Soldiers Appliccation for Pension by Bennett Elender, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Jan Craven Reel # CP1.045 Calcasieu Parish Library. ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Page 1 Parish of Calcasieu NO: __________________________ Soldier's Application for Pension: Bennett Elender P. O.: Choupique Company and Regiment: K 10th La Inf Filed: Allowed: Quarterly Allowance,$: Pension Allowed from: Rejected: Company and Regiment or Naval Service?: K 10th La Inf. Date, Place and Nature of Wound Received?: None Disability - Where and How Occasioned?: Age and poor health Where and When Paroled or Discharged?: Elmira, N. Y. If Discharged, Where Remaining until Surrender?: Age?: 67 Page 2 SOLDIER'S APPLICATION FOR PENSION I, Bennett Elender, a native of Louisiana and now a citizen of Louisiana, resident at Choupique in the Parish of Calcasieu in said State of Louisiana, and who was a soldier, (sailor or marine as the case may be) from the state of Louisiana in the Confederate States army (or navy as the case may be) in the war between the United States and the Confederate States, do hereby apply for aid under act 125 of the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana of 1898; and I do solemnly swear that I served the Confederate States honorably form the day of my enlistment until the close of the civil war, (or until discharged or paroled as the case may be,) as shown by my answers below, and that I remained true to the Confederate cause until the surrender, and that I am now in indigent circumstances, and unable to earn a livelihood by my own labor or skill, and that I am not salaried or otherwise provided for by the State of Louisiana or by any other State of government, and am entitled to receive the benefits of said Acct. No. 125 of 1898, as further shown by my answers to the questions below, which I swear to be true and correct: 1. When were you born? Answer: October 2, 1843 2. Where were you born? Answer: Calcasieu Parish, La. 3. When did you enlist in the Confederate service? Answer: Lake Charles, La. Mar 1861 4. Where did you enlist? Answer: Lake Charles Calcasieu Parish La 5. In what command? Answer: Wm. McGrutters (?) Command, then Stone Wall Jackson Command 6. Give the letter of your Company? Answer: K 7. Give the number of your regiment? Answer: 10th La 8. Give branch of service, Artillery, Infantry, Cavalry or Navy; in in navy, give name or names of vessels you served in, or in what capacity? Answer: Infantry 9. Give the names of the regimental and company officers under whom you enlisted, and under whom you were serving at the date of your discharge of parole? Answer: Col. Marigina. Capt A. Perodar[m], 1st Lieutenant Seaton, 2nd Lieutant Ryan. Was in prison at close of war and don't know what officers were in charge. 10. Were you wounded? If so, in what battles,and if not, state under what circumstances during the war you received injury or injuries. Answer: No 11. What was the precise nature of your wound or wounds, if any? Answer: 12. If you have lost a limb or an eye, state when, where and how? Answer: 13. Were you discharged from the army by reason of wound, wounds, or from the effects of service? Answer: 14. If discharged or paroled from the army, where were you, and what did you do until the close of the war? Answer: Was not discharged or paroled Page 3. 15. What was the name of the surgeon who attended you when discharged? Answer: 16. Where were you at the surrender? Answer: 17. If a prisoner, at what camp, and where were you released, and to where sent? Answer: Elmira N. Y. in prison 18. Did you take the oath of allegiance to the United States Government at any time during the war? Answer: No 19. If so, when, where and under what circumstances? Answer: No 20. How long have you been a resident of the State of Louisiana next preceding the date of this application? Where have you resided during that period? Answer: Have lived here all my life. 21. Are you married, or have you been married? Answer: Yes 22. If so, what is the size of your family? Answer: Wife and 8 children 23. What are the respective ages of your wife and children? Answer: Wife 63[?] and children about as follows 48, 46, 43, 40, 38, 36, 33, 30 24. How many children have you, and how many each sex? Answer: five boys and 3 girls 25. Are you engaged in any business? If so, what do you earn? Answer: No 26. Have you any estate in your own right, real or personal, and what is its value? Answer: Grazing land, valued at about $500 27. Has your wife any estate in her own right, real or personal, and what is its value? Answer: No 28. How have you derived support for yourself, and family if you have one, for the last five years? Answer: By doing a little farming and truck gardening 29. What prevents you from earning a living now? Answer: Old age and general weakness and bad health 30. Do you use intoxicants to any extent? Answer: No 31. Have you an attorney to look after this application? Answer: 32. Give his name, address, and the compensation agreed between you? Answer: 33. Give name of two or more of your comrades with their postoffice addresses? Answer: H. C. Gill Lake Charles, La. O. R. Moss Lake Charles, La. J. C. LeBlanc Lake Charles, La Nathaniel Vincent Carlyss PO, La Pge 4. 34. Give your postoffice address and that of two witnesses? Answer: My address is Choupique PO La Nathaniel Vincent Carlyss, La. Jeresin Broussard Sulphur, La. Witness my hand on this 15th day of March , 1910 Bennett Elender [signed] Applicant Witnesses: Nathaniel Vincent ___________________________ Jerisan Broussard ___________________________ APPLICANT MUST GO BEFOER CLERK OF COURT. STATE OF LOUISIANA ] Personally appeared before me: J W Gardiner CALCASIEU PARISH ] Clerk of the District Court of said Parish, the above named Bennett Elender the applicant, with whom I am personally acquainted, and having the application read and explained to him as well as the statements and answers therein made, make oath that the statements and answers are true. Witness my hand and seal of office, this 15 day of March, 1910 J. W. Gardiner ________________________________ Clerk. (If possible, the two witnesses as to character should have served with the applicant in the army, and if so, let them, or either, state in their own oath; also any other information regarding the applicant's army service) STATE OF LOUISIANA ] Personally appeared before me J. W. Gardiner. CALCASIEU PARISH ] Clerk of the District Court of said Parish, the above named Nathaniel Vincent and Jerisan Broussard, two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing application, with whom I am personally acquainted, and know to be citizens of veracity and standing in this community, and who make oath that they are personally acquainted with the forgoing applicant, and that the fact set forth and statements made in his application are correct and true, to the best of their knowledge and belief, and that they have no interest in this claim, and that said applicant's habits are good and free from hishonor. Witness my hand and seal of office, this 15th day of March, 1910. J. W. Gardiner _______________________________________________ Clerk of Court Page 1 Parish of : NO: 7247 Soldier's Application for Pension. [Name] Bennett Elender P. O.: Choupique, La Company and Regiment: K 10th La Inf Filed: Jan 18 1913 Allowed: Quarterly Allowance,$: Pension Allowed from: Rejected: A. C. Allen , President ________________________________, Secretary Board of Pension Commissions. Company and Regiment or Naval Service?: K 10th La Inf. Date, Place and Nature of Wound Received?: Disability - Where and How Occasioned?: Where and When Paroled or Discharged?: Elmira N. Y. If Discharged, Where Remaining until Surrender?: Age?: 69 Page 2 SOLDIER'S APPLICATION FOR PENSION I, Bennett Elender , a native of Louisiana and now a citizen of Louisiana, resident at Choupique in the Parish of Calcasieu in said State of Louisiana, and who was a soldier, (sailor or marine as the case may be) from the state of Louisiana in the Confederate States army (or navy as the case may be) in the war between the United States and the Confederate States, do hereby apply for aid under Article 303 of the Constitution of 1898, and subsequent Acts of the State Legislature thereunder, and I do solemnly swear that I seved the Confederate States honorably from the day of my enlistment until the close of the civil war, (or until discharged or paroled as the case may be), as shown by answers below, and that I remained true to the Confederate cause until the surrender, and that I am now in indigent circumstances, and unable to earn a livelihood by my own labor or skill, and that I am not salaried or otherwise provided for by the State of Louisiana or by any other State of government, and am entitled to receive the benefits of said Acts, as further shown by my answers to the questions below, which I swear to be true and correct: 1. When and where were you born? Answer: Oct 2nd 1843 Calcasieu Parish Near Lake Charles. 2. When and where did you enlist? Answer: In 1861 In Virginia 3. Give the letter of your Company and the number of your Regiment Answer: Co K 10th La 4. Give branch of service, Atillery, Infantry, Cavalry or Navy; if in Navy, give name or names of vessels you served in, or in what caacity. Answer: Infantry 5. If discharged or paroled from the army where were you, and what did you do until the close of the war? Answer: No 6. Where were you at the surrender? Answer: At Elmira N. Y. in prison 7. If a prisoner, in what camp, and where were you when released, and to where sent? Answer: Yes, at Elmira N. Y. was not released until the surrender 8. Did you take the oath of allegiance to the United States Government at any time during the war? If so, when and where? Answer: Yes, upon my release from prison at surrender 9. How long have you been a resident of the State of Louisiana next preceding the date of this application? Where have you resided during that period? Answer: All my life. Have always resided in Calcasieu Parish 10. Are you engaged in any business? If so, what do you earn? Answer: No, Only farming but now physically unable to earn a living by manual labor. 11. Have you or your wife any estate in your own right, real or personal, and what is its value? Answer: Yes farm valued at about $700 12. Give name of two or more of your comrades with their postoffice addresses? Answer: O. R. Moss, Ben Kirkman, J. C. LeBleu all of Lake Charles 13. Give your postoffice address and that of two witnesses? Answer: Choupique La Witness my hand on this 6th day of December, 1912 [signed] Bennet Elender __________________________ Applicant Witnesses: [signed] G. W. Elender _______________________________________ [signed] G. W. Lacy _______________________________________ From the War Department. The Adjutant General's Office Washington, Jan. 27, 1913 The records show that Benett Elender (also borne as Benjamin Ellender) private, Company K, 10th Louisiana Infantry, Confederate States Army, elisted February 28, 1862, was captured at Wilderness May 12, 1864, transferred to Point Lookout Maryland, to Elmira New York, July 25 1864 was paroled March 10, 1865 and was released on taking oath of allegiance June 16 1865 at Elmira New York. Geo Andrus The Adjutant General Transcriber's Notes: He recieved a pension from 1916 - 1926. Bennett Elender was born on October 2, 1843, the son of George Elender and Melissa Ryan and died November 20, 1930 in Choupique, LA. He married Mary Meah Clifton on December 12, 1867. She was born about 1847 and was the daughter of Nathan Clifton and Sophie Reon. They had the following children: Odelia, born about 1870 and married George Walter House; Joseph Lawrence, born about 1869 who married Martha Royer; Erastus, born November 24, 1885 and married Lola Mahaffey; Walter, born about 1889 and married Artemise LeBleu; Doland born about 1892; Ozea; Clodelia born about 1876 and married 1st John Young and 2nd Eulice Verret; George born about 1878 and married Lillie Landry; Nathan who married May Landry and Orelia who married George W. Young. Mentioned in the 1880 census was a daughter; Ozaia born about 1874. In the 1860 census for Calcasieu Parish he is in the household of his parents with the following information: HH# 335-354 George Ellender 46MW Farmer born in Louisiana as was the rest of the household. Melissa 46 FW; George 20 MW; Bennot 16 MW; Daniel 15 MW; Zelia 13 FW; Clara 10 FW; Dennis 9 FW [sic]; Asa 9 MW; Melissa 4 FW; Isaac 7/12 MW. Sources: 1860, 1870, 1880 Fed Census for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. 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