CARROLL COUNTY, GEORGIA
STATE OF GEORGIA, CONFEDERATE PENSION RECORDS
The Secretary of State of Georgia has undertaken the project of posting pension
records of Confederate Soldiers. Pensions were first given to maimed Confederate
solders in 1877. Gradually it was broadened to include soldiers disabled due to
their military service and indigent soldiers. Widows of soldiers who died in
service or as a result of their military service began receiving pensions in
1890. This list definitely
does not include all the applications that exist.
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ADAMS, MRS. ROSA- SUPPLEMENTAL
INFORMATION
Mrs. Rosa Adams, Age 88
NAME OF CONFEDERATE VETERAN (HUSBAND) ON WHICH WIDOW'S ELIGIBILITY
HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED: ADAMS, TAYLOR ZACKERIA
Organization in which confederate veteran served:
Year in which widow established eligibility for state pension:
County of widow's residence when eligibility was established:
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State Department of Veterans Service
1 Hunter Street, S. W.
Atlanta 3, Ga.
Date of Contact: 1-17-61
Mrs. Rosa Adams
Soldiers' Home, Fulton - Carroll
Is widow drawing confederate pension? Yes Amount $5.00
Is widow drawing federal pension? No
I certify that on this date, I have personally contacted the above named widow
and have offered the assistance of this agency in any way possible. SS:
Henry J. Jackson
ALLEN, ALEX W., MRS.
Letter from: State Dept. of Veterans Service
1 Hunter Street, SW
Atlanta 3, Georgia
Name of Confederate widow: Mrs. Alex W. Allen
Street address: Route 1, Temple, Ga., County: Carroll
Name of nearest of kin or person caring for widow: Miss Vira Garrison,
niece
Name of fiduciary:
Is Widow drawing confederate pension? Yes Amount $110.00
Is widow drawing federal pension? Yes Amount $65.00
SS: S. M. Smith
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Supplemental Information:
Name of Confederate veteran (husband) on which widow's eligibility has been
established: Alex W. Allen
Organization in which Confederate veteran served: Young's Confederate
Calvary Co. "L"
Year in which widow established eligibility for state pension: 1937
County of widow's residence when eligibility was established: Carroll
County, Georgia
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Letter from J. E. Bohannon, Ordinary, Carroll County, Carrollton, Ga.
December 18, 1962
to: State of Georgia, Dept. of Veteran's services
We have been notified that on December 15, 1962, that Mrs.
Alex W. Allen, a confederate widow, has passed away.
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(Note by transcriber: Buried at Central Point United Methodist Church
cemetery
ALLEN, Alex W. Born Jan 30, 1845; DIED May 20, 1937
ALLEN, Mollie G. Born Apr 1, 1868; died Dec.
15, 1962
ATTAWAY, ELIZABETH MRS.
Letter from E. T. Steed, Ordinary, Carroll Co., Dec. 3, 1929
Pension Commissioner
Enclosed you will find receipted Pay-rolls for the 3rd quarter pensions 1829, and
also check for two refunds.
Mrs. Elizabeth Attaway, one of those whose pensions I am refunding, moved to
Alabama last September. She is needy
and if her pension for the 3rd quarter can be paid legally, I would be glad for
her to get it.
I have several claims filed in your office for Burial Expenses
and the undertakers are getting mighty anxious for their
money. When can we expect it. SS E. T. Steed, Ordinary
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Letter to Hon. E. T. Steed, Ordinary, Dec. 5, 1929
Your receipted payroll for the third quarter with refund check
for $100.00, pension for Mrs. Elizabeth Attaway and
Mrs. Elizabeth Walker, has been received.
I note that Mrs. Attaway moved to Alabama September 1929 and
since Mrs. Attaway was in Georgia more than two
thirds of the duration of the third quarter, this pension may be sent to her.
Please have her return receipt for same
to be attached to your payroll. Her name should be removed from the pension
roll for the fourth quarter.
Your check for $100.00 is returned with the request that you
return check for refund of Mrs. Elizabeth Walker's pension
at your earliest convenience.
As to the funeral expenses, I have several hundred in shape
for payment and am only awaiting the time when the balance
in the State Treasury will make the payment of them
possible. SS. Commissioner of Pensions
BAILEY, HENRY C. (Handwritten at top of
page "Service and Capture at Port Hudson)
QUESTIONS FOR WITNESS
State of Alabama
Calhoun County
D. Z. Goodlett, of said State and County, having been present
as a witness in support of the application of Henry C. Bailey for
pension under the Act approved December 15th, 1894, and after being duly sworn
true answer to make to the following questions,
deposes and answers as follows:
1. What is your name and where do you
reside? D. Z. Goodlett, Jacksonville, Ala.
2. Are you acquainted with H. C. Bailey, the
applicant, if so, how long have you known him? Yes, over 40 years
3. Where does he reside, and how long and
since when has he been a resident of this state? Carroll Co., Ga. about 30
years in Ga.
4. When, where and in what company and
regiment did he enlist, and how do you know? 1863, about Jan. or Feb. At
Port Hudson Co. D, Heavy
art. I was first lieut. in the co.
5. Were you a member of the same company and
regiment? I was
6. How long did he perform regular military
duty, and what do you know of his service as a Confederate soldier, and the time
and circumstances
of his discharge from the service. He served in my Co. (D) till we were
captured at Port Hudson about the 9th day of July
1863 and paroled _____ about nine months in the Co. Was a splendid man and
soldier. When we exchanged he went to the 5th Ala. Inf.
where he had a brother and when he had served 12 months before. He never
returned to our Co. which was Co. __ heavy art. and
was called Inf. sometimes as we were with muskets and drilled as Inf. H. C.
Bailey was behind ___years in Port Hudson and helped
_______ ____ gun battles. ______ and was there and fell into the enemy's
hands with Port Hudson. While he never came back to Co. D., I
learned that he had a fine record in Company A, 4th Ala. Inf. No charge of
desertion was ever made against him, except that he went to the
5th is when exchange , which was his old company.
7. What property, effects or income
has the applicant? Don't know
8. What property, effects or income did the
applicant posses in 1896 and 1897, and what disposition, if any, did he make?
Don't Know
9. Has he conveyed away any of his property
in the last three years, if so, what was it and to whom? Don't know
10. What is the applicant's occupation and
physical condition? don't know
11. Is the applicant unable to support
himself by labor of any sort, if so, why? Don't know
12. How was he supported during the years
1896 and 1897? Don't know
13. What portion of his support for these
two years was derived from his own labor or income? Don't know
14. Give a full and complete statement of
the applicant's physical condition that entitles him to a pension under the Act of
December 15th, 1894? don't know
15. What interest have you in the recovery
of a pension by this applicant? None
Sworn to and
subscribed before me, this 28th day of Sept. 1903
ss: D. Z. Goodlett, (handwritten), and I certify that the full text of the
foregoing applicant was read to the ______ before he signed it. I further
testify that D. Z. Goodlett is a citizen of this county who is worthy of credit
and that I have no interest in the subject made of this affidavit.
Witness my hand and seal, E. F. Clark, Judge and Exffica Clerk of the Probate
Court for Calhoun Co., Ala.
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QUESTIONS FOR APPLICANT (Application not completed)
STATE OF GEORGIA
Carroll County.
____________________of said State and County, desiring to avail himself of the
Pension Act approved December 15th 1894,
hereby submits his proofs, and after being duly sworn true answers to make
in the following
questions, deposes and answers as follows:
1. What is your name and where do you reside (Give State, County and Post office)
2. How long and since when have you been a resident of this state?
3. When and where were you born?
4. When and where and in what company and regiment did you enlist or serve?
5. How long did you remain in such company and regiment?
6 For how long a period did you discharge regular military duty?
7. When, where and under what circumstances were you discharged from service?
8. What is your present occupation?
9. How much can you earn (gross) per annum by your own exertions or labor?
10. What has been your occupation since 1865?
11. Upon which of the following grounds do you base your application for pension,
viz: first, "age and poverty," second, "infirmity and poverty," or
third,"blindness and poverty?
12. If upon the first ground, state how long you have been in such condition that
you could not earn your
support. If upon the second, give full and complete history of the infirmity and
its extent. If upon the
third, state whether you are totally blind and when and where you lost your
sight.
13. What property, effect or income do you possess, and its gross value?
14. What property, effects or income, did you possess in 1894, 1895, 1896, 1896,
1897 , and what
disposition, if any, did you make of same?
15. In what county did you reside during those years,and what property did you
then return for taxation?
16. How were you supported during the years 1897 and 1898?
17. How much did your support cost for each of those years, and what portion did
you contribute thereto by
your own labor or income?
18. What was your employment during 1897 and 1998? What pay did you receive in
each year?
19. Have you a family? If so, who composes such family? Give their means of
support. Have they a
homestead ?
20. Are you receiving any pension? If so, what amount and for what disability?
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 31st day
of March, 1899.
BARNES, TEMPIE (MRS)
S. P. CRAVEN
Ordinary Carroll County
Carrollton Georgia
GEORGIA, CARROLL COUNTY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That I, Mrs. Tempie Barnes have constituted, made and appointed, and by these presents do make, constitute and appoint J. W. Blackwelder of said State and County, my true and lawful attorney in fact, for me in my name, place and stand, to sign the receipt for and endorse my monthly pension check that I receive from the Department of Confederate Pensions, and Records, giving and granting unto J. W. Blackwelder, said attorney, full and complete power and authority in and about the premises; and generally to do and perform all and every act and acts, thing and things, device and devices, in the law whatsoever needful and necessary to be done in and about the premises, and for me and in my name to do, execute and perform, as largely and amply to all intents and purposes, as I
might or could do if I were personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that J. W. Blackwelder said attorney, or substitute shall lawfully do by virtue hereof.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 4 day of Mar. 1946.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of: T. J. Eady, JP, Lucizue A. Craven, Clerk.
(Handwritten note: Carroll County} Died October 23, 1948
BLACKSTOCK, W. F. (handwritten note)
#341, Head Quarters U. S. Forces
Kingston Ga., May 12, 1865
The bearer, W. F. Blackstock, of Co. A, 1 Regiment of Ga. Vol. a paroled prisoner of the Army of North Georgia has permission to go to his home and there to remain undisturbed so long as he observes the conditions of his parole and the laws of the place in which he resides. By order Brig. Gen. H. M. Judah, W. W. Burg, Lt. Co. and Inspecting Gen.
BLOODWORTH, C. C.
Letter from Alabama Pension Commission, The State Capitol, Montgomery, May 10,
1930
to: Miss Lilliam Henderson, Supt., Georgia Soldier Roster Commission, Atlanta,
Ga.
Dear Miss Henderson:
We have an application from Charles C.
Bloodworth, to be placed on the pension roll of Alabama. He was a
Private in Co., E, 5th Georgia Regiment Volunteers, under Capt. John A. Fulton
and Col. C. P. Daniel.
We have a report from the War
Department at Washington giving full record of his service from date of
enlistment to date of discharge, at Greensboro, N. C., May 1, 1865.
The principle reason for writing to
you is that he indicates he was a citizen of Georgia until recently. He
states
he lived in Carroll County, Georgia, all of his life until he moved to Alabama
five years ago, and he further states
that he has been on the pension roll of Georgia in Carroll County. We are
asking you therefore to ascertain from
the pension Commission of Georgia as to when this man, Charles C. Bloodworth drew
his last pension in the State
of Georgia and in Carroll County. (handwritten: Mar. 1930)
Please give us this information at
once. We want to know exactly when he received pay from Georgia as a
pensioner from that State, the date of his last payment. Yours
respectfully, Chas. E. McCalls
Georgia, Carroll County,
I, C. C. Bloodworth, of said county, do hereby certify that I
am a citizen of Carroll County, Georgia; that I have never
registered or voted in any other State; that I expect to retain my citizenship in
Georgia, and this affidavit is made in good
faith and for the purpose of having my name restored to the Confederate pension
roll of Carroll County, said State.
(signed) C. C. Bloodworth
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 29 day of May 1930., E. H Rainwater, NP
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Letter - May 12, 1930
Hon. E. T. Steed,
Ordinary Carroll County
Carrollton, Ga.
My dear Judge: The name of C. C. Bloodworth, residence given as Bowdon,
Ga., has been removed from the roll of the
Carroll County for the reason that Mr. Bloodworth has made application for a
pension in Alabama, stating that he has
been a resident of Alabama for five years.
With many thanks for your attention to this and with kind
regards, Very truly yours, Comm. of Pensions.
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Letter, May 30, 1930
Hon. E. T. Steed
Ordinary of Carroll County,
Carrollton, Ga.
Owing that the fact that Mr. C. C.
Bloodworth has furnished an affidavit that he is not a resident of
Alabama but is and always has been a bona fide resident of Georgia, his name will
be retained on the pension
roll of Georgia and his Second Quarter "A" pension will be forwarded to you on a
supplementary roll.
Comm. of Pensions
BROWN, MRS.EMMA LEWIS
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Application for Pension Due Deceased Pensioner
For Mrs. Emma Lewis Brown
Date of death: Feb. 22, 1931 - Amount $100.00
Approved and ordered paid R. deT. Lawrence, Mch. 10, 1931)
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` APPLICATION FOR PENSION DUE A DECEASED PENSIONER
(To Be Paid to the Ordinary for Expenses of Funeral and last Illness)
(Under Act Approved August 15, 1904)
GEORGIA, CARROLL COUNTY
Personally before me, the Ordinary of said County, comes C. L. Payne of said County, who, after being sworn, on oath says that he knew Mrs. Emma Lewis Brown of said County, and that said Pensioner was on the Pension Roll of said County at the time of death, which occurred in Fulton County, in this State, on the 22nd day of February 1931, and that pensioner left no widow surviving, and no estate of any value sufficient to pay these funeral expenses, which amounted to the sum of $384.00, per sworn statements fully and completely ITEMIZED hereto attached. Sworn to...E. T. Steed, Ordinary, Carroll Co.
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Certificate of Ordinary
GEORGIA, CARROLL COUNTY
I, E. T. Steed, Ordinary of said County, do certify that I personally know C. L. Payne, who is a resident citizen of said County, and that said person is truthful and trustworthy character, entitled to full faith and credit; that I also knew Mrs. Emma Lewis Brown, while in life and that this was the same person whose name appears on the Pension Roll of Carroll County, and was paid a Pension of Thirty ($30.00) dollars in said County for 1931, and I now believe said pensioner to be dead; and that the instructions at the foot of this voucher have been carefully observed in making up this voucher and the bills which are attached hereto.
Given under my hand and official seal, this 4th day of March 1931. E. T. Still Ordinary
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INVOICE Awtry & Lowndes Company, Funeral Directors, Ambulance Service 21 Cain St., NW, Atlanta
3/2/1931
In Account With: Dr. Hugh L. Brown, No. 456 Whiteford Ave., Atlanta, GA.
For: Mrs. Emily L. Brown, 2/21/1931,
one complete Funeral......$250.0o
Hearse 25.00
Dress 25.00
Double Spray 12.00
Long-Distance .55
Constitution 6.20
Journal 2.40
Georgian 2.85
Three Cars 45.00
Kytle and Aycock Bill 15.00
total $384.00
The above bill is just, due and unpaid. Signed J. W. Awtry
Seal: Bessie M. Hatcher, NP.
(note by transcriber: this may be Emma Blalock Brown, bn. 1852, Died 1931. Buried at City of Carrollton Cemetery. Buried next to Benjamin F. Brown, bn. 1846, died 1923.
BROWN, W. H.
1931 Application for Pension Due Deceased Pensioner
(Under Act 1904)
For. W. H. Brown
Date of death: Aug. 4, 1931
Amount $100.00
[Note by transcriber: Buried at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church.
BROWN, WILLIAM HENRY
Born 1844: died 1931
PVT, CO. F, 30 GA INF, CSA, POW
BROWN, MARY E
born Sept. 7, 1848; died Sept. 30, 1924]
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APPLICATION FOR PENSION DUE A DECEASED PENSIONER
(To Be Paid to the Ordinary for Expenses of Funeral and last Illness)
(Under Act Approved August 15, 1904)
GEORGIA, CARROLL COUNTY
Personally before me, the Ordinary of said County, comes C. L. Payne of said County, who,
after being sworn, on oath says that he knew W. H Brown of said County, and that said
Pensioner was on the Pension Roll of said County at the time of death, which occurred in Fulton
County, in this State, on the 4th day of August 1931, and that pensioner left no widow
surviving, and no estate of any value sufficient to pay these funeral expenses, which amounted to
the sum of $154.00, per sworn statements fully and completely
ITEMIZED hereto attached. Sworn to...E. T. Steed, Ordinary, Carroll Co.
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Certificate of Ordinary
GEORGIA, CARROLL COUNTY
I, E. T. Steed, Ordinary of said County, do certify that I personally know C. L. Payne, who
is a resident citizen of said County, and that said person is truthful and trustworthy character,
entitled to full faith and credit; that I also knew W. H Brown, while in life and that
this was the same person whose name appears on the Pension Roll of Carroll County, and was paid a
Pension of Thirty (Month of August) $30.00) dollars in said County for 1931, and I now believe said pensioner to be
dead; and that the instructions at the foot of this voucher have been carefully observed in making up
this voucher and the bills which are attached hereto.
Given under my hand and official seal, this 6th day of August, 1931. E. T. Still Ordinary
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Receipt $100.00 Carrollton, Ga. 10-16-1931, Received of E. T. Steed the sum
of $100.00 on funeral Expense of
W. H. Brown, deceased pensioner. C. J. Dunnaway. (of Kytle - Aycock)
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Invoice:
Mr. W. H. Brown, Decd.
to: Kytle-Aycock, Dr.
Funeral Directors
Furniture, Frigidaire, Radios
Victrolas and Records
Phone 323
Terms: Net 1931
Aug 4. 1 Casket & Bx,
To Embalmg,
To Suite cleaned & pressed
To Hearse, Services
1 set Stl. Grave Arches,
All for---------$150.00
The above and foregoing account is rendered for funeral expenses
of W. H. Brown, deceased, who died without owning sufficient property to pay
this bill. T. J. Aycock
BYROM, SARAH E.
Ordinary's Certificate
STATE OF GEORGIA
Carroll County
I, W. J. Millican, Ordinary of said County, do certify
that I know Sarah E. Byrom the applicant for pension. She
is the person she represents herself to be and she is a bona fide continuing
resident citizen of said County and was
on the 4th November 1908; that I also know L. K. Smith, the witness to marriage
the witness who swears to the
service of husband; that both of them are now residents of said County and were
duly sworn by me before signing
the foregoing affidavits and that they both are truthful, trustworthy and their
statements are entitled to full faith
and credit: I certify that diligent effort has been made to procure
certificate copy of marriage record, but it cannot
be had. W. J. Millican, Ordinary
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Georgia, Carroll County
Personally appears before me L. K. Smith of said county, and
who being duly sworn by me in support of the
application of Mrs. Sarah E. Byrom for pension deposes as follows: I am personally and well acquainted with the applicant Mrs.
Sarah E. Byrom, and knew her husband during his
lifetime and until his death which occurred in Carrollton, Georgia, in 1908.
I have know applicant and her said husband as husband and wife
since 1895. The applicant has not since the
death of her said husband remarried, and is now lawful widow. SS: L. K.
Smith, October 27, 1919
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[Transcribers note: Buried at Carrollton City Cemetery, Magnolia
BYROM, Rev. George S. born Sep 25, 1839; died May 14, 1908
A Confederate Soldier. A Member of the Tennessee Conference
38 years [Masonic Emblem]
BYROM, Sarah Elizabeth, born Dec 5, 1844, died Dec 5, 1936
w/o George S. Byrom
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APPLICATION FOR PENSION BY A WIDOW
UNDER ACT OF 1910
AS AMENDED BY ACT OF 1919
Questions for Applicant
STATE OF GEORGIA
Carroll County
Personally before me comes Mrs. Sarah
E. Byrom of said State and County, and, after being duly sworn, says that she
desires to apply for a pension allowed under the Act of 1910, as amended by Act
of 1919, and submit testimony to make out
the same, true answers makes to the following questions to wit:
1. What is your name, and where do you
reside? Sarah E. Byrom, Carrollton, Ga.
2. How long and since when have you been a
continuing resident of the State of Georgia? Since October 1906
3. When, where and to whom were you married?
February 4, 1870, to Rev. Geo. S. Byron, Tollahoma, Tenn.
a. Have
you married since the death of first and soldier husband? No.
4. When, where and in what Company and
Regiment did your husband enlist as a soldier in Confederate Army or
Georgia Militia? (State the arms and class of Service) 1863 at
Bellville, Tenn, in Sanders Co., Sanders Commanding
escort to General Pat Cleburne.
5. When and where did the commands of your
husband surrender or discharge from the army? I do not know
6. Was your husband personally present at
the time of the surrender or discharge of this command? No. He was captured at or
near Winchester, Tenn. in 1864, just before the battle of Franklin, Tenn.
7. If he was not present state clearly where
he was? Captured as stated and paroled by General Rosecrans but never
imprisoned or formally exchanged.
8. Where was his command when he left? Winchester,
Tenn.
a. For what cause did he leave
his command? He was detailed to carry message from General Cleburne and was
surrendered, destroying despatch before he was captured.
b. By whose authority did he
leave his command?
c. For how long was he granted
leave of absence?
e. What was his
physical condition when he left his command?
f. What effort did he make to
return to his command?
g. In what way was he prevented
from going back to Command?
h. Was he captured by the enemy
at any time? Yes, as stated
i. If so, when and where
captured and where held as a prisoner, and when and for what cause released?
Winchester,
Tenn, guarded for three days and paroled.
j. When and where did your first
husband die? May 14th, 1908, Carrollton, Ga.
k. Were you residing together
when he died? Yes
l. If not, how long
had you resided apart?
m. Are you now a widow?
Yes
9. Have you or your
husband heretofore been paid a pension by the State? No
If so, when and for what cause were you or your husband placed on the roll?
Sworn this 27th day of October 1919
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(HANDWRITTEN STATEMENT)
My husband George S. Byrom was born and grew to manhood in
Franklin County Tennessee.
He joined the Confederate army in 1863 at Bellbuckle
Tennessee. Capt Sanders Co., Capt. Sanders
commanded General Cleburn's escort. Afterward he was detailed pilot, after
General Braggs
retreat from Tennessee, he was a scout. His squad were all captured or
killed near Winchester,
Tennessee. General Rosencrenz was going to send them to Rock Island prison.
When my husband
appealed to him as a Mason to paroll him, and Mr. Will Simmons a Union man
vouched for Mr. Byrom.
so he was paroled and never exchanged.
I do not know the exact date but it was before the battle at
Franklin. Mr. Byrom had three brothers
in the Confederate Army. The Yankees killed his father at his own gate the
last year of the war.
They rode up and demanded $3,500.00 and he told them he did not have the money
and did not know
where he could get it. They gave him five minutes in which to get the money
or be shot. So they shot him.
So far as I know his comrads are all dead. Capt. Bean
was captured and parolled at the same time, but
he is deead. Mr. Byrom was a courier for General Pat. Cleburn at the time
he was captured, but destroyed
the papers he had when he found he was surrounded and would be captured.
I his widow am seventy five years old. I have been told
that a record of all prisoners captured during
the war was kept at Washington, D. C. Perhaps the commissioner of Pensions
might be able to get the
proof there.
I know of no other way to establish beyond a doubt the fact
that my husband was a Confederate soldier
My two daughters, Mrs. L. K. Smith and Mrs. R. E. Foster both of Carrollton, Ga.
have belonged to the
UDC (United Daughters of the Confederacy) for several years. they were
admitted on their certificate. I hope
I may be allowed a pension.
Mr. Byrom gave his daughters his record in 1908, five years
before his death. This record was lost.
Very Respectuflly, Mrs. George S. Byrom, 15 College St., Carrollton, Ga.
I came to Georgia in 1906 when my husband superanuated.
He was a member of the Tenn. Conf. for 38 years.
Did active work 36 years. I was born in Newton County, Ga. in 1844.
Mrs. G. S. Byrom
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Georgia, Carroll County
Personally appears before me Mrs. Sarah E. Byrom of said
county, and being duly sworn by me says that
the within letter written in her own hand and signed by here is a true statement
of her husband's service so
far as she knows and believes. Her information came from her deceased husband
during his lifetime and
she believes the same to be true. She further states that she has made diligent
inquiry concerting some
comrad of her husband by whom she could make proof of his service but fails to
find one living, and makes
this affidavit that she may submit her application for the consideration of the
Commissioner as provided under Act of 1919. Sworn this October 27, 1919.
#1, 2, 3 - CAMP, Abner J. (Pension files contributed by John R. Clonts)
WIDOW'S APPLICATION
#1STATE OF GEORGIA................Carroll County
Camp, Abner J. Page #2
Affidavit of the Witness to the Service and Death of Soldier
Husband and Her Marriage
Page # 3 continues the same subject on a new application
CARR EMILY MRS.
Letter dated April 16, 1931
Hon. E. T. Steed, Ordinary of Carroll Co.
Carrollton, Ga.
My dear Judge:
The application of Mrs. Emily Carr for the unpaid pension of
her deceased husband, William P. Carr, for February, March and
April has been approved and this is your authority to pay to her the amount of
these payments which will be sent you in the name of
William P. Carr. Yours very truly, Comm. of Pensions
COGGINS, MRS. E. J.
Application for Pension Due Deceased Pensioner
Dated 1931
For: Mrs. E. T. Coggins
Date of death, Nov. 13th, 1931
Amount: $100.00
(Stamped Dec. 31, 1931)
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APPLICATION FOR PENSION DUE A DECEASED PENSIONER
(To Be Paid to the Ordinary for Expenses of Funeral and last Illness)
(Under Act Approved August 15, 1904)
GEORGIA, CARROLL COUNTY
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Certificate of Ordinary
GEORGIA, CARROLL COUNTY
I, E. T. Steed, Ordinary of said County, do certify that I personally know C. L. Payne, who
is a resident citizen of said County, and that said person is truthful and trustworthy character,
entitled to full faith and credit; that I also knew Mrs. E. J. Coggins , of said
County and that said
pensioner was on the Pension Roll of said County at the time of death, which
occurred in Haralson County
in this State, on the 13th day of November 1931, and that pensioner left no widow
surviving and no estate
of any value sufficient to pay these funeral expenses, which amounted to the sum
of $120.00 per sworn
statements fully and completely ITEMIZED hereto attached.
Given under my hand and official seal. E. T. Still Ordinary
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I, E. T. Steed, Ordinary of said County, do certify that I personally know C. L. Payne, who
is a resident citizen of said County, and that said person is truthful and trustworthy character,
entitled to full faith and credit; that I also knew Mrs. E. J. Coggins , while in life and that
this was the same person whose name appears on the Pension Roll of Carroll County, and was paid a
Pension of Thirty (Month November 1931) $30.00) dollars in said County for 1931, and I now believe said pensioner to be
dead; and that the instructions at the foot of this voucher have been carefully observed in making up
this voucher and the bills which are attached hereto.
Given under my hand and official seal, this 21sat day of Nov. S 1931. E. T. Still Ordinary
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Statement: R. J. Miller and Son, Undertakers and Funeral Directors,
Ambulance service, phone 83, Head Ave.
Tallapoosa, Ga., Nov. 20th, 1931
November 14th 1931
Casket for Mrs. E. J. Coggins, deceased
$85.00
Burial Robe
4.00
Ambulance Service
6.00
Hearse Service
25.00
Total
120.00
The above and foregoing account is rendered for funeral expenses of Mrs. E. J.
Coggins, who died without
owning sufficient property to pay this bill. SS Hubert A.
Miller, undertaker
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 29th day of Nov. 1931.
CONNELL, THOMAS G.
Letter dated Jan. 21, 1915 from W. J. Millican Ordinary, Carroll Co., to Comm. of
Pensions
Dear Judge: When making up my rolls of deaths and transfers, I reported
"Thomas G. Connell, service pension, "Died
Summer 1914." I have learned since that he died Nov. 7, 1914, leaving a
widow, and by reference to your instructions,
Paragraph #13, I find that the widow will be entitled to this pension, he having
died since Nov. 1st, 1914. Please make this correction on your rolls, and I will do same
on duplicates here.
[Note by transcriber: THOMAS G. CONNELL BURIED AT ASBURY CEMETERY, Carroll
Co., Ga.
Connell, Thomas G., bn. Apr 23, 1831, died Nov. 7, 1914
Connell, Martha A. Bn Apr 6, 1842, died Nov 25, 1916
COSTLEY, W. D.
Letter dated Sept. 9, 1907, from War Dept., The Adjutant General's Office,
Washington to
Hon. W. C. Adamson, M. C., Carrollton, Ga.
Sir: In returning herewith the letter of Mr. G. W. Merrell of
Carrollton, Georgia, who desires your aid in obtain the
military record of W. D. Costly, formerly a member of Company F, 55th Georgia
Infantry, Confederate States Army, which
letter was received by your reference today with request that the desired
information be furnished you, I have the honor to
advise you as follows:
The name W. D. Costly has not been found in the rolls, on file
in this department, of any company of the 55th Georgia
Infantry, Confederate States Army.
The records of Confederate prisoners of war show that he was
captured at Cumberland Gap, Sept. 9, 1863 at Camp Douglas,
Chicago, Illinois, June 14, 1865, in accordance with the provisions of a general
order of the War Department which authorized
the discharge of Confederate Prisoners of war upon taking the oath of allegiance.
SS The Adjutant General
(Handwritten on bottom of letter)
GEORGIA, CARROLL COUNTY.
Pension claim of Mary E. Costley, Wid. W. F.
I certify that I have carefully examined the Record of
Marriages for Carroll Co., from 1850 to 1875, and find no record of
marriage for above parties.
I further certify that the records kept at that time are very
imperfect and fail to show the facts in a great number of cases,
where the fact of marriage is well known.
This is due to the fact that many of the licenses were never
returned or recorded as the law now requires.
Witness my hand and official seal, Sept. 16, 1907
J. H. Barron, Ordinary Carroll Co., G.
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DOYLE, L. T.
Letter from Commissioner of Pensions
IN RE: L. T. DOYLE, CARROLL COUNTY, DISAPPROVED IN 1918
He enlisted under a special Act of the
Confederate Congress, in 1863, providing for State Troops for service within the
State lines, and were not to be transferred to other States. Sherman's
march through Georgia and capture of Savannah forced
this command into South Carolina and out of the State of Georgia. Said
command was mustered into the Confederate State's
service at Smithfield, S. C. The applicant was furloughed when his Regiment
was passing through Macon en route to
Savannah. When his furlough expired, the enemy being between him and his
command, he re-enlisted in Robinson's
Cavalry, State Troops, and remained with them to the close of the war.