Confederate Pension Application of John W. Parker
Invalid Soldier’s Pension
Application 1902.
Name-Parker, J. W.
County-Banks
Co. A. 2nd Ga. Regt.
Disability-Disease
Amount-$50 for 1904. [the pension
was submitted several times before it was approved.]
For Use of Applicants Who Have Not
Heretofore Drawn.
State of Georgia,
Banks County.
Personally appears John W. Parker
of said Banks County, State of Georgia, who being duly sworn, says on oath that
he was born on the 4 day of February 1837, that he is a bona fide citizen and
resident of Georgia, and has been continuously since 4 day of February 1837,
that he enlisted in the military service of the Confederate States (or the
State of ......) on the 12 day of April 1861, during the war between the
States, and served in Company A of 2nd Regiment of Georgia
Volunteers Benning’s Brigade, and was honorably discharged on the 9 day of
April 1865; that whilst engaged in such military service, and in line of duty
in the State of Virginia, on the 4 day of Oct. 1864 he was disabled or wounded
as follows:
I was taken sick in the ditches at
Yorktown, Va., which resulted in rheumatism in right leg, hip and shoulder,
which I contracted at Yorktown, Va. My limbs swells at times, I cannot feed
myself, I cannot walk at times. I also
contracted chronic lung trouble. I have
at times difficulty in breathing, my lung troubles resulting from measles and
relapse of same. These diseases contracted
while I was in service which has increased ever since until such disability
disabled me from performing any kind of labor.
I have become and invalid on account of these diseases which I
contracted in the service. Theses
diseases were caused by extreme fatigue and exposures while in service.
Where was command
surrendered? Appomatox, Va.
Was applicant present? He was.
Deponent desires to participate in
the benefits of Section 1250 of the Code, and the Acts amendatory thereof, and
makes application for pension to which he is entitled for the year thereunder,
ending October 26th, 1902.
Signed: John W. Parker,
Post-Office Alto
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this the 4th day of August 1902
T. F. Hill, Ordinary.
Power of Attorney.
State of Georgia,
Banks County.
I, J. W. Parker hereby authorize
T. F. Hill of Homer Ga. to receive and receipt for the pension allowed and
request that he remit the same to me by him at Homer Ga.
In witness whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand and seal, this 4th day of August, 1902.
Signed: John W. Parker
Executed in presence of Jobe
Brock.
Note-Mulberry Missionary Baptist
Church cemetery, Gwinnett County, Ga.:
John W. Parker, Co. A 2 GA
Infantry CSA, 1835-1920
Ploney J. Parker, died 1929. [John
W.’s wife, Polona J. Goode Parker]
Transcribed 2006 by Jacqueline King