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From: Barbara Bergfelder <>
Subject: [TXCASS-L] James M. Driver
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 11:03:44 -0700

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Surname: Driver, Stephens, Brigham, Wilton
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James M. Driver, Private, 1861 Texas 9th Cavalry, Confederate Army.

Pension Application for Widow File 10299 approved 31 March 1904
Mrs. E. E. Driver [Ellen E. Stephens, dau of Young Stephens], Hunt Co.,
Post Office: Commerce [Texas]
Reproduced from the Holdings of the Texas State Archives
Excerpts:
1. To The Comptroller, State of Texas, Austin from Record and Pension Office,
War Deptartment, Washington, April 1, 1904. #782255. J. M. Driver was enlisted
October 14, 1861, at Camp Reeves as a private of Company F, 9th Texas Cavalry,
C.S.A. [Confederate States of America]. He is reported on the muster roll
for May and June, 1864 (last roll on file of this organization) with remarks:
"Absent, transferred to the Infantry July 1/64." No further information
has been found of him.

2. Mrs. E. E. Driver, widow of J. M. Driver, age 56. Has resided in Commerce,
Hunt Co., Tx 4 years and Texas since 1858. Is feeble. Married Nov 1864
at Luiden, Tx. Husband died Nov. 26, 1898. She never remarried. Husband
served about four years - was discharged at the end of the service. She
is destitute, has no property or means of support and has not transferred
property within two years of application. Witnesses: S. A. Morris and M.
S. [Jenkins -?]

3. Statement of Henry Brigham - he served in the same Company. Age 64.
Resident of [Greenville-?], Hunt Co., Tx. Knew J.M. Driver in Cass Co.,
were boyhood friends and went to school together.

4. Statement of J. W. [Wilton -?] - age 64. Resident of [Greenville-?],
Hunt Co., Tx. Was in same reg't with J. M. Driver about 4 years, but only
during the War

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