Sabine County, TX - Civil War Pension Application - H. Lisenby **************************************************************** Contributed by Veda Mendoza Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm **************************************************************** FORM A For use of Soldiers, who are in Indigent Circumstances THE STATE OF TEXAS County of Sabine I, H. LISENBY, do hereby make application to the Commissioner of Pensions for a pension to be granted me under the Act passed by the Thirty First Legislature of the State of Texas, and approved March 26, A. D. 1909, on the following grounds: I enlisted and served in the military service of the Confederate States during the war between the States of the United States, and that I did not desert the Confederate service, but during said war I was loyal and true to my duty, and never at any time voluntarily abandoned my post of duty in the said service; that I was honorably surrendered _____ that I have been a bona fide citizen of the State since prior to January 1, A. D. 1880, and have been continuously since a citizen of the State of Texas. I do further state that I do not hold any national, State, city of county office which pays me in salary or fees one hundred and fifty dollars per annum, nor have I an income from any other employment or other source whatever which amounts to one hundred and fifty dollars per annum, nor do I receive from any source whatever money or other means of support amounting in value to the sum one hundred and fifty dollars per annum, nor do I own in my own right, nor does any one hold in trust for my benefit or use, nor does my wife own, nor does any one hold in trust for my wife, estate or property, either real, personal or mixed, either in fee or for life, of the assessed value of over one thousand dollars; nor do I receive any aid or pension from any other State, or from the United States, or from any other source, and that I am not an inmate of the Confederate Home, and I do further state that the answers given to the following questions are true: 1. What is your Age? 64 YEARS OLD 2. Where were you born? LA 3. How long have you resided in Texas? SINCE 1870 4. In what county do you reside? SABINE 5. How long have you resided in said county and what is your postoffice address? 20 YERS BROOKELAND IS MY P.O. 6. Have you applied for a pension under the Confederate pension law and been rejected? If rejected, state when and where. NO 7. What is your occupation, if able to engage in one? FARMING 8. In what State was the command in which you served organized? LA 9. How long did you serve? Give, if possible, the date of enlistment and discharge 1862 TILL 1865 10. What was the letter of your company, number or name of battalion, regiment or battery? COMPANY D LOVING'S HEAVY ARTILLERY 11. If transferred from one command to another, give time of transfer, name of command and time of service. NEVER WAS TRANSFERRED 12. What branch of the service did you enlist in - infantry, cavalry, artillery or navy? ARTILLERY 13. If commissioned direct by the President, what was your rank and line of duty? PRIVATE 14. If detailed for special service, under the law of conscription, what was the nature of your service and how long did you serve? NEVER WAS DETAILED OR CONSCRIPTED 15. Have you transferred to others any property of any kind for the purpose of becoming a beneficiary under this law? NO Wherefore your petitioner prays that his application for pension be approved and such under proceedings be had in the premises as are required by law. (Signature of applicant) H. LISENBY Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 14TH day of OCT, A. D. 1909 J. S.. McGown County Judge Sabine County, Texas AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESS (Note - There must be at least two credible witnesses) THE STATE OF TEXAS County of SABINE Before me J. S.. MCGOWN, County Judge of SABINE County, State of Texas, on this day personally appeared J. F. WHITEHEAD & J. F. MCGOWN who are personally know to me to be credible citizens, who, being by me sworn, on oath state that they are personally know H. LISENBY the above named applicant for a pension, and that they personally know that the said H LISENBY has been a bona fide citizen of the State of Texas since prior to January 1, A. D. 1880, and that they have no interest in this claim. (Signature of Witness) J. F. Whitehead (Signature of Witness) J. F. x (his mark) McGown Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 14 day of OCT, A. D. 1909 J. S.. McGown County Judge Sabine County, Texas CERTIFICATE OF THE STATE AND COUNTY ASSESSOR I J. L. MASON, State and County Assessor in the County of SABINE State of Texas, do certify that H. LISENBY or his wife, or his trustee, or trustee for his wife, whose name is signed to the foregoing application for a pension, under the Act of the Thirty-first Legislature, approved March 26, A. D. 1909, is charged on the land and personal property rolls of said county with estate, real, personal and mixed, at the assessed valued of $35.00 dollars Given under my hand, this 30 day of NOVEMBER, A. D. 1909 J. L. Mason State and County Assessor INTERROGATORIES TO WITNESSES IN PENSION CLAIMS EX PARTE Pending in SABINE County, H. LISENBY Texas, before the Honorable County Judge of Said County The Honorable County Judge of SABINE County, Texas, will please take notice that five days after the service hereof, applicant herein will apply to the Clerk of the County Court of said County and State, for a commission to take the depositions of B. S. TUNSELL and _________ who reside in the County of HOUSTON in the State of TEXAS in answer to the following interrogatories and such cross interrogatories as may be propounded by the County Judge of said County, which will be read in evidence upon the hearing of applicant's claim for pension in behalf of applicant; and said testimony is material and indispensable to applicant in furnishing the required proof of her claim for a pension under the Act of March 26, 1909, the application for which is now pending before the Honorable County Judge, and the facts necessary and required to be proven under the provisions of said act, applicant believes can not be proven by any witness residing in the County of _______ and State of Texas, of which she is a bona fide resident. H. LISENBY (Applicant) DIRECT INTERROGATORIES TO BE PROPOUNDED TO THE WITNESS Int. 1. What is your name? Age? Present place of residence and postoffice address? Int. 2. Do you personally know, or did you at any time know H. LISENBY who is an applicant for pension under act of March 26, 1909? Int 3. How long had you known the said H. LISENBY and when and where did you first know him? Int 4. Do you personally know that the said H. LISENBY enlisted in the service of the Confederacy, and performed the duties of a soldier or a sailor? Int 5. Do you personally know in what company and regiment the said H. LISENBY enlisted and served in the Confederate Army? When? Where? And the time of service? If you personally knew and so have stated that he enlisted and served in the Confederate navy, then state: When? Where? And how long he served? Int 6. Do you personally know that H. LISENBY was commissioned as an officer directly by the President of the Confederate States? What was his rank and line of duty? Int. 7. Do you further know if H. LISENBY was, under the provisions of conscript law, detailed for any kind of special service in the field, shops, armories, etc., of the Confederacy? What was the nature of his service, and how long did he serve? CROSS INTERROGATORIES To be Propounded to B. S. TUNSELL Cross interrogatory 1. If, in answer to the foregoing direct interrogatories, you have stated that you personally know or did know said H. LISENBY and that you know that he enlisted in the service of the Confederacy and performed the duties of a soldier or sailor, and having named the company and regiment, or special service in which H. LISENBY so enlisted and served, then please state fully what is your source of knowledge? And state whether or not you know or at any time you knew of any other soldier or sailor by the name of H. LISENBY serving in the same company or regiment, or special service in which you say the said H. LISENBY enlisted, if you have stated that said H. LISENBY enlisted and served in the navy of the Confederacy, then state whether or not you know any other soldier or sailor of the same name as said H. LISENBY applicant serving in the same command, or the special service to which he was assigned? If you say that you so know other soldiers or sailors of the same name of H. LISENBY then can you and how do you identify and locate the one from the other or others? Cross Int. 2. Are you positively certain that said H. LISENBY is the identical person serving as testified by you? Cross Int. 3. Do you know whether or not the said H. LISENBY served honorably from the date of his enlistment until the close of the late Civil War between the States, or until he was discharged from said company and regiment, or the special service to which he had been assigned? Cross Int. 4. Do you know whether or not the said H. LISENBY deserted his command, or voluntarily abandoned his post of duty or the service during said war? THE STATE OF TEXAS County of SABINE I, J. S. McGown, County Judge of said County, in said State, do hereby waive copy of interrogatories, notice, time and issuance of commission, and it is hereby agreed that the answers to the hereinabove direct and cross interrogatories of the said herein named witness may be attached hereto J S. McGown County Judge Sabine County, Texas H. Lisenby (Applicant) ===================================================================== =========== DEPOSITION IN PENSION CLAIMS, with Caption and Certificates EX PARTE Pending in SABINE County, H. LISENBY Texas, before the Honorable County Judge of Said County Answers and depositions of (1) B. S. TUNSTALL to the accompanying interrogations (2) propounded to _______ in the above entitled cause taken before (3) in accordance with the accompanying (7) To the first interrogatory the said B. S. TUNSTALL Witness, answers B. S. TUNSTALL, AGE 63 KENNARD, HOUSTON CO., TEX. Answer to 2nd interrogatory. YES Answer to 3rd Interrogatory. I FIRST KNEW HIM IN CATAHOULA PARISH LA IN 1860 HAVE KNOWN HIM SINCE THAT TIME. Answer to 4th Interrogatory. I KNOW THAT HE DID Answer to 5th interrogatory. HE ENLISTED IN DEYAS COMPANY LOGANS BATTALLION COMPANY LOUISIANA HEAVY ARTILLERY TIME, SOMETIME IN 1862 SERVED TILL THE SAID COMPANY DISBANDED AT CLOSE OF WAR Answer to interrogatory 6. I DO NOT Answer to Interrogatory 7. NOT THAT I KNOW OF Answer to Cross Interrogatory 1. I KNEW NO OTHER LISENBY EXCEPT H. LISENBY IN SAID COMPANY. I KNOW THAT HE SERVED AS A SOLDIER IN SAID COMPANY BECAUSE I SERVED WITH HIM. Answer to Cross Interrogatory 2. I AM Answer to cross interrogatory 3. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE HE DID Answer to cross interrogatory 4. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE HE DID NOT. (signed) B. S. Tunstall Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 19 day of Feb 1910. H. P. English, Notary Public Houston Co. Tex THE STATE OF TEXAS County of HOUSONT I. H. P. English Do hereby certify that B. S. TUNSTALL and _________ is personally know to me to be a credible citizen of said County and State, and that the foregoing answers of B. S. TUNSTALL the witness before named, and ____, whose name appears signed to the foregoing deposition, were made before me and sworn to and subscribed before me, by said witness (4) B. S. TUNSTALL Given under my hand and official seal, this the 19 day of Feb 1910. H. P. English, Notary Public Houston Co. Texas OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS State of Texas Austin To the Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: I have the honor to request the military record of H. LISENBY who is reported to have enlisted in Company D, Regiment 2nd Louisiana Heavy Artillery, Logan's in the service of the Confederate States Army. Purpose: The person above named is an applicant for a Confederate pension granted by this State, and I desire to verify his proof of service. Very respectfully, E. A. Holmes Commissioner of Pensions 1626663 WAR DEPARTMENT, THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE Washington, March 1, 1910 Respectfully returned to the Commissioner of Pensions, State of Texas, Austin There are no rolls on file in this office of Logan's 2d Battalion Louisiana Heavy Artillery, Confederate States Army, and no record has been found of the capture or parole of a man named H. Lisenby as a member of that organization. (signature not readable) The Adjutant General APPLICATION FOR MORTUARY WARRANT THE STATE OF TEXAS, County of SABINE I, JESS CHAMBERS do hereby certify that I am the person to whom is entrusted the paying of the accounts and indebtedness of the late H. LISENBY, who was a pensioner of the State of Texas, and whose file number was 19601 and whose original county was SABINE. The said pensioner H. LISENBY, died on the 27TH day of SEPTEMBER, 1931, in the town of BRONSON County of SABINE, Texas The pensioner died in the home of R??? HOUSE who was related to the pensioner as WAS NOT RELATED, LIVED WITH HIS GOOD WIFE. That the warrant, which application is hereby made for, shall be applied to paying all or part of the funeral expenses incurred by the said pensioner JESS CHAMBERS. I further certify that the warrant for the current month has not been cashed by the pensioner, to the best of my knowledge and belief. I am related to the pensioner as SON IN LAW that my postoffice address is BRONSON, BRONSON, SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS Signed JESS CHAMBERS Sworn to before me this 2ND day of OCTOBER 1931. W. W. KING Notary Public in and for SABINE Co. State of Texas CERTIFICATE OF UNDERTAKER I, G. C. BROOKSHIER, do certify that I am undertaker in the town of BRONWON, County of SABINE, State of TEXAS and that I had charge of the body of H. LISENBY, who died in the town of BRONSON, County of SABINE, State of TEXAS on the 27th day of SEPTEMBER 1931. That said body was prepared for burial by me on the 27th day of SEPTEMBER 1931, and that I am of the opinion that warrant herein applied for should be issued to the said JESS CHAMBERS who makes the foregoing application. G. C. Brookshier Undertaker ______________ CERTIFICATE OF PHYSICIAN I, JOHN B. RUSHING, do certify that I am a practicing physician, and that I attended H. LISENBY in her last illness, and am of the opinion that his ailments were NEPRRITIS, CEREBRAL ARTERIOSELEROSIS, LINGUAL PORESIS. I further certify that I am of the opinion that the Mortuary Warrant above requested should be issued in the name of the aforementioned applicant, in accordance with Act passed by the Thirty-eighth Legislature and approved March 2, 1923. Signed JOHN B. RUSHING Physician's address HEMPHILL, Texas