Pension File # 1811
State of Tennessee
SOLDIER’S APPLICATION FOR PENSION
NAME A. J. King
Filed Jan. 29, 1898
Allowed _____
FILE IS STAMPED Accepted
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I, Andrew Jackson King a native of the State of Tennessee and now a citizen of Tennessee, resident at near Humboldt in the County of Crockett in said State of Tennessee, and who was a soldier from the State of Tennessee in the war between the United States and the Confederate States, do hereby apply for aid under the Act of the General Assembly of Tennessee, entitled “An Act for the benefit of indigent and disabled soldiers of the late war between the States, and to fix the fees of attorneys or agents for procuring such pension, and fixing a penalty for the violation of the same.” And I do solemnly swear that, while in the discharge of my duty in the service of the Confederate States as a member of Capt. Deberry’s Co. 14th Tennessee Regt. Col. Neeley Commanding, Forrest Cavalry, I was wounded in the battle or battles of Athen’s Alabama & next day I over—? my left ankle was injured in same way as it turned? —? then was swollen up. I was not shot or wounded in it, but it was injured then & never recovered, or contracted the following disease or disabilities, to wit: My left ankle swelled up & pained me & got worse & worse from that time & my general health got bad from that time & in about a month I was sent to the Hospital at Lander got a furlough & was sent home – no better, and that by reason of such wound and disability I am now entitled to receive the benefits of this Act. I further swear that I do not hold any National, State, or County office, nor do I receive aid or pension from any other State, or from the United States, and that I am not an inmate of any soldier’s home, and that I am unable to earn a reasonable support for myself and family. I do further solemnly swear that the answers given to the following questions are true:
In what County, State and year were you born?
Answer: In Madison Co. Tenn in 1845
When did you enlist and in what command? Give the names of the regimental and company officers under whom you were serving at date of wound or other disability.
Answer: I enlisted in April 1862. Capt. Robt. Harris’ Co. & 14 Regt, Col. Neely, Forrest’s Cavalry
In what battle or battles were you wounded, and, if not in battle, state under what circumstances you received the injury or injuries?
Answer: I was in the battle of Athens Ala & in same war my left ankle was hurt – next morning it was swollen & harmed? me. It got worse all the time until to save life the Doctors cut my leg off below the knee in 1897 – February
What was the precise nature of your wound or disability, if any?
Answer: Not shot – but ankle hurt as above. It became a running sore – bone softened? & leg cut off
What limb, if any, did you lose by reason of said wound or wounds, and, if no limb, state fully your disability, and in contracted in the service, and is said disability permanent?
Answer: I lost my left leg below the knee. The —-? got worse all the time – never recovered – had? leg cut off as stated – is permanent
Were you incapacitated for service by reason of said wound or disability incurred?
Answer: Yes sir
Were you discharged from the army by reason of said wound or disability?
Answer: Yes. I was furloughed & never got able to serve – the war ended in a short time
If discharged from the army, where were you and what did you do until the close of the war?
Answer: Was furloughed as stated & couldent do anything – not able & war ended before I could get back – very? sore?
What was the name of the surgeon who attended you?
Answer: Dr. Turner attended me at the Command & Dr. B. N. Watkins & Jno Sullivan & J. Max Willett —-fully since then – I have been under care of a Doctor nearly all time since the war
How did you get out of the army, when and where?
Answer: Furloughed & never? ——? to its end as stated
Did you take the oath of allegiance to the United States Government?
Answer: Yes, after the war ended – was ordered in
If so, when and under what circumstances?
Answer: In 1865 – July I think – was ordered in
Are you married, or have you been married?
Answer: Am married
If so, what is the size of your family living together?
Answer: Wife & 3 children
What are the respective ages of your wife and children living with you?
Answer: My wife is 52 yrs – children 17 – 15 & 13 yrs old
To what sex do your children belong?
Answer: Two boys & one girl
In what business are you now engaged, if any, and what do you earn?
Answer: Farmer, & can earn nothing myself
What estate have you in your own right, real and personal, and what is its value?
Answer: 2 Horses – value $75 & 2 cows value $30 – little Furnature worth about $100.
What estate has your wife in her own right, real and personal, and what is its value?
Answer: She has 45 acres of land worth about $350.
How have you derived support for yourself and family for the past five years?
Answer: By children & wife working out on her land I’m working a little too, when possible
Do you use intoxicants to any extent?
Answer: No sir
How long have you been an actual resident of the State of Tennessee?
Answer: All my life
Have you an attorney to look after this application?
Answer: W. McFarland helps me in it but charges nothing
If so, give his name and address.
Answer: His address is Humboldt, Gibson Co., Tennessee (Old Confed himself)
Witness my hand, this 12 day of January 1898
(Signed) Andrew Jackson (his X mark) King
WITNESSES:
(Signed) J. Max Willett, MD, Physician
(Signed) G. W. Rooker, Witness
(Signed) S. T.? Macklin, Witness
STATE OF TENNESSEE,
Gibson COUNTY.
Personally appeared before me, ____________, Notary Public of said County, the above named Andrew Jackson King, the applicant, with whom I am personally acquainted, and having the application read and fully explained to him, as well as the statements and answers therein made, made oath that the said statements and answers are true.
Witness my hand, this 12 day of Jany 1898
(Signed) W. N. L. Dunlap, Notary Public
STATE OF TENNESSEE,
Gibson County
Personally appeared before me, W. N. L. Dunlap, Notary Public of said County, the above named _____________________, one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing application, and who is a physician of good standing, and being duly sworn says that he has carefully and thoroughly examined Andrew Jackson King, the applicant, and finds him laboring under the following disabilities:
That I have visited Mr. King since 1896 – about 2 years – he had sore ankle – It was swollen & sore – inflamed – red & raw – with one sore on the left ankle & one just above the ankle – both running? finally in Feby 1897 – to save his life I with others – amputated his leg just below the knee – he now goes on [something crossed out] leg – these sores looked to be very old.
Witness my hand, this 12 day of Jany 1898
(Signed) W. N. L. Dunlap, Notary Public
STATE OF TENNESSEE,
Crockett County
Personally appeared before me, J. W. Rosamon, Notary Public of said County, the above named George W. Rooker and S. D. Macklin? (name crossed out) whom I am personally acquainted, and know to me to be citizens of veracity and standing in this community, and who make oath that they are personally acquainted with the foregoing applicant, and that the facts set forth and statements made in this application are correct and true, to the best of their knowledge and belief, and that they have no interest in this claim, and that said applicant’s habits are good and free from dishonor. And they further make oath to the following facts touching the applicant’s service in the Confederate army:
Applicant enlisted as he states & —? he became disabled as he stated, & that he never recovered & that to save his life he had his left leg cut off last year & that he is a sober reliable man & very poor & was in several battles.
Witness my hand, this 13 day of Jany 1898
(Signed) J. W. Rosamon, Notary Public
Four pages, found in the pension file for his wife
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To Tennessee Pensioners.
Nashville, Tenn., May ____ 1903.
The Pension Laws of the State as amended by the Legislature of 1903 require the Special Examiner to “fully investigate the pensioners now on the roll; and in case a doubt exists as to the worthiness of a pensioner, or where charges are preferred by reputable persons, to visit the said pensioner, and fully investigate his condition, both physical and financial, and make a written report of his investigation to said board.”
In order that the requirements of the law may be carried out, you will at once answer the following questions under oath before an officer using a seal, and mail to the Special Examiner in the enclosed envelope.
Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners.
By Frank A. Moses,
Special Examiner
Second page
Question 1. What is the present physical condition of the pensioner?
Answer: Left leg off just below the knee & right leg in bad condition owing to —- condition of blood vessels. He is also a sufferer from hemorhoids
Signature J. H. Proctor M.D.
(This must be answered by affidavit of a physician, taken by an officer using a seal.)
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 27th day of June 1903.
W. N. – Dunlap Notary Public
For Gibson County, Tenn.
Question 2. What is your present financial condition? What property, real and personal, do you own and what is its value?
Answer: Two horses & one cow & calf some house hold & kitchen furniture & wearing apparrel some chickens & Geese, & — — & —- farm tools &c; &? in value about $335.00 I own no Real Estate
Question 3. What property does your wife own and what is its value?
Answer: 45 acres of land worth about ten dollars per acre $450.00
(Questions 2 and 3 must be answered by affidavit of the pensioner before an officer using a seal.)
Third page
(In addition to the above the following certificate of the County Trustee must be filled out.)
I, John H. Perry Trustee of Crockett County, Tennessee, hereby certify that the property assessed on the tax books of this County to A. J. King a pensioner, and his wife Sallie King amount to $360.00 real estate and $—- personal.
Jno H. Perry, Trustee.
For Crockett County, Tenn.
Question 4. What is the present size of your family? How many children have you living with you? Give their sex and ages.
Answer: Three myself wife & one boy aged about 20 years
Question 5. What is your present occupation and how much do you earn thereby?
Answer: Farming but not able to work but little? My left leg being off just below the knee, etc. other leg badly —–.
Question 6. How did you get out of the army? When and where?
Answer: Furloughed at Corinth Miss in Winter of 1864. Was? taken? sick & never able to return until the war was closed.
If parole or discharge papers have been filed heretofore state the fact.
Fourth page
Question 7. Did you take the oath of allegiance to the U. S. Government? If so, when, where and under what circumstances?
Answer: yes after the surrender I took the oath not being paroled at close of the war being home, as above stated at close of war.
(If the pensioner was discharged or paroled let him file the papers if he has them. If they have been lost or destroyed let him make proof by affidavit of some officer or comrade who knows the fact.)
State of Tennessee,
Gibson County.
Personally appeared before me, A. J. King a pensioner of the State of Tennessee, to me well known who makes oath that the answers given to the questions asked him in the foregoing paper are true.
(Signature of Pensioner) A. J. (his X mark) King
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 27th day of June 1903
W. N. – Dunlap Notary Public
For Gibson County, Tenn.