NATCHEZ TRACE TRAVELER CONFEDERATE PENSIONERS
COLBERT COUNTY, ALABAMA
Vol. 16, No.3
NATCHEZ CONFEDERATE
TRACE
TRAVELER
& 4, Aug & Nov 1996
PENSIONERS
Page 61
CONFEDERATE
PENSIONERS (Fourth and Final Installment - Continued from Vol. 16, No.1 & 2, Feb & May 1995) CONTRIBUTED
BY: Robert W. BENTLEY,
Sf. 403 Hill Avenue, Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
The 1907 Census of Confederate Soldiers Living in Colbert County, Alabama, has been published twice, first in the Alabama Genealogical Society Magitziiie, Vol. 4, 1970, and again in Valley Leaves, Vol. 17 and 18, 1982 and 1983. The following records are different in that they contain the names of both the widows and the ex-soldiers who received pensions. Some of the names are the same, of course, but the information is entirely different. The remarks are particularly valuable. The list is in a ledger in the Probate Record Room, Colbert County Court House, Tuscumbia. The title of the ledger is "List of Pensioners in Colbert County, Ala."; the list is in A-B-C order but not alphabetical within each alpha listing. The ledger is not dated. Column headings are: Name, Class No., Warrant No., Date of Application, Date Oranted, Date Refused, Date Ceased Drawing, Reason, and Remarks. Many of the columns are not filled in and there are many hand-written notes that rarely are in the Remarks column. Pensions were paid every three months. In 1914 the rate (for three months) was $25 for Class 1, $20 for Class 2, and $16 for Class 3. By 1934 the rates (for three months) were $150 for Class A, $75 for Class 1, $45 for Class 2, and $30 for Class 3. In the following list, only those columns with an entry for the individual are reported.
RUSSELL, S. M. - Class A pension on warrant no. 2047 (2047 crossed out and 1724 written in). Remarks: Belmont, Miss R 1. Died Apr 23, 1927. RA THER, Salina -
Dead. [No additional information]
ROBERTS, Nancy -
3rd class pension on warrant no. 28723. Ceased drawing on Apr 1,1915.
Dead.
REED, R. C. - Class A pension on warrant no. 2048 (2048 crossed out and 2355 written in). Remarks: 2d class July 1, 1916. Ceased drawing Jan 10, 1924. Dead.
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RUSSELL, W. P. - Class A pension on warrant no. 2051 (2051 crossed out and 1314 and #2186 written in). Remarks: Cherokee R 2; Mingo, Miss - Route - Col. Co. Died May 17, 1931. RHODES, J. S. -
Remarks:
Rejected Apr 1, 1916. Alleged desertion.
ROBERTS, W. T. - Class A pension on warrant no. 2052 (2052 crossed out and 1726 written in). Ceased drawing 1/1/27. Remarks: Transferred from Lawrence Co; Town C R 2 (Town C R 2 crossed out and Shef R I written in). Died Jan 19, 1929. ROBERTS, Sarah A. - Class 2 pension on warrant no. 29170 (29170 crossed out and 1349 written in). Granted July 1, 1922. Remarks: Sheffield. Warrant no. 21867. ROMAN, Lucinda R. 1926. ROBERTS,
1st class pension on warrant no. 2265. Remarks:
Emma Rillie -
SMITH, Thos. R. -
Transferred Oct 1 - 24;. Died July 2,
[name only; no further information]
1st class pension on warrant no. 1635. Remarks:
Died in Jan 1918.
SHARPSTON, Alexander - Class A pension on warrant no. 2058 (2058 crossed out and 1315 and #2194 written in). Remarks: Sheffield Route. Died Feb 14, 1932. SKIPWORTH,
M. M. -
Class A pension on warrant no. 2059. Remarks:
Died July 1924.
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COLBERT COUNTY, ALABAMA
NATCHEZ
CONFEDERATE
Vol. 16, NO.3 & 4, Aug & Nov 1996
TRACE TRAVELER
PENSIONERS
Page 64
VESS, S. P. - Class A pension on warrant no 2074 (2074 crossed out and 1731 written Tuscumbia Route 1. Died Jan la, 1928. VESS, Martha L. - 3rd class pension on warrant no 15712. Granted Jan 1, 1919. Remarks: of 1. 1. VESS. Dead. VESS, Martha E. [Elizabeth added] 1928. Remarks: Died May 29, 1930.
in).
Remarks:
Tusc R 1. Widow
1st class pension on warrant no. 1336; also on #15497.
Granted July 1,
V AUGHT - Included as a loose page in the V section of the ledger book was a letter from the Confederate Pension Division of the State Auditor's Office, dated Sept 18th, 1937, and addressed to Hon. N. P. THOMPKINS, Judge of Probate, Colbert County, stating that Mrs. Nancy Isabella V AUGHT, the widow of James LeRoy VAUGHT, had been accepted as a pensioner in Confederate~Widow Class One. A warrant in her favor and in the amount of $90.00 would be sent on or around the first day of October. WARREN, C. J. - Class A pension on warrant no. 1643 (1643 crossed out and 2080 written in). Granted Oct 1919. Remarks: Died Dec 30, 1924. WILSON, R. M. -
Class A pension on warrant no. 2081. Remarks:
WALLIS, N. C. - 2nd class pension on warrant no. 26370. Reported Aug 1, 1916.
Dead.
Ceased drawing Apr I, 1916. Remarks:
Dead.
WALDEN, E. J. - Class A pension on warrant no. 2062 (2062 crossed out and 1318 written in). Also on # 2222. Remarks: Tuscumbia. Died Mch 1932. WALKER, T. C. - Class A pension on warrant no. 2083 (2083 crossed out and 2365 written in). Remarks: Riverton. Die
Vol. 16, No.3
NATCHEZ CONFEDERATE
TRACE
TRAVELER
& 4, Aug & Nov 1996
PENSIONERS
Page 61
CONFEDERATE
PENSIONERS (Fourth and Final Installment - Continued from Vol. 16, No.1 & 2, Feb & May 1995) CONTRIBUTED
BY: Robert W. BENTLEY,
Sf. 403 Hill Avenue, Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
The 1907 Census of Confederate Soldiers Living in Colbert County, Alabama, has been published twice, first in the Alabama Genealogical Society Magitziiie, Vol. 4, 1970, and again in Valley Leaves, Vol. 17 and 18, 1982 and 1983. The following records are different in that they contain the names of both the widows and the ex-soldiers who received pensions. Some of the names are the same, of course, but the information is entirely different. The remarks are particularly valuable. The list is in a ledger in the Probate Record Room, Colbert County Court House, Tuscumbia. The title of the ledger is "List of Pensioners in Colbert County, Ala."; the list is in A-B-C order but not alphabetical within each alpha listing. The ledger is not dated. Column headings are: Name, Class No., Warrant No., Date of Application, Date Oranted, Date Refused, Date Ceased Drawing, Reason, and Remarks. Many of the columns are not filled in and there are many hand-written notes that rarely are in the Remarks column. Pensions were paid every three months. In 1914 the rate (for three months) was $25 for Class 1, $20 for Class 2, and $16 for Class 3. By 1934 the rates (for three months) were $150 for Class A, $75 for Class 1, $45 for Class 2, and $30 for Class 3. In the following list, only those columns with an entry for the individual are reported.
RUSSELL, S. M. - Class A pension on warrant no. 2047 (2047 crossed out and 1724 written in). Remarks: Belmont, Miss R 1. Died Apr 23, 1927. RA THER, Salina -
Dead. [No additional information]
ROBERTS, Nancy -
3rd class pension on warrant no. 28723. Ceased drawing on Apr 1,1915.
Dead.
REED, R. C. - Class A pension on warrant no. 2048 (2048 crossed out and 2355 written in). Remarks: 2d class July 1, 1916. Ceased drawing Jan 10, 1924. Dead.
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RUSSELL, W. P. - Class A pension on warrant no. 2051 (2051 crossed out and 1314 and #2186 written in). Remarks: Cherokee R 2; Mingo, Miss - Route - Col. Co. Died May 17, 1931. RHODES, J. S. -
Remarks:
Rejected Apr 1, 1916. Alleged desertion.
ROBERTS, W. T. - Class A pension on warrant no. 2052 (2052 crossed out and 1726 written in). Ceased drawing 1/1/27. Remarks: Transferred from Lawrence Co; Town C R 2 (Town C R 2 crossed out and Shef R I written in). Died Jan 19, 1929. ROBERTS, Sarah A. - Class 2 pension on warrant no. 29170 (29170 crossed out and 1349 written in). Granted July 1, 1922. Remarks: Sheffield. Warrant no. 21867. ROMAN, Lucinda R. 1926. ROBERTS,
1st class pension on warrant no. 2265. Remarks:
Emma Rillie -
SMITH, Thos. R. -
Transferred Oct 1 - 24;. Died July 2,
[name only; no further information]
1st class pension on warrant no. 1635. Remarks:
Died in Jan 1918.
SHARPSTON, Alexander - Class A pension on warrant no. 2058 (2058 crossed out and 1315 and #2194 written in). Remarks: Sheffield Route. Died Feb 14, 1932. SKIPWORTH,
M. M. -
Class A pension on warrant no. 2059. Remarks:
Died July 1924.
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COLBERT COUNTY, ALABAMA
NATCHEZ
CONFEDERATE
Vol. 16, NO.3 & 4, Aug & Nov 1996
TRACE TRAVELER
PENSIONERS
Page 64
VESS, S. P. - Class A pension on warrant no 2074 (2074 crossed out and 1731 written Tuscumbia Route 1. Died Jan la, 1928. VESS, Martha L. - 3rd class pension on warrant no 15712. Granted Jan 1, 1919. Remarks: of 1. 1. VESS. Dead. VESS, Martha E. [Elizabeth added] 1928. Remarks: Died May 29, 1930.
in).
Remarks:
Tusc R 1. Widow
1st class pension on warrant no. 1336; also on #15497.
Granted July 1,
V AUGHT - Included as a loose page in the V section of the ledger book was a letter from the Confederate Pension Division of the State Auditor's Office, dated Sept 18th, 1937, and addressed to Hon. N. P. THOMPKINS, Judge of Probate, Colbert County, stating that Mrs. Nancy Isabella V AUGHT, the widow of James LeRoy VAUGHT, had been accepted as a pensioner in Confederate~Widow Class One. A warrant in her favor and in the amount of $90.00 would be sent on or around the first day of October. WARREN, C. J. - Class A pension on warrant no. 1643 (1643 crossed out and 2080 written in). Granted Oct 1919. Remarks: Died Dec 30, 1924. WILSON, R. M. -
Class A pension on warrant no. 2081. Remarks:
WALLIS, N. C. - 2nd class pension on warrant no. 26370. Reported Aug 1, 1916.
Dead.
Ceased drawing Apr I, 1916. Remarks:
Dead.
WALDEN, E. J. - Class A pension on warrant no. 2062 (2062 crossed out and 1318 written in). Also on # 2222. Remarks: Tuscumbia. Died Mch 1932. WALKER, T. C. - Class A pension on warrant no. 2083 (2083 crossed out and 2365 written in). Remarks: Riverton. Die
