Scott County Arkansas
Civil War Pension Record
John Williams
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CIVIL WAR PENSION RECORD OF JOHN WILLIAMS

APPLICATION FOR PENSION
State of Arkansas}
County of Scott}
	I, John Williams do solemnly swear that I served as a soldier
in the army of the Confederate States, being a member of Co. "De" of
44th Regiment of Infty. Vols. from the State of Miss., which was first
designated as Blythe's Miss. Bat; that I was honorably paroled from
such service on or about a few days before the close of the War in
Spring of 1865 and did not desert the same; that I am now, and for the
past twelve months have been, a bona fide resident of this State; that
I do not myself, nor does my wife, nor do we both together, own property,
real or personal, or both, or money or choses in action in excess of the
value of $400.00 (exclusive of household goods and wearing apparel), nor
has either of us conveyed title to any property to enable me to draw a
pension, and that neither I nor my wife is in receipt of any income,
annuity, pension or wages for any services, the emoluments of an office,
in excess of $150.00 per year; that I am incapacitated to perform manual
labor in any of the ordinary avocations of life and that such incapacity
(or disability) is the result of not wounds, but being advanced age, my
age now being 70 years past - and consequent debilitated physical condition,
and that such disability is not the result of my own vicious habits still
persisted in, so help me God.
                             [Signed] John Williams
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10 day of June 1904.
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PROOF OF PROPERTY
State of Arkansas}
County of Scott}
	On this day personally came before the undersigned, a Justice of
the Peace within and for the County of Scott and State of Arkansas, C.L.
Bird and H.H. Mock citizens of Poteau, Arkansas, whom I certify to be
creditable persons, well acquainted with applicant for pension John
Williams and have known him for 3 & 1 years, respectively.
	That he is now and has been for the past twelve months a bona fide
resident of Arkansas. That he is incapacitated for manual labor by reason
of advanced age and debilitated physical condition and that such incapacity
(or disability) is not the result of his own vicious habits still persisted
in. That to the best of our knowledge, all property now owned by him and
his wife, together, is not worth exceeding $400 (exclusive of household
goods and wearing apparel). That neither he nor his wife is in receipt of
any income, annuity, pension or wages for any services, or the emoluments
of an office, in excess of $150 per year. That we have no interest in this
claim.
                             [Signed] C.L. Bird
                             [Signed] H.H. Mock
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of June 1904.
                             [Signed] W.R. Piles, J.P.
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PROOF OF SERVICE
(By Comrades if Possible)
State of Arkansas}
County of Scott}
	On this day personally came before the undersigned, a Justice of
the Peace within and for the County of Scott and State of Arkansas, Elias
Williams, a citizen of Belva, Arkansas whom I certify to be a creditable
person and worthy of confidence, who being duly sworn, states that he is
personally well acquainted with applicant John Williams and have known him
from my earliest recollection to the present time, he being my brother,
and my age being now 66 years.
	That he was a Confederate soldier. Belonging to Company "D" 44
Regiment Miss. Infty. Vols. same being first designated as Blythe's Bat. of
Miss. Infty. Vols. That as such soldier he served from about June 1861 to
the close of the War in spring of 1865. That he was honorably paroled from
such service, and did not desert the same. That he is now and has been for
the past twelve months a bona fide resident of Arkansas. That he is
incapacitated for manual labor by reason of advanced age and consequent
debilitated physical condition and that such incapacity (or disability) is
not the result of his own vicious habits still persisted in. That to the
best of my knowledge, [one line illegible] (exclusive of household goods
and wearing apparel). That neither he nor his wife is in receipt of
any income, annuity, pension or wages for any services, or the emoluments
of an office, in excess of $150 per year. That I have no interest in this
claim except my relationship as brother to applicant.
                                Elias [his X mark] Williams
Subscribed and sworn to before me this [blank] day of June 1904.
                                [Signed] J.V. Binning, J.P.
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EVIDENCE OF PHYSICIAN
State of Arkansas}
County of Scott}
	I, E.S.T. Campbell, a duly registered and practicing physician in
Scott County, Arkansas, do hereby certify that I am personally well
acquainted with John Williams of Poteau, Arkansas, who is an applicant
for a pension under the Statutes of Arkansas.
	That at his request I have made an examination of his physical
condition, and find:
State description and character of wound or disability:
	He has Haemorrhoids and Rheumatism
Physican condition and to what cause is his incapacity for manual labor
attributable:
	His physical condition is not good owing to the above named
	diseases, his advanced age and debilitated physical condition.
and that said disability is not the result of his own vicious habits still
persisted in:
	He is a man of good habits.
Extent of disability:
	2/3 as compared to an able bodied man.
                                [Signed] E.S.T. Campbell
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of June 1904.
                                [Signed] W.R. Piles, J.P.
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APPLICATION FOR INCREASE OF PENSION
State of Arkansas}
County of Scott}
	I, John Williams do solemnly swear that I am now, and for the past
twelve months have been, a bona fide resident of this State; that I am now
drawing a pension as an ex-Confederate soldier, under an Act of the General
Assembly of 1901, having made my original application from the county of
Scott; that I am still in indigent circumstances; that I do not myself, nor
does my wife, nor do we both together, own property, real or personal, or 
both, or money or choses in action in excess of the value of $400.00
(exclusive of household goods and wearing apparel), nor has either of us
conveyed title to any property to enable me to draw a pension, and that
neither I nor my wife is in receipt of any income, annuity, pension or
wages for any services, the emoluments of an office, in excess of $150.00
per year; that I am incapacitated to perform manual labor in any of the
ordinary avocations of life; that my disability has increased and I am less
able to perform manual labor than when my original application was made, by
reason of old age and increased disability. I am 75 years old and will be
76 next Sept.
                                [Signed] John Williams
[Date & certification cut off in copy]
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State of Arkansas,
County of Scott
	We, the undersigned, sitting as a Pension Board for Scott County, do
hereby certify that we have examined the application of the within named John
Williams for increase of pension under Act of the General Assembly of the
State of Arkansas, approved March 9, 1907, and the proof in support of same,
and find that said applicant is less able to perform manual labor than he was
at the time a pension was granted him, and that he is entitled to have the
same increased to 80 Dollars.
                                [Signed] J.L. Evatt
                                [Signed] Wm. Chitwood
                                [Signed] J.P. Hall
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State of Arkansas,
County of Scott}
	I, E.S.T. Campbell, a duly registered and practicing physician in
Scott County, Arkansas, do hereby certify that I am personally well
acquainted with John Williams of Hon, Arkansas, who is an applicant for a
pension under the Statutes of Arkansas.
	That at his request I have made an examination of his physical 
condition and find:
State description and character of wound:
	Applicant has no wound.
Physical condition and to what cause is his incapacity for manual labor
attributable:
	Chronic Haemorrhoids, Rheumatism in right shoulder and arm, Kidney
trouble, Nervous debility and Poor Circulation.
and that said disability is not the result of his own vicious habits still
persisted in:
	He is a man of good habits.
Extent of disability:
	4/5 as compared to an able bodied man.
                               [Signed] E.S.T. Campbell
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13th day of May 1909l
                               [Signed] W.R. Piles, J.P.
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APPLICATION FOR INCREASE OF PENSION
State of Arkansas,
County of Scott}
	I, John Williams do solemnly swear that I am now, and for the past
twelve months have been a bona fide resident of this State; that I am now
drawing a pension as an ex-Confederate soldier, under an Act of the General
Assembly of 1901, having made my original application from the county of
Scott; that I am still in indigent circumstances; that I do not myself, nor
does my wife, nor do we both together, own property, real or personal, or
both, or money or choses in action in excess of the value of $400.00 
(exclusive of household goods and wearing apparel), nor has either of us
conveyed title to any property to enable me to draw a pension, and that 
neither I nor my wife is in receipt of any income, annuity, pension or wages
for any services, the emoluments of an office in excess of $150.00 per year;
that I am incapacitated to perform manual labor in any of the ordinary 
avocations of life; that my disability has increased, and I am less able to
perform manual labor than when my original application was made, by reason
[illegible] Kidney and Bladder trouble, Nasal Catarrh.
                               [Signed] John Williams
[Date & certification cut off in copy.]
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EVIDENCE OF PHYSICIAN
State of Arkansas,
County of Scott}
	I, E.S.T. Campbell, a duly registered and practicing physician in
Scott County, Arkansas, do hereby certify that I am personally well
acquainted with John Williams of Hon, Arkansas, who is an applicant for a
pension under the Statutes of Arkansas.
	That at his request I have made an examination of his physical
condition and find:
State description and character of wound [blank]
Physical condition and to what cause is his incapacity for manual labor
attributable: Applicant has rheumatism and disease of kidneys and bladder
and chronic nasal catarrh and that said disability is not the result of his
own vicious habits still persisted in: The above mentioned diseases are not
the result of vicious habits.
Extent of disability: Total, on account of physical condition and age (81
years)
                             [Signed] E.S.T Campbell
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of Jan. 1914.
                             [Signed] J.W. Presley, Notary Public
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State of Arkansas,
County of Scott.
	We, the undersigned, sitting as a Pension Board for Scott County, do
hereby certify that we have examined the application of the within named
John Williams for increase of pension, under Act of the General Assembly of
the State of Arkansas, approved March 9, 1907, and the proof in support of
same, and find that said applicant is less able to perform manual labor than
he was at the time a pension was granted him, and that he is entitled to 
have the same increased to one Hundred Dollars.
                              [Signed] C. Malone
                              [Signed] J.L. Evatt
                              [Signed] W.R. Piles
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