Moses C. Frizzell Civil War File

Scott County Arkansas
Civil War Pension Application
MOSES C. FRIZZELL, CSA
Transcribed & Contributed by Delaine Edwards

Additional #1939
APPLICATION OF
M.C. Frizzell
Farmer P.O.
Scott County
Examined and rejected
Not Indigent
This 28th day of
August 1894
H.B. Mistern[?], Governor
[Illegible] Att'y. General
C.B. Mills, Auditor
State Pension Board

APPLICATION FOR PENSION

STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Scott}
To the Honorable County Court of Scott County
The undersigned applicant for a pension under an act of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, approved April 1st, 1891, and amendments thereto, being duly sworn, states that his name is M.C. Frizzell, his age is 53 years, that he has resided in this State for 43 years, that he is not receiving aid from the State of Arkansas or any other State or government for injuries received in the war between the States.
That he enlisted at Waldron, Scott Co., Ark. on or about the Sept. 1861 in Company H, commanded by Capt. Torbit in the 19 Regiment of Ark. Infantry commanded by Col. Dawson in Confederate State Service. Afterwards re-enlisted in Company [blank] in the [blank] Regiment of [blank] commanded by [blank] in same service. That while a member of said Company in said service and while in the line of duty at Kennisaw Mountain, in the State of Georgia, or or about the 22 day of June 1863 he received a Gun shot wound. (Describe the kind, character and resulting consequences of wound or wounds.) The wound was received in right arm above elbow joint which caused the arm to be disarticulated at the shoulder joint and four inches of the bone removed.
My means of support are about as follows:
I have a farm and am depending upon it for a living but am unable to do a days work.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16 day of July 1894.
[Signed] B.H. [Illegible], N.P.
Signature M.C. (his X mark) Frizzell
Postoffice address Farmer, Ark.
Witness:
J.W. Sorrels
H.M. Graves
Expiration of Term of office 5th day of Feb. 1898

STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Scott}
We, E.D. Yandell, Judge of the County Court of Scott County, L.P. Fuller, Sheriff and T.M. Duncan, Clerk, sitting as a Pension Board for Scott County, do certify that we have examined the application of the within named M.C. Frizzell for pension, under act of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, as approved April 1, 1891, and amendments thereto, and the proof in support of same, and find that said applicant is a wounded Confederate soldier, is in indigent circumstances and partially incapacitated for manual labor, and that his claim is just, and that he should be allowed $30 pension.
[Signed] E.D. Yandell, County Judge

EVIDENCE OF PHYSICIAN

STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Sebastian}
I, J.W. Sorrels a duly registered and practicing physician in Sebastian County, Arkansas, do hereby certify that I am personally well acquainted with M.C. Frizzell of Scott County, Arkansas, who is an applicant for a pension under the Statutes of Arkansas.
That at his request I have made an examination of his wound and find: State description and character of wound: The humarus has been disarticulated at sholder joint and about four inches of the bone removed.
Physican condition and to what cause is his incapacity for manual labor attributable: His physical condition is good - except his arm, the condition (weakness) renders him unable to perform manual labor.
Financial condition: He has a farm and team sufficient to runn it, but states that he is in debt.
Means of support: From farm above.
Extent of disability: Equal to loss of an arm.
[Signed] J.W. Sorrels, M.D.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of July 1894
[Signed] B.H. Cu[illegible], N.P.
Term of office expires 5th day of Feb. 1898

VETERAN'S APPLICATION FOR PENSION

STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Scott}
I, M.C. Frizzell 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 Company H, Regiment of 19th Arkansas from the State of Arkansas; that I was honorably discharged (paroled or released) from such service on or about the 22 day of June 1864 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 $500.00 (not including the value of homestead, or household goods, owned by either or both); 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 $250.00 per year; that I am incapacitated to perform manual labor in any of the ordinary avocations of life (or am totally blind), and that such incapacity (or disability) is the result of wounds received in the service, being a Gun Shot wound in wright sholder which I Received in the "Civil War" on the 22nd Day of June 1864 which Disabled me of Doing manual labor 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) M.C. (his X mark) Frizzell
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23rd day of June 1915
[Signed] C.W. Simpson, J.P.

(Original Application)
EVIDENCE OF PHYSICIAN

STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Scott}
I, Dr. J.H. Stone, a duly registered and practicing physician in Scott County, Arkansas, do hereby certify that I am personally well acquainted with M.C. Frizzell of Abbott, 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: He has a gun shot wound in his wright sholder joint which he received in the "Civil War" on the 22nd day of June 1864, which disables him of doing manual labor.
Physical condition and to what cause is his incapacity for manual labor attributable: too rheumatism and kidney trouble and that said disability is not the result of his own vicious habits still persisted in: NO
Extent of disability: Two thirds disabled
[Signed] J.H. Stone, M.D.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 8th day of June 1915
[Signed] W.R. Alexander
Notary Public
My Commission Expires March 16th, 1916

For Original Applicants
PROOF OF INDIGENCY

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, W.M. Chitwood and M.A. Looper, citizens of Scott and Sebastian County whom I certify to be credible persons and worthy of confidence, who, being duly sworn, state that they are each, personally, well acquainted with applicant M.C. Frizzell and have known him Fifty or more 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 no vicious habits of his own 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 $500.00, not including the value of his or her homestead,* or household goods. That neither he nor his wife is in receipt of any income, annuity, pension or wages for any service, or the emoluments of an office, in excess of $250.00 per year. That we have no interest in this claim.
[Signed] Wm. Chitwood
[Signed] M.A. Looper
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23rd day of June 1915
[Signed] C.W. Simpson, J.P.
*In city or town homestead shall not exceed 1 acre in extent, or $2,500 in value; in country, shall not exceed 160 acres in extent, or $2,500 in value.

For Original Applicants
PROOF OF SERVICE
(By Comrades if possible) 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, Wm. Chitwood and M.A. Looper, citizens of Scott County whom I certify to be credible persons and worthy of confidence, who, being duly sworn, state that they are each, personally, well acquainted with applicant M.C. Frizzell and have known him Fifty or more years, respectively.
That he was a Confederate soldier, belonging to Company H, Regiment of 19 Arkansas Infantry. That as such soldier he served from August 1862 to June 1864. That he was honorably discharged (paroled or released) from such service and did not desert the same. That we have no interest in this claim.
[Signed] Wm. Chitwood
[Signed] M.A. Looper
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 19th day of June 1915.
[Signed] C.W. Simpson, J.P.

STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Scott} ss.
We, the undersigned, sitting as a Pension Board for Scott County, do certify that we have examined the application of the within named M.C. Frizzell for pension, under Act of General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, as approved March 11, 1901, and subsequent amendatory Acts, and the proof in support of same, and find that said applicant is a wounded Confederate soldier, is in indigent circumstances, and wholly or partially incapacitated for manual labor, and that his claim is just, and that he should be allowed $50.00 pension.
[Signed] C. Malone (Seal)
[Signed] W.R. Piles (Seal)
[Signed] I.W. Davis (Seal)

24590
Application of
M.C. Frizzell
Abbott P.O.
Scott County
Examined and
$50.00 allowed and Auditor
authorized to draw warrant for same.
Filed in Auditors Office
Jul 28 1915
M.F. Dickinson, Auditor
This 21 day of Aug 1915
E.W. Hodges, Sec. of State
M.F. Dickinson, Auditor
J.R. Gibbons, Major-General Commanding U.C.V.

QUESTIONNAIRE
To Supplement Pension Application On File in the Auditor's Office

It is necessary that this Questionnaire be properly filled out, sworn to, and filed in the Auditor's office in order that your name may remain on the Confederate Pension Roll. Under authority of a ruling of the State Pension Board and Advisory Board, appointed by the Governor, at a meeting of said Boards on the 7th day of January, 1932.
1. What is your full name? Moses Cooper Frizzell
2. Your present address? Abbott, Arkansas
3. When and where were you born? On the 11th day of September, 1841 County of Dedford [Bedford?] State of Tennessee
4. To whom, when and where were you married to the Veteran whose war record you are now drawing your Confederate Pension? (To be answered by widows only.) To [blank]
5. With whom do you make your home? Myself, alone now. (wife died, Feby. 11th 1931) I was wounded in right arm - I am ruptured - partly paralyzed - almost blind. Address Abbott, Arkansas.
6. What relation are they to you? None
7. Have you lived continuously in Arkansas for the past five years? Yes
8. Do you own any property, or interest in any property? Yes
If so, give value of same Some land not producing but very little.
9. Do you have any income other than Arkansas Confederate Pensions? Yes
If so, how much per month? $15.00
10. How much of your pension each month is spent for your benefit? $50.00 or all

CERTIFICATE OF CONFEDERATE PENSIONER

STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Scott} SS.
I, Moses Cooper Frizzell, a resident of the County and State aforesaid, do solemnly swear that I fully and clearly understand the questions above set forth and that I have truthfully and to the best of my knowledge and ability given the answers set opposite each question.
[Signed] Moses Cooper (his X mark) Frizzell, Confederate Pensioner
Witness to mark
W. Lepwell
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th day of February 1932
[Signed] G.F. Vest, Notary Public
Any false statement made in this Questionnarie will be considered as a fraud, and the party making such false statement is subject to prosecution.

CERTIFICATE OF COUNTY CLERK
(Of Pension Due Estate of Deceased Pensioner)

STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Scott} ss.
I, Gene Davidson, Clerk of the County Court within and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that M.C. Frizzell was a Confederate pensioner, residing in said State, that the application of the said M.C. Frizzell was originally filed in said County; that said M.C. Frizzell died on or about the -- day of September, 1934; that the last allowance or issuance of a pension warrant to said deceased pensioner was made in August, 1934, and that O.S. Bird is the duly acting Administrator of his said estate, and that he is entitled to receive, under the provisions of Section 8193 of Crawford & Moses' Digest, and to be disbursed by him under authority of Section 8194 of said Digest, the pro rata amount accruing from August, 1934, to date of death of said pensioner, subject to the apportionment of the pension fund made by the State Board of Pensioners for the present year.
Given under my hand and official seal this 4th day of February 1935.
[Signed] Gene Davidson, County Clerk
Original filed with Auditor of State, copy filed with administrator, and copy with pension record of County Clerk's office.

[Letterhead]

JOE J. MARTIN FUNERAL HOME
Phone 74
Mansfield, Arkansas

August 1st 1935
To Funeral Expenses for M.C. Frizzell,
October 2nd 1934, Casket and Services, 105.00
Paid October 2nd 1935

Joe J. Martin Funeral Home,
by Joe J. Martin

State of Ark.,
County of [blank]
Subscribed and Sworn to this Aug. 1st 1935
[Signed] C.W. Simpson
Justice of the Peace

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