Form 232Gbk-S702-327-4m - 9 * -.-

Soldier's L%pplicatisn for Canf ederate Pension

THE STATE O F TEXAS, 7

. . . . I, ..-... %&~~-L@.&-@ do hereby make application to the Commlss1oner of Pensions for a pension to be granted me under the Act passed by the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Texas, and approved April 7, 1913, on the following grounds:

I enlisted and served in the rnilita~y service of the Confederate States during the way between the States of the United States and that I did not desert the Confederate service, but during the m7ar I was loyal and true to my duty, and never a t any time abmdoned my post of duty in the said service; or (tlzat I was in the service of the State of Texas during the war to protect said State against the Indians and Mexicans.

at the close of the Civil War between That I was hoqorably discharged or surrendered ............-.--.....-..-.....--.-.........:....-.-.......-....--.......x....y......-......-.....-

the aac&m states. ................................................................................................................................................................................................

A-FFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES

[Note.-There must be at least two creditable w%nesses.] I I I

CERTIFICATE OF STATE AND COUNTY ASSESSOR

Assessor in the County of-.. I i

or his wife, or his trustee, or trustee for I

his wife, whose name is signed to the foregoing application for a pension, under the Act of $he Thirty-third

Legislature, approved April 7,1913, and amended by Regular Session Thirty-eighth Legislature, is charged on

the tax rolls of said county with a homestead of the value of

and in addition to homestead of other property, real or

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Given under my hand, this

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&.. .-.-. Wzz.:. J . R. W A R R E N . DISTRICT J U D G E W G R U S S E L L , DISTRICT ATTORNEY A. M. R A M S O U R . DISTRICTCLERK g: s:..: W I L L D. PACE. COUNTI JUDGE T . C. S IKES. SHERIFF E . W . O D E N . COUNTY TREASURER

L. L - ' E R C E . T A X COLLECTOR A . P. P R E S T W O O D . COUNTY AUDlTOR

A L B E R T B R O W N . COUNTY CLERK H E N R Y A L L E N . T A X ASSESSOR D. M. EDWARDS. COUNTY S U R V E Y O R

R. S. BOULTER. COUNTY S U P E R ~ N T E N D E N ~

TYLER, TEXA S,

%Ear& 21, 1929,

Adjataat Ceneral of the MY,

Dear Sir: ,

I desire t o We: the record of the Confederate Service of one

T.C. Lewis, also known as lifheodlore CngZer Lewis, wbi i s s a i d t o have enlisted i n

Coqsny G of the 5th Louisiana Regiment of Oa~alry a%out one t o one and one half

years &mediately preceding the close of the viar between the states. I am

informed that he semed i n this command under Captain \ T i l l Lewis and that the

names of some of the lieaB6knagts of the aompaq were as follows, to-wit g L t ,

gackson, L t , Bryan, Lt. Lac@. W s aomand was said t o have been a prt of

rrison9 s D%%thsio

n is pending be

TkaWing you :for your nmal pro~lrpt atteation t o this matter.

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J. PI. W A R R E N . DISTRICTJUDGE W G R U S S E L L . DISTRIS~ATTORNEI A. M. RAMSOUR. DISTR,CT C L E R K

W I L L D. PACE. COUNTY J U 0 C . E T, C. S IKES. S*EFIIFF E. 8 GOENS. COUNTY ATTORNEY J. J , P IERCE. T A X COLLECTOR

E. W. ODEN. COUNTY TREASURER

A L B E E T B R O W N , COUNTY CLERK H E N R Y A L L E N . T A X ASSESSOR A. P. PRESTWOOD. COUNTY AUDITOR D. M. E D W A R D S . COUNTY SURVEYOR

R . S. B O U L T E R . COUNTY SUPER~NTENDENT

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

H. L. C A R T E R , P R P C ~ N C T No. 1 H. W. ACKER. PRECONCS No. 2

Hon S J I . Terrell, Oolarptroller,

Pension Division,

Aus t la, Texas.

Pear S i r :

F. B. C L I N K S C A L E . PRECINCT NO. J

J. C. A L L E N . PRECINCT NO. 4

I em enolosirg herewi th a renewal of the applfoation of I.0 . L e a i s ,

b l e r , Texas, for a oonfeaelnrte Soldier's Pension. I have attaohed to

his affidavit o f property ownership the le t te r which you addressed to me

on April 13th 1929, which see,

1 can vouch for the facts stated in his applicatLon as genuine

and that they are not made as an evasion. Mr. Iawis i s an old man who haa

heretofore not needed assistance from the State and has never applied unt i l

he did need the moneys

Please l e t me know your action hereon as well as address a

ne State of' Texas

"fore me, the undersigned aathority, on th is day

s* well lmow to me t o be the person whose name i s

, and nho being by me dnly sworn,

CuMademtte Solcli~iar

plisation heretofore

eta3 1s thereof,

s the 20th k r o

Conrefederate Veteran of Tyler, Texas, for a Confaderste soldier 's pension.

A t tha.t time liar. Lewis had some property i n OWahoma, I forget the exact amount,

and thereafter he presented an aff8bvi-k with reference t o a par t of it;$

For aorne reason, I thi* beuause he b d transferred this property to

some one here i n Tyler, you tarned h i s claim for pension dox~m, although

i n o ~ d e r that he might be able t o get th is pension qhich he needs, I know

that he does nee8 i t very much, znc? I hone that you w i l l go into the f i l e i n

th i s case and l e t me know what aotion Jf r . Iawis can take in order to now

nerfect th i s part of the proof. Ee oan do so jas t ly and legitima,tely a t

th is t h e in my opinion.

Trusting that I xi11 have an early reply.

yours t ru ly r

J. R. W A R R E N . DlSTFllCrJUoDE W G R U S S E L L , DtSTRICT ATTORNEI A. M. RAsrSOUR, DlsTnlc7 CLERK

W l L L D. PACE. COUNTY JUDClE T. C. S IKES. S H E R ~ ~ F E. S. GOENS. COUNTY ATTORNEY J. J. P IERCE. T*X COLLECTOR

L. W. O D E N . C O U N T Y TREASURER A. P. PRESTWOOD. COUNTY AUDITOR

A L B E R T B R O W N . COUNTY CLERK H E N R Y A L L E N . Snx 4ssEssoR D. M. E D W A R D S . COUNTY SURVEYOR R. S. B O U L T E R , COUNTY S U P E R I N I E N D ~ N T

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

H . L. C A R T E R , PnEClNCr NO., 1 F . B. C L I N K S C A L E . PRECINCT NO. 3

H . W. ACKER. PREC~NCT NO. 2 4. C. A L L E N . PRECINCT N o . 4

TYL ER, TTEXA S,

December 4, 1929.

Pension Dept,,

Dear Six:

Zn response to your l e t t e r of the 21th of No~ember and vihiah i s conaerniflg the s p p l i ~ a t i o n o f Lmis fo r Gtonfederate Soldierqs Pension w i l l s t a t e th8k 3 am herewith enclosing aPf1davit o f MY. Lewi's vJhicb mlly touahes the points covered i n your request of the 27th tilt.

1 b v s made a personal investigation of t h i s case, and I feel. cer- that the faats s ~ s stated i n h i s affZdavit are true and correct, He i s

livlflg with a tvidowed nlece here, 1'frs. G.D, &3vis, m d Xrs. Davis s roomers in order to get along. I&, Lewis did in April 1929 Yne only

e could do and have any place to live. R&s. h ~ i s was not ca.re o f him, nor ims she or any one e lse under any legal

t o take care of hi~y1r

W c Lii?*s i s a proud old Confaderate Soldier and has been a ne ?;asonic Lodge i n Taxas :or over f ifty-five years, none of *~ihioh g to din -r*ith his service to h i s s ta te and conntry, but which might

one people be an index to h i s charzrrter clnd sta,nding a s a man,

Z hope t h a t you -:ill notify UP, Lewis and me at ome that h i s c l e i m has been approved. He i s honorea and respected member of the local Confederate organization, zfid they fee l that he should have h i s pension.

yours truljr,

!Fhe State of Texas

County of Smith Before me, the nndlersigned ~ u t h o r i t y , on this day

personally appeared T.C. Lewis, well knom t o me to be the person whose 1

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name i s subscribed t o th is instrument of w r i % i n g , and ;+rho being by me duly I

sworn, s ta tes upon oath a s follows, to-vit: i

m2me i s T.C. Lewis. I reside a t Tyler Texas a t 50.6- West 3lrn Street. I

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I am the same 1.C. Lewis ;vho has made apgli~atiolz to the Comp-8ro72er of Lbe I

State of Texas for a Confederate Soldierts pension, This application \ms made

to said Comptroller i n the Spring of 1929, an& was by the Comptroller

declined f o r tne reason that I had in teres t i n sone ok'lahoms property a t

that time and vhich said propestjr was valued by the tax assessor of the

0klg;homa County a t @2250.00 a t that time On the 29th day of April 1929 1 deed-

! ed to Krs. C.D. a v i s , my niecre, of !i??ler !Sexass, the property tha t I had in

the State of Olslaho~~a. This deed i s shorn i n the deed reco~ds of A % ~ k a County I

OkZahoma i n Book 86 on page 12, referermce to ivhf ch i s hwein ma.& for more ! , I

detailed desc~ ip t ion o f the same. Iine consideration reoeited i n said deed i s I

a s fol'lows, to-;Pit; +$One dollar acd other vaulable consideration". In fact

the consideration i s a.nd was that a t that time, to-ivit, on the 29th &,y of April I

1929 I owed Firs. t'ne swn of One Etandred Sixty Dollars for board a n d room. ,

f haad no revenue as my property was not revenue pl~odnoing property. I made her I

a d-eed t o said pronerty and t h a t deed .ws to 8over the sum of $160.00 board ,

and rent that I met1 her a t twenty do ~lc2rs a month. f o r the past eight months 1 I

before that. 'Xie deed was also to be gocd i n her forever, i t bei~g a ~vamanty I

I &eed, but she m s to ~ r r y herself for my board c ~ d rent it the m t e of .2,'20,90 I 1

per month therenf tes, --?hisiz she 3n.s done az.d 'has used $140.00 of my money I 1

which i s v i t h her to do so. Zn addition she has pa id £or me out of my money I I I

a hospital b i l l a t Q l e r weneral Hospital, Yyler Texas, dootorqs b i l l s to Dr. I

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I Texas, and drug b i l l s i n Tyler, a l l t o a to ta l of

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has furnished me mi'cn money for clotli3ag and l i tE le i I

personal expenses of some.t;hizlg new $60.00. This makes e, grand to ta l of the sum I

of $580.00 she has paid me s i n ~ e $aptember 1, 1928. %e now owes me the balazzoe I

due of the s m of $670.00, &Soh I have ageed with her heretofore to aocept

a t tbe rate of $20*00 per month for board room, with other ' l i t t l e ,%&van-

oemevlCs for sickness, clothing, or other l i t t l e personal expenses,

.00 promise to nay is all the p Z have i n the

attacthed to my origi;fn8a,l applicakion. 3[ have hepetofore made the various other

proofs as required and a s 1 wderst;ood to be nectessarg, f have never transferred

any property t o any one direct2y or indirectly, for the purpose of becoming a

benef4ciary under t h e laws of Texas for a Confederate Soldier. f have never I

made an ~pplica. t ion mritil 1 needed a pension, and I do Bee& i t veqy muoh I

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a t th i s time. HTrs. B a ~ r i s , my. niece, takes rOOomers and. i s a wldow, and i s not

able to supply me wi t11 money for the X i t t l e personal thfngs that I ougllt t o I

have, bat T kno :~ that she i s doing the best that she can. 1 1

I shall apprec;ia,te a f a ~ o ~ a b l e re I

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Sworn t o and snbscribed before me th i the 4th day offiecember 1929, P

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APPLICATION FOR MORTUARY WARRANT

TEE STATE O F TEXAS, > County of------ *-- k- do hereby certify

the late

Texas, and whose file numbe

The said pensioner_---

--A-a day in the town of---

County of------ _- -----

The pensioner died in the home of.-- - who was related to the pensioner as--.

That the wmant, which applicati ied to paying all or part of the

funeral expenses incurred by the said' p@nsio I further certify that the warrant for the current month has not been cashed by the pensioner, to the

best of my knowledge and belief.

I am related to the pensioner as ..-....-..

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Syoxn to before me this_-&? ---,, day of -

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Notary Public in and for-..

I .._-.-_-..-, State of--

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who makes the foregoing application. 1

', lkL CEBTUFICATE OF PH

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I, do certify that I am a practicing

physician, and that I a t t ended in his last illness, and . . . , am of the oprnlon that his ailments were .-

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I further certify that I am of the opinion that the Mortuary Warrant above requested should be issued in

the name of the aforementioned applicant, in accordance with Act passed by the Thirty-eighth Legislature

and approved March 2,1923. *%3

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