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Mobley Pensions
Transcription of Texas Confederate Pension application #24,217Name of Applicant:
H. M. Mobley The State of Texas I, H. M. Mobley, do hereby make application to the Commissioner of Pensions for a pension to be granted me under the Act passed by the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Texas, and approved April 7th, 1913, on the following grounds: I enlisted and served in the military service of the Confederate States during the war between the States of the United States, and that I did not desert the Confederate service, but during said war I was loyal and true to my duty, and never at any time voluntarily abandoned my post of duty in the said service; that I was honorably discharged or surrendered (give date and cause) – Surrendered with Lee at Appomattox Courthouse in April (9th) 1865, that I have been a bona fide citizen of this State since prior to January 1, A.D. 1900, and have been continuously since a citizen of the State of Texas. I do further state that I do not hold any national, State, city or county office which pays me in salary or fees three hundred dollars per annum, nor have I an income from any other employment or other source whatever which amounts to three hundred dollars per annum, nor do I receive from any source whatever money or other means of support amounting in value to the sum of Nine Hundred dollars per annum, nor do I own in my own right, nor does any one hold in trust for my benefit or use, nor does my wife own, nor does any one hold in trust for my wife, estate or property, either real, personal or mixed, either in fee or for life, of the assessed value of over one thousand dollars; not do I receive any aid or pension from any other State, or from the United States, or from any other source, and that I am not an inmate of the Confederate Home, and I do further state that the answers given to the following questions are true: 1. What is your age? I am 80 years old. 2. Where were you born? Ga. 3. How long have you resided in Texas? 30 years. 4. In what county do you reside? Bastrop. 5. How long have you resided in said county and what is your postoffice address? 30 years. P. O. McDade, Texas. 6. Have you applied for a pension under the Confederate pension law and been rejected? If rejected, state when and where. No. 7. What is your occupation, if able to engage in one? farmer. 8. In what State was the command in which you served organized? State of Georgia. 9. How long did you serve? Give, if possible the date of enlistment and discharge. Over 2½ years. Enlisted in Aug. 1862 and discharged April 1865. 10. What was the letter of your company, number or name of battalion, regiment or battery? int. served in Co. D. 41st Ga. Rg. and then in Co. A, 12th Ga. Battalion. 11. If transferred from one command to another, give time of transfer, name of command and time of service. I was transferred from C. D. 41 Rg. to Co. A 12th Ga. Bat. in 1864. 12. What branch of the service did you enlist in—infantry, cavalry, artillery or navy? First in Infantry, then in Artillery. 13. If commissioned direct by the President, what was your rank and line of duty? I was a private. 14. If detailed for special service, under the law of conscription, what was the nature of your service and how long did you serve? I was not detailed. 15. Have you transferred to others any property of any kind for the purpose of becoming a beneficiary under this law? No. Wherefore your petitioner prays that his application for pension be approved and such other proceedings be had in the premises as are required by law. Signature of Applicant – H. M. Mobley Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 16th day of July, A.D. 1913. J. B. Price, County Judge, Bastrop County, Texas
AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES[Note—There must be at least two
credible witnesses.] Before me J. B. Price, County Judge of Bastrop County, State of Texas, on this day personally appeared T. J. Womack & Woody Townsend, who are personally known to me to be credible citizens, who, being by me duly sworn, on oath state that they personally know H. M. Mobley the above named applicant for a pension, and that they personally know that the said H. M. Mobley has been a bona fide resident citizen of the State of Texas since prior to January 1, A.D. 1900, and that they have no interest in this claim.
Signature of witness – T. J. Womack
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 6th day of September, A.D., 1913. AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES(If possible, the two witnesses should have served with the applicant in the army, and, if so, let them, or either state it in their oath, their source of knowledge; also any information regarding applicant’s army service.) The State of Texas Before me J. B. Price, County Judge of Bastrop County, State of Texas, on this day personally appeared J. S. Mobley & John H. Mobley who are personally known to me to be credible citizens, who, being by me sworn, on oath state that they are personally acquainted with the foregoing applicant, and that the facts set forth and statements made in his application are correct and true, to the best of their knowledge and belief, and that they have no interest in this claim, and said applicant’s habits are good and free from dishonor. And we further make oath to the following facts touching the application’s service in the Confederate Army: (State fully your source of knowledge.) J. S. Mobley says that he personally knows that H. M. Mobley enlisted and served in the Confederate Army, that he served in same Company and Battalion with him to wit: Co. A 12th Ga. Battalion. And John H. Mobley says that he personally knows that H. M. Mobley served in the Confederate Army as stated by him, that he was not old enough to be in the war himself but was old enough to know all about his father’s service in the war.
Signature of Witness – J. S. Mobley
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 16th day of July, A.D., 1913.
CERTIFICATE OF THE STATE AND COUNTY ASSESSORI, J. H. Jones, State and County Assessor in the County of (blank), State of Texas, do certify that H. M. Mobley or his wife, or his trustee, or trustee for his wife, whose name is signed to the foregoing application for a pension, under the Act of the Thirty-first Legislature, approved March 26, A.D., 1909, is charged on the land and personal property rolls of said county with estate, real, personal and mixed, at the assessed value of none whatever dollars.
Given under my hand this 16th
day of July, A.D. 1913.
State of Texas, Austin.(no date) Dear Sir: I have the honor to request the military record of H. M. Mobley who is reported to have enlisted in Company D, Regiment 41st Ga. Infantry & Company A, 12th Ga. Artillery, in service of the Confederate States Army. Purpose: The person above named is an applicant for a Confederate pension granted by the State, and I desire to verify his proof of service. Very respectfully, Geo. W. Kyzer, Commissioner of Pensions
Response from the War Department The Adjutant General’s Office,
Washington Respectfully returned to the The records show that H. M. Mobley, private, Co. D, 41st Ga. Inf., C.S.A., enlisted Aug. 8, 1862, and that he was captured July 4, 1863, and paroled July 6, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss. On the muster roll of Company A, 12th Battalion Ga. Artillery, C.S.A., covering the period from May 1 to Aug 31, 1864, he was reported as “Joined by transfer” – date not stated, but that roll bears no remark relative to presence or absence. He was surrendered by General Lee to General Grant April 9, 1865.
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APPLICATION FOR MORTUARY WARRANTState of Texas I, M. A. Christian, do hereby certify that I am the person to whom is entrusted the paying of the accounts and indebtedness of the late H. M. Mobley, who wa a pensioner of the State of Texas, and who file number was 24217 and whose original county was Bastrop. The said pensioner, H. M. Mobley, died on the 20th day of May, 1924, in the town of McDade, County of Bastrop, Texas. The pensioner died in the home of Mrs. M. A. Christian who was related to the pensioner as daughter. That the warrant, which application is hereby made for, shall be applied to paying all or part of the expenses incurred by the said pensioner, H. M. Mobley. I further certify that the warrant for the current quarter has not been cashed by the pensioner, to the best of my knowledge and belief. I am related to the pensioner as Daughter, that my postoffice address is McDade, Texas. Signed Mrs. M. A. Christian.
Sworn to before me this 2nd
day of June, 1924.
CERTIFICATE OF UNDERTAKERI, J. C. Miller, do certify that I am undertaker in the town of Elgin, County of Bastrop, State of Texas., that I had charge of the body of H. M. Mobley, who died in the town of McDade, County of Bastrop, State of Texas, on the 20th day of May 1924. That said body was prepared for burial by me on the 20th day of May, 1924, and that that I am of the opinion that warrant herein applied for should be issued to the said Mrs. M. A. Christian who makes the foregoing application. Signed J. C. Miller, Undertaker.
CERTIFICATE OF PHYSICIAN I, G. W. Southern, do certify that I am a practicing physician, and that I attended H. M. Mobley in his last illness, and am of the opinion that his ailments were General breakdown from old age. He has had chronic bronchitis for many years. I further certify that I am of the opinion that the Mortuary Warrant above requested should be issued in the name of the aforementioned applicant, in accordance with Act passed by the Thirty-eighth Legislature, and approved March 2, 1923. Signed G. W. Southern, M.D. Physician’s Address: McDade, TX.
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