TAYLOT  COUNTY, GA - MILITARY  CIVIL WAR PENSION Enoch F. Collins

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Application For Confederate Pension for Enoch F. Collins:


1) On a questionaire dated January 20, 1897 Enoch F.
Collins states the following:  a)I reside in Taylor
County;  b) I was a volunteer in Pruden's Battery
for seven months from 1864 to 1865;  c) I was
discharged because of a hernia; d)I was supported
during 1895 and 1896 by daughter, Mrs. Mary Adeline
Johnson; e) I am 84 years old and unable to work
because of poor health.  This was signed by Enoch F.
Collins and sworn and subscribed before J. E Duvant,
ordinary.


2)Included with application is an Affidavit of
Physicians signed by J.G. White and W.C. Bateman.
The physicians stated that Enoch F. Collins suffered
from a)cystitus, there being total inability to
retain his urine and passing blood, mucous, and pus.
He also suffers with double scrotal hernia.  There
is hyperatrophy of the heart, edema of lungs with
great asthma. Applicant is unable to do any kind of
labor.  This was sworn and subscribed before J. E.
Duvant, Ordinary, by Dr. White and Dr. Bateman and
dated March 19, 1897.


3) A witness questionaire was signed by J. W.
Rhodes.  It stated that Rhodes had known Enoch
Collins for over forty years, both farmed in Taylor
County, both served in Pruden's Battery at the same
time.  It also states that Enoch owns no property
and did not have any during 1884 and 1885. Further
that Enoch had no occupation and was unable to do
any labor at all.  He also stated that Enoch was
supported by his daughter, Mary Adeline Johnson,
during 1885 and 1886.  It ends by stating Enoch "is
nearly 84 years old. He is too feeble to do any kind
of work and is almost blind and deaf."  

Signed
20 January 1897 before J.E. Duvant, Ordinary.



Note: Until 1894 Enoch owned in excess of 1000 acres
of farm land that he had farmed for over fifty years
in Taylor County.  Then in the years 1894 and 1895
he disposed of all his property -i.e. just over 200
acres to a Mary Collins, 202&1/2 acres to J. E.
Duvant, and finally 607&1/2 acres that he gave to
Mary Adeline Collins in a contract in which she
agreed to take care of him for the balance of his
life.  Thus when he applied for his pension he was
without property and assets.


NOTE:
Pruden's Battery, GA Artillery (State Troops)
Contained 214 men W.H. Pruden, Captain

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