Georgia CSA Pension Application
Horton, Peyton Flournoy
Williamson, Pike
Co., Georgia
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Horton, Peyton F.
No. 1529
Pike Co.
INDIGENT PENSION
1895
Name: Peyton F. Horton
County: Pike - Williamson, Ga.
Ground: Jan'y 1st
1896
RICHARD JOHNSON
Secretary Executive Department
Questions for Applicant
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State of Georgia}
Pike County}
Peyton F. Horton of said State and County, desiring to avail himself of the
Pension Act approved December 15th, 1894, hearby submits his proofs, and after being
duly sworn true answers to make the following questions, deposes and answers as
follows:
1. What is your name and where do you reside? (Give State, County
and post office)
Peyton F. Horton I reside in Pike Co., Ga - P. O. Williamson
2. Where did you reside on January 1st, 1894, and how long have you been a resident
of this State?
In Pike Co, Ga - have resided in this state all my life.
3. When and where were you born?
Dec 10th 1816 in Hancock Co., Ga.
4. Did you volunteer in the Confederate Army or in the Georgia Militia?
GA
Militia
5. When and where did you enlist?
In July 1864 in Atlanta, Ga.
6. In what company and regiment did you enlist?
In Co. E, 7th Ga. Militia
Reg't
7. How long did you remain in that company and regiment?
From July
1864 till close of War, 1865
8. If you were discharged from same and joined
another, or if you were transferred to another, give an account of such discharge
or transfer.
Neither
9. For how long a period did you discharge regular
military duty?
9 months
10. When, where and under what circumstances were
you discharged from service?
In April 1865 at the surrender of the Confederate
Army
11. What is your present occupation?
have none not able to do anything
12. How much can you earn per annum by your own exertions of labor?
nothing
13. What has been your occupation since 1865?
Farmed as long as I was able
14. What sum would be necessary for your support for this pension year, and
how much are you able to contribute in labor or income?
About $75.00 -- can contribute
nothing.
15. What is your present physical condition and how long have you
been in such condition?
I am in my 79th year, and unable to work. Can't see but
(but is Underlined) little & on this account could not do much if I had strength
But I am too weak to work, growing worse continually.
16. Upon which of the
following grounds do you base your application for pension viz.: first, "age
and poverty," second "infirmity and poverty" or third
"blindness
and poverty"?
all three
17. If upon the first ground, state how long
you have been in such a condition that you could not earn your support? If upon
the second, give a full and
complete history of the infirmity and its extent?
If upon the third state whether you are totally blind and when and where you lost
your sight?
I have not been able to support myself for 10 yrs on account of infirmity
caused from age and for tens years at times I was blind & at other times could
see my way can see some now.
18. What property, effects or income do you
possess?
Nothing but a little house furniture.
19. What property, effects
or income did you possess in 1893 and in 1894 and what disposition, if any, did
you make of same?
Owned 43 acres land in 1893. Sold it & paid some of my
debts & left me in debt. I still owe money & nothing to pay with.
20. In what County did you reside during those years and what property did you
then return for taxation?
In Pike County in 1893 & 1894. Returned no property.
21. How were you supported during the years 1893 & 1894?
My children
fed me.
22. How much did your support cost for each of those years, and what
portion did you contribute thereto by your own labor or income?
Cost about $80.00.
I contributed nothing.
23. What was your employment during 1893 & 1894?
What pay did you receive in each year?
Had no employment Nothing
24. Are
you married and have you a family? If so, is your wife living and how many children
have you? Give age and sex of children and their means of support?
Yes, My wife
is living. Have 12 children 7 sons living aged oldest about 42 - youngest 26 - 5
daughters - oldest 53. Youngest 20 yrs Youngest lives with me. They all have to
live off of their labor. No other means of support.
25. Are you receiving
a pension under any law of this State, if so what amount and for what disability?
I am not & never have.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this the} his
19th day of April 1895. } Peyton F. Horton
Thos. J. Blassengame Ordinary
mark Applicant
Of Pike County
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QUESTIONS
FOR WITNESS
STATE OF GEORGIA }
Pike County }
Thos. J. Hood, of
said State and County, having been presented as a witness in support of the application
of Peyton F. Horton for pension
Under the Act approved December 15th, 1894, and
after being duly sworn true answers to make the following questions, deposes and
answers as follows:
1. What is your name and where do you reside?
Thos.
J. Hood I reside in Spalding County within two miles of applicant.
2. Are you acquainted with Peyton F. Horton, the applicant, if so how long have
you known him?
Yes - I have known him 40 years.
3. Where does he reside
and how long has he been a resident of the State?
In Pike Co, Ga. & has resided
in this state ever since I have known.
4. Do you know of his having served
in the Confederate army or the Georgia Militia? How do you know this?
He served
in the Ga. Militia in the Company to which I belonged.
5. When, where, and
in what company and regiment did he enlist?
He enlisted in July 1864 in Atlanta
in Company E, 7th Reg't Militia.
6. Were you a member of the same company
and regiment?
Yes
7. How long did he perform regular military duty, and
what do you know of his service as a Confederate soldier, and the time and circumstances
of his dis-charge from the service?
About nine months, till 8th November in 1865
He made a faithful soldier
8. What property, effects or income has the applicant?
(Give your means of knowledge)
He has nothing at all - I know because I live
near him visit him Frequently & know he has nothing.
9. What property,
effects or income did the applicant possess in 1893 and 1894, and what disposition,
if any, did he make of same?
He had nothing In 1892 he owned a little piece of
land but sold it & paid his debts as far as it went.
10. What is the
applicant's occupation and physical condition?
Has no occupation His physical
condition is bad. He's not able to work from age & if he was able to work Couldn't
see how to work.
11. Is the applicant unable to support himself by labor
of any sort, if so, why?
He is on account of his age, physical condition, and
blindness.
12. How was he supported during the years 1893 and 1894?
By
his sons - Wm & James supported him in 1892 & 1893. He son Peyton supported
him 1894
13. What portion of his support for these years was derived from
his own labor or income?
Nothing at all
14. Give a full and complete statement
of the applicant's physical condition that entitles him to a pension under the Act
of December 15th, 1894?
His physical condition renders him totally unable to
support him by labor of any sort.
15. What interest have you in the recovery
of a pension by this applicant?
None at all
Sworn and subscribed before
me, this} Thos. J. Hood
The 19th day of April 1895 } Witness
Thos. J.
Blassengame, Ordinary
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AFFIDAVIT OF
PHYSICIANS.
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STATE OF GEORGIA }
Pike County }
Personally
came before me, Dr. J. C. Beckham and Dr. J. C. Beauchamp, both known to me as reputable
physicians of said county, who being severally sworn, say on oath that they have
examined carefully Peyton F. Horton, applicant for pension under the Act of 1894,
and after such personal examination, say that his precise physical condition is
as follows:
Cannot see but to a limited amount, Suffers pain on walking any
distance and is weak generally being about 79 years old, which is truly the cause
of his disability.
We further say on oath that the physical condition
of applicant renders him unable to labor at any work or calling sufficient to earn
a support for
himself, and that we have no interest in said pension being allowed.
Sworn and subscribed before me, this}
The 19th day of April 1895 } J. C.
Beauchamp, M.D.
Thos. J. Blassengame, ordinary J. C. Beckham, M.D.
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ORDINARY'S CERTIFICATE.
STATE OF GEORGIA, }
Pike County.}
I, Thos. J. Blassengame, Ordinary in and for said County, hereby certify that
the applicant, Peyton F. Horton, resides in said County, and was a bona
fide
resident of this Sate on the first day of January 1894, and that the witnesses,
viz: Thos. J. Hood of Spalding Co, Dr's J. C. Beauchamp & J. C.
Beckham
are of trustworthy character and that their statements are entitled to full faith
and credit. I further certify that before answering the foregoing questions,
the applicant and each witness took the oath hereon prescribed, and that the full
text of the affidavits was read to the applicant and witnesses before same were
signed.
I further certify that the tax digests of Pike County show that applicant
returned for taxation in his name, 1893, no dollars of property, and in 1894, no
dollars of property.
Witness my hand and seal of office, this 19th day of April
1895.
Thos. J. Blassengame, Ordinary
of Pike County.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
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STATE OF GEORGIA }
Pike County }
I, Peyton F. Horton, hearby authorize Wm. A Wright of Fulton Co., Ga. To receive
and receipt for the pension allowed and request that he remit same to Ordinary Pike
Co. at Zebulon, Ga. by check.
Witness my hand and seal this 19th day of April
1895.
Executed in presence of } Peyton F. Horton, his mark
J. B. Mathews,
C.I.C. }
Thos. J. Blassengame }
Ordinary
Filed again in the following
year, all times resident of Pike Co., GA:
1897
1898
1899
1900
1901
1902 - states member of Co. E. of Col. Redding's Regiment - Georgia Militia
1903
1904
1905
1906 - last one signed 30 January 1906.
Peyton passed away
in May 1906 in Pike County, per pension application filed by his widow, Permelia
(Cook) Horton on 12 Oct 1910 in Fayette Co., Georgia.
Transcribed & Submitted
by Valerie Johnson Freeman.
Georgia CSA Widow's Pension Application
Horton, Permelia (Cook), widow of
Horton, Peyton Flournoy of Pike Co., GA
He served in Redding's Co - Co. E, 7th
Regiment, Georgia State Militia
Filed in Fayette Co., Georgia
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Horton, Permelia
OK for 1911
Fayette County
P______ 1896
5/9 - 1911
Widow's Application
To Be Put on Roll in Her Own Right, when Husband Was
on Roll at Death
County: Fayette
Name: Permelia Horton
Widow of P.
F. Horton
Approved:________________________
Entered - R. O.
9-19-32
J. W. LINDSEY
Commissioner of Pensions
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10/30/10
3/11/11
[Notes: the two dates above handwritten at bottom of
front cover
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WIDOW'S AFFIDAVIT.
State of Georgia }
Fayette County }
Personally before me comes
Permelia Horton of said County, who, after being duly sworn, on oath says, that
she is the widow of P. F. Horton to whom in the County of Pike State of Ga. she
was married on the 11 day of May 1865 and that she remained his wife, and resided
with him to the date of his death in May 1906 and that she has not since his death
remarried. At the time of his death he was a resident of Pike County in __________
said State of Georgia and he was on the Indigent Pension Roll of the State and paid
a pension of $80.00 in Pike County for 1906 per annum on account of being a soldier
in Company Co E - 7 - Ga Regiment Militia (Volunteer of State Militia).
At the death of P. F. Horton he was in the use and possession of the following property:
nothing of the cash value of $: 00
What property of any kind and of
any value have you in your use, control and possession now and the cash value. (State
fully.)
Nothing
None - Acres land
None - Horses and Mules
None -
Hogs, Cows, etc.
Total Cash value of all property $ (blank - not completed)
That she is now a bona fide resident citizen of said County of Fayette and she
has so continuously resided since 1 day of Jan 1908.
Sworn and subscribed
before me, this the }Mrs. Permelia Horton, her mark
12th day of Oct 1910 }
S. B. Lewis, Ordinary
of Fayette County
Affidavit of Witnesses to Prove
Marriage an to Whom -- Date of Death of Husband
STATE OF GEORGIA }
Fayette
County }
Personally before me came John M. Franklin & W.F. Franklin known
to be responsible and truthful persons, residing in said County, who after having
duly sworn an oath, say that of their own personal knowledge Mrs. Permelia who made
the foregoing affidavit, is the lawful widow of P. F. Horton who died in Pike County
in the State of __________ on _____ day of May 1906 and that she has not since remarried.
That she became the wife of P. F. Horton on the 11th day of May 1865 and that she
and he resided together as man and wife continuously since 11 day of May 1865 and
that the P. F. Horton was the same man who was on the pension roll of said State
GA from Pike County when he died.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
the } John M. Franklin
7 day of March 1911 } W. F. Franklin
S. B. Lewis Ordinary,
of Fayette County.
(This next section through the affidavit by J.W. Means
is all hand written)
State of Georgia } To any minister of the Gospel
Pike County } Judge, Justice of the Inferior
Court or Justice of the Peace or
any person authorized to celebrate.
These are to authorize and permit you to
join in the Holy State of Matrimony Peten F. Horton and Miss Permelia Cook according
to the constitution and laws of this state, and this shall be your authority for
so doing given under my hand and official signature.
This 29th day of May 1865.
Charles Freddin, Clerk
Of the Court of Ordinary
I hearby certify that
Peyton F. Horton and Miss Permelia Cook were Joined together by me in Holy Bonds
of Matrimony on the 11th day of May
1865. Z. Sims, I (?) L Circuit
Recorded
March 13th 1866 (yes it says 1866)
J J Harton
Ordinary
I certify that
the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Marriage license &
marriage certificate of Peyton F. Horton and Permelia Cook
and who the same of
is of record in the Office of the Ordinary of said County given under my hand and
seal of the Court of Ordinary of said County.
J. W. Means, Ordinary of
Pike
County
AFFIDAVITS OF TWO FREEHOLDERS.
STATE OF GEORGIA }
Fayette
County }
Personally before me comes J. S. Thornton and C. A. Thornton who
after being sworn on oath says, that they are freeholders of said County, and that
they know Permelia Horton of said County and knew her said husband P. F. Horton
at his death on the ___ of May 1906 the she and he were in the use, possession and
control of the following property at his death to wit: nothing at the value of $
no That she is not in the use, possession and control of The following property
to wit: nothing of the value of $ nothing
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, this the } J. S. Thornton
19 day of Oct 1910 } C. A. Thornton
S. B.
Lewis, Ordinary,
of Fayette County.
ORDINARY'S CERTIFICATE.
STATE OF GEORGIA,
Fayette County }
I, S.B. Lewis Ordinary of said
County, do certify that, I know Mrs. Permelia Horton the applicant for this pension
and that she is the person she represents herself to be, and that she is a bona
fide continuing resident of said County and was on the 1st Jan. 1910 That is also
know J. M. Franklin & W. F. Franklin witness as to marriage and I also know
J. S. Thornton & C. A. Thornton who I know to be a resident free holder of said
County that all of the foregoing were duly sworn by me before signing the respective
affidavits and that they are truthful and trustworthy and their statements are entitled
to full faith and credit.
That the tax Books of Fayette county shows that Permelia
Horton returned property to the amount of 00 for 1908 $00 for 1909 $00 for 1910
$00
Sworn under my hand and official seal of office this 18 day of Oct 1910
(Seal) S. B. Lewis, Ordinary
Fayette County
[Permelia passed away
on 16 April 1913 and is buried at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery in Fayetteville,
Fayette Co., Georgia.
Peyton is buried in an unlocatable grave near where his
home was in Williamson, Pike Co., Georgia
Transcribed & Submitted by Valerie Johnson Freeman.
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