SEVIER COUNTY, TN - PENSION APPLICATION -- ASA HURST ----¤¤¤---- Private Soldier Asa Hurst Companies C & L 8th Tennessee Cavalry U.S. A. Born May 2, 1844 -----in Sevier County, Tennessee Died April 28, 1914 ----in Neosho, Missouri 1863-65 Private Asa Hurst 8th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry U.S.A. Company C & L 8th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Company C & L Private Asa Hurst [File card # 1117] Company L Muster roll- Absent Joined for duty-October 1, 1863 Where-Cocke County, Tennessee Muster in October 6, 1863 Where-Knoxville, Tennessee Company C Muster roll-October 6, 1863 Appears on Company Descriptive Book of organization mentioned above Description Age-21 Height-5’ 11” Eyes-Blue Complexion-Fair Where Born-Sevier County, Tennessee Occupation-Farmer Enlistment When October 6, 1863 Where- [Knoxville] Sevier County, Tennessee By whom-G. A. Tillett Term- 3 years Muster roll-October 31, 1863 Absent Absent without leave from November 7, 1863 November and December 1864 Present Remarks--Restored to duty from desertion with loss of pay. Deserted 15, December 1863, returned 28, November 1864 Appears on Return as follows December 1864 Gain December 1, 1864, Knoxville Joined from desertion Muster roll-January and February 1865 Present Pay to be stopped from November 1, 1863 to November 29, 1864 for being absent without authority & make good time lost S. O. Muster roll-March and April 1865 Present Pay to be stopped from November 1, 1863 to November 29, 1864 for being absent without authority per S. O. & make good time lost Muster roll-May and June 1865 Present Restored to duty from desertion, November 29, 1864 by order of General Gillen with loss of pay & make good time lost Deserted November 1, 1863 Company Mustering Out Roll Appears on Company Muster-out Roll Dated September 11, 1865 at Knoxville, Tennessee Mustering out date-September 11, 1865 Present for duty Last paid-Never Clothing account-Due $7.26 Remarks-Private from enlistment. Deserted November 1, 1863 returned November 29, 1864 G. W. Chase Copyist’’ Notations Bounty April 30, 1891 Bounty due-$25.00 Premium due-$227.00 Never paid Company L & C 8th Regiment of Tennessee Cavalry Bookmark 4597 B 1884 War Department Adjutant General’s Office Washington, D. C. March 14, 1889 This man deserted on November 1, 1863 and returned on November 28, 1864. As he was subsequently restored to duty by competent authority without trial, but upon conditions which appear to have been complied [so far as not waived by the Government] the charge of desertion no longer stands against him. The record of fact that he was absent in desertion from November 1st 1863, to November 28, 1864 can not however be expunged. The notation of September 17, 1885 is canceled Falley Copyist 1886 U. S. Sanitary Commission Army and Navy Claims Agency 242 F Street Washington, D. C. June 22, 1886 Lt. Col. J. W. Nicholls Paymaster USA Col. Your favor of 18 instant is received, enclosing check No. 181 for $118.14 drawn to the order of Asa Hurst Co. “C” 8th Tenn. Cav. together with his discharge. Very Respectfully Your Obedient Servant W. J. Bascom General Agent By Cashier 1898 National Archives Soldiers Certification Soldier Application No. 586041 Veteran Asa Hurst Rank Private Service Co. L & C 8th Tenn. Cav. Can No. 12717 3-402 Certificate No. __586041__ Department of the Interior Name, __Asa Hurst__ Bureau of Pensions Washington, D. C. January 15, 1898 Sir: In forwarding to the pension agent the executed voucher for your next quarterly payment please favor me by returning this circular to him with replies to the questions enumerated Below. Very respectfully, McClay Evans Jr. Commissioner First. Are you married? If so please state your wife’s full name and her maiden name. Answer, ___Yes Luella Hurst Maiden name Luella Blake_______ Second, When, where, and by whom were you married? Answer,__At Armonaga Mo. 1877 July 4 ___by _Charles Galina J. P. Third, What record of Marriage Exists? Answer, Recorded at Carthage, Mo. Fourth, Were you previously married? If so, please state the name of your former wife and the date and place of her death or divorce. Answer,____Mrs. Catherine Hurst died at Neodesha, Kansas December 11, 1875 Fifth, Have you any children living? If so, please state their names and dates of their births. Answer____Mrs. Robert Hurst November 12, 1875____ Bettie Blake March 29, 1871______ _ Charles Hurst_____ December 2, 1873_____ Lizzie Hurst____ February 20, 1883______ Sadie Hurst February 31, 1886______ Lula Hurst January 2, 1889________ Edna Hurst August 26, 1892_________ Asa Hurst ( Signature ) Date of reply, March 4, 1898 0-8 530ib750ml-98 1912 Act of May 11,1912 Declaration for Pension The Pension Certificate Should not be Forwarded With the Application State of Missouri County of Newton On this____12__day of __June A. D. one thousand nine hundred and twelve personally appeared before me, as a Justice of the Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, ___Asa Hurst__ who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is ___68___ years of age and is a resident of __Nesho__ county of Newton, State of Missouri; and that he the identical person who was Enrolled at ___Knoxville, Tennessee__ under the name of ____Asa Hurst____ on the ________ of November. ___1863___ as a ____Private___ in ___Company C___8th Tennessee Cavalry Volunteer in the service of United States, in the ___Civil ___ war, and was HONORABLY DISCHARGED at ___Knoxville, Tennessee__, on the day of __September 11, 1865__. That he also served ___in Company L____8th Tennessee Cavalry__Volunteers. That he was not employed in the military or naval service of the United States otherwise than as stated above. That his personal description at enlistment was as follows; Height, ____5 feet___4 ½ Inches ; complexion, ___fair___; eyes___Blue___, hair___Fair__; occuaption,___Farmer__; That he was born May 2, 1844 at Sevier County, Tennessee. That his several places of residence since leaving the service have been as follows: Fair Garden, Tennessee, Willow Springs, Mo., Carthage, Mo. Kansas City, Mo. Neosho Newton County, Mo. That he is a pensioner under certificate No. 586041 That he has applied under original No. 586041 that he makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension roll of the United States under the provisions of May 11, 1912. That his post office address is Neosho County of Newton, State of Missouri. Asa Hurst Attests: 1 G. Toiclel 2.------------- Subscribed and sworn before be this __12th day of June A. D. 1912 and I hereby certify that the contents of above declaration, etc., were fully made known and explained to the applicant before swearing, including the words____erased____and the L. S. words________________, added; and that I have no interest, direct or indirect in the prosecution of this claim Wm. Pence ACT OF May 12, 1912 CLAIM FOR PENSION =================== Certificate No. 586041 Name Asa Hurst Service Private 8th Co. C Reg. Tennessee Cavalry Regiment Neosho, Missouri *Received at the pension office June 14, 1912 by U. S. Mail *Received at the Civil War Division on August 2, 1912 1913 Volunteer Service (Civil War or War with Spain) ___________________________________________________________ War Department The Adjutant General’s Office. Respectfully returned to the Commissioner of Pensions. ___________________Asa Hurst______________________________ Co. L & C 8th Reg’t Tennessee Cavalry age 21 Height __5 feet __11__ inches complexion __ fair__ eyes Blue__ hair __ fair___ place of birth Sevier County, Tennessee occupation farmer___ Was enrolled October 6, 1863 And month Co. September 11, 1865 As of Co. C which transferred Co. Muster roll shows age 23 years From Muster in 1863 to Muster out 1865 He held the rank of private. _________________________________________ And the rolls on file for that period do not show him Absent except as follows October 31, 1863 Absent without leave from November 7,1863. The records show him Deserted November 1, 1863 and returned on November 28, 1864 As he was subsequently restored to duty to competent authority Without trail, but upon conditions which appear to have been Complied with X X the Charge of desertion no longer Stands against him. The Second of the fact that he Was absent in desertion from November 1, 1863 to November 28, 1864 Cannot however be explained. Geo. Andrews The Adjutant General Per___________ Washington, D. C. March 10, 1913 (Commissioner of Pensions) (A. .G. O. 119-1) 1914 3-1081 Pensioner Dropped Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions May 14, 1914 Certificate No._______586041______ Class__________________________ Pensioner_______________________ Soldier___Asa Hurst Service______Co’s L & C 8th Tennessee Cavalry The Commissioner of Pensions. Sir: I have the honor to report that the name of Above described pensioner who was last paid at $15.50 to February 4, 1914 has this day been dropped from the roll be- cause of death April 28, 1914________ Automatic Inc. checks canceled Very Respectfully W. Campbell Chief, Finance Division _____________________________________________________________________ Note ---Every name dropped to be thus reported at once, and when cause of dropping is death, state date of death when known. Reported May 14, 1914 1915 Application for Reimbursement Invalid Certificate No. 586041 Received March 15, 1915 [Processed ] Received March 16, 1915 3-044 Application for Reimbursement {This application, when properly executed before some officer having authority to administer oaths for general purposes, should be forwarded, together with the pension certification and itemized bills of all expenses, to the Commissioner of Pensioners, Washington, D. C.} State of Missouri County Newton On this __10th __day of March , A. D. one thousand nine hundred and fifteen Personally appeared before me a __Notary public ___ within and for the County and State aforesaid, __William J. Holden__ aged __52 __years a resident of County of ___Newton__, State of ___Missouri___ , who, being duly sworn according to law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain reimbursement from the accrued pension for expense paid ( or obligations incurred) in the last sickness and burial of __Asa Hurst ----------, who was a pensioner of the United States by certificate No. 586041, on account of the service of __Asa Hurst ___ in ____a private in co’s L & C 8th Tennessee Cav.,--------- (Describe service by company or regiment etc. If in Army or by words U. S. Navy, if in Navy.) That pension was last paid to _____Feb, 4th _____, 1914 That the answers to questions propounded below are full, complete, and truthful, to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief, and that no evidence necessary to a proper adjustment of all claims against the accrued pension is suppressed or withheld. 1. What was the full name of the deceased pensioner ___Asa Hurst___ 2. In what capacity was decedent pensioned? ( As Invalid soldier or sailor, or as a widow, minor child, dependent relative, etc, ) ____As an invalid soldier of last Civil War_____ 3. If decedent was pensioned as an invalid soldier or sailor Word Soldier [crossed out] (a) Was he ever married? (Answer yes or no) Yes (b) How many times and to whom? _____Twice --my mother was his first ,wife his second wife’s name was Luella Blake.____ (c) If married did his wife survive him? (Answer yes or no) ___No___ (d) If so, is she still living? (Answer yes or no) __No___ (e) If not living, give full names of and dates of wives ___Catharine Holden (my mother) died about 1875---(2) wife Luella Blake died ---don’t know but is dead. (f) Was he ever divorced? (Answer yes or no) __No__ (g) If so, is divorced wife still living? (Answer yes or no) ---------------- (decree of divorce must be filed.) (h) If not living, give her full name and date of her death----------------- 4. Did pensioner leave a dependent child under the age of 16? (Answer yes or no) ___No__ 5. Is any such child still living? (Answer yes or no) ___No____ 6. Were any sick or death benefits paid to the pensioner account? If so give name of society and amount paid? ___None___ 7. Was there insurance (life, accident, or health) in force on the life of the pensioner at time of death? (Answer yes or no) ___No___ 8. If so give name of each company in which a policy was carried and the amount in which each policy was written. [ No answer ] 9. Who was the beneficiary to the pensioner? [No answer ] 10. What the relation of each beneficiary to the pensioner? [ No answer ] 11. Were the premiums paid by the deceased pensioner? [ No answer ] 12. If not paid by the deceased pensioner, state the amount of premiums paid by each person who made payments on that account. [No answer ] 13. Is there an executor or administer, or will application be made for appointment of any person as administrator? ____No___ 14. Did the deceased pensioner leave any money, real estate, or personal property? __No__ 15. If so, state the character of and value of such property. _No answer_________ 16. What was the assed value of (last assessment) of the real estate? __No answer___ 17. How was the property of the pensioner’s disposed of?____No answer___ 18. Did the pensioner leave an unendorsed pension check? (Answer yes or no) ___Yes --sent back to Washington. 19. What was your deaconship to the deceased pensioner? __My Stepfather____ 20. Are you married? (Answer yes or no) ____Yes___ 21. What was the cause of pensioner’s death? Disease of the Bladder 22. When did the pensioner’s last sickness begin? ___About June 3, 1914___ 23. From what date did the pensioner become so ill to require the regular and daily attendance of another person constantly until death? ____June 3, 1914___ 24. Give the name and post office of each physician who attended the pensioner during the last sickness ___Dr. D. L. Weems & Dr. Horace Bowers__ 25. State the names of the persons by whom the pensioner was nursed during the last sickness. ____Myself and wife___ 26. Where did the pensioner live during last sickness? ___At my house___ 27. Where did the pensioner die? ___At my house___ 28. When did the pensioner die? ____April 28, 1914____ 29. Where was the pensioner buried? ___Gibson Cemetery Newton, County, Mo.___ 30. Has there been paid, or will application be made for payment to you or other person, any part of the expenses of the pensioner’s last sickness and burial by any State, County, or municipal corporation? (Answer yes or no) ____No____ 31. State below the expenses of the pensioner’s last sickness and burial. Write the words none when no charge is made in case of any item of expenses noted. (Each charge entered below should be supported by an itemized bill of the person who rendered the service or furnished any supplies for which reimbursement in demanded, and should show, over his signature, by whom paid, or who is held responsible for payment, and contains the name of the pensioner for whim the expense was incurred or service rendered.) ___________________________________________________________________ Names Nature of Expense State Whether paid or Unpaid Amount Dr. Weems Physician by Visit __ Not paid__________________$7.50 ok Dr. Bowers Medicine by Visit __ Not paid___________________$25.00 ok William J. Holden__Nursing and Care__ _ Nothing___________________________ A. J. Bigham______Undertaker Burial_____Paid _______$47.50___ _________________Livery________________________________________________ _________________Cemetery__No charge___________________________________ ________________Other expenses and their nature_____________________________ _________________________________________Total_________________$79.50___ 32. Is the above a complete list of all the expenses of the last sickness and burial of the deceased pensioner? (Answer yes or no) ____Yes______ That my Post Office is No._______on_______________street, town or city of Nesho___County of ___Newton,_____State of Missouri---Route 7 (When the claimant for reimbursement is a married woman, she is required to sign the application with her own full name, not using the Christian name or initials of her husband, and all bills should be receipted to her own name.) William J. Holden (Claimants signature in full) 6-1572 Bibliography National Archives Records Division Washington, D. C. Federal Civil War Pension # 586041 Original Letter to U. S. Sanitary Commission dated June 22, 1886 Military Record Roll # Series M 392 Roll 7 Federal Civil War Pension # 586041 Transcribed by Theodore Urbanski August 9, 2003 ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Theodore Urbanski ___________________________________________________________________