Southern Claims Commission
Found at Footnotes.com
In the 1870s, southerners claimed compensation from the U.S. government for items used by the Union Army, ranging from corn and horses, to trees and church buildings.
(Many of these pages are extremely hard to read)
Claim of William Baird
#19658 filed
| ITEMS & AMOUNT | WITNESS' | PERSONAL INFORMATION | OTHER |
| Taken by the U.S. Army commanded by Genl Sherman. Amount
1011.00. Taken while marching to Atlanta, Ga.
|
Wm. W. Mooney, of Scott Co, Ar. C. Ann Baird, Eliza
Davenport, of Sebastian Co., Ar. , Nicholas Welter, Mrs. Mary J. Ealton?,
Sarber Co. Arkansas, J.S. Morris Scott Co., Ar Ann Baird declares that she is 54 yrs old and resides in Sebastian Co. and claimant is her husband. Eliza Davenport declares that the claimant is her father. Nicholas Welton testified that he is 62 years old and resides in Polk co, Arkansas. He is not related M.W. Mooney was his brother in law. |
Current Residence - Hodges Prairie, Salem, Sebastian County.
(another place it says Scott Co, Claim filed in Greenwood, Ar)Residence
at time of incident Salesville, Cherokee Co., Alabama On his deposition William Baird says he is 56 yrs old and his residence is Sebastian Co., Ar and he is a farmer. He was born in Tennessee. |
If this is your ancestor - there are many hand written pages
by his attorney about what was taken and how it was taken. Since it
happened in Alabama I have not transcribed them here but there is lots of
information in the story. It does mention his sons. The claimant was a farmer and shoemaker at time of incident. He had 2 sons in army. His claim was rejected. |