Asa D. Davis Civil War Pension

Scott County Arkansas
Civil War Pension Application
Asa D. Davis, CSA
Contributed by Pam Leonard

APPLICATION FOR PENSION

State of Arkansas,
County of Scott
I, Asa D. Davis 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 Colonel Newton's Regiment of Cavalry from the State of Arkansas; that I was honorably discharged from such service on or about the 20 day of May 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 oridnary avocations of life (or am totally blind), and that such incapacity (or disability) is the result of wounds received in the service being the result (I am 77 years old and totally blind, one hip bone broke and utterly dis able to perform manual labor of any kind...of age, accident or disease, and that such disability is not the result of my own vicious habits still persisted in, so help me God.
(Signature) Asa D. Davis (his X mark)
Witness as to Asa D. Davis mark
J. Bemis
John G. Lewis
Black Fork Township
Black Fork, Ark., County of Scott
My commission expires Oct. 31st, 1912

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 Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Scott and State of Arkansas, James Bemis and Wm. Lane, citizens of Scott County 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 Asa D. Davis and have known him 5 and 20 years, respectively.
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) James Bemis
Wm. Lane
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24 day of April 1912.
(Signed) John G. Lewis, J.P.
My Commission Expires Oct. 31st, 1912

EVIDENCE OF PHYSICIAN

State of Arkansas
County of Scott
I, Dr. H.J. Shearer, a duly registered and practicing physician in Scott County, Arkansas, do hereby certify that I am personally well acquainted with Asas D. Davis of Sulivan, 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: dislocation of head(?) of femur and fractior of upper two thrids of femur caused by a fall while walking.
Physical condition and to what cause is his incapacity for manual labor attributable: The above description and blindness and old age...and that said disbility is not the result of his own vicious habits still persisted in: No
Extent of disability: Total
(Signed) Dr. H.J. Shearer
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25 day of April 1912
John G. Lewis, J.P.

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

State of Oklahoma
County of McCurtain
On this day personally came before the undersigned, a Notary Public within and for the County of McCurtain and State of Oklahoma (names not filled in), citizens of (blank) 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 Ace Davis and have kown him fifty years, respectively.
That he was a Confederate soldier. Belonging to Company D Regiment of Newton. 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 we have no interest in this claim.
(Signed) J.A. Ashford
B.R. Jacobs
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of June AD 1912
(Signed) Sampson T. Jefferson, Notary Public
My Commission Expires April 1913

State of Arkansas
County of Scott
We, the undersigned, sitting as a Pension Board for Scott County, do certify that we have examined the application of the within named Asa D. Davis 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 his claim is just and that he should be allowed $100.00 pension.
(Signed) J.L. Evatt
J.P. Hall
Wm. Chitwood