Malinda Sizemore Cooper Pension 1920

Pension Application of 1920
Pension Files of Malinda Sizemore Cooper

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WIDOWS BLANK FOR RECLASSIFICATION UNDER SECTION 11, AS AMENDED BY ACTS
OF LEGISLATURE APPROVED OCTOBER 5TH, 1920.

STATE OF ALABAMA, }
Jackson COUNTY. }

Give your full name: Malinda Cooper .

Your present, permanent, complete post office address: Bridgeport, Ala.

What is your number on pension roll? 18326

With whom are you now living? John Cooper my son

Where were you born? Place: Georgia County: Dade State: Ga-

When were you born? Month: May Day: 28 Year: 1848

State name of your father: Siasmore ¹

If living, his present address: Deceased.

If dead, when and where he died 1865

What was the name of your husband? Peter Cooper

When and where did you marry him? Decalb County Ala 1864

When and where did he die? Jackson county Ala March 23 1914

Were you living with him one year prior to his death? Jackson County Ala

Were you ever divorced from him No. If so, when and where?

Have you been married more than once? No. If so, give name of husband and date and place of marriage __________________________________

Have you been on the pension roll of any other county in this State at any time? No.
If so, state in what counties and the years of your residence there, County ___________ , year ______ , County ___________ , year ______ , County ___________ , year ______ . Have you ever drawn a pension in another state? No . If so, give the State _______ , County _________ , and years _____________.

Are you now receiving a pension from any other state? No . If so, give the name of state ________________________________ . Did you ever apply for a pension in this State and had your application rejected? ________. If so, give year _______ and reason for rejection ____________________________________________

Has your name ever been dropped from the pension roll? No . If so, state in what county you were then drawing and the reason given _________________________________________

Have you ever lived in other states? No. If so, give name of states __________
Not sure death of my Husband. Counties _______________________
Post offices _________________________________________________________
Years ________________________________________________________________

Also state when you moved to Alabama lived in Alabama since child Hood

When and where did your husband enlist in the service of the Confederate States or State of Alabama? Dade county Ga

To what branch of the service did he belong? Infantry

What was his rank? Don't know

Give number of his regiment " " Letter of his Company ___________

Name of his Colonel " "

Name of his Captain Haner ²

Was he wounded? yes . If so, in what battles? Don't know Lost one leg

State whether he was ever captured No . Where _________________ When ________

Or imprisoned __________ Where ____________________ When ______

And when discharged from prison _______

Where and when did he quit the service of the Confederate States and under what circumstances? ______

Was he paroled? Yes Have you his parole? No

Was he ever on the pension roll of this state? Yes
If so, give county in which he drew pension Decalb & Jackson co

Did he ever draw a pension from any other state? No . If so, give name of State ________ and County ______ and years ______

Was any application for pension in this State ever made by him and refused? No . If so, in what county was he then living and what year did this occur ______ County ________ Year, reason ___________________

Was his name ever struck from the pension roll of this State? No If so, give county in which he then resided ______ Year ______ and reason assigned ______

Give below the schedule of your property:

REAL ESTATE
[Note: here are blanks for acreage, value, etc.]:

--None-- --None--

PERSONAL PROPERTY
[Note: Here are blanks for listing specific domestic items.]³

Household Furniture One Bed Cattle one cow

INCOME

What is your yearly income from rents, interest or other investments? Non

The above statements are true and correct.

Signed this 22 day of November 1920.

(Signed) Malinda [her x mark] Cooper

STATE OF ALABAMA, }
Jackson COUNTY. }

Personally appeared before me, EH Kenson a notary public in and for said County Malinda Cooper whose name is signed to the foregoing statement and who is known to me, who being by me first duly sworn, deposes and says that the answers made to the foregoing questions are true and correct to the best of her knowledge and belief.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22 day of Nov 1920

EH Kenson
Notary Public