Scott County Arkansas
Civil War Pension Files
ANDREW C. McKAY
Contributed by G.W. Cornelius

Contributor's Notes: A.C. McKay and wife Delpha A. Hill McKay are buried in Macedonia Cemetery, Montgomery County, Arkansas. They were the grandparents of W.S. McKay of Waldron, Harvey, Nola, Brushy Creek area of Scott County. A.C. McKay was born in Cocke County, Tennessee and left there in the mid 1840's and was in Union County Georgia from 1846 through 1857. By 1858 he was in Double Springs, Alabama. From there he arrived in Montgomery County Arkansas around 1880.

PROOF OF SERVICE
(By Comrades If Possible)

State of Arkansas}
County of Montgomery}
On this day personally came before the undersigned, a Notary Public within and for the County of Montgomery and State of Arkansas, citizens of Montgomery Co. 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 Andrew C. McKay and have known him 40 years, respectively.
That he was a Confederate soldier. Belonging to Company K, 56 Regiment of Ala. That as such he served from March 1863 to March 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 past twelve months a bona fide resident of Arkansas. That he is incapacitated for manual labor by reason of age, am 73 years 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.
A. McKay
Mrs. Jane (her "x" mark) Simpson
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10 day of June 1904.
G.D. Goodner, Jr., N.P.
Commission expires Mch. 11, 1905.

APPLICATION FOR PENSION

State of Arkansas}
County of Montgomery}
I, A.C. McKay 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 Co. "K" Col. Boyles 56th Regiment of Ala. Cav. Vol. from the State of Alabama; that I was honorably discharged (paroled or released) from such service on or about the 1st day of May 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 incapacitated to perform manual labor in any of the ordinary avocations of life (or am totally blind), and that such incapacity (or disability) is not the result of wounds received in the service, being old age and disease being now 75 years of age and too feeble to perform any 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.
A.C. McKay
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of July 1904.
J.S. Nelson, County Clerk

EVIDENCE OF PHYSICIAN

State of Arkansas}
County of Montgomery}
I, J.D. Robbins a duly registered and practicing physician in Montgomery County, Arkansas, do hereby certify that I am personally well acquainted with Andrew C. McKay of Oden 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: He is suffering from Rheumatism which effects his knees or he suffers from Chronic Arthritis.
Physical condition and to what cause is his incapacity for manual labor attributable: He is very frail from age.
Financial contion: Poor
Means of support: Farming
Extent of disability: Not able to do manual labor.
The value of all property, both real and personal, now owned by the applicant is about $75.
J.D. Robbins, M.D.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12 day of July 1904.
G.D. Goodner Jr., Notary Public

EVIDENCE OF PHYSICIAN
On Application for Increase of Pension

State of Arkansas}
County of Montgomery}
I, L.S. Kennedy a duly registered physician in Montgomery County, Arkansas, do hereby certify that I am personally well acquainted with A.C. McKay of Mt. Ida, 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: none
Physical condition and to what cause is his incapacity for manual labor attributable: Old age and rheumatism. His age and the stiffened joings, caused by rheumatism, disables him for manual labor.
And that said disability is not the result of his own vicious habits still persisted in No.
Extent of disability Total.
L.S. Kennedy, M.D.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1 day of July 1910.
G.H. Speer, Jr.
[Written along edge: "A very worthy case."]

State of Arkansas}
County of Montgomery}
We, the undersigned, sitting as a Pension Board for Montgomery County, do hereby certify that we have examined the application of the within named A.C. McKay 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.
C.J. Watkins
R.M. Reece
Filed in Auditor's Office Aug. 2, 1910

DECEASED PENSIONER'S WIDOW'S APPLICATION

State of Arkansas}
County of Montgomery}
I, Delpha A. McKay, do solemnly swear that I am the widow of A.C. McKay, 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, 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 6th day of June 1915 and that I have not since remarried, so help me God.
Delpha A. (her "x" mark) McKay
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 30th day of June 1915.
G.H. Speer, Notary Public
My Com. Exp. 11/17/18
I, W.A. Brakefield do solemnly swear that I am personally acquainted with Ms. Delpha A. McKay and that she is the widow of A.C. McKay, deceased.
W.A. Brakefield
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 30th day of June 1915.
G.H Speer

State of Arkansas}
County of Montgomery} ss.
We the undersigned, sitting as a Pension Board for Montgomery County, do certify that we have examined the application of the within named [blank] for pension under 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 widow of a Confederate soldier, is [blank] in indigent circumstances, and that her claim is just and that she should be allowed $50.00 pension.
C.J. Watkins
H.A. Whittington
Filed in Auditor's Office Jul 26, 1915.

For Widow's Application
PROOF OF INDIGENCY

State of Arkansas}
County of Montgomery}
On this day personally came before the undersigned a Notary Public within and for the County of Montgomery and State of Arkansas W.A. Brakefield and Earl Witt citizens of Montgomery 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 Delpha A. McKay and have known her 15 and 15 years respectively.
That she is now and has been for the past twelve months a bona fide resident of Arkansas. That to the best of our knowledge all property now owned by her is not worth exceeding $500.00, not including the value of her homestead, or household goods. That she is not in receipt of any income, annuity, pension or wages for any service in excess of $250.00 per year. That we have no interest in this claim.
W.A. Brakefield
Earl Witt
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of July 1915.
G.H. Speer, Notary Public

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