Keokuk County IA Archives Military Records.....Query, Alexander November 1, 1894 Civilwar - Pension Company A, 19th Iowa, ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Karen Pickett karepickett@hotmail.com November 20, 2008, 10:20 pm Military Pension Papers Alexander Query Military Records Company A, 19th Iowa, Company Descriptive Book Description. Age 27 years; height 5 feet 7 inches. Complexion light. Eyes blue; hair light. Where born: St Johns Co. Va.; Occupation Farmer Enlistment: When: Aug 13, 1862 Where: Keokuk By whom Jno Bruce; term 3 years. Remarks: P.O.A.a Primrose Lee Co, Iowa. Was in the battle of Crain Grin Dec 7/62. Participated in the raid in Van Buren Ark from the 27 to 31st of Dec. 1862 Was in the siege of Vicksburg and in the expedition against Yazoo City and in the battle and taken prisoner at Sterling Farm La Sept 29 1863. In skirmish at Franklin Creek Miss. Dec 1864. In expedition against Mobile and took part in the siege of Spanish Fort, Ala. Appears on Returns as Follows: Sept & Oct 1863. Absent. Prisoner of war, taken prisoner at Sterling Farm while in action. Sept 29/63 May 18/65 Detailed Post Guard Company Muster In Roll Roll dated Keokuk, Iowa, Aug 11, 1862; Where born St John Co Va; Age ??; occupation Farmer; When enlisted Aug 13, 1862; Where enlisted Keokuk Iowa; for what period enlisted 3 years; Eyes blue; hair light; complexion light; height 5 ft 7 in.; When mustered in Aug 17, 1862; Muster-in date Aug 13, 1862. Bounty paid $25; Premium paid, $2 Company Muster Roll Aug 17 to Oct 31, 1862 – Present Nov & Dec, 1862 – Present Jan & Feb 1863 – Present Apr 15 1863 – Present Mar & Apr 1863 – Present May & June 1863 – Present July & Aug 1863 – Present Sept & Oct 1863 – Absent - Missing in Action at Sterling Farms La, Sept 29, 1863 Nov & Dec 1863 – Absent -- Missing in Action at Sterling Farm LA since Sept 29/63 Jan & Feb 1864 – Absent -- Missing in Action at Sterling farm La since Sept 29, 1863 Mar to Apr 1864 -- Absent -- Missing in action at Sterling farm La since Sept 29, ‘63 May & June 1864 – Absent -- Missing in action at Sterling Farm, La since Sept 29, 63’ Detachment Muster roll – Exchanged Prisoners May & June, 1864 – Present Company Muster Roll July & Aug 1864 – Present – Prisoner Exchange July 22, 1864. Since pd 2 Mon the pay by Maj Haggarty viz for the months of May & June at new rates. Sept & Oct 1864 – Present Nov & Dec 1864 – Present Jany & Feby 1865 – Present Mar & Apr 1865 – Present *Name appears in column of “Present” as Quary May & June 1865 – Present Company Muster-out Roll Alexander Quary, Pvt. Co. A, 19th Reg’t Iowa Infantry; Age 27 years. Mobile Ala. July 16, 1865 Muster-out to date Feby 16, 1865 Last paid to feby 28, 1865 Clothing account: Last settled aug 31, 1864; drawn since $44.84; Due soldier $1.11 Bounty paid $25.00; Due $75 War Department Record and Pension Division Book Mark: R & P 64969 Washington, November 19, 18?9 Certificate in lieu of lost discharge furnished. Memorandum From Prisoner of War Records Quay, Alexander, Reg’t 19, Iowa, V. Co A; Records of O.R.D. Ex Vol. 7: Captured at Bayou Fordorch Sep 29, 1863. Paroled at Red River Ldg. July 22, 1864; and reported at New Orleans, date not given. No later record. Copied by SBE. 2nd Aud. Case 8.21.80 W.T.R. Querry Alex, Rank Pvt, Regt 19, Iowa, Co A; Records of O.R. E. Vol 4, Page ?, Vol 10. Captured near Morganza, Sept 29, 186?; Present at Camp New Shreveport, La; Dec 26/63. Military Card Numbers Quary, Alexander, Co A, 19 Iowa Infantry Private; Card Numbers 9914945, 9915046, 9915141, 9915235, 9915321, 9915402, 9915485, 9915566, 9915644, 9915724, 9915799, 9915883, 9915971, 9914451, 9916056, 9916142, 9916227, 9916313, 9916398, 9916484, 9916571, 99RxT 64969, 32620015, 36222686 Original Invalid Pension #456, 262 Declaration for Invalid Pension State of Kansas,County of Cloud: On this 25 day of July, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and ninety personally appeared before me, Notary Public; a court of record within and for the county and State aforesaid Alexander Query aged 55 years, a resident of Clyde county of Cloud, State of Kan. who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Alexander Query who was Enrolled on the 13th day of August 1862 in Co. ‘A’ 19th Iowa Infy as a Private in the War of the Rebellion and served at least ninety days, and was Honorably Discharged at Mobile Ala on the 10th day of July 1865. That he is very near unable to earn a support by reason of disease of head and back, side and limbs and rhuematism. That said disabilities are not die to vicious habits and are to the best of his knowledge and belief permanent. That he is not a pensioner. That his address is Clyde county of Cloud State of Kansas. Alexander (his mark) Query. Neighbors’ Affidavit, State of Kansas, County of Cloud, SS: In the matter of the application for pension of Alexander Query, Private of Company A, 19th Iowa Regiment Infantry Volunteers. On this 8th day of December A.D. 1890 personally appeared before me, a justice of the peace in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized to administer oaths S.N. Brown aged 29 years, a resident of Clyde in the county of Cloud and State of Kansas whose Post office address is Clyde Cloud County, Kansas and F.B. Smith age 47 years, a resident of Clyde in the County of Cloud and State of Kansas whose Postoffice address is Clyde Cloud County, Kansas. Well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declare in relation to aforesaid case as follows: That he has been well and personally acquainted with Alexander Query for 7 years, and that I am Proprietor of a Flour and Feed Store and retail dealer in Coal, in Clyde Cloud County Kansas and during the last year Alexander Query has worked for me at different times. And I know that his health is very poor, in fact he is hardly able to do anything in one sense of the word he is a total wreck, and cannot do near the manual labor that would be required for him to do to earn his support and in my opinion he is not able to work any at any kind of work. And I believe that his diseases are permanent for he is an old crippled, physical wreck, and as he is a church member and has always been a strong temperance man with no bad habits. I am satisfied that his ailments are not due to vicious habits. I, F.B. Smith, have been acquainted with Alexander Query for about three years, and I have worked with him at different times during the last years and I hereby testify that he is not able to do much of anything. He is getting old and he is all crippled up as I suppose with rheumitism and trouble and trouble in his ? and he cannot work one tenth of the time and I believe his diseases, whatever they are, are of a permanent character. And he has always to my knowledge been a good well behaved man and I do not believe that his ailments are due to vicious habits. S.N. Brown, Frank B. Smith, signature of affants General Affidavit State of Kansas, County of Cloud, SS: In the matter pension claim of Sarah Query widow of Alexander Query deceased, late of Cloud County, Ks, late private of Co. G. 19th Iowa Vol Infty. On this first day of March, A.D. 1894, personally appeared before me a notary public in and for the aforesaid county, duly authorized to administer oaths A.P. Lewis aged 60 years and F.M. Anderson aged 54 years, a resident of Clyde in the county of Cloud and State of Kansas well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declared in relation to aforesaid case as follows: We the aforesaid A.P. Lewis and F.M. Anderson do upon our oaths say that we have known for several years the said Alexander Query deceased. And that we attended him during his last sickness and was with him when he died on the evening of January 17th 1894 at about the hour of six o’clock of the evening of said day. We further say that the said Sarah Query is the widow of the said Alexander Query deceased. Affiants further say that his said widow has no visible means of support that she is in destitute circumstances. And we further certify that the above statement was written by J.M. Fadan in our presence and only from oral statement made to him on this 1st day of March 1894 at Clyde Kansas and in making this above statement we did not use and we ? not aided or prompted by any written or printed statement, or recital prepared or dictated by any other person and not attached as an exhibit to this testimony. A.P. Lewis, F.M. Anderson General Affidavit State of Kansas, County of Cloud, SS: In the matter pension claim of Sarah Query widow of Alexander Query deceased, late of Cloud County, Ks, late private of Co. G. 19th Iowa Vol Infty. On this 3rd day of March, A.D. 1894 personally appeared before me F.M. Anderson, J.P. in and for the aforesaid county, duly authorized to administer oaths William Henderson aged 45 years, a resident of Clyde in the county of Cloud and State of Kansas well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who being duly sworn, declared in relation to aforesaid case as follows: I am a brother of Mrs. Sarah Query and although very young I remember that Alexander Query married sister Sarh Henderson the spring after the war was over. I remember that Alex as we called him had a nice team of horses, but I cannot say what month or day the marriage ceremony was performed. I was about 16 or 17 years old. And I further certify that the above statement was written by F.M. Anderson in my presence and only from oral Statements made to him on the 3rd day of March 1894 at Clyde, Cloud county, Kansas. And in making this above statement I did not use and I was not aided or prompted by any written or printed statement or recital prepared as dictated by any other persons and not attached as an exhibit to this testimony. I will say that Sarah Query still remains widow. William (him mark) Henderson. General Affidavit State of Kansas, County of Cloud, SS: In the matter pension claim of Sarah Query widow of Alexander Query On this 9th Day of March A.D. 1894 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the aforesaid county, duly authorized to administer oaths W.H.H. Dilley aged 53 years, a resident of Clyde in the county of Cloud and State of Kansas well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who being duly sworn, declared in relation to aforesaid case as follows: To whom it may concern. I have know Alex Querry for about twelve years and have been overseer of the Poor over six years and to help the family more less every year but not so much after he got his pension but did some but she is now a county charge since he died and I further certify that the above statement was written by me this ninth day of March 1894 in the City of Clyde Kans of my own personal knowledge. W.H.H. Dilley Township Trustee. General Affidavit State of Kansas, County of Cloud, SS: In the matter pension claim of Sarah Query widow of Alexander Query deceased, late of Cloud County, Ks, late private of Co. G. 19th Iowa Vol Infty. On this 17th day of March, A.D. 1894 personally appeared before me F.M. Anderson, J.P. in and for the aforesaid county, duly authorized to administer oaths Sarah J Query aged 46 years, a resident of Clyde in the county of Cloud and State of Kansas well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who being duly sworn, declared in relation to aforesaid case as follows: The reason that I do not know exactly the day of my birth or marriage is this. Our Family bible of Family Record was burnt when our house was burnt in Maryland long years ago. and when I was married the Justice of the Peace who married Alex and me never gave us a marriage certificate and we never had a Family Bible to keep our marriage record in or the date of birth of our children. But since Mr Anderson showed me the certificate of our marriage from the clerk in Fort Madison Iowa I have been thinking the matter over and counting the years and now I am satisfied that the Clerks Certificate is the correct one. My memory is not good and my 1st statement was incorrect therefore I make this statement to Mr F.M. Anderson who writes it down as I tell it to him, orally this 17th day of march 1894 in Clyde Kansas and I am not aided by any other (except the Clerks Certificate) person and not attached as an exhibit to this testimony. Sarah Query Additional Evidence State of Kansas, County of Cloud, SS: In the matter pension claim of Sarah Query widow of Alexander Query deceased, late of Cloud County, Ks, late private of Co. G. 19th Iowa Vol Infty. On this 13th day of March, A.D. 1894 personally appeared before me F.M. Anderson, J.P. in and for the aforesaid county, duly authorized to administer oaths George Schum, aged 36 years, a resident of Clyde in the county of Cloud and State of Kansas well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who being duly sworn, declared in relation to aforesaid case as follows: That he has been well and personally acquainted with claimant for 28 years respectively and that I have been acquainted with Alexander Query all of my life and through my own personal knowledge I know that neither one of them had been married before they married each other and their children are all over sixteen years of age. That they have owned no real estate for years and before he got this pension he was dependent on the County for help and now Mrs Query has to wash for a living and the County helps her now. And I further certify that the above statement was written by FM Anderson Justice of the Peace in my presence and only from oral statements made to him on this 13th day of March 1894 in Clyde Kansas and I was not aided or prompted by any written or printed statement or recital prepared as dictated by any other person and not attached as an exhibit to this testimony. George Schum Additional Evidence State of Kansas, County of Cloud, SS: In the matter pension claim of Sarah Query widow of Alexander Query deceased, late of Cloud County, Ks, late private of Co. G. 19th Iowa Vol Infty. On this 17th day of March, A.D. 1894 personally appeared before me F.M. Anderson, J.P. in and for the aforesaid county, duly authorized to administer oaths William Henderson aged 45 years, a resident of Clyde in the county of Cloud and State of Kansas well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who being duly sworn, declared in relation to aforesaid case as follows: That he has been well and personally acquainted with claimant for all my life. And I hereby testify that our Family Records were all burnt up when our house burnt down near Whalesville, Wauites Co, Maryland a long while ago. I was just a small kid and I know now that Alexander Query and Sarah J Henderson were married in the spring of 1867. I told her she was mistaken when she said that she was married in 1866 and the Clerks Certificate from Fort Madison, Lee County Iowa stating that Alexander Query and Sarah J Henderson were married in the spring of 1867 is correct. We have no family record of their marriage nor any marriage certificate from the Justice who married them. Neither Alex nor Sarah were married before they married each other and Sarah is still unmarried. This statement is written by FM Anderson, JP. This17th day of March 1894 in my presence as I state it to him orally and in making the above statement I was not aided or prompted by any person (except the record from the Clerk of Ft Madison) or written statement prepared or dictated by any other person or presence and not attached as an exhibit to this testimony. W.J. (him mark) Henderson. General Affidavit State of Kansas, County of Cloud, SS: In the matter pension claim of Sarah Query widow of Alexander Query deceased, late of Cloud County, Ks, late private of Co. G. 19th Iowa Vol Infty. On this 29th Day of October A.D. 1894 personally appeared before me F.M. Anderson, J.P. in and for the aforesaid county, duly authorized to administer oaths Jacob Fredrick aged 62 years, a resident of Clyde in the county of Cloud and State of Kansas and Betsey Bayley, aged 62 years a resident of Clyde in the county of cloud and State of Kansas well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who being duly sworn, declared in relation to aforesaid case as follows: We have been acquainted with Mrs. Sarah Query widow of Alexander Query for about 18 and 18 years. We knew them when they first moved here. They were quiet peaceable people and from that time to this we knew that they were not divorced and we never heard of them being divorced before that. And we know her to day as the widow of Alexander Query and we cheerfully certify to the same, and we further certify that the above statement was written by F.M. Anderson a justice of the peace in our presence and only from Oral Statements made to him on this 29th day of October 1894 at Clyde Kansas and in making this above statement we did not use and we were not aided or prompted by any written or printed statement or ? prepared or dictated by any other person and not attached as an exhibit to this testimony. Additional Evidence State of Kansas, County of Cloud, SS: In the matter pension claim of Sarah Query widow of Alexander Query deceased, late of Cloud County, Ks, late private of Co. G. 19th Iowa Vol Infty. On this 1st Day of November A.D. 1894 personally appeared before me F.M. Anderson, J.P. in and for the aforesaid county, duly authorized to administer oaths J. N. LEcuyer aged 37 years, a resident of Clyde in the county of Cloud and State of Kansas well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who being duly sworn, declared in relation to aforesaid case as follows: I have been acquainted with Mrs. Sarah Query, widow of Alexander Query for about 10 years. I was well acquainted with her husband before he died. I know that Mrs Sarah Query if ofttimes in destitute circumstances from that fact that I am in the Grocery business in Clyde, Kansas and at different times I have received orders from W.H.H. Dilley, Overseer of the poor of this township to let Mrs Sarah Query have groceries, which I do and I get my money or pay for said groceries from the county. Mrs Sarah Query has no property of her own and does washing for a living and I further certify that the above statement was written by FM Anderson Justice of the Peace of Elk Twp, Cloud Do, Kansas. J.N.LEcuyer. Additional Evidence State of Kansas, County of Cloud, SS: In the matter pension claim of Sarah Query widow of Alexander Query deceased, late of Cloud County, Ks, late private of Co. G. 19th Iowa Vol Infty. On this 1st Day of November A.D. 1894 personally appeared before me F.M. Anderson, J.P. in and for the aforesaid county, duly authorized to administer oaths W.H.H. Dilley, aged 53 years, a resident of Clyde in the county of Cloud and State of Kansas well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who being duly sworn, declared in relation to aforesaid case as follows: I have been personally acquainted with Mrs. Sarah Query some 10 years and especially for the last four or five years have been Trustee of this Township for several years. That I am overseer of the Poor that I have had to help her from time to time and still have to help here and I personally know that she cannot support herself and is compel to ask for assistance. I further more certify that the above was written by myself on the 1st day of November 1894 in the city of Clyde, Elk Township, Cloud County Kansas. That I was not aided or prompted by any written or printed statement or recital prepared or dictated by any other person and not attached as an exhibit to this Testimony but have just written the facts as I personally know them. Photo: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/keokuk/photos/military/civilwar/pensions/query7nmt.jpg File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/keokuk/military/civilwar/pensions/query7nmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/iafiles/ File size: 20.4 Kb