TILLMAN PRICE PAYNE
Submitted by Theodore Urbanski
SOURCE: TN "Colored" Pension Application
Unknown if Accepted
Colored Man’s Application for Pension
I……Tillman Price Payne…a native of the State of ………Tennessee………….
and said State of Tennessee, resident at … Nashville ………..... in the County of Trousdale in said State of Tennessee and who was a servant from the State of Tennessee in the war between the United States and the Confederate States do herby apply for aid under the Act of the General Assembly of Tennessee 1921. And I do solemnly swear that I was with…………Sam Price and Elam Price …….in the service of the Confederate
States, and that by reason of indigence I am now entitled to receive, the benefit of this Act. I further swear that I do not hold any National, State, or county office, nor do I receive aid or pension from any other State, or from the United States. I do further solemnly swear that the answers given to following questions are true:
In what county, State and Year were you born?
Answer……In Tennessee Smith County 1847.…………………………….........
Was in army about 3 ½ years ………………................................................................
When did you go with the army? Give name of regiment and company officers under whom your master served.
Answer ………I was General Wheeler Cavalry, Col. Anderson Capt. Moore
Give the name of your owner ……..Sam Price & Brother Elam Price
Answer………………………………..................................................................................
What estate have you in your own right, real and personal and what is the actual cash value?
Answer…..Some land about 180 acres, Poor land and one mare old horse, cow and calf and 3 hogs.
What estate has your wife in her own right, real and personal, and what is the actual cash value?
Answer---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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State gross income of yourself and your wife from all sources from past year. This must include all money received either from wages, rent, or interest on loaned money if any. Also family supplies raised or received from rents and used by your family.
Answer…..?
How long have you been an actual resident of the State of Tennessee?
Answer….All my life except when I was in the army
Have you an attorney to look after this application
Answer…..No………………………………........................................................................
If so give name and address………………………………...................................................
Answer………………………………..................................................................................
Witness my hand this……………11 day of July 1921
WITNESSES Tillman X Price Payne
(His X mark)
M. Cunningham …Witness______Street and No. if any………………………………..
Post office Address……………………..P.O…Hartsville, Tennessee……………...…
…Geo. W. Price…………Witness…………………. R. F. D. ( if any) ( 4) ………….
Postoffice Address……Hartville………………………….........................................
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State of Tennessee
Trousdale ………..County I, … Booker Williams …..Trustee of said County
Certify that…Tillman……and his wife…Payne…………………….are……………….
Assessed with…183………acres valued at $ 7650.00 and with $270.00 personal property.
Witnessed by my hand this…20 day of July…………..1921
Booker Williams……..Trustee
If Applicant and wife have no property the Trustee must so certify
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State of Tennessee
Trousdale …County
Personally appeared before me……………………………
…Co. Clk.……….of said County, the above named…………............... Is the applicant, with whom I am personally acquainted and having the application read and fully explained to him, as well as the statement and answers therein made, made oath that the said statement and answers are true………………………………........................
Witnessed my hand and seal of office this…….day of ………….1921.
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(If possible the two witnesses as to character should have served with the applicant in the army and if so let them either state in their oaths also any other information regarding applicant’s army service.)
State of Tennessee Personally appeared before me…Lyle Teallan………….
Trousdale of said County, the above name …M. Cunningham……...................................
and …G. W. Price………………….. Two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing application with whom I am personally, and known to me to be citizens of veracity and standing in the community and who make oath that they are personally acquainted with the foregoing applicant, and that the facts set forth and statements made in this application are correct and true, to the best of their knowledge and belief, and that they have no interest in this claim, and that said applicant habit’s are good and free from dishonor.
And…G. W. Price………….
Further made oath to the following facts touching the applicants service in the
Confederate Army
State here what witnesses know of their own knowledge.
I was in Tennessee Company “C” 4 th Tennessee Cavalry Baxter Smith Regiment and the Price boys were in my company and they had a Negro boy waiting on them.
G. W. Price makes the following statement that I know he went in the army with a cousin of mine G. W. Price Jr..
Witness my hand and seal of office 20 day of July 1921
Lytle Tealan
C. Clk.
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There were three soldiers names Price in Company C but none of the above names were there were mentioned in his application.
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Colored Man’s Pension File
Tennessee State Archives Nashville, Tennessee
Transcribed by Theodore Urbanski all rights reserved
233 Willington Hill Road
Willington, Connecticut 06279-1921
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