Pike County Alabama Military Records.....Fortune, Elijah 1904 Civilwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.genrecords.net/alpike/ ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb by: Patsy McCoy pmccoy@pacifier.com July 27, 2003, 6:10 pm Application For The Relief Of Confederate Soldiers And Sailors The State Of Alabama Pike County To the Honorable Board of Pension Examiners for said County. Your petitioner Elijah Fortune, respectfully represents to your honorable board that this resident citizen of Pike County, in the State of Alabama, and that he resided in said State on the first day of January in the year 1899; That he enlisted in the service of the State, or Confederate States, as a volunteer in Company K in the 37th Regiment, on the ---- of April 1861, at Troy in the State of Alabama; That he was honorably discharged from such service on the ---- May, 1865; That he did not desert the service of the Confederate States, or of the State of Alabama; That he was wounded at the battle -------------- (blank) in the State of -------- (blank) That he is now unable to make a living by manual labor on account of Rheumatism and inability; That he is at the time of filing this application 64 years of age, and that his post office address is Milo, Alabama; That he does not own property either in his own name, nor that of his wife, to the value of four hundred ($400) dollars; That his annual income does not exceed four hundred ($400) dollars; and that has no children upon whom he can depend for support; Your petitioner files herewith a complete schedule of all property owned by himself and wife. In consideration of the forgoing facts, your petitioner asks that his name be placed upon the pension rolls, in the class that your honorable board may adjudge him to belong, that he may participate in the division of the fund provided for the relief of Confederate and Alabama soldiers and their widows, by act of the General Assembly approved February 10, 1899. Elijah Fortune (his signature) Applicant The State of Alabama (Schedule of Property filed with application for Pike County (pension by Elijah Fortune) Real Estate 40 acres of land situated in Pike County (Value) 120.00 Town or City Property (name place) (blank) Description of improvements thereon (blank) Total 120.00 Number Personal Property Value 1 Horses and Mule 12.00 2 Cattle of all kind 10.00 1 Hogs, sheep and goats 3.00 1 Watches, clocks and jewelry 2.00 Pistols, guns etc. None 1 Household and kitchen furniture 5.00 Bicycles and vehicles None Goods, wares and merchandise None Mechanical & farming tools, implements None Value 152.00 The State of Alabama (Personally appeared before me) Pike County,---- J. N. Baker a Justice of the Peace in and for said State and County, Elijah Fortune who, being by me duly sworn, deposes and says that the foregoing schedule embraces all the property owned by himself and wife and that the valuation as fixed is a fair and jut value thereof. Elijah Fortune (his signature) Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11th day of April 1904 J. N. Baker Justice of the Peace In and for said County. The State of Alabama Pike County Before me A. C. Edmonson, Judge of Probate in and for said State and County, personally appeared Elijah Fortune, who being by me first duly sworn deposes and says that he is now on the pension roll of Pike County, in the third class; that he hereby makes application under the Act approved April 24th 1911, to be placed on the pension roll of the second class on account of his age, he being at the time of making application over the age of seventy years, ------------------------------------- (line drawn through the above), further states that he was born in Russell County, Alabama Feb. 11, 1840, that he depends solely upon his pension for support and maintenance; that he is unable to procure any other positive proof as to his age, as there is no one in this part of the country can testify as to his birth. Elijah Fortune (his signature) Sworn to and subscribed before me this 14 day of July 1911 A. C. Edmonson Judge of Probate Affidavit Of Witness State of Alabama Pike County I J. M. Murphree do solemnly swear that I am acquainted with Elijah Fortune whose name is signed to the foregoing application and that I have known him 45 years, that from personal knowledge of him and his general appearance, I believe that he is over seventy years of age, or has lost a leg, or foot, or arm or hand, or the entire use thereof as stated in this application. J. M. Murphree (his X mark) Sworn to and subscribed before me this 14 day of July, 1911 I hereby certify that affiant is known to me and that he is a person of integrity and veracity; A. C. Edmonson Judge of Probate Application of Soldier or Sailor, Over 80 Years of Age, To Be Advanced From Second To The First Class The State Of Alabama Pike County Before me, W. J. Coskrey N. P. ex-office J. P. In and for the above State and County, personally appeared Elijah Fortune who being by me first duly sworn, deposes and says, that he is known on the pension roll of Pike County, in the second class under No. 33917; that he hereby makes application under Act approved Sept. 25, 1915, to be placed on the pension roll in the first class on account of his age, he being at the time of making this application over the age of eighty years; and he further states he was born in Russell County Alabama, that he depends solely upon his pension for support and maintenance; and that he is unable to procure any other proof of age, as there is no one in this part of the country can testify as to his birth. (If the applicant is not over 80, but is blind, or has lost two limbs, or their entire use he should so state here -------------------------------------- (blank) Elijah Fortune (his signature) Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th day of August, 1918 W. J. Coskrey N. P. ex-office J. P. Affidavit Of Witness The State Of Alabama Pike County I, T. S. Senn, do solemnly swear that I am acquainted with Elijah Fortune, whose name is signed to the foregoing application, and that I have known him for forty years; that, from personal knowledge of him and from his general appearance, I believe that he is over eighty years, as stated in the application. T. S. Senn (his X mark) Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th day of August, 1918 I hereby certify affiant is known to me and is a person of integrity and veracity. W. J. Coskrey N. P. ex-office J. P. Additional Comments: Elijah Fortune is my great-grandfather, my line is from his child Andrew my grandfather. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/alfiles/ File size: 7.3 Kb