Crawford County Pension Record - Joseph CATES

From the general affidavit state of Mo, Crawford Co. Joseph 
Cates of Co. F 32 Regimental Mo. Vol. Inf. and that he is clamiant
that the disability for which he claims pension arrisis from disease
called Hepatitis resulting from an injury to the left side of the
breast and left side of the body near lower ribs that he has been
ailing.  Since about the month of August 1863 that while in the
service and in the line of duty near Mud Camp in the state of Miss.
a dispatch to general head quarters under orders of major A. J. Seay,
while on the way, he had his horse running and he stumbles and fell
upon the ground.  As the horse was rising to his feet, he himself
was rising at the same time being in position immedeatly in front
of the horse struck him in the left side of the breast.  Inflicting
an injury.  The affect of said injury went down the left side and 
formed disease which is called Hepatitis that was treated
for said injury by Dr. Watson who was a surgeon of the regiment until
the injury formed said chronic disease in about Sept. 1864 he
was sent to the invid corpse.  Dated July 17, 1885

 From Deptment of the Interior Bureau of pension. He had disease
of lungs, testicles, Catarrh of the head and rhurmatism. This was
dated August 06, 1894

Joseph Cates was discharges June 17, 1865. He was a private.  Joseph
Cates was borned in Tenn. or Va. He was 38 years old at the time of
discharge.  He had blue eyes, light hair, and a farmer.

Joseph Cates was borned 08-29-1822, died 08-20-1899.  Married
Louisa Largen borned 10-25-1830, did 10-21-1907.

        Their children:
                               born             where            died 
             Annie             1854             Tenn.         
             Mary L.           1856             Tenn.
             Elijah            1858             Tenn.
             William H.        1860              Mo.   Headstone 12-16-1858, 12-09-1878
             Munroe            1862              Mo.
             Martha            1868              Mo.   Headstone  11-20-1866, 11-08-1950
             Mentie Minerva    1869 or 1870      Mo.   died 09-09-1898  Crawford Co.
             Alvin P.          1874             

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