I haven't yet decided what series to begin for my Monday's Barren Co posts so instead this week will pass on another governmental record since so many of you seem to be finding ancestors in these records. "56th Congress, 1st Session, United States Senate, Report No 1071. ERMIND D CABBELL- April 25, 1900 - Ordered to be printed. Mr. Deboe, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted the following REPORT (To accompany S.2831.) "The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (S.2831) granting an increase of pension to ADOLPH CABBELL, have examined the same and report: "This bill proposes to increase from $2. to $12 per month the pension of ADOLPHUS N. CABBELL, of Cave City, Ky., the invalid and dependent son of JAMES A CABBELL, late of Company C, Eighth Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry. "JAMES A. CABBELL served from July 28, 1862, to September 17, 1863. He died April 3, 1889, and his widow, ERMINE D. CABBELL, of Cave City, Ky., is now a pensioner under the general law at the rate of $12. per month. She also receives an increase of $2 per month on account of her child ADOLPHUS N. CABBELL, the claimant under this bill. This child was born September 11, 1882, and evidence on file in the Pension Bureau shows that he is idiotic and that he is also deformed, and has been so from his birth. A board of examining surgeons at Munfordville, Ky., November 16, 1898, reported that it considered "this child permanently helpless to do anything on account of his mind." "Evidence filed with this committee shows that claimant has no estate or assets and is dependent, and that the mother is old and infirm, with a helpless, sickly family. "Your committee are of the opinion, in view of the fact that the widow of the soldier is pensioned and has the care and custody of this dependent child, that her pension should be increased in order that two pensions may not be drawn upon one service. "The passage of the bill is therefore recommended after being amended as follows: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of ERMINE D. CABBELL, widow of JAMES A. CABBELL, late of Company C, Eighth Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry, and pay her a pension at the rate of twenty-four dollars per month in lieu that she is now receiving; Provided, That in the event of the death of ADOLPHUS N. CABBELL, invalid and dependent son of said JAMES A. CABBELL, the additional pension herein granted shall cease and determine. Also amend the title so as to read: "A bill granting an increase of pension to ERMINE D. CABBELL." Addendum: The Cabbell Cemetery is located in Cave City. Take 31-W (Dixie Highway) North from highway 90. Turn right just before the Old Young's Restaurant-motel complex. Continue into the field behind the old motel and bear to the right following the fence line. The cemetery is in the fence line and midway across the field. Most of the stones are now down and part of the cemetery was once enclosed with a rock wall. Most of the wall has crumbled and appears just to be a pile of rocks. The following are buried there: CABELL, Adolphus N 11 Sep 1883 08 Oct 1902 [son] CABELL, Ermine D 12 Nov 1840 02 Dec 1906 w/o J A [wife] CABELL, James A 09 Nov 1844 02 Apr 1889 [soldier] There also is buried there George T MIDDLETON, Sarah A MIDDLETON (wife) and Nannie Middleton Porter (dau of George & Sarah). Note that Adolphus's stone shows born 1882 and the petition showed 1883. He died 2 years after the pension increase was allowed and Ermine died 6 years after the increase allowed. SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html