Confederate Veterans’ Pension Application Index for Anderson County

From the Tennessee State Library and Archives web site:  In 1891 Tennessee established the Board of Pension Examiners to determine if Confederate veterans applying for pensions were eligible.  Eligibility requirements included an inability to support oneself, honorable separation from the service and residence in the state for one year prior to application.

Confederate veterans applied to the pension board of the state in which they resided at the time of application, even if this was not the state from which they served.

The application lists the veteran’s place of enlistment, unit, period of service, battles participated in and whether he was captured or wounded, as well as place of birth, number and gender of children and value of real and personal property.

Widow’s pensions were first issued in 1905.  These applications show place of birth for widow and soldier, and information about their children.  Proof of marriage was required, so marriage licenses often appear in the supporting documentation.  Other documentation includes correspondence between the applicant and the Pension Board, letters or sworn affadavits attesting to character and military service, and abstracts of the soldier’s service record furnished by the War Department.

The Board maintained three separate rolls:  Soldiers’ roll, Widows’ roll and Colored soldiers’ roll.  The following is a list of the veterans and widows who applied from Anderson County.  All units are regiments unless otherwise designated.  If a unit was known by more than one name or number, the official designation for that unit is used.

Soldiers’ pension = S     Widows’ pension = W     Colored soldiers’ roll = C

NOTE:  This index does not include all Confederate veterans from Anderson County.  It contains the names of only those who were living in and applied for a pension from Anderson County at the time Confederate pensions were allowed.  Copies of these pension application files may be obtained from the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville.

Andrew D. ALLEY

6th NC Cavalry

Pension#:  S2940

 

Noah BATES

39th NC Infantry

Pension#:  S10839

 

G. H. BLACKBURN

33rd Infantry

Pension#:  S12970

 

James L. BROOKS

16th NC Infantry

Pension #:  S4415

 

Frank M. BROWN

6th GA Cavalry

Pension#:  S11247

 

Shadrick CASH

29th NC Infantry

Pension#:  3039

 

William M. CHILES

Thomas’ Legion NC

Pension #:  S4839

 

William Mccagah CHILES

Pension#:  W7173

Spouse:  Elizabeth Tihitia Chiles

 

C. E. COLLINS

Thomas’ Legion NC

Pension#:  S13924

 

Mack Wilson CRISSON

Pension#:  W7610

Spouse:  Louisa Elizabeth Crisson

 

Joe B. CROSS

2nd (Ashby’s) Cavalry

Pension#:  S12765

 

James EMORY

Pension#:  W1722

Spouse:  Sarah Ann Emory

 

John T. ENLOE

69th NC Infantry

Pension#:  S4014

 

Berry FARMER

Pension#:  W10967

Spouse:  Phoebe Farmer

 

John FINNEY

61st Infantry

Pension#:  S10194 & S1860

 

J. M. GARNER

18th Texas Infantry

Pension#:  S4430

 

Sidney L. GILES

35th NC Infantry

Pension#:  S1479

 

AT GOANS

22nd (Barteau’s) Cavalry

Pension#:  S2936

 

Arin W. GOANS

2nd (Ashby’s) Cavalry

Pension#:  S12546

 

W. R. GRAHAM

Pension#:  S3515

Service stated as “Undetermined”

 

J. A. HEMPHILL

55th Infantry

Pension#:  S7645

 

Leander HIGHTOWER

63rd Infantry

Pension#:  S5744

 

Thomas HOOKS

Kain’s Co., Light Artillery

Pension#:  S3024

 

Benglor Neal JOHNSON

Burrough’s Co., Light Artillery

Pension #:  S4422 and W7295

Spouse:  Martha Johnson

 

George Washington JOHNSON

2nd (Ashby’s) Cavalry

Pension#:  S10217 and W10413

Spouse:  Eliza Jane Johnson

 

Noble JOHNSON

Thomas’ Legion, NC

Pension#:  S12804

 

M. L. KINSER

1st Arkansas Infantry

Pension#:  S3032

 

Charles Johnson KIRKLAND

Pension#:  W4811

Spouse:  Tina Kirkland

 

William W. LANFORD

Pension#:  S3883

1st SC Infantry

 

John LOW

Pension #:  S8902

Kain’s Co., Light Artillery

 

J. E. MOUNGER

Pension #:  S14780

16th Battalion (Neal’s) Cavalry

 

J. P. ODELL

Pension #:  S5657

63rd Infantry

 

George F. PEACOCK

Pension #:  S3123

6th KY Cavalry

 

George Washington PETREE

Pension #:  S4833 and W878

2nd (Ashby’s) Cavalry

Spouse:  Harriett Newell Petree

 

John M. SMITH

Pension #:  S3975

1st (Carter’s) Cavalry

 

William SMITH

Pension#:  W10092

Spouse:  Eliza Smith

 

Oliver STANLEY

Pension #:  S3653

28th NC Infantry

 

Silas Murray STONE

Pension #:  S6618 and W2704

55th NC Infantry

Spouse:  Mary Ann Stone

 

William T. STROTHER

Pension #:  S10670

1st VA Cavalry

 

William P. TURNER

Pension #:  S4909

1st (Carter’s) Cavalry

 

George WALLER

Pension #:  W2293

Spouse:  Sarah A. Waller

 

Alfred Jefferson WOOD

Pension #:  W6324

Spouse:  Elizabeth Wood

 

Joseph WOODS

Pension #:  S8155

4th Cavalry

 

J. W. WOOLAVER

Pension #:  S1455

29th Infantry

 

Jesse Brown WORTHINGTON

Pension #:  W1535

Spouse:  Sarah Catherine Worthington

 

Samuel M. WORTHINGTON

Pension #:  S4063

19th Infantry

 

Joseph YARNELL

Pension #:  W4021

Spouse:  Mary Yarnell

 

Milton Tate YARNELL

Pension #:  W10271

Spouse:  Sofrona A. Yarnell

 

Richard H. YARNELL

Pension #:  W3977

Spouse:  Rachell Yarnell

[Transcribed from the Confederate Pension Application Index at the Tennessee State Library and Archives web site by Stephanie A. Hill.]

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