give a full and complete statement of the applicant's physical condition that entitles him to a pension under Section 1254, Code? By reason of his age & poverty in family & poverty, he is unable to support himself by his own exertion or labor. 19. Who composes family? What property have they? Children's age and their earning capacity? Has wife & one child (daughter)--I do not know of any property they possess. 20. What interest have you in the recovery of a pension by this applicant? None whatsoever. O.V. Lamar, Witness Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 8th day of Sept. 1905. Phil E. Taylor, Ordinary. AFFIDAVIT OF PHYSICIANS State of Georgia Schley County Personally came before me J.R. Jordan and B.L. Bridges, both known to me as reputable physicians of said county, who being severally sworn, say on oath that they examined carefully T. G. Cheney, applicant for pension under Section 1254, Code, and after such personal examination say that his precise physical condition is as follows: His physical condition is such as to render him unable to make a support for self, cause being from infirmity & loss of eye sight. and that we have no interest in said pension being allowed. J.R. Jordan, MD B.L. Bridges, MD Sworn to and subscribed before me, this, the 8th day of Sept. 1905 Phil E. Taylor, Ordinary. Additional Comments: 1860 Schley Co. Census 146 CHANEY, W.W. 40 M farmer Sarah 50 F John N. 14 M Greene H. 13 M Mary C. 7 F BROWNING, Harrison 24 M farming File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/schley/military/civilwar/pensions/mt319cheney.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 8.1 Kb