The following records are excerpts from 14
pages of records of the Confederate Widow's Pension Application that my
GG-Grandmother, Sarah Ann Stuart, filed in the early 1900s. These records are in three groups from four
specific dates; May 4, 1907; October 26, 1922; November 23, 1922; September 3, 1929. I have included some notes about items I
believe to be important. With the
exception of main titles, all information in bold print was written or typed in
on each form as a response to a question, or a blank. I have transcribed the responses exactly as
written, making no effort to correct spelling or punctuation.
As Sarah A. Stuart's original Confederate
Widow's Pension Application was approved on August 12, 1907, I can only assume
that subsequent forms were required occasionally to update the State's records
an re-verify her pensioner's status.
Names of other Butler County residents
contained in these pages: R. C. Lee,
Justice of the Peace of Butler County;
D. B. Sellers; J. H. Davis; J. H. Griffin; John Parker;
E. B. Rigsby, Justice of the Peace;
A. T. Kendrick, Tax Assessor;
John A. Kendrick and M. G. Hammonds, Board of Examiners, Butler County.
Page One
Application
Of widows of deceased soldiers or
sailors of the armies of the Confederate States or the State of Alabama
State of
Alabama
Butler County
To the
Honorable Board of Examiners of Said County:
Your petitioner S A Stuart respectfully represents to your Honorable
Board, that she is a citizen of Butler County, in the state of Alabama, and was such
on the 1st day of January, 1899; That
she is the widow of L C Stuart who served as a Private
in company B of the
17 regiment Ala
volunteers; That her husband was
killed or died on the 6 day of
February 1887; That he did not desert the service of the
State of Alabama, nor of the Confederate States, that she has not since
remarried , and she has no children upon whom she can depend for support, that
all of her property does not exceed four hundred dollars in value, and that her
annual income from all sources does not exceed four hundred dollars. She therefore respectfully asks your
Honorable Board to place her name upon the pension rolls of the State as a member
of the fourth class, that she may participate in the division of the fund
provided for the relief of the needy Confederate soldiers or sailors, and their
widows, by an act of the General Assembly of Alabama, approved February 10th,
1899.
Respectfully,
S A Stuart
Page Two
The State
of Alabama
Butler County
Before me,
R. C. Lee , a Justis of the Peace in and for said State and County, personnaly
appeared S A Stuart Whose name is signed to the foregoing, is
personnaly known to me , who , after being duly sworn, deposes and says, that
each and every statement in the foregoing application is true and correct.
Sworn to before me this the 4
day of May A.D.
1907
R.C. Lee
JP
Affidavit for
Witnesses to Application of Widows.
The State
of Alabama
County
of Butler
I, D
B Sellers do solemnly swear that I
was personnally aquainted with L C
Stuart whose widow's name is signed
to the foregoing application, and that I know of my own knowledge, that the
services set forth in the application was rendered by said L C Stuart and that he did not desert the services of
the Confederate States or the State of Alabama.
D B Sellers
Sworn to
and subscribed before me this the 4 day of
May 1907. I hereby certify that affiant is known to me,
and that he is a person of integrity and veraciy.
R C Lee
Justis of the Peace
In and for said State and County
Page Three
Affadavit for
Witnesses to Application of Widows.
The State
of Alabama
County
of Butler
I, J
H Davis do solemnly swear that I was
personnally aquainted with L C Stuart whose widow's name is signed to the foregoing
application, and that I know of my own knowledge, that the services set forth
in the application was rendered by said L
C Stuart and that he did not desert
the services of the Confederate States or the State of Alabama.
J H Davis
Sworn to
and subscribed before me this the 4 day of
May 1907. I hereby certify that affiant is known to me,
and that he is a person of integrity and veraciy.
R
C Lee Justis of the Peace
In and for said State and County
Page Four
Schedule
of Property filed with application for pension by S A Stuart
The State
of Alabama
Butler County
Real
Estate
40 acres of land situated in Butler Co Ala
Description
of improvements thereon one Log Hous
and A Bout 12 Achors in cultivation. Balance
princably old field
Value $ 300
Personal
Property
Cattle of
all kinds one cow + calf Value: $ 15
Hogs,
sheep, and goats None
Household
and kitchen furniture
Value: $ 25
Total
Value: $ 340
State of
Alabama
Butler County
Personally appeared before me, R. C. Lee
J P in and for said State and
County, S A Stuart who, being by me duly sworn, deposes and
says, that the foregoing schedule embraces all the property owned by her
and that the valuation as fixed is a fair and just value thereof.
S A Stuart
Sworn to
and subscribed before me this 4 day of
May 1907.
R C Lee
Justis of the Peace
In and for said County
Researcher's note: This form
was filled out in hand-written form.
Page One
Widow's Blank
for Reclassification
Under
Section 11, As Amended by Acts of Legislature Approved October 5th, 1920.
State of
Alabama
Butler County
Give your
full name: Sarah Ann Stewart
Your
present permanent, complete post office address: Georgianna
Ala R 6
What is
your number on pension roll? 13875
With whom
are you now living? J. H. Griffin
Where
were you born? Place Butler
Ala
When were
you born? Month: May
Day: 1 Year:
1850
State
name of your father: John Parker
If dead,
when and where he died: About 1882 in
Butler County
What was
the name of your husband? Lewis C.
Stewart
When and
where did you marry him? In Butler
County in 1871
When and
where did he die? At his home in
Butler Co 1887
Were you
living with him one year prior to his death?
yes
Were you
ever divorced from him? no
Have you
been married more than once? no
Have you
been on the pension roll of any other county in this state at any time? no
Have you
ever drawn a pension in another state? no
Are you
now receiving a pension from any other state?
no
Did you
ever apply for a pension in this state and had your application rejected? no
Have you
ever lived in any other states? no
Page Two
Also state
when you moved to Alabama: Borned and
raised in ala
To what
branch of the service did he belong? Infantry
What was
his rank? Private
Give
number of his Regiment: 17 Ala
Letter of
his Company: B
Was he
wounded? no
State
whether he was ever captured: no
Or
imprisioned: no
Was he
paroled? yes
Have you
his parole? no
Was he
ever on the pension roll of this state? no
Did he
ever draw a pension from any other state?
no
Was any
application for pension in this state ever made by him and refused? no
Was his
name ever struck from the pension roll of this state? no
Give
below the schedule of your property:
Real
estate: none
Page Three
Personal
Property:
Household
furniture: none
Hogs: no
Horses
and mules: no
Cattle: no
Sheep: no
Goats: no
Watches
and clocks: no
Jewelry: no
Paintings: no
Libraries: no
Pianos
and organs: no
Shares of
bank stock: no
Shares of
stock in companies or corporations: no
Investments
in bonds: no
Mortgages: no
Money in
bank: ($150.00) one hundred and fifty
dollars
Money
elsewhere: no
Merchandise: no
Other
property or investments: no
Income:
What is
your yearly income from rents, interest or other investments? nothing
The above
statements are true and correct.
Signed this 26
day of October 1922.
(signed) Mrs. Sarah ann
Stewart
State of
Alabama
Butler County
Personally appeared before me, E. B. Rigsby a justice
of the peace in and for said
county Mrs. Sarah Ann Stewart whose name is signed to the foregoing
statement and who is known to me, who being by me first duly sworn, deposes and
says that the answers made to the foregoing questions are true and correct to
the best of her knowledge and belief.
Sworn to
and subscribed before me this 26 day of
October 1922.
E. B. Rigsby, J.P.
Page Four
Tax
Assessor's Certificate
I, A.
T. Kendrick, Tax Assessor for Butler
County, hereby certify that the assessed value of property real and
personal, as shown by assessment book of year
1922 assessed to Mrs. Sarah Ann Stewart amounts to
none.
Witness
my hand this 28th day of
Nov. 1922.
A. T. Kendrick
Tax
Assessor Butler County
Researcher's Note: At the top
of the first page of this form is written the address "400 Skyline Ave.
Highland Gardens". I have not been
able to locate this address. I have only
listed questions where answers were given.
This form has been filled out in hand- written form.
Page One
Widow's
Blank for Reclassification
State of
Alabama
Butler County
Give your
full name: Sarah Ann Stewart
Your
present, permanent, complete post office address: Georgianna, Ala., Route 6
With whom
are you now living? J. H. Griffin
Where
were you born? Place: Butler State:
Ala
When were
you born? Month: May
Day: 1 Year:
1850
State
name of your father: John Parker
If dead,
when and where he died: About 1882 in
Butler Co
What was
the name of your husband? Lewis C.
Stewart
When and
where did you marry him? Butler Co.,
in 1871
When and
where did he die? At his home in
Butler Co., 1887
Were you
living with him one year prior to his death?
Yes
Page Two
What was
his rank? Private
Give
number of his Regiment: 17th, Ala.
Letter of
his Company: B
Page Three
The above
statements are true and correct.
Signed
this 3rd, day of
September 1929
(Signed) Sarah A.
Stewart (her X mark)
State of
Alabama
Montgomery County
Personally appeared for me Langdon C. Parker a Notary
Public in and for said county Mrs. Sarah A. Stewart, whose name is signed to the foregoing
statement and who is known to me, who being by me first duly sworn, deposes and
says that the answers made to the foregoing questions are true and correct to
the best of her knowledge and belief.
Sworn to
and subscribed before me this 3rd, day of
sept. 1929.
Langdon C. Parker
Notary Public
Researcher's Note: This form
consisted of two full pages of questions.
I have only listed questions where answers were given. The answers to this form were typed.
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