JACKSON COUNTY, TN - MILITARY - John B. Keith, Applications for Pension, 1900 ============================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Kandace Nicole Keith justkandace@msn.com ============================================================================== Rejected ______________________________________________________________________________ No. 838 Soldier's Application for Pension ______________________________________________________________________________ (THE BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CALL FOR ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY IF THEY DEEM IT NECESSARY.) ______________________________________________________________________________ Name: Jno Keith Filed: March 24, 1900 Allowed: Quarterly allowance, $ State Feb. 9.09 Pension allowed from June 29. 09 May 9. 11 Rejected: Nov. 6. 11 SOLDIER'S APPLICATION FOR PENSION I, John Keith, a native of the State of Tennessee and now of Tennessee, resident at Nameless, in the County of Jackson in said State of Tennessee, and who was a soldier from the State of Tennessee, in the war between the United States and the Confederate States, do hereby apply for aid under the Act of the General Assembly of Tennessee, entitled "An Act for the benefit of the indigent and disabled soldiers of the late war between the States, and to fix the fees of attorneys or agents for procuring such pensions, and fixing a penalty for the violation of the same." And I do solemnly swear that while in the discharge of my duty in the service of the Confederate States, as a member of Co., G, 25th Tenn. Regt. I was wounded in my left leg supposed to be a buck shot also in right thigh with a Minnie ball. I was wounded in the battle or battles of Fishing Creek or Millsprings as some calls it so as to disable me from manuall labor without danger and great sufferance and from the effects of such wounds I was disabled as follows: It is said by physicians that bone brasiples has set up from said wound and gives me great pain and makes my leg helpless and confines me to bead and said shot has never bin found nor extracted from my left leg just below the knee and that by reason of such wound and disability I am now entitled to receive the benefits of this Act. I further swear that I do not hold any National, State, or County office, nor do I receive aid or a pension form any other State, or from the United States, and that I am not an inmate of any soldiers' home, and that I am unable to earn a reasonable support for myself. I do further solemnly swear that the answers given to the following questions are true: In what County, State, and year were you born? Answer: Jackson County State of Tennessee Bornd December the 25th 1825 When did you enlist and in what command? Give the names of the regimental and company officers under whom you were serving at date of wound or wounds: Answer: Enlisted in the year 1861 Col. S.S. Stanton, LT. Col. Geo Diberal Anajor Williams, Capt. Lon McCarvy, LT. Williams McCarver, 2LT. W.E. Jonins, 3 OT C.H. Hopkins, orderly SGT. Henry Harley. In what battle or battles were you wounded, and, if not in battle, state under what circumstances you receive the injury or injuries? Answer: Fishing Creek in the line of battle. What was the precise nature of your wound or wounds? Answer: Hit in left leg with Buck shot supposed to be just below the knee and in the right thigh flesh wound by a Minnie Ball. What limb, if any, did you lose by reason of said wound or wounds, and, if no limb, state fully disability caused by said wound or wounds, and is said disability permanent? Answer: It is said that evesuhlas set up on the bone from wound is left leg it is sometimes helpless at other times is some beter but is (hard to make out next word) pevnidiess right legs almost useless at times. Were you incapacitated for service by reason of said wound, wounds, or service? Answer: I was. Were you discharged from the army by reason of said wound, wounds, or service? Answer: I was released from servis. If discharged from the army, where were you and what did you do until the close of the war? Answer: I was released on the retreat from Fishing Creek and went home and hid from the enemy part of the time. What was the name of the surgeon who attended you? Answer: Dr. Sadafield Regt. Surgeon. How did you get out of the army? Answer: Released on fur low. Did you take the oath of allegiance to the United States Government? Answer: I did not. If so, when, and under what circumstances? Answer: Are you married, or have you been married? Answer: I have been married. If so, what is the size of your family? Answer: None at present but myself. What are the respective ages of your wife and children? Answer: My wife is dead. Children all of age. To what sex do your children belong? Answer: Are not some of your children able to support you? Answer: They are not as they are renters and have familys of their own to support, and limited means. In what business are you now engaged, if any, and what do you earn? Answer: None and can not do any thing to amount to but little. What estate have you in your own right, real and personal, and what is its value? Answer: Nothing in real. Nothing Personal except clothing and but little of that. What estate has your wife in her own right, real and personal, and what is its value? Answer: She is dead. None. How have you derived support for yourself and family for the last five years? Answer: By visiting among my children and neighbors mostly. Do you use intoxicants to any extent? Answer: I do no use it at all. How long have you been an actual resident of the State of Tennessee? Answer: All my life. Have you an attorney to look after this application? Answer: None. If so, give his name and address, Answer: Witness my hand, this 21st day of March 1900. John (X) Keith His mark Witnesses: N.W. Hargis, Physician. C.C. Upchurch, Witness. F.A. Kelly, Witness. STATE OF TENNESSEE,} Personally appeared before me, John Cale Notary Public of Jackson COUNTY.} said County, above named John Keith the applicant, with whom I am personally acquainted, and having the application read and fully explained to him, as well as the statements and answers therein made, made oath that the said statements and answers are true. Witness my hand, at office, this 21st day of March, 1900 John Cale Notary Public STATE OF TENNESSEE,} Personally appeared before me, John Cale Notary Public of Jackson COUNTY,} of said County, the above named N.W. Hargis on of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing application; and who is a physician of good standing, and being duly sworn, says that he has carefully and thoroughly examined John Keith, the applicant, and finds him laboring under the following disabilities: As a result of Evesuhlas of the worst form, he has Cedeccia of the part. Also Caries of the Fibula. As a result of the above troubles his neural health is very bad which renders him almost totally disabled for manual labor. His troubles are permanently incurable. The above troubles are in the left leg and he also received a wound in the right leg during the Civil War which renders it useless at times. Witness my hand, at office, this 21 day of March, 1900, John Cale Notary Public (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 it in their oath; also any other information regarding Applicant's Army service) STATE OF TENNESSEE} Personally appeared before me, John Cale Notary Public of Jackson COUNTY.} of said County, the above named C.H. Upchurch and F.A. Kelly two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing application, with whom I am personally acquainted, and known to me to be citizen's of veracity and standing in this community, and who make oath that they are personally acquainted with the foregoing applicant, and that the facts 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 form dishonor. And C.H. Upchurch further make oath to the following facts touching the applicant's service in the Confederate army: That he was in the army with John Keith and a member of the same company and that said Keith was wounded in the fight or battle of Fishing Creek and that he was at his rear and saw him fall and saw some one assisting him. He was carried then back to the Trinches. I saw him on the retreat in the wagon and appeared to be suffering severely. I now live near him and consider his statements true. Witness my hand, at office, this 21st day of March, 1900. John Cale Notary Public Some difficult reading. Spelling mistakes is the same as on original document. Source: Military Records, Roll No. 8, Confederate Soldiers Pension Application/ Tennessee State Library and Archives. Archives Provided By: Kandace Nicole Keith justkandace@msn.com