(This book is at the library of the Alcorn Co. Genealogical Society located at the Corinth Depot. Copies can be ordered from the ACGS, P.O. Box 1808, Corinth, MS 38835-1808. Typed by Vicki Burress Roach. Typed exactly as appears.)
The pension board met Sept. 10, 1917, when there were present the following members and officers, to wit: J.W. McAnulty, President G.W. Bynum W.M. Brown H.C. Powell W.V.S. Rogers and O.M. Hinton, clerk.
And when the following proceedings were had, to wit: Came on the consideration of new applications when the following were examined and allowed, to wit:
Mrs. S.E. Chase No. 6 pensioner Mollie Luna? No. 6 pensioner Mrs. E.L. Cheek No. 6 pensioner Mrs. S.W. Barton No. 6 pensioner Mrs. W.M. Bynum No. 6 pensioner Mrs. E.D. Gibbs No. 6 pensioner Mrs. Martha Johnson No. 3 pensioner A.B. Watts No. 4 pensioner W.M. Cunningham No. 4 pensioner
The following list was reported as being dead to-wit:
Flora Ann Smith No. 3 pensioner J.W. Barton No. 4 pensioner W.D. Cheek No. 4 pensioner W.C. Luna No. 4 pensioner V.J. Tapp No. 4 pensioner M.J. Brewer No. 6 pensioner Sarah E. Smith No. 6 pensioner The Board then adjourned to wit: Tuesday Sept. 11, 1917.
The board met Tuesday, Sept. 11, 1917 at 10 o'clock a.m. pursuant to adjournment when all members and officers were present, and when the following proceedings were had, to wit: The board spent the day reviewing the roll, and then adjourned to wit: Wednesday, Sept. 12, 1917 at 10 o'clock a.m.
The board met on Wed., Sept. 12, 1917 at 10 o'clock a.m. pursuant to adjournment when all members and officers were present and when the following proceedings where had to wit: The following pensioners were dropped from the roll, to-wit:
Bob Baptist Insufficient proof No. 5 pensioner Martha J. Burrow Too much property No. 6 pensioner G.W. Bynum Withdrawn by G.W. Bynum No. 4 pensioner
The following list was allowed by the board as the official list of pensioners of Alcorn County, Miss. for the year 1917, to-wit:
No. Form Name Remarks 1 2 Pettigrew, W.R. 2 2 Trimble, R.C. 1 3 Johnson, Martha Transferred to Meridian 2 3 Moss, Angeline 3 3 Phillips, Emma 4 3 Sanders, Cynthia C. 1 5 Murdaugh, Horace Dead 1 4 Austin, J.W. Dead 2 4 Barnes, W.L. 3 4 Barker, W.C. 4 4 Burrow, A.H.? Dead 5 4 Burcham, W.S. 6 4 Cunningham, W.?M. 7 4 Cameron, M.C. 8 4 Dobbins, C.F. Dead 9 4 Duncan, C.P. 10 4 Deese, Jno. P. 11 4 Dick, W.H. 12 4 Dalton, T.B. 13 4 Gilton, J.R.? 14 4 Grammar?, F.M. 15 4 Greenhaw, J.E. 16 4 Grace, V.A. 17 4 Ginn, Jackson Dead 18 4 Harris, W.P. 19 4 Hyneman, B.F. 20 4 Hearn, C.C. 21 4 Hooker, A.M. 22 4 Jones, G.O. Moved to Oklahoma 23 4 Jones, James 24 4 Kincaid, J.R. 25 4 Lewis, William 26 4 Little, Calvin 27 4 Lowry, G.W. 28 4 Leigh, J.J. 29 4 Leatherowood, W.V. 30 4 Long, W.C. 31 4 Murrah, Morgan H. Dead 32 4 Mitchell, W.H. 33 4 Mincy, J.M. 34 4 Mathis, J.C. 35 4 Owens, W.M. 36 4 Parker, David Dead 37 4 Posey, Jno. 38 4 Price, J.A. 39 4 Potts, John 40 4 Porterfield, John 41 4 Robison, S.T. (or G.T.?) 42 4 Strickland, G.W. 43 4 Smith, J.H. 44 4 Scott, Jarrett 45 4 Shaw, B.B. 46 4 Smith, H.C. 47 4 Trimmier, C.T. 48 4 Thrasher, J.T. 49 4 Vanderford, A.T. 50 4 Vandiver, E.B. 51 4 Watts, A.B. 52 4 Willbanks, E.W. 53 4 Wilson, J.K. 54 4 Wigginton, John 1 6 Anderson, Ann W. 2 6 Bynum, Mrs. W.M. 3 6 Barton, Mrs. S.W. 4 6 Bob, Rosa A. 5 6 Boone, Nancy A. 6 6 Boales, E.J. 7 6 Barrett, Martha 8 6 Baker, Sarah A. 9 6 Bonds, Dovie A. 10 6 Bennett, C.D. 11 6 Bingham, Martha 12 6 Burns, L.E. 13 6 Cheek, E.L. 14 6 Chase, S.E. 15 6 Coleman, Tiny 16 6 Crum, Ann 17 6 Clemmons, Darcus L. 18 6 Chilcoat, Martha M. 19 6 Crum, M.A. 20 6 Carter, Lydia A. 21 6 Cayce, Fannie G. 22 6 Clark, S.P. 23 6 Dillingham, Sarah 24 6 Dalton, Lizzie 25 6 Driver, Tennie 26 6 Eaker, Mary E. 27 6 Enoch, M.B. 28 6 Forsyth, Creasy 29 6 Fields, R.J. 30 6 Gibbs, E.D. 31 6 Guthrie, Mary E. 32 6 Galyean, Bettie E. 33 6 Glover, E. 34 6 Henry, Belle 35 6 Honnoll, Alice 36 6 Haynie, R.M. 37 6 Hembree, Dollie 38 6 Hudson, L.C. 39 6 Joslin, Mariah 40 6 Jones, Sarah A. 41 6 Jones, M.E. 42 6 Klyce, Lucy R. 43 6 Killough, Esther 44 6 Luna, Mollie 45 6 Lamberth, M.J. 46 6 Leatherwood, Sarah 47 6 Monroe, S.J. 48 6 Moses, M.C. 49 6 Miller, Cynthia A. Dead 50 6 Martin, Nannie, J. 51 6 Melvin, Carrie E. 52 6 McClusky, H.N. 53 6 McNeely, Martha 54 6 Nash, Elizabeth 55 6 Nelms, Nancy 56 6 Potts, Margaret F. 57 6 Petty, Drucilla 58 6 Richardson, Amanda 59 6 Rogers, M.J. 60 6 Rogers, Nancy 61 6 Reynolds, Malissa 62 6 Reynolds, Cleo 63 6 Searcy, Mary J. 64 6 Stephenson, S.E. 65 6 Strickland, Julia A. 66 6 Sims, Tennie 67 6 Stockton, Tennie 68 6 Savage, M.L. 69 6 Smith, Amanda Dead 70 6 Scarberry, Manirva 71 6 Steen, F.E. 72 6 Strickland, E.C. 73 6 Taylor, M.J. 74 6 Taylor, M.E. 75 6 Thompson, N.A. 76 6 Voyles, Elizabeth 77 6 Wilson, Eddie 78 6 Whitehurst, A.E. 79 6 Walker, F.A. 80 6 Warren, Lizzie 81 6 Willbanks, Angelina 82 6 Wade, Ellen 83 6 Yarbrough, L.R. The board then adjourned. Signed: J.W. McAnulty G.W. Bynum W.M. Brown H.C. Powell W.V.S. Rogers