Confederate Pension Application of John [Jean] Royer. Acadia Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Jerry Royer, jerryroyer@pacbell.net ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** I, John or Jean Royer, a native of Louisiana and now a citizen of Louisiana, resident at Morse I the Parish of Acadia 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 the aid under Act 125 of the General Assemble of the State of Louisiana of 1898; and I do solemnly swear that I served 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 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 or government, and am entitled to receive the benefits of said Act 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? 1840 2. Where were you born? Parish Lafayette 3. When did you enlist in the Confederate service? About 1 year after war began 4. Where did you enlist? At Iberia 5. In what command? Battalion Valsin Fournet 6. Give the letter of your Company? Co. G 7. Give the number of your regiment? Don't know but was transferred to 18th Regiment 8. Give branch of service, Artillery, Infantry Cavalry or Navy: if in navy, give name or names of vessels you served in, or in what capacity? 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 or parole? Col. Uslain Fournet, Capt Crawford, at discharge I was joined 18th Regiment at Alexandria but under same command 10. Were you wounded? No 11. What was the precise nature of your wound or wounds, if any? None 12. If you have lost a limb or an eye, state when, where and how? No 13. Were you discharged from the army by reason of wound, wounds, or from the effects of service? Effects of service. 14. If discharged or paroled from the army, where were you, and what did you do until the close of the war? Was discharged at Natchitoches 15. What was the name of the surgeon who attended you when discharged? None 16. Where were you at the surrender? At Natchitoches 17. If a prisoner, in what camp, and where were you released, and to where sent? No 18. Did you take the oath of allegiance to the United States Government at any time during the war? No 19. If so, when, where and under what circumstances? Blank 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? Always in La. 21. Are you married, or have you been married? Married 22. Is so, what is the size of your family? 10 23. What are the respective ages of your wife and children? 1st wife died at 45 (4 children) 45 - 43 - 41 - 39, 2nd wife 40 years, 21 - 19 - 17 - 15 - 13 - 10 24. How many children have you, and how many of each sex? 10 - 3 boys & 7 girls 25. Are you engaged in any business? If so, what do you earn? Farmer - about $100 per year 26. Have you any estate in your own right, real or personal, and what is its value? 30 acres, 1/2 prairie & bal. Wood, no personal property valued at $500.00 27. Has your wife any estate in her own right, real or personal, and what is its value? No 28. How have you derived support for yourself and family if you have one, for the five years? Working in field 29. What prevents you from earning a living now? Age. Worn out 30. Do you use intoxicants to any extent? No 31. Have you an attorney to look after this application? No, physician 32. Give his name, address, and the compensation agreed between you? J. J. Fraucy, Esterwood, La 33. Give the name of two or more of your comrades with their postoffice addresses? Lizza Leger Royer, Onezime Royer, Morse, La 34. Give your postoffice address and that of the two witnesses? Blank With my hand on this 6th day of May, 1911, Jean (his X mark) Royer, Applicant.