Civil War Pension file of Irvin Jones DECLARATION FOR AN ORIGINAL INVALID PENSION State of Kentucky, County of Leslie, SS: On this 10th day of August A.D. one thousand eight hundred and eighty five, personally appeared before me a Clerk of the County Court, a Court Record within and for the County and State aforesaid IRVIN JONES, aged 41 years, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Irvin Jones who was enrolled on the 16th day of December 1863, in Company L of the 14th Regiment of Kentucky Cavalry Volunteers commanded by Captain William B. Eversole and was honorably discharged at Camp Nelson, Kentucky on the 24th day of March 1864. That his personal description is as follows: Age 41 years, height 5 feet 9 inches; complexion fair; hair black; eyes black. That while a member of the organization aforesaid, in the service and in the line of his duty at Camp Nelson in the State of Kentucky on or about the month of November, 1863, he incurred an infection of the left side with something similar to an enlargement of the spleen which formed a hard cake in the left side; and in consequence of disability resulting there from he claims a pension. That he was treated in hospitals as follows: He was treated by Regimental Surgeon, and in hospital at Camp Nelson, Kentucky in November, 1863 for the above described disease. That he has not been employed in the military or naval service otherwise than as stated above. That he has not been in the military or naval service of the United States since the 24th day of March, 1864. That since leaving the service this applicant has resided in the Counties of Clay and Leslie in the State of Kentucky, and his occupation has been that of a farmer. That prior to his entry into the service above named he was a man of good, sound, physical health, being when enrolled a farmer. That he is now greatly disabled from obtaining his subsistence by manual labor by reason of his injuries, above described, received in the service of the United States; and he therefore makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the invalid pension roll of the United States. He hereby appoints with full power of substitution and revocation, Bellum Miller, of Washington, D.C., his true and lawful attorney to prosecute his claim. That he has not received nor applied for a pension; that his residence is __ and that his post office address is Hyden, Leslie County, Kentucky Witnesses: his Abner Eversole Irvin X Jones John Lewis Also personally appeared Abner Eversole residing at Hyden, Kentucky and John Lewis, residing at Hyden, Kentucky, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who being by me duly sworn, say they were present and saw Irvin Jones, the claimant, sign his mark to the foregoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe from the appearance of said claimant and their acquaintance with him that he is the identical person he represents himself to be, and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim Abner Eversole John Lewis, Jr. 10th day of August, 1885 James M. Howard Clerk of the Leslie County Court GENERAL AFFIDAVIT State of Kentucky, County of Leslie, SS: In the matter of IRVIN JONES, Pension Claim No. 535.190 On this 21st day of September A.D. 1885; personally appeared before me a County Court Clerk in and for the aforesaid County duly authorized to administer oaths JOHN GRIFFITTS aged 54 years, a resident in the County of Leslie and the State of Kentucky, whose post office address is Hyden, Kentucky, and EZEKIAL NAPIER aged 45 years, a resident in the County of Leslie and the State of Kentucky whose post office address is Hyden, Kentucky, well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declared in relation to aforesaid case as follows: We are well acquainted with the above claimant, and have known him for about 30 years and we were both members of the same Company and Regiment that he was member of Company L, 14th Kentucky Cavalry and we were both present at Camp Nelson, Kentucky when this disability incurred in November 1863. He complained of a misery in his left side we very well remember that he was not able to do any duty at that time and was also excused from duty up to the time we were all mustered out of the service in March 1864. We all returned home. He still complained with the left side and has continued to complain until the present time. His left side has raised and broke like some carbuncle or some other bad rising, and we believe that from our own personal knowledge that said Irvin Jones is disabled at least one half of his time from performing manual labor each year since discharge. We believe that he was sound and able bodied at and prior to his enlistment. We state these facts from our own personal knowledge and acquaintance with him for we have lived near neighbors to him before his enlistment and since his discharge from the service. We further declare that we have no interest in said case and we are not concerned in its prosecution. E. Napier John Griffitts James M. Howard Clerk of the Leslie County Court No. 535.190 On this 29th day of September A.D. 1885; personally appeared before me as Justice of the Peace in and for the aforesaid County duly authorized to administer oaths WILLIAM B. EVERSOLE aged 48 years, a resident of Leslie County in the State of Kentucky whose Post Office is Big Creek well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declares in relation to aforesaid case as follows: I was Captain of Company L, 14th Kentucky Regiment Kentucky Cavalry in the war of 1861. I was not acquainted with the said Irvin Jones Claimant in this action prior to his enlistment in my Company. He had the appearance of being sound man at his enlistment in the service of the late war in December 1862 he served and was with the command and performed all duties required of him and was a good soldier. In about the month of November 1863 he was taken sick at Camp Nelson, Kentucky and complained with a pain in the left side and was not able to do anymore duty during our time in the service, he has been complaining ever since to the present. I live in 8 miles of said Irvin Jones and am acquainted with him. He is in bad health at the present. I know these facts from personal acquaintance during the war and since. I further declare that I have no interest in said case and am not concerned in its prosecution. W.B. Eversole Late Captain, 14th Regt. Ky. Cav. Hyden, Ky. October 3, 1885 Dear Sir, Would state in response to yours of September 28, 1885 that my post office address at the time of my discharge was Manchester, Ky. Up to 1880 then Hyden, Ky. to the present. In November 1863 I was taken ill in the line of duty at Camp Nelson with a misery in my left side which rendered me unable to render any service as a soldier anymore until I was discharged and still continues to render me unable to perform any manual labor at least one half of my time. It has been pronounced enlargement of the spleen. My occupation has been farming. I was treated in the hospital at Irvin, Kentucky about December 1863. By, Dr. Jones, our Regimental Surgeon. Yours most Respectfully, Irvin Jones WAR DEPARTMENT ADJUTANT GENERAL’S OFFICE Washington, D.C. January 18, 1886 Respectfully returned to the Commissioner of Pensions. IRVIN JONES, a Private of Company L, 14th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry Volunteers, was enrolled on the 15th day of December 1862, at Owsley County, Kentucky for 1 year and is reported: On muster rolls from enrollment to August 31, 1863 (last on file) present. Mustered out with Company as Private at Camp Nelson, Kentucky March 24, 1864. Returns for October and November 1863 do not account for absent enlisted men of said Company by name. December 1863 and January 1864 do not report him absent. The records of this office furnish no evidence of alleged disability. Regimental Hospital records not on file. F. S. Rucker 2nd Lieut, 2nd Cavalry Hyden, Kentucky April 12, 1887 Commissioner of Pensions Dear Sir: In reply to yours, the claimant IRVIN JONES was first taken something like typhoid fever while we were at Sharpsburg sometime in the Spring of 1863. Also st Camp Nelson in February 1864 the above named claimant had measles. One or both of the above sick spells are all the symptoms I can remember. I have known he is in bad health. He looked to be in bad health when discharged. Respectfully Yours, W B Eversole Hyden, Kentucky March 5th, 1888 To the Department of the Interior, Pension Office Washington, D.C. Will say in regards to IRVIN JONES Claimant of Pension Claim No. 547.255 in about the month of January or February 1863, he was taken sick of fever at Irvin, Kentucky or so determined by the doctors and was layed up for a long time for about 6 weeks. I was sick at the same time. I was then, and there furloughed by the physician for 60 days and the next time I saw Claimant he was with the command at Proctor, Kentucky. Some 3 or 4 months after I left Irvin, Kentucky and sometime in January or February 1864 he was taken sick again with measles or pneumonia a cake settled in his left side and said left side did raise and broke and discharged a great deal of matter for some 4 or 5 weeks and was not well at the time of our discharge on the 24th day of March 1864 and was not able to travel far in the day. I came with him, we was 8 days getting home, a distance of 121 miles. The same side has risen and broke since discharge as many as twice or three times. I was personally and well acquainted with claimant at and prior to his enlistment for at least ten years he had the appearance of being sound and healthy at and prior to enlistment and if there had been such a disability that existed I would have known it. I further state I am an eyewitness to the above and forgoing statements. I was a member of the same Company and Regiment and they are facts given under my hand John Griffitts Witnesses: John Lewis E.L. Lewis Hyden, Kentucky March 6, 1888 To the Department at Washington, D.C., In the matter of IRVIN JONES pension Claim No. 547.255 Will say in regards to Irvin Jones Claimant for pension on or about the Month of February 1863 he was taken sick of fever at Irvine, Kentucky so pronounced by the doctors. As I best recollect for about six weeks or longer and also about February 1864 he was taken sick at Camp Nelson with measles from the effects of which then came a cake in his side which raised and broke from which there came discharges. Which lasted him till our discharge on the 24th March 1864 and was not able to scarcely travel on our way home and never has been well since. I know the above facts by acquaintance with claimant before went into the army and also a comrade in the same Company and Regiment. I was an eyewitness to claimant’s injuries as above stated. I have no interest in this claim nor its prosecution. Attest: W B Eversole Ezekial Napier GENERAL AFFIDAVIT State of Kentucky, County of Leslie, SS: In the matter of IRVIN JONES Pension Claim No. 547.255 On this 12th day of March, A.D. 1888, personally appeared before me, a Deputy Clerk in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized to administer oaths JOHN COUCH aged 48 years, a resident in the County of Leslie and State of Kentucky whose post office address is Hyden, Kentucky and JAMES OSBORN aged 46 years, a resident in the County of Leslie, State of Kentucky whose post office address is Hyden, Kentucky well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declares each for himself, in relation to aforesaid case, as follows: I JOHN COUCH states that I was a member of the same Company and Regiment that IRVIN JONES did. I was witness during his sickness while in the service and have lived a near neighbor to said claimant each year since his discharge. He has suffered continually with his left side each year. I know he is disabled in consequence of said disability each year since discharge at least ½. I make these statements from personal knowledge and personal acquaintance. I JAMES OSBORN states I am well acquainted with the said IRVIN JONES Claimant in this action. I was a member of the same Regiment and Company that said Irvin Jones did and was with him during his sickness while in the service and have lived in 2 miles of said claimant each year since our discharge. He has suffered continually each year with his left side. His side has risen and broke some 2 or 3 times since discharge and discharged a considerable amount of matter. I believe he is disabled from consequence of said disability each year since discharge at least one half. I make these statements from personal knowledge and acquaintance. We further declare that we have no interest in said case and not concerned in its prosecution. J.M. Creech J.M. Eversole John Couch His James X Ausburn E. Howard, Deputy Clerk Leslie County U.S. PENSION AGENCY LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY APRIL 20, 1896 Hon. Wm. Lochren Commissioner of Pensions Sir: I hereby report that the name of IRVIN JONES Private, L, 14th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry, who was a pensioner on the rolls of this agency, under Certificate No. 390.566, and who was last paid at $12, to August 4, 1895, has been dropped because of death, September 11, 1895 Very Respectfully, George Masssey DECLARATION FOR CHILDREN UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE State of Kentucky County of Leslie On this 4th day of November, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and ninety seven, personally appeared before me, a Clerk, of the Circuit Court, in and for the County and State aforesaid, BALLARD JONES, age 31 years, who, being duly sworn according to law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain the pension provided by act of Congress approved June 27, 1890; That he is the legal guardian of ELIZABETH JONES, POLLY ANN JONES, AND ELLEN JONES, legitimate children of IRVIN JONES, who enlisted under the name of IRVIN JONES, at Booneville, Kentucky, on December 16, 1862, In Company L, 14th Kentucky Cavalry Volunteers (Lilly’Scouts) And served at least ninety days in the late war of the rebellion, in the service of the United States, who was honorably discharged at Camp Nelson, Kentucky and died October 10, 1895. That he left Sallie Jones widow surviving him who died October 17, 1895. That the names and dates of birth of all the surviving children of the soldier under sixteen years of age are as follows: Elizabeth Jones, born January 6, 1884 Polly Ann Jones, born September 12, 1887 Ellen Jones, born October 10, 1889 That the father was married under the name of Irvin Jones, to Sallie Collett, there being no legal barrier to such marriage. That the declarant hereby appoints W.B. Eversole, of Hyden, State of Kentucky, true and lawful attorney to prosecute this claim, and receive a fee of $10. That his post office is Hyden, County of Leslie, State of Kentucky Ballard Jones Attest John L. Dixon Elias Combs Also personally appeared John L. Dixon, residing at Hyden, Ky, and Elias Combs, residing at Wooton, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say that they were present and saw Bllard Jones, the Claimant, sign his name to the forgoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of the said claimant and their acquaintance with him for 15 years and 10 years, respectively, that he is the identical person he represents himself to be; and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim. . Jno. L. Dixon Elias Combs 4 November, 1897 A B Dixon, Clerk R S Wooton, Deputy Clerk Leslie County Circuit Court