APPLICATION FOR PENSION
STATE OF ARKANSAS)
County of Scott)
I, William J. Bagwell do solemnly swear that I served as a soldier in the army (or sailor in the navy) of the Confederate
States, being a member of Col. Scott's (Co. I) 12th Regiment of Infantry Vols. from the State of Louisiana; that I was
honorably discharged at Monroe, La. from such service on or about the Spring of the year 1865 or at the close of the war
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
old age and consequent debilitated physical condition also disease of fistula - and kidney disease and dimness of eyesight
or of age, accident or disease, and that such disability is not the result of my own vicious habits still persisted in, so
help me God.
(Signature) William J. (his X mark) Bagwell
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 21 day of April 1902
(Signed) L.P. Fuller, Clerk Circuit Court,
By Thos. M. Duncan, D.C.
PROOF OF (SERVICE LINED OUT) PROPERTY
STATE OF ARKANSAS)
County of Scott)
On this day personally came before the undersigned, a Clerk Circuit Court within and for the County of Scott and State of
Arkansas, G.V. Scott and B.J.F. Trotter, citizens of Waldron, Scott Co., Ark., whom I certify to be creditable persons and
worthy of confidence, who being duly sworn, state that they are each, personally, well acquainted with applicant for pension
William J. Bagwell, and have known him for 20 and 25 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 old age and resulting 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) G.V. Scott
(Signed) B.J.F. Trotter
Subscribed and sworn to before me by G.V. Scott this 13 day of June 1902 and by B.J.F. Trotter on June 14, 1902.
(Signed) L.P. Fuller, Clerk
By Thos. M. Duncan, D.C.
EVIDENCE OF PHYSICIAN
STATE OF ARKANSAS)
County of Scott)
I, H.J. Hodges, a duly registered and practicing physician in Scott County, Arkansas, do hereby certify that I am personally
well acquainted with William J. Bagwell of Waldron, 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
disease or disability: He is afflicted with fistula in ano, nasal catarah and partial blindness.
Physical condition and to what cause is his incapacity for manual labor attributable
His incapacity for manual labor is due (to) the diseases above mentioned and that said disability is not the result of his
own vicious habits still persisted in.
Extent of disability Three fourths
(Signed) H.J. Hodges, M.D.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22 day of May 1902
(Signed) E.M. Moore, Notary Public within and for the County of Scott and State of Ark.
My Commission will expire on 27 Mar 1906
PROOF OF SERVICE
(By Comrades if Possible)
STATE OF LOUISIANA)
County of Lincoln)
On this day personally came before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Lincoln and State of
Louisiana, Benjamin Bardeu, a citizen of Union Parish, La., 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 for pension Wm. J. Bagwell, having known
him for 40 or more years.
That he was a Confederate soldier. Belonging to Company "I" in Col. Scott's 12th Regiment of La. Infty. Vols. That as such
soldier he served from about July 1861 to the close of the war in Spring of 1865. That he was honorably discharged 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 resulting debilitated physical condition and that
such incapacity (or disability) is not the result of his own vicious habits still persisted in. That I served in same Company
and Regiment with soldier Wm. J. Bagwell and know he made a good, faityhful soldier. That I have no interest in this claim.
(Signed) B.W. Bardeu
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of July 1902.
(Signed) T.J. Ford, Justice of the Peace
PROOF OF SERVICE
(By Comrades if Possible)
STATE OF LOUISIANA)
County of Union)
On this day personally came before the undersigned, a Dy. Clerk of Court within and for the County of Union and State of
Louisiana, Mitch Feazel and P.W. Bearden citizens of Union Parish, LA., whom I certify to be creditable persons and worthy
of confidence, who being duly sworn, state that they are each, personally, well acquainted with applicant for Pension,
Wm. J. Bagwell and have known him for 40 or more years, respectively.
That he was a Confederate soldier. Belonging to Company "I" of Col. Scott's 12th Regiment of La. Infty. Vols. That as such
soldier he served from about in the fall of 1861 to the close of the war in spring of the year 1865. That he was honorably
discharged 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 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) Mitch Feazel
(Signed) P.W. Bearden
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th day of June 1902
(Signed) T.J. Breed, Dy. Clerk of Court
APPLICATION FOR INCREASE OF PENSION
STATE OF ARKANSAS)
County of Scott)
I, W.J. Bagwell 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 disability on account of Rheumatism and I hereby make application for an
increase of pension, under Act of the General Assembly of 1907.
(Signature) W.J. (his X mark) Bagwell
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 8th day of July 1907
(Signed) S.K. Duncan, Clerk
By Frank Bates, D.C.
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 Wm. J. Bagwell 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 75.00 Dollars.
(Signed) J.L. Evatt (Seal)
(Signed) J.P. Hall (Seal
(Signed) Wm. Chitwood (Seal)
APPLICATION OF
Wm. J. Bagwell
Waldron P.O.
Scott County
Examined and increase approved and pension increased to 75 and Auditor authorized to draw warrant for same.
EVIDENCE OF PHYSICIAN
On Application for Increase of Pension
STATE OF ARKANSAS)
County of Scott)
I, Cheves Bevill a duly registered and practicing physician in Scott County, Arkansas, do hereby certify that I am personally
well acquainted with Wm. J. Bagwell of Waldron, Arkansas, who is an applicant for an increase of 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 attributale: To chronic articular rheumatism of the
wrists, one knee, and rectal fistula of long standing and that said disability is not the result of his own vicious habits
still persisted in No.
Extent of disability seventy five per cent or more.
(Signed) Cheves Bevill, M.D.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8th day of July 1907
(Signed) S.K. Duncan, Clerk
By Frank Bates, D.C.
APPLICATION FOR INCREASE OF PENSION
STATE OF ARKANSAS)
County of Scott)
I, W.J. Bagwell 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 increased age and increased general disability. I am 71 years of age and I
hereby make application for an increase of pension, under Act of the General Assembly of 1907.
(Signature) W.J. (his X mark) Bagwell
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 17 day of May 1909
(Signed) S.K. Duncan, Clerk
EVIDENCE OF PHYSICIAN
STATE OF ARKANSAS)
County of Scott
I, L.D. Duncan a duly registered and practicing physician in Scott County, Arkansas, do hereby certify that I am personally
well acquainted with William J. Bagwell of Waldron, 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 Rheumatism and general debility from
age. He also has an occasional attack of senile dysentery and that said disability is not the result of his own vicious
habits still persisted in No.
Extent of disability Total
(Signed) Lorenzo D. Duncan, M.D.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17 day of May 1909
(Signed) S.K. Duncan, Clerk
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 W.J. Bagwell 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 $100.00 Dollars.
(Signed) J.L. Evatt (Seal)
(Signed) Wm. Chitwood (Seal)
J.P. Hall (Seal)
APPLICATION OF
W.J. Bagwell
Waldron P.O.
Scott County
Examined and increase allowed and psnion increased to $100 and Auditor authorized to draw warrant for same.
This 9 day of Aug. 1909
(Signed) O.C. Ludwig, Sec. of State
(Signed) J.R. Jobe, Auditor
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