Pension file of MARTHA CLEMENTINE LITTLE for her husband JOHN ANTHONY LITTLE
Widow's Application for a pension
The Commissioner of Pensions reserves the
right to call for additional testimony if it
deems it ncessary.
Name of applicant.
Mrs Martha C. Little
Henderson County County.
Postoffice Kemp Texas Rt no 3
Filed Aug 30 1913
Approved Sept 1 1913
Pension allowed from Dec 1 1913
Rejected
Geo.W.Kyser
Commisioner of Pensions
Form B
For Use of Widows of Soldiers Who Are In Indigent Circumstances
THE STATE OF TEXAS
County of Henderson
I Mrs Martha C. Little do hereby make application to the Com-
missioner 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 April 7, A.D. 1913, on the following grounds:
I am the widow of John A. Little, deceased, who parted this life on the 18 day of May A.D. 1906, in the county of Henderson, in the State of Texas.
I have not remarried since the death of my said husband, and I do solemnly swear that I was never divorced from my said husband, and that I never voluntarily abandoned him during his life, but remained his true, faithful and lawful wife up to the date of his death. I was married to him on the 18 day December A.D. 1860, in the county of Marshall, in the State of Tennessee.
My husband, the said John A. Little, enlisted and served in the military service of the Confederate States during the war between the Sates of the United States, and that he did not desert the Confederate Service. I have been a resident of the State of Texas since prior ro January 1, A.D. 1900, and have been continuously since a citizen of the State of Texas. I do further state that I do not recieve from any source whatever money or other means of support amounting in value to the sum of $300.00 per annum, nor do I own in my own right, nor does anyone hold in trust for my benefit or use, estate or property, either real, personal or mixed, either in fee or for life, of the value of one thousand dollars, exclusive of the home of the value of not over 1,000.00; nor do I recieve any aid or pension from any other State, or from the United States, or from any other source, and I do further state that the answers given to the following questions are true:
1. What is your age? 74 years
2. Where were you born? Marshall Co. Tenn.
3. How long have you resided in the Sate of Texas? 18 years
4. How long have you resided in the county of your present residence? And what is your postoffice address? 12 years- Post office- Kemp. Texas Rt no 3
5. What was your husbands full name? John Anthony Little
6. What was the date of his death? May 18, 1906
7. In what State was your husband's command originally organized Tennessee
8. How long did your husband serve? If known to you, give date of enlistment and discharge
About 4 years- Enlisted in May 1861 and was discharged at the close of the war
9. What was the name or letter of the company, or name or number of the battalion, regiment or battery of artillery in which your husband served? If he was transferred from one branch of service to another, give time of transfer, description of command and time of service I am not certain, but I believe it was Co C. 11th Tenneessee Reg-- Capt. McCrory's Company
10. Name branch of service in which your husband served, wether infantry, cavalry, artillery or the navy, or if commissioned as an officer by the President, his rank and line of duty, or if detailed for special service, under the law of conscription, the nature of such service, and time of service Infantry-- was never commiossioned as an officer was not detailed for any special service
11. Have you transferred to other any property of any kind for the purpose of becoming a beneficiary under this law? No
Wherefor your petitioner prays that her application for a pension be approved and such other proceedings had in the premisses as are required by law.
(Signature of Applicant) Martha C. Little
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1 day of Sept A.D. 1913
C.D. Owen
County Judge Henderson County Texas
AFFIDAVIT IF WITNESSES
{Note--There must be at least two creditable witnesses}
THE STATE OF TEXAS
County of Henderson
Before me, C.D. Owen, County Judge of Henderson County, State of Texas, on this day personally appeared G.C. Thomas & Sarah F. Thomas, who are personally known to me to be credible citizens, who, being by me duly sworn, on oath state that they personally know the above-named applicant for pension, and that they personally know that the said Mrs. Martha C Little has been a bona fide resident citizen of the State of Texas since prior to January 1, A.D. 1900, and that they have no interest in this claim.
(Signature of Witness) G. C. Thomas
(Signature of Witness) Sarah F Thomas
Sworn and subscribed to me this 1 day of Sept, A.D. 1913
C. D. Owen
County Judge Henderson County Texas
THE STATE OF Tennessee }
County of Marshall } I E. M. Miller Clerk of County Court
of Marshall County Tennessee do hereby certify that W. M. Robinson is personally known to me to be creditable citizen of said County and State, and that the foregoing answers of W. M. Robinson the witness before me named, whose name appears signed to the foregoing deposition, were made before me and were sworn to and subscibed before me, by saud witness (4) _______
Given under my hand and offcial seal, this 8th day of September, 1913
E. M. Miller Clerk of County Court
of Marshall County Tennessee
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 Jno A Little who is an applicant for pension under Act of Apr 7 1913?
Int. 3. How long had you known the said Jno A Little and when and where did you first know him?
Int. 4. Do you personally know that the said Jno A Little 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 or regiment the said Jno A Little 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 so served?
Int. 6. Do you personally know that Jno A Little 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 futher know if Jno A Little was, under the provisions of the conscript law, detailed for any kind of special service in the field, shops, armories, ect., of the Confederacy? What was the nature of his service, and how ling did he serve?
CROSS INTERROGATORIES
To be propouded to _____________
Cross interrogatory 1. If in answer to the foregoing direct interrogatories, you have stated that you personally know or did know said Jno A Little and that you know that he enlisted in the service if the Confederacy and performed the duties of a soldier or sailor, and having named the company and regiment, or special service in which Jno A Little so enlisted and served, then please state fully what is your source of such knowledge? And state whether or not you know or at any time knew of any other soldier or sailor by the name of Jno A Little serving in the same company or regiment, or special service in which you say the said Jno A Little enlisted, if you have stated that said Jno A Little enlisted and served in the navy of the Confederavy, then state whether or not you know of any other soldier or sailor of the same name of Jno A Little applicant serving in the commadn, or the special service to which he was assigned?
If you say that you know other soldiers or sailors of the same name of Jno A Little then can you and how do you identify and locate the one from the others?
Cross Int. 2. Are you positively certain that the said Jno A Little is the identical person serving as testified by you?
Cross Int. 3. Do you know whether or not the said Jno A Little served honorably from the date og his enlistment until the close of the late Civil War between the Sates, or until 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 Jno A Little sesered his command, or voluntarily abandoned his pst of duty or the service during said war?
THE STATE OF TEXAS}
County of Henderson }
I C. D. Owen, County Judge of said County , in the State, do hereby waive copy of interrigatories of the said herein named witness..may be attached hereto.
C. D. Owen
County Judge Henderson County Texas
(Applicant) Attorney....for Appellant
EX PARTE IN RE APPLICATION FOR CONFEDERATE PENSION
Under Act March 26, 1909, pending
County, Texas, before the Honorable County Judge
Application for Confederate Pension. of said County
Answers and depositions of (1) W. M. Robinson of Lewisburg Marshall County Tennessee in accordance with the accompanying interrogations (2) under cross interrigation propunded to him in the above entitled cause taken before (3) E.M. Miller Clerk of Marshall County Tennessee in accordance with the accompanying (7)
To the first interrogatory the said W. M. Robinson
Witness, answers William M. Robinson, age 82 Lewisburg Marshall County Tennessee
ans to interrigatory 2 I did
ans to interrigatory 3 From childhood--first knew him when a small boy, near Verona Marshall County Tennessee
ans to interrigatory 4 I suppose he did-- He served in my company the better part of the war-- company D 4 th Tennessee calvary
ans to interrigatory 5 only from what I heard-- think it was the 7th Tennessee-- I know he was discharged, it was in Georgia in the year 1865
ans to interrigatory 6 Don't know--but don't think he was ever commisioned as an officer
ans to interrigatory 7 Don't know--but think he was-- he enlisted earlt in the war
X Interrogatories
ans to Cross Interrogatory 1 - From what I hear and from my personal service with him-- He being sicharged from my Co at close of war. I did not know of any other Jns A. Little.
ans to interrogatory 2 I am reasonably certain of that fact-- His wife was Martha C. Little
ans to interrogatory 3 He was with me but a short time, but ad the reputation of being and ranked as a good soldier
ans to interrogatory 4 I know he never abandond the service
W. M. Robinson
Subscribed an sworn before me, this 8th day of September, 1913
E. M. Miller Clerk
of Marshall County Court Tennessee
This is another page from the Widows Pension file for Martha Clementine Little. I have typed it as it is typed. Spelling and all.
Office of Sidney D. Sutton
Notary Public -- Term expires, May 18, 1921
Kirby, Pike County Arkansas
File number is } June 2 1919
23776 }
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
State of Texas,
Austin Texas,
My Dear Sir:-
I am writting to you in the iinterest of Mrs. Martha C. Lit-
tle, now aged 80 years, and surviving widow of the late John A. Little,
deceased.
She is now and has been for the last past twelve months a bona-
fide resident of Pike County, in the State of Arkansas; she was formerly
a pensioner under the pension laws of the State of Texas, her file number
was 23776; she now desires that the proofs that she made to enable her to
draw a pension under the laws of the State of Texas, presuming them to be
still on file in your office, be forwarded to her to enable her to draw a
pension under the laws of the State of Arkansas.
In the event they
are required to be kept as permanant files in your office she desires that
a certified copy of them be forwarded to her at once and she will promptly
remit the money to cover any and all fees and charges accruing on the same;
she must have this proof for filing before the "Pike County, Arkansas,
Pension Board" on or before the first Monday in July, 1919, to enable her
to draw pension for the year 1919.
I herein enclose stamp to prpay the
postage on your answer, and hope and trust to hear from you at once.
Very respectfully.
Yours truly.
Sidney D. Sutton
Address:-
Mrs Martha C. Little,
C/o Sidney D. Sutton,
Kirby, P.O. Pike County, Arkansas
The following is a page from the Pension application of FRANCES HENDESON AVEN
STATE OF TEXAS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
COUNTY OF HUNT
Now comes F. H. Aven of Celeste, Route #2, Hunt County, Texas,
formerly of Route #1, Hunt County, Texas. Applicant for a Confederate
Pension under the law of the State of Texas and under oath makes
the following statement, supplemental and explanatory to statement
filed in said application.
I was born and reared near Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia
was born September 14 - 1847, I was about 14 years of age when the
Civil War began, which was in 1861.
After I reached the age of 16 years, I enlisted and became a
member of what was called the "Home Guard" which was a military
organization composed of the men in the neighborhood, who were either
to old or too young to go and to serve in the regular Army.
As far as I recollect the commanding Officer of this Company was an
old man by the name of Capt. Campbell.
The duty and purpose of the "Home Guard" was to repel raids made
by the enemy in this section, and to hunt and arrest deserters from
the Confederate Army. This section being a mountainous section, we
were on duty a great deal.
The military age at the time I was serving in the "Home Guard"
was by law fixed from 18 to 45 years inclusive, and while this law
was in existence I was too young to be enrolled in the regular service,
but in 1864 the Confederate Congress amended this law and made the
military age for service in the regular Army to be from 16 to 60 or
65 years inclusive, and as far as I recollect this Law became effect-
ive about Sept. 1864.
After passage of this law, I thereby became subject to Mil-
itary service in the regular Army and as I recall about Oct. 1864 I
was duly enrolled and enlisted in the regular service as a member of
Company or Troop "F" 21st Virginia Calvary, in Gen. McCoslin's Brigade
and I served in this Company until Lee's surrender on or about April
1865, being approximately 8 months. Prior to this I had served as
a memeber of the "Home Guard" for approximately 12 months, making
20 months service in the Confederate service, which is the service
refered to in the statement made in my application, wherein I stated
that I served about 20 months, from the__ day of October 1863 to
the 9th day of 1865.
It was not my intention to state that I had served in Company "F"
or Troop "F" 21st Virginia Calvary for a period of 20 months. The
Capt. of the Company or Troop "F" was Capt. Gray, with Col. Peters command-
ing the regiment.
I do not recall if I ever drew any actual pay for service as a
memeber of Troop "F" 21st Virginia Calvary, but my name was called at
every Troop Roll Call from and after the time I served in this Troop.
This Brigade was in the field when the news came of Gen. Lee's
Surrender and Gen/ McCoslin then and there disbanded us and the entire
command scattered and each one of us headed for home on his horse.
I went directly home in Washington County, Virginia arriving there
April 1865 on Saturday before Easter Sunday.
Soon after I returned home the Kennedy family moved in our
neighborhood in Washington County from Tenn. F. C. (Frank) was one of
them, he and I from the begining became aquainted and became chums,
he had also served in the Army. This was in 1865.
In 1866 Kennedy's father and Uncle decided to move thier families
to Texas and F.C. (Frank) Kennedy persuaded me to come to Texas with
them. Frank Kennedy, myself and his younger brother and Dave Gray
drove the teams with two wagons to Texas. We located in Hunt County
Texas. I lived with the Kennedy's the first year and then moved to
what is now called Delta County, near Ben Franklin and stayed there
4 years then moved back to Hunt County and have been here ever since.
Witness my hand this 16th day of December A. D. 1926
F. H. Aven
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of December A. D. 1926
Joseph Nichols
Notary Public
Hunt County Texas
Pension record for WILLIS GRAY
This file was sent to me by Pam Nelson e-mail anaantiques@dp.net I will be posting her lost family soon on the Gray page. Thank you Pam!!
The undersigned, Willis Gray a resident of near Newport County of Cocke and State of Tennessee respectfully requests that he is the identical Willis Gray who made application for a pension on account of services in the war of 1812.
Which application was filed onnn or about the 2nd day of August 1872 and is numbered 21,830
The Commissioner of Pensions is respectfully requested to adjust said claim under the provision of the Act of Congress amending the laws granting pension to the soldiers and sailors of the War of 1812 and their widows. approved March 9 1878 All claims for pension under provision enactments is herby waived.
Willis Gray
We the undersigned witness do hereby certify that we are residents of the County of Cocke State of Tennessee and aged respectively 53 years and 60 years and this we were present and saw this said Willis Gray sign his name to the above statement and we know him to be the person he represents himself to be
Wm. H. Blackwell
his
Witness A. B. X Fine
H. M. Swanson mark
C. L. Hearman
State of Tennessee, County of Cocke, --55.
On this 23rd day of January one thousand eight hundred and fifty one personally appeared before me, and of the Justices of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Willis Gray aged fifty five years, a resident of Cocke County in the State of Tennessee, who being duley sworn according to the law, declares that heis the Identical Willis Gray who was a private acting as srgt in the company commanded by Captain Walter Hambaugh detailed ___ the 97th regiment of Virginia Militia coommanded by Col David Coleman in the war with Great Britain declared by the United States on the 18 June 1812 that he was drafted at Luray Shenandoch (now called Page) County Virginia on or about the _____ (blank) day of August A. D. 1814 for the sum of six months and continued in actual services in said war for the term of three months and was honorably discharged at Camp Cross Roads Maryland on the first day of November A. D. 1814 As will appear from his certificate of discharge here with pre-____(can't read) signed by said Captain & Colonel
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the "act granting bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military services of the United States" passed September 28th 1850.
Willis Gray
Sworn to and subscribed before before me the day and year above written. And I hereby certify that I believe the said Willis Gray to be the identical man who served as aforesaid and that he id of the age above stated and a man of truth William Cur_ton J. P.
