Free Malone Civil War Pension File

Scott County Arkansas
Civil War Pension Application
CECROP MALONE, CSA
Transcribed & Contributed by Delaine Edwards

#25264
Application of
C. Malone
P.O. [Blank]
Scott County
Examined and [Blank]
and $[Blank] allowed and Auditor
[Missing]
This Aug. 17, 1921
Ira C. Hopper, Sec'y. of State
[Illegible]

VETERAN'S APPLICATION FOR PENSION

STATE OF ARKANSAS)
County of Scott)
I, C. Malone 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 9th Ala. Regiment of Infty. from the State of Ala. or a member of the crew of the ship called [blank]; that I was honorably discharged (paroled or released) from such service on or about the 20th day of April 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 $500.00 (not including the value of homestead, or household goods, owned by either or both); 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 $250.00 per year; that I am incapacitated to perform manual labor in any of the ordinary avocations of life (or am totally blind), and that such incapacity (or disability) is the result of wounds received in the service, being I am 82 or 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) C. Malone
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd day of June 1921.
[Signed] E.E. Hon, Notary Public

STATE OF ARKANSAS)
County of Scott) SS
We, the undersigned, sitting as a Pension Board for Scott County, do certify that we have examined the application of the within named C. Malone for pension, under Act of General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, as approved March 11, 1901, and subsequent Amendatory Acts, and the proof in support of same, and find that said applicant is a wounded 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] W.R. Piles (Seal)
[Signed] J.H. Cline (Seal)
[Signed] L.K. Robertson (Seal)

#25264
Application of
C. Malone
P.O. [Blank]
Scott County
Examined and [Blank]
and $[Blank] allowed and Auditor
[Missing]
This Aug. 17, 1921
Ira C. Hopper, Sec'y. of State
[Illegible]

NOTE: This page is a "Proof of Service" document belonging in the file of Mr. Malone's brother Free Malone. I have copied and included it in Free Malone's pension file.

For Original Applicants
PROOF OF SERVICE
(By Comrades if possible)

STATE OF ARKANSAS)
County of Scott)
On this day personally came before the undersigned, a Notary Public within and for the County of Scott and State of Arkansas, citizens of Arkansas whom I certify to be credible persons and worthy of confidence, who, being duly sworn, state that they are each, personally, well acquainted with applicant Free Malone and have known him 73 years, respectively.

That he was a Confederate soldier, belonging to Company G - 26 Regiment of Miss. Infty. That as such soldier he served from Aug. 1861 to April 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] C. Malone
[Signed] Walter B. Malone
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd day of June 1921.
[Signed] E.E. Hon, Notary Public
State of Arkansas
County of Johnson
Subscribed and sworn to by Walter B. Malone before me this the 7th day of June 1921.
[Signed] A.G. Hill, Notary Public

DECEASED PENSIONER'S
WIDOW'S APPLICATION

STATE OF ARKANSAS)
County of Scott)

I, Theresa J. Malone do solemnly swear that I was born the 9th day of Feb. 1843 and that I am the widow of C. Malone, who served as a soldier in the army (or sailor in the navy) of the Confederate States, his proof of service being now on file in the Auditor's office, at Little Rock, he having been allowed a pension under Act of the General Assembly, approved March 11, 1901, and subsequent amendatory Acts while a resident of Waldron, Scott County, Arkansas; that I am now, and for the past twelve months have been, a bona fide resident of this State; that I do not own property, real or personal, or both, or money or choses in action, in excess of the value of $500.00, not including the value of homestead, or household goods; nor have I conveyed title to any property to enable me to draw a pension, and that I am not in receipt of any income, annuity, pension or wages for any services, the emoluments of an office, in excess of $250.00 per year; that my husband died on the 18th day of Nov. 1923 and that I have not since remarried, so help me God.
(Signature) Theresa J. Malone
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2nd day of July 1924.
[Signed] E.E. Hon, Notary Public
My commission expires Feb. 3, 1925
I, Peter Dozier, do solemnly swear that I am personally acquainted with Mrs. Theresa J. Malone and that she is the widow of C. Malone, deceased.
(Signature) Peter Dozier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2nd day of July 1924.
[Signed] E.E. Hon, Notary Public
My commission expires Feb. 3, 1925
(NOTE: No widow born subsequent to 1878 is entitled to a pension.)

STATE OF ARKANSAS)
County of Scott) SS
We, the undersigned, sitting as a Pension Board Scott County, do hereby certify that we have examined the application of the within named Theresa J. Malone for pension, under Act of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, approved March 11, 1901, and subsequent amendatory Acts, and the proof in support of same, and find that said applicant is widow of a Confederate soldier, is in indigent circumstances, and that her claim is just and that she should be allowed full pension.
[Signed] J.M. Harvey (Seal)
[Signed] T.J. Olive (Seal)
[Signed] Cheves Bevill (Seal)

#25264
Application of
Theresa J. Malone
WIDOW
Malone, C.
Waldron P.O.
Scott County
Examined and [Blank]
and $[Blank] allowed and Auditor authorized
to draw warrant for same.
This [blank] day of [blank] 191[blank]
Ira C. Hopper, Sec'y. of State
Jas. Guy Tucker, Auditor

For Widow's Application
PROOF OF INDIGENCY

STATE OF ARKANSAS)
County of Scott)
On this day personally came before the undersigned, a Notary Public within and for the County of Scott and State of Arkansas citizens of Waldron, Scott Co. Ark. whom I certify to be credible persons and worthy of confidence, who, being duly sworn, state that they are each personally well acquainted with applicant Mrs. Theresa J. Malone, and have known her 20 and 40 years, respectively.
That she is now and has been for the past twelve months a bona fide resident of Arkansas. That to the best of our knowledge all property now owned by her is not worth exceeding $500.00, not including the value of her homestead,* or household goods. That she is not in receipt of any income, annuity, pension or wages for any service, in excess of $250.00 per year. That we have no interest in this claim.
[Signed] T.R. Martin
[Signed] Knox Dozier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2nd day of July [year is illegible]
[Signed] E.E. Hon, Notary Public
My commission expires Feb. 3, 1925
*In city or town homestead shall not exceed 1 acre in extent, or $2,500 in value; in country shall not exceed 160 acres in extent, or $2,500 in value.

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