McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-11-17
MORE NAMES ADDED
TO PENSION ROLLS
MANY CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS
AND SOLDIERS WIDOWS TO
RECEIVE AID.
FEW NAMES TAKEN OFF LIST
Pension Board Completes Work Aftei
Being In Session Twenty Days
Many Veterans Admitted to
Home Near Nashville.

The board of pension examiners has
finished its twenty days session, and
the report compiled by Secretary Jno
P. Hickman has been forwarded to
Comptroller of the Treasury John B.
Thomson. Quite number OF sol
diers were added to the pension roll
and an even longer list of widows Of
Confederate soldiers were added to
the list.
Members of the board are W. H.
Coley, president; w. l.. Mckay, vice
president; Frank A. Moses, special
examiner; John B. Thomson, comp
troller; Frank NJ Thompson, state at
torney general, and Gen. John P. Hick-
man, secretary.
The detailed report as submitted by
the board is as follows:
Soldiers added to the roll fourth class
w. M Alexander Chattanooga; Robert
Boyd, Dresden; w. III. Bruton. Collier
vile; r. H. Caskey. Columbia; w. G. De-
Fisher, Collierville; G. H. French, Tennes-
see Ridge; John T. Goodrich Fayetteville;
Thos, L. Ham, Pulaski; S. Holden, Ripley;
J. B. Hughes, Nashville; Elisha Kelley,
Centreville; 7, J, Kersey, Troy; J; D. Ko-
ger, Summittville; w. G. Lillard Nash
ville W. D. Mason, Parrottsville: e. A.
Mathes. Milton: w. G.. Mathes: Lascas-
sas; w. H. Mitchell, Columbia; w. j.
Norris, Union City; J. G. Pfeffer, Nash
ville j. j. Ramsey, Sharon; B. d. Rogers.
| Lebanon; G. W. Samuel, Nashville; Jo-
siah Sier, Montezuma; r. ]. Sims, Knox
| ville w. HI. Smith, Jackson; j. c. South,
Memphis; w. H. Spillings, Lavinia; T. A.
GtnkaG Fra nlk1in. r. V9nna. Johnson
City; ]. A. Whisman, Johnson City, and
| T. c. Worley. Nashville.
Restored to the roll s. Coffman, Mi
| nor Hill; j. F. Cross, Bristol; Isaac DAVIS,
| Aspen Hill, and tSewart Mays. Franklin.
Dropped from the roll (dead)-1 first
| class, / second class. % third class, 116
| fourth class. Total, 140.
Most of these dead did not die during
| the last quarter, but were reported by
| checking the roll and writing to the post
| masters.
Suspended pending investigation 1.
Sent to the Soldiers Home-Noah
Bates, Roane county; ]. L. Gregory, Ham
| ilton county; A. l.. Hannah, Roane coun-
| ty; B. H. Moore, Smith county; S. A. w.
| Moore. Haywood county; J. W. McDer-
| mott, Davidson county c. M. Reese, Lin
| coin county; Alb Stokes, Hickman coun-
| ty; d. c. Whitney, Hamblen county.
| Trustees appointed-william Beesely.
| Ether Baesely, Nashville, and r. C. Pear
son. j. w. Danley Fayetteville.
Widows Are Added.
Widows added to the roll-Mary Adams,
| Knoxville; Mary e. Ambs, Boon's Hill;
| Elizabeth Alexander, Lexington; j. M.
| Birchett, McNairy; Minnie E. Bowers,
| Atosa5 isabel Braswell, Westmoreland;
Magic 6. Brazelton, Nashville; Mary. A.
Brock Chattanooga; Margaret A. Broyles.
Erwin; Mary Caldwell Niche; Susan
Church, Edison. Sarah Clark, Culleoka;
Catherine s. Coffman. Yorktown; Matilda
Covington, White House; Christine Da-
Wis, Gillis' Mills; Alice Edwards, Coving-
ton; Mary A. Farmer, South Pittsburg;
Fannie Fizer Tullahoma; Mary J. Foster,
Memphis; Lucy ]. Fordon,- Columbus;
Martha o. Graham, Niche; Mary A. Grif-
fin, Jackson; Jennie L. Harrington, Pleas
ant View; Julia d. Harris, Memphis;
Lucy A. Harris, Chattanooga: Louisa A.
Hawkins, Lewisburg; sallie Hensley, Err
James. Bradford: Sarah NJ. Jones, Bris-
toll Margaret j. Lee, Tellico Plains; Pau
line e. Under, Nettie Carrier; Elida E..
Link, White Pine; Rebecca ]. Torrance,
McMinnville; Sarah W. Lowe. South
Polly Moles. Hickman; Mary A. Moore,
Niche: Martha M, Murff, Memphis; Kate
A. Mcdonald Memphis; Nancy j. McGar.
Nashville; May = Nicely, Bolivar; Mildred
Nashville; Alice A. Pope, Jackson; Lucy
2, Preston, Memphis; Leila v. Randolph,
Memphis; Mary ]. Rider, Sweetwater;
Amanda e. Rust, Medina; Mary E. Saw
age, Antioch; Louminor M. Short, Frank
lin; Maggie F. Smith. Newbern; Dorthula
j. Snapp, Piney Flats; Lula b. Starke,
Memphis; Nancy. A. Starnes, Decherd;
Sarah J. Stillwell, Seviervile; Sarah J..
Sugg, Stewart; Catherine e. Taylor, Boil
var; Martha II. Turner, jackson; Ella D.
Turner. Jackson, and Molly Walker,
Lynnville.
Two Are Restored.
Restored to roll-Fannie J. Crawford.
Williston, and Mary c. Crawford, Day
ton.
Dropped from the roll--widows: Dead,
first class and Sc second class. Total, 10.
Can these dead did not die within the
last quarter, but were reported In check
ing the roll and writing to the postmas-
ters).
Suspended for investigation, two
Dropped for causes. H.
Trustees Catherine Arrants
Bertha Simanty, Bluff City; Nora HALEY,
Ovoca, dropped her trustee; Eunice H.
Kelsey and w. J. Alexander, Nashville.
Married-Mary Eaker, Union county;
Matte caves, Sullivan county; Laura
Harris, Montgomery county; Minnie l..
Kirby, Henry county; Rosana T. Pitt
Robertson county, and Rebecca J. WI
liams, Gibson county.