Scott County Arkansas
Civil War Pension Application
J.A. JONES, CSA
Transcribed & Contributed by Delaine Edwards
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: James A. Jones, 29 October 1837 - 10 April 1914, is buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery at Boothe, Scott County, Arkansas. Although he drew his pension from
Sebastian County, he lived for some time in Scott County.
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Soldier's Application For Pension
J.A. Jones
Columbia Co.
Not pensionable injury
8/5/1893
Filed June 29th 1893
D.R. Smith, Clerk
25.00
APPLICATION FOR PENSION
To the Honorable County Court of Columbia County,
Sitting as a Pension Board:
The undersigned, as an ex-Confederate soldier, hereby applies for a pension under the provisions of an act of the General Assembly
of the State of Arkansas, entitled "An Act for the relief of Certain Soldiers of the late War between the States," approved April 1,
1891, upon the following grounds:
That he is a bona fide citizen of the State of Arkansas and has resided within the bounds of this State for more than twelve months
next before the filing of this application;
That he enlisted as a soldier in the State of Ark. during the war between the States in Company G of the 3rd Regiment of Arkansas
Infantry.
That while in the discharge of his duty as a soldier of said company and regiment in the service of the Confederate State of
America, he received a wound in the right ankle joint. Fracturing the right Os Calcis(?)
That by reason of said wound and disability he is now indigent and incapacitated for manual labor;
That he is not receiving any aid from this State or from the United States, for such injuries, under any other statute, and that
therefore he makes application for relief under the act aforesaid.
(Signed) J.A. Jones
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 24th day of June 1893
(Signed) A.W. Smith, J.P.
STATE OF ARKANSAS,
County of Columbia
Personally came before me J.F. Kerlin and J.C. Green, two credible witnesses, who make oath and say that they verily believe the
applicant to be the identical person named in the application, and that the facts stated in the application are true.
Witnesses:
(Signed) John Kerlin
(Signed) J.C. Green
(Signed) A.W. Smith, J.P.
State of Arkansas
County of Columbia
We, A.A. Reid, Co. Judge, T.J. Grimmett, Sheriff and D.R. Smith, Clerk, sitting as a pension board for Columbia County do certify that
we have examined the application of the within named J.A. Jones under Acts April 1st 1891 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 a pension.
(Signed) A.A. Reid, Co. Judge
(Signed) J.J. Grimmett, Sheriff
(Signed) D.R. Smith, Clerk
July Term 1893
APPLICATION FOR PENSION
STATE OF ARKANSAS
County of Sebastian
I, J.A. Jones do solemnly swear that I served as a soldier in the army of the Confederate States, being a member of Third Regiment
of Inft. from the State of Ark. called [blank]; that I was honorably discharged from such service on or about April 5th 1865 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 partially incapacitated to perform manual labor in any of the ordinary avocations of
life and that such incapacity (or disability) is the result of wounds received in the service, being wound in ankle and chronic sore
shin and general disability 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 J.A. Jones
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 26th day of June 1901.
(Signed) John J. Clark, J.P.
STATE OF ARKANSAS
County of Sebastian
We, the undersigned, sitting as a Pension Board for Sebastian County, do certify that we have examined the application of the within named
J.A. Jones for pension under the Act of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, as approved March 11, 1901, 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 $67.00 pension.
(Signed) Ben F. Duval [Seal]
(Signed) T.W. Bugg [Seal]
(Signed) M.T. Tatum [Seal]
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APPLICATION OF
J.A. JONES
Slatonville P.O.
Sebastian County
Examined and approved
and $67.00 allowed and Auditor
authorized to draw warrant for same.
Filed in Auditor's Office
Aug. 1, 1901
EVIDENCE OF PHYSICIAN
STATE OF ARKANSAS,
County of Sebastian
I, W.W. Brown, a duly registered and practicing physician in Sebastian County, Arkansas, do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with
J.A. Jones of Sebastian Co. 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 in right ankle and has a chronic ulcer in lower third of Right shin.
Physical condition and to what cause is his incapacity for manual labor attributable
To wound in right ankle and chronic ulcer on right shin and old age and that said disability is not the result of his own vicious habits
still persisted in
Has no bad habits
Extent of disability two thirds
(Signed) W.W. Brown, M.D.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of June 1901.
(Signed) John J. Clark, J.P.
PROOF OF SERVICE
(By Comrades if Possible)
Indian Territory
County of Central District
On this day personally came before the undersigned, a Notary Public within and for the Central District, J.F. Lowery, citizen of the United
States, whom I certify to be [a] creditable person and worthy of confidence, who being duly sworn state that they are each personally well
acquainted with applicant, J.A. Jones and have known him forty years, respectively.
That he was a Confederate soldier. Belonging to G Regiment of 3rd Ark. Inf. That as such soldier he served from 1861 to 1865. That he was
honorably discharged (paroled or released) from such service, and did not desert the same. That he is now and has been for the last twelve
months a bona fide resident of Arkansas. That he is incapacitated for manual labor by reason of Wound 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 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) John F. Lowry
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15 day of June 1901
(Signed) C.G. Adkins, Notary Public
EVIDENCE OF PHYSICIAN
STATE OF ARKANSAS,
County of Scott
I, B.B. Walker & W.H. Smith, a duly registered and practicing physician in Scott County, Arkansas do hereby certify that I am personally well acquainted
with J.A. Jones of Boothe, Arkansas who is an applicant for a pension under the Statutes of Arkansas.
That at his request we have made an examination of his physical condition and find:
State description and character of wound: that applicant has received a gun shot wound through ankle joint causing varicoes vains which resulted in a
cronic ulcer and a deformity of the foot
Physical condition and to what cause is his incapacity for manual labor attributable
That the applicant has catarrh [several words obscured by crease in paper] Bronchial Tubes also general disability due to old age Senile Bronchitus
and that said disability is not the result of his own vicious habits still persisted in
that the applicant is a Moral Man that his disability is not due to vicious habits that if such was the case we would likely know it.
Extent of disability
After an examination of applicant we attribute total disability in his case.
(Signed) B.B. Walker, MD
(Signed) W.H. Smith, MD
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15 day of June 1904.
(Signed) E.M. Moore, Notary Public
My commission will expire March 27th, 1906.
APPLICATION FOR INCREASE OF PENSION
STATE OF ARKANSAS,
County of Scott
I, J.A. Jones 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 Sebastian; 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 $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 disability. I am 70 years of age
and I hereby make application for an increase of pension, under Act of the General Assembly of 1907.
(Signature) J.A. Jones
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 15 day of June 1908.
(Signed) W.R. Piles, J.P.
STATE OF ARKSANSAS,
County of Sebastian
We, the undersigned, sitting as a Pension Board for Sebastian County, do hereby certify that we have examined the application of the within named J.A. Jones
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 Dollars.
(Signed) T.W. Bugg [Seal]
(Signed) M.W. Burk [Seal]
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APPLICATION OF
J.A. Jones
[Blank] P.O.
[Blank] County
Examined and increase
Granted and pension
increased to 100
and Auditor authorized to draw warrant
for same.
EVIDENCE OF PHYSICIAN
On Application for Increase of Pension
STATE OF ARKANSAS,
County of Scott
I, E.S.T. Campbell a duly registered and practicing physician in Scott County, Arkansas, do hereby certify that I am personally well acquainted with J.A. Jones of
Hon, Scott Co., 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
Gun shot wound in right ankle. Chronic ulcer on right leg and chronic Bronchitis.
Physical condition and to what cause is his incapacity for manual labor attributable
He is feeble owing to advanced age (70 years) and is unable to perform but very little manual labor owing to the above mentioned causes
and that said disability is not the result of his own vicious habits still persisted in
He is a man of good habits.
Extent of disability
9/10 as compared to an able bodied man.
(Signed) E.S.T. Campbell, M.D.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15 day of June 1908.
(Signed) W.R. Piles, J.P.
DECEASED PENSIONER'S
WIDOW'S APPLICATION
STATE OF ARKANSAS,
County of Scott
I, Mary J. Jones do solemnly swear that I was born the 4th day of September 1846 and that I am the widow of James A. Jones, who served as a soldier in the army
(or sailor in the navy) of the Confederate States, his proof of service being now on file in the Auditor's Office, at Little Rock, he having been allowed a pension
under Act of the General Assembly, approved March 11, 1901, while a resident of Sebastian County, Arkansas, that I am now, and for the past twelve months have been
a bona fide resident of this State; that I do not 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 have I conveyed title to any property to enable me to draw a pension, and that I am not 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 my husband died on the 10th day of April 1914 and that I have not
since remarried, so help me God.
(Signature) Mary [her X mark] J. Jones
Witness
(Signed) O.R. Smith
(Signed) W.J. Jones
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of June 1914.
O.R. Smith, Notary Public
My commission expires Nov. 1, 1916
I, A.F. Smith do solemnly swear that I am personally acquainted with Mrs. Mary J. Jones and that she is the widow of James A. Jones, deceased.
(Signature) A.F. Smith
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of June 1914.
(Signed) O.R. Smith, Notary Public
(NOTE:-No widow born subsequent to 1878 is entitled to a pension.)
STATE OF ARKANSAS,
County of Sebastian
We, the undersigned, sitting as a Pension Board for Sebastian County, do hereby certify that we have examined the application of the within named Mary J. Jones for
pension, under Act of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, approved March 11, 1901, and the proof in support of same, and find that said applicant is widow of a
Confederate soldier, is in indigent circumstances, and that her claim is just, and that she should be allowed $100.00 pension.
(Signed) T.W. Bugg [Seal]
(Signed) M.W. Burk [Seal]
(Signed) Jno. A. Miller [Seal]
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APPLICATION OF
Mary J. Jones
WIDOW
Jones, James A.
Boothe-Draws from
Sebastian County
Examined and approved
and $100 allowed and Auditor author-
ized to draw warrant for same
Filed in Auditor's office
July 28, 1914
[Illegible signature]
This 11 day of Aug. 1914
E.W. Hodges, Secretary of State
L.L. Coffman, Auditor
J.K. Gibbons, Major General Commanding U.C.V.
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