Winn Parish Louisiana Archives Military Records.....Curry, Mary J. May 1, 1911 Civilwar - Pension Home Guard ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Shawn Martin smarcmar@adelphia.net August 6, 2005, 10:44 am Confederate Widow's Pension Application Record # 9366, obtained from Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge, LA COVER SHEET Parish of Winn Widow’s Application for Pension The Board Reserves the Right to Call for Additional Testimony Mary J. Curry Widow of James W. Curry Company and Regiment: Home Guard P. O.: Flat Creek Filed: May 1st 1911 Allowed: [blank] Quarterly Allowance: $ [blank] Pension Allowed from: [blank] Rejected: Dec. 9th 1916 E. F. Brian, Secretary, Board of Pension Commissioners Cause of Death of Widow’s Husband: Flux & Pneumonia When did he Die: Aug 1884 Where: Winn Parish Date of Granting Pension: [blank} Monthly Amount: [blank} Date of Application: May 1st 1911 To save deny, Applicants should furnish all documentary evidence they may possess, and sworn statements of comrades of their husbands when obtainable. All applications should be addressed to the Secretary of Pension Commissioners, at Baton Rouge. Blanks will be furnished by the Secretary of Request. Regular meetings of the Board, second Tuesdays in March, June, September and December. Page 1 State of Louisiana Parish of Winn On this 29th day of April 1911, personally appeared before me P. K. Abel, Clerk of the District Court, within and for said Parish and State, Mrs. Mary J. Curry, aged 73 years, a resident of Post Office at Flat Creek, Parish of Winn and State of Louisiana, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of James W. Curry, who entered the service of the Confederate States during the late war under the name of James W. Curry at Columbia, La. on the [blank] day of Spring of 1862, in Home Guard in and near Columbia, La. under Capt. Averett about 1 ½ years then under Capt. Young until September, from the State of Louisiana that he served honorable until [blank] at [blank] on the [blank]; and that he remained true to the Confederate States, until the surrender, at which time he was in Columbia, La., as private, that she was married to the said soldier under the name of Mary J. Childress, on the 29th day of January 1857 by Corley, J. P. at in the State of Alabama, Monroe Co., that she has not married again, and that she is now in indigent circumstances and unable to earn a livelihood by her own labor or skill, that she is not married or otherwise provided for by the State of Louisiana or by any other State or Government; that her said husband died on the [blank] day of August 1884; at Winn Parish, La., that she has resided in the State of Louisiana for 53 years next proceeding the date of this application, and that she claims the aid and benefit of Act No. 73 of 1900 as is further shown by her answers to the following questions which she swears to be true and correct: 1. Under what circumstances did you husband die? Answer: Died of Flux and Pneumonia 2. Where is he buried? Answer: Beech Creek Church Cemetery, Winn Parish, La. 3. What are your means of support? Answer: None 4. What is the value of your property, real and personal, if any? Answer: No Property real or personal 5. Have you conveyed property to any one in the past few years? Answer: No 6. If any. How much and to whom conveyed? Answer: Conveyed none. 7. Give your post office address and that of your two witnesses. Answer: Mary J. Curry, Flat Creek, La; S. J. Harper, Winnfield, La; J. M. Spangler, Flat Creek, La. Witness my hand this [blank] day of [blank] 19 Mary J. Curry, Applicant Witnesses S. J. Harper J. M. Spangler Personally appeared S. J. Harper residing at Winnfield, La. and J. M. Spangler residing at Flat Creek, La. persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who being by me duly sworn, say that they were present and saw Mrs. Mary J. Curry, the claimant sign her name to the foregoing declaration and that they verily believe that the facts and declaration of said claimant are true and correct, that their acquaintance with her for 30 years and 28 years respectively, justify them in making this statement, and that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim. S. J. Harper J. M. Spangler Sworn to the subscribed before me on this, the 28th of April, 1911, and I hereby certify that the contents of the above declaration were fully made know and explained to applicant and witnesses, and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim. P. K. Abel Page 2 Note: Stamp which states “Adjutant General’s Office #1808516 July 24, 1911, War Department” Address: “The Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, D. C.” 1808516 NOTE: Hand written number 9366 War Department, The Adjutant General’s Office, Washington, July 26, 1911 Respectfully returned to the President, Louisiana Board of Pension Commissionere, Baton Rouge. The records show that a large number of persons named J. W. Curry Served in different organizations of the Confederate States Army; but none of them can from the data furnished be identified with the subject of the inquiry. F. C. Ainsworth The Adjutant General Page 3 No. 9366 Judge A. C. Allen, President E. F. Brian, Secretary Franklin, La. Baton Rouge, La. State of Louisiana Office of Board of Pension Commissioners Baton Rouge, La, July 5th, 1911 To Chief of the Record and Pension Office, War Department Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: This Board, in the discharge of its duties under Article 303 of the Constitution of 1898 of the State of Louisiana, and of Act No. 125 of its General Assembly of the same year, creating a Board of Pension Commissioners, respectfully apply for information from your records, relative to J. W. Curry of Company Home Guard, Docs the record show however to have been mustered into the Confederate service. His Capt. was Averett and later Young. Please give any record you may have of this soldier. Very respectfully, A. C. Allen, President Page 4 J. W. Calhoun, M. D. J. D. Calhoun, M. D. Calhoun and Calhoun Physicians and Surgeons Rayville, La, Oct. 27th, 1913 Mr. E. F. Brian, Sect. Pension Board Baton Rouge, La. Dear Sir: Mr. C. P. Seab of Arizona, La. who is making an effort to secure a pension for Mrs. Barbary A. Corry, (widow of James W. Corry) sent me a copy of your letter of the 20th inst. And requested me to write you what I know about the services rendered the Southern Confederacy by Mr. James W. Curry and Mr. James W. Corry, Sergeant James W. Corry was mustered into service in the spring of 1862 in Company G. 25th, Louisiana Infantry, and continued in the regular service until May 1865 Company G of the 25th La. Inf. was organized with Seaborne Aycock, Capt. P. C. Harper 1st. Lieut., W. J. Leslie 2nd Lieut., and Tom Brown 3d Lieut., and a full compliment of noncommissioned Officers, they went to New Orleans and the Regiment was organized with Lewis Col. _____ Lieut., Col. And F. P. Zachary Major, the regiment was at once ordered to Corrinth Miss. And at once went into active service and was with Gen. Bragg in his Kintuckey Campaign, and engaging in the Battles of Perryville and Murfreesboro, Sergeant James W. Corry continued with his command East of the Mississippi river until Nov. or Dec. 1863, when on account of failing health and chronic diarrhea he was granted a furlow home with instructions to report to Col. Lewis who was in the Trans Mississippi department at that time. On reaching home he at once reported to Lewis and as soon as he was physically able he reported for duty and he continued in service with that part of his Regiment that was west of the Mississippi river until they were disbanded at Minden, La. May 1865. Mr. James W. Curry, Husband of Mary J. Curry, was mustered into service in the Claiborne Company of the Home Guards, or Reserve Corps, when that branch of the service was organized in 1863 and he continued in that branch of the service until the close of the war. I served with Mr. James W. Curry in the home Guards from the time the Claiborne Company was organized until Aug. 1864, at which time I transferred to the Regular service in Co. #, 31st La. Inf. Col. James W. Nicholson, of Baton Rouge can verify in a general way the correctness of the above statements about Mr. James W. Corry, Col. Nicholson had a Brother in law that was in the Co. with Mr. James W. Corry, and Col. Nicholson was intimately acquainted with Mr. James W. Corry for more than 40 years. Yours Very Respectfully J. D. Calhoun NOTE: The surname was typed as Curry and Corry as shown above. Page 5 Judge A. C. Allen, President Franklin, La. E. F. Brian, Secretary Baton Rouge, La. State of Louisiana Office of Board of Pension Commissioners Baton Rouge, La., Oct 25th 1913 Dr. T. D. Calhoun Rayville, La. Dear Sir: You statement in regard to the service first of James W. Corry of Company G 25th La. Infantry, and second of James W. Curry, (the party wanted) of the Claiborne Company of Home Guards, and I have placed all the papers on file for action of the Board when they meet next December. I fear very much that the widow will never be placed on the rolls. Home Guards are not eligible under the law to the pension. The widow of James W. Corry has noting before the Board, but the widow Mary J. Curry widow of James W. Curry, and your statement has been placed on file for the Board’s consideration. Very Respectfully. [No signature], Secy. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/winn/military/civilwar/pensions/curry10gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 10.7 Kb