E. Wagner Civil War Pension File

Scott County Arkansas
Civil War Pension Application
E. WAGNER, CSA
Transcribed & Contributed by Delaine Edwards

11176
APPLICATION OF
E. Wagner
Waldron P.O.
Scott County
Examined and allowed
and $100 allowed and Auditor
authorized to draw warrant for same.
Filed in Auditors Office
Jul 30, 1910
John R. Jobe, Auditor
This 12 day of Aug. 1910
A.E. Ludwig, Sec'y. of State
J.R. Jobe, Auditor
J.F. Smith, Major-General Commanding U.C.V.

APPLICATION FOR PENSION

STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Scott}
I, E. Wagnor 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 "B" 5th Regiment of Alabama Cav. Vols. from the State of Ala.; that I was honorably discharged (paroled or released) from such service on or about the [blank] day of [blank] 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 the result of old age and general disability I am 79 years of age, and that such disability is not the result of my own vicious habits still persisted in, so help me God.
(Signature) E. (his X mark) Wagner
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18 day of July 1910
[Signed] S.K. Duncan, Clerk

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 E. Wagner for pension, under Act of 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 Confederate soldier, is in indigent circumstances, and wholly or partially incapacitated for manual labor, and that is claim is just, and that he should be allowed $100.00 pension.
[Signed] J.L. Evatt (Seal)
[Signed] J.P. Hall (Seal)

(ORIGINAL APPLICATION)
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 E. Wagoner 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: From age and heart trouble and that said disability is not the result of his own vicious habits still persisted in No
Extent of disability: Total
[Signed] L.D. Duncan, M.D.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 22 day of July 1910
[Signed] S.K. Duncan, Clerk

For Original Applicates
PROOF OF SERVICE
And Proof of Indigency
(By Comrades if Possible)

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 Ark. Peter Wagner and W.H. Ennis citizens of Scott County, 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 E. Wagner and have known him 50 and 50 years, respectively.
That he was a Confederate soldier. Belonging to Company "B" 5th Regiment of Ala. Cav. Vols. That as such soldier he served from 1863 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 past twelve months a bona fide resident of Arkansas. That he is incapacitated for manual labor by reason of old age and general disability 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] W.H. (his X mark) Ennis
[Signed] Peter (his X mark) Wagner
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18 day of July 1910
[Signed] S.K. Duncan, Clerk

Deceased Pensioner's
WIDOW'S APPLICATION

STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Scott}
I, Polly Wagner do solemnly swear that I am the widow of E. Wagner, deceased, 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 (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 24th day of July 1911 in Scott County, Arkansas and that I have not since remarried, so help me God.
(Signature) [Blank] Note: She accidentally signed on the wrong line.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 31st day of October, 1911
[Signed] Polly (her X mark) Wagner
I, David Coy do solemnly swear that i am personally acquainted with Mrs. Polly Wagner, and that she is the widow of E. Wagner, deceased.
(Signature) David Coy
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 31 day of Oct. 1911
[Signed] S.K. Duncan, Clerk

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 Polly Wagner 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 in indigent circumstances, and that her claim is just, and that she should be allowed $100.00 pension.
[Signed] J.L. Evatt (Seal)
[Signed] J.P. Hall (Seal)
[Signed] Wm. Chitwood

11176
APPLICATION OF
Polly Wagner
WIDOW
Wagner, E.
Waldron P.O.
[Blank] County
Examined and appd.
and 100 allowed and Auditor authorized
to draw warrant for same
Jul 30, 1912
This 13 day of Aug. 1912
E.W. Hodges, Secretary of State
J.R. Jobe, Auditor
Chas. Coffin, Major General Commanding U.C.V.

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