Confederate Pension of Jerry M. Parks

Disabled Soldier’s Pension 1907.

From Bartow County 1906

Name-Parks, J. M.

County-Banks

Co. E 38^th Regiment Ga.

Disability-Head Wound

Amount-$50

For Applicants Heretofore Allowed Pensions.

State of Georgia,

Banks County.

Personally appears J. M. Parks of Banks County, State of Georgia, who, being duly sworn, says on oath that he is a bona fide citizen and resident of said State, and has resided therein continuously ever since the ........day of ......1828; that he enlisted in the military service of the Confederate States (or the State of ....) during the war between the States, and served as a Private in Company E, of 38^th Regiment of Ga. Volunteers Col. Gault (?) Brigade; that whilst engaged in such military service in the State of Virginia, on the 27^th day of June 1862, he was wounded, injured or diseased as follows:

Was wounded in the head near the top of head, the fragments of shell or ball breaking his skull bones which disabled him from performing any kind of labor to make a support for himself.

Deponent makes application for the pension to which he is entitled for the year ending October 26^th, 1907. I have heretofore, under said law, as a resident of Bartow County, been allowed an invalid pension of $50 Dollars, for the year 1906.

Signed: J. M. Parks [x his mark]

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 1^st day of Jan. 1907.

T. F. Hill, Ordinary.

Power of Attorney.

State of Georgia,

Banks County.

I, J. M. Parks, hereby authorize T. F. Hill of Homer Ga. to receive and receipt for the pension paid hereon, and request that he remit same to me by him at Homer Ga.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 1^st day of Jan. 1907.

J. W. Parks [x his mark]

Executed in presence of J. W. Hill, J. P.