Scott County Arkansas
Civil War Pension File
WILLIAM L. SPEIGHTS
Contributed by Shirley Denney
William L. Speights / M.C. Speights
Application for Pension # 11196 Approved and allowed $50.00
State of Arkansas, County of Scott.
I William L. Speights do solemnly
swear that I served as a soldier in the army of the Confederate
States, being a member of Ferrell's Battery, formerly Montgomery's
Artillery Battalion attached to Roddy's Cavalry Brigade Vols. from
the State of Alabama., I don't remember the company. That I was
honorably released form such service on or about April 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 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 results of a bad cough,
and kidney disease and from advanced age, my age now being 63 years
and _____physical ____ conditions., and that such disability is not
the result of my own vicious habits still persisted in, so help me God.
(Signature) William L. Speights
Subscribed and sworn to before me, the eighth day of June 1901
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 L. Speights, of
Mansfield, Ark. 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 he is suffering with chronic bronchitis
and lumbago. Physical condition and to what cause is his incapacity
for manual labor attributable. He is incapacitated for manual labor
by the causes above stated. And that said disability is not due to his
vicious habits still persisted in said disability is not due to his
vicious habits. Extent of his disability is one half.
Signed H. J. Hodges M.D.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11 day of June 1901.
L. K. McDonald, Notary Public
Proof of Service
State of Georgia, County of Troup
On this day personally came before the undersigned, a Notary Public
J. P. within and for the County of Troup and the State of Georgia,
J. L. Boyd and J. T. Hudson citizens of _______? Ga. 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 William L. Speights, and have know him for three years,
respectively. That he was a Confederate soldier. Belonging to Ferrell's
Battery, formerly Montgomery's Artillery Battalion attached to Roddy's
Cavalry Brigade, of Alabama Vols. That as such soldier he served from
about May 1862 to close of the war in spring of 1865. That he was
honorably released form 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, his age now being about 63 years and that
such incapacity is not the result of his own vicious habits still
persisted in. That to the best of our knowledge, information and
belief, all property now owned by him and his wife, together, is not
worth exceeding $400. That neither he nor his wife, to my knowledge,
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 J. L. Boyd, J. T. Hudson
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of June 1901.
Widow's Application #11196
State of Arkansas, County of Scott.
I, M. C. Speights, do solemnly
swear that I am the widow of W. L. Speights, who served as a soldier
in the army 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, 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 service, the emoluments of an office, in
excess of $150.00 per year; that my said husband died on the 28 day
of December 1904 in Scott county, Ark. and I hereby ask that the
evidence submitted and filed in my husbands claim before his death
and now on file with the State Pension Board at Little Rock, Ark. as
to my deceased husbands service in the Army __ be considered in
determining the _____ of my claim as his widow, and that I have
not since remarried, so help me God.
(Signature) M. C. Speights,
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 1st day of April 1905
W. A. Ray J.P.
I, A. D. Poe, do solemnly swear that I am personally acquainted with
Mrs. M.C. Speights, and that she is the widow of W. L. Speights
deceased.
(signed) A. D. Poe
Approved 14th Aug 1905
Proof of Property for widow
(By Comrades of Husband if Possible)
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, J. W. NELSON and A. D. POE
citizens of Cauthern P.O. Ark., whom I certify to be creditable
persons and worthy of confidence, who being duly sworn, state: That
they were each, personally, well acquainted with applicant's husband,
W. L SPEIGHTS and knew him prior to his death.
That he is now dead and his widow, Mrs. M. C. SPEIGHTS 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 his widow is not worth
exceeding $400 (exclusive of household goods and wearing apparel),
That his widow is not in receipt of any income annuity, pension or
wages for any services, or the emoluments of an office, in excess of
$150 per year, and that she has not since remarried. That we have no
interest in this claim.
Signed. J. W. NELSON
A. D. POE
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24 day of June 1905
W. A. RAY. J.P
M.C. Speights was Mahala Cintilda Walker, the daughter of John and
Hannah Holcomb Walker, b. 1857 MO. Mahala married 1st. unknown
Robinson, 2nd W. L. Speights, 3rd, Gordon. Mahala died Muskogee OK.
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