The
Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers
Sharing & preserving the history of the 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 1861-1865
The
Online Archive of Pension Applications
Many veterans, or their widows and children, received pensions from the government for their military service during the War Between the States. Those soldiers who served in Union armies received pensions that were paid by the Federal Government. Soldiers who served the Confederacy were not eligible for Federal pensions and frequently found themselves dependent upon the generosity of the already impoverished former Confederate states for any pension benefits. 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. Since the applications filed often contain information intended to verify the individuals military service and eligibility for a pension, they provide a great deal of information to the genealogical and historical researcher.
The following is a list of the states that issued Confederate Pensions complete with eligibility information and a list of the identified pension applications submitted by members of Terry's Rangers. As with everything in the Online Archives, we are continually searching for additional information and materials. If you know of any pension related materials not listed here, please .
Texas
Texas began granting pensions to indigent Confederate veterans and their widows in 1889. In awarding pensions for Confederate service, Texas, like most other southern states, confined its relief payments to veterans or their widows resident in Texas since 1880 who were disabled or indigent. Between 1899 and 1975, 54,634 applications were submitted to the Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts. These Confederate Pension Applications were transferred to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission between 1934 and 1980. There is an online index available and you may request copies of the files from TSLAC's Archives and Information Services Division by telephone, regular mail, or e-mail.
In 1881 Texas set aside 1,280 acres for disabled Confederate veterans. In 1889 . Muster rolls of State militia in Confederate service are also available. Texas State Library and Archives Commission
|
Claimant Name
|
App. #
|
County
|
Date Filed |
Notes
|
|
| Elijah Stover Alley | 20886 | Reeves | July 8, 1911 | ||
| Peter Hawkins Arnold | 12287 | Brazoria | March 25, 1907 | ||
| S. E. Arnold (Mrs.) | 33310 | Brazoria | sp. Peter Hawkins Arnold | ||
| Leah Barker | 43525 | Bexar | sp. Emory Crawford Barker | ||
| Cherry Bennett | 25060 | Haskell | sp. James Monroe Bennet | ||
| W. H. Billingslea | 6903 | Johnson | March 28, 1900 | ||
| F. A. Bott |
Ellis
|
March 15, 1906 |
|
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| James A. Brace | 2817 | McLennan | October 5, 1899 | ||
| Henry Brown | 889 | Colorado | July 7, 1899 | ||
| Mary Brown | 18892 | Colorado | sp. Henry Brown | ||
| A. P. Browning | 6347 | Kimble | |||
| S. D. Calhoun |
DeWitt
|
March 1, 1914 | |||
| Nancy E. Calhoun |
DeWitt
|
December 12, 1919 | sp. S. D. Calhoun | ||
| Edwin Glover Chambers | 15996 | McLennan | July 8, 1909 | ||
| Sarah Elizabeth Chambers | 38624 | McLennan | sp. Edwin Glover Chambers | ||
| Eliza Cook |
1891
|
Hays
|
sp. of Gustave Cook | ||
| Felix Houston Corbell | 9010 | Erath | July 19, 1902 | ||
| Maloney E. Corbell | 32614 | Wilbarger | sp. Felix Houston Corbell | ||
| Annie Elizabeth Crain |
18760
|
Bowie
|
sp. Thomas Freeman Crain | ||
| James M. Crain |
14236
|
Galveston
|
November 23, 1908 | ||
| M. C. Culpepper | 41124 | Wilson | sp. John Thomas Jefferson Culpepper | ||
| Lucinda E. Dunman | 47615 | Coleman | sp. Robert Leander Dunman | ||
| John Farmer |
50233
|
Harris
|
September 14, 1931 | ||
| John Lee Gibson |
38179
|
Gonzales
|
April 8, 1922 | ||
| Sallie Gibson |
38931
|
Gonzales
|
April 10, 1923 | sp. John Lee Gibson | |
| Mary Jane Gill |
35309
|
Bastrop
|
August 2, 1918 | sp. Robert Gill | |
| Robert Lee Gill |
30953
|
Bastrop
|
March 30, 1915 | ||
| Vincie Gott | 36577 | Falls | sp. Samuel Gott | ||
| W. W. Groce | 27588 | Galveston | April 20, 1914 | ||
| M. D. L. Hairgrove | 15370 | Harris | July 24, 1909 | ||
| William Frank Holcombe (Mrs.) | 20925 | Midland | sp. William Frank Holcombe | ||
| Jesse Christopher Johnson | 00441 | Blanco | September 22, 1899 | ||
| Minerva Dewitt Jones |
07827
|
Gonzales
|
sp. Isham G. Jones | ||
| Octavia Ripley Jones |
51249
|
Falls
|
sp. William Henry Harrison Jones | ||
| T. W. Jones | 19070 | Karnes | July 30, 1910 | ||
| Charles S. Kemp | 10823 | Bell | September 15, 1905 | ||
| Samuel A. Maverick | 50400 | Bexar | November 14, 1931 | ||
| A. D. McArthur | Home | Travis | August 3, 1921 | ||
| Daniel McPhail | 7193 | Ellis | May 18, 1900 | ||
| Julia A. Miller | 48057 | Hopkins | sp. Woods Shelton Miller | ||
| E. J. Morriss |
00333
|
Bexar
|
June 24, 1899 | ||
| Julia Frances Owens | 28260 | Harris | sp. John Daniel Owens | ||
| Mary J. Phelps | 47214 | Travis | sp. Edwin McNance Phelps | ||
| Fanny S. Pope | 34372 | Harrison | sp. William Henry Pope | ||
| Thomas Alexander Porter |
20524
|
Fisher
|
|||
| Jennie M. Porter |
24236
|
Howard
|
sp. Thomas Alexander Porter | ||
| Mary Pue | 49174 | Bandera | sp. Arthur Pue | ||
| John T. Randle | 32657 | Oldham | March 14, 1916 | ||
| Mrs. J. T. Randle | 35139 | Oldham | sp. John T. Randle | ||
| J. T. B. Richards |
37338
|
Milam
|
April, 13, 1921 | ||
| Edna Cabrera Rogers | 40982 | Hays | June 16, 1925 | Joe Rogers | |
| W.B. Rutherford | 22044 | Fayette | March 6, 1913 | ||
| William M. Seever |
99735
|
Navarro
|
March 21, 1901 | ||
| A. J. Smith | Rej | Bexar | Reapplied | ||
| A. J. Smith | 21465 | Bexar | August 29, 1911 | ||
| W. C. Smith | 25312 | Karnes | November 25, 1913 | ||
| Eliza Stormfeltz |
29317
|
Goliad
|
September 1, 1914 | sp. George Stormfeltz | |
| N. C. Stribbling | 47563 | Throckmorton | sp. Cornelius Kincheilo Stribling | ||
| William Abner Tarver | 24282 | Hunt | August 30, 1913 | Not TTR (8th CS Cavalry) | |
| T. J Taylor | 14632 | Bastrop | July 20, 1909 | ||
| R. M. Weir | 37547a | Travis | August 2, 1921 | ||
| W. W. Wells | 27878 | Kerr | March 1, 1914 | ||
| John McQuincey Weston |
23310
|
Wilson
|
|||
| John McQuincey Weston (Mrs) |
34997
|
Wilson
|
sp. John McQuincey Weston |
Tennessee
Tennessee began granting pensions in 1891. Eligibility was based
upon inability to support oneself, honorable separation from the service,
and residence in the state for one year prior to application. In 1905 eligibility
was extended to the widows of veterans. There is an online
index available and you may request
copies from the Tennessee State Library and Archives via regular mail,
or e-mail. The records are on microfilm with the Tennessee
State Library and Archives Public Service Division.
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Claimant Name
|
Application #
|
County
|
Notes
|
|
| James W. Hill | S1849 | Rutherford | Unit identified as 8th Tex. Rangers. | |
| S. J. Page | S16214 | White | Unit identified as 8th Tex. Cav. | |
| John T. Nelson | S14570 | Bedford | Unit identified as 8th Tex. Cav. |
Alabama
Alabama first began granting pensions in 1867. Eligibility was limited to those Confederate veterans who had lost a limb. Pensions eligibility was extended to veterans' widows in 1886 and to indigent veterans or their widows in 1891.
Alabama Department
of Archives and History
Arkansas
Arkansas began granting pensions to indigent Confederate
veterans In 1891. Eligibility was extended in 1915 to include their widows
and mothers.
Information on Arkansas Records is available from the Arkansas History Commission & State Archives.
Florida
Florida began granting pensions to Confederate veterans in 1885. In 1889 eligibility was extended to the widows of veterans. Florida State Archives
Louisiana
Louisiana issued Confederate pensions after 1898. There is an alphabetical list of applicant names available online and you may request copies from the Louisiana State Archives.
Georgia
Georgia began granting pensions in 1870 to soldiers who had lost a limb. Coverage was extended in 1879 to include other disabled Confederate veterans or their widows who resided in Georgia. By 1894 eligible disabilities had been expanded to include old age and poverty.
Information on Georgia Records is available from the Georgia State Archives.
Kentucky
Kentucky began granting pensions to Confederate veterans or their widows in 1912. The records are on microfilm with the Kentucky Department for Libraries & Archives.
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Claimant Name
|
Application #
|
County
|
Notes
|
|
| Mary Foor |
|
|
sp. John H. Cain |
Louisiana
Louisiana began granting pensions to indigent Confederate veterans
and their widows in 1898. Louisiana
State Archives
Mississippi
Mississippi began granting pensions to indigent Confederate veterans and their widows in 1888 . Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Missouri
Missouri began granting pensions to indigent Confederate veterans in 1911. None were ever granted to widows. Missouri also had a home for disabled Confederate veterans. Missouri State Archives
North Carolina
North Carolina began granting pensions to Confederate veterans
in 1867. Eligibility was limited to those who were blinded or had lost a limb
during their service. In 1885 the State extended eligibility to all other
disabled indigent Confederate veterans or widows. North
Carolina Department of Cultural Resources Division of Archives and History
Oklahoma
Oklahoma began granting pensions to Confederate veterans or their widows in 1915. There is an online index available. Oklahoma Department of Libraries
| Claimant Name | Application # | County | Notes | |
| Catherine E. Munford |
3693
|
|
sp. Edward Harmon McKnight |
South Carolina
South Carolina began granting pensions to financially needy Confederate veterans and widows in 1887. In 1919 they began granting pensions to Confederate veterans and widows regardless of financial need. South Carolina Department of Archives and History
Virginia
Virginia began granting pensions to Confederate veterans or their widows in 1888. The records are on microfilm with the Library of Virginia, Archives Division There is an online index available at http://eagle.vsla.edu/conpen/.
| Claimant Name | Application # | County | Notes | |
| Martha Comer |
Giles
|
sp. Wm. S. Comer ("Member of 8th Texas Cavalry under Capt. Bill Harmon) |