Posted on: Jackson County Pensions Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/JacksonPens/10027 Surname: Mullinnex, Pierce ------------------------- State of West Virginia Jackson County to wit: On this 19th day of December 1881 personally appeared before me, a clerk of the circuit court, a court of ??? within and for the county and State aforesaid, Jason B. Mullinnex aged fifty four years, a resident of the county of Jackson and state of West Virginia, who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the identical person who was enrolled on the 22nd day of August 1862, in Company K of the 11th Regt. of West Va infantry commanded by Captain Newton Poling and was honorably discharged at Richmond, Virginia on the 17th day of June 1865. That while he was a member of the organization aforesaid in the service and in the line of his duty, on the Doublin and Lynchburg raids in the Spring of the year 1864, he contracted piles, rheumatism, and nervous prostration, which greatly disabled him at the time, and has so disabled him ever since, that he was not treated in any hospital for said diseases, that he has not been employed in the military service otherwise that stated above, that since leaving the service this applicant has resided in the county of Jackson in the State of West Virginia and his occupation has been that of a farmer, that prior to his entry into the services above named he was a man of good sound physical health being when enrolled a farmer that he is now partially disabled from obtaining his subsistance by manual labor by reason of his injuries above described received in the service of the United States, and he therefore makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the invalid pension roll of the United States. That he has never received a pension, that he made application for a pension, which is numbered 431,559, and in which claim this is intended as an amended declaration, that his post office address is Cottageville, Jackson County, State of West Virginia. Jason B. Mullinnex witness B. M Pringle G. W. Lane Also personally appeared B.M. Pringle and Geo W. Lane residing at Jackson County State of West Virginia, persons whom I certify to be respectable and ???? to credit and who being by me duly sworn say they were present and saw Jason B. Mullinnex the claimant sign his name to the foregoing declaration, that they have every reason to believe from the appearance of said claimant and their acquaintance with him that he is the identical person he represents himself to be, and that they have no interest in the prosecution of said claim. B.M. Pringle G. W. Lane Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19th day of December in the year 1881 and I hereby certify that the contents of the above declaration were fully made known and explained to the applicant and witnesses before swearing, and that I have no interest direct or indirect in the prosecution of this claim. W.W. Riley clerk Cir. Ct. Jackson Co West Va. State of West Virginia Jackson County In the matter of Invalid Pension Claim No. 431559 of Jason B. Mullinnex late a private of Co. "K" 11th Regt W Va Vols.. Personally came before me a Notary Public in and for the County and State aforesaid Jason B. Mullinnex, claimant who being by me duly sworn says: That Captain J.M. Williamson of Willow Grove, Jackson County, West Va. who was his captain at the time he incurred the diseases on which he alleges his claim for pension, says he does not remember the circumstances fully enough to make an affidavit in his case. That so far as he knows the other commissioned officers knew nothing of his disabilities. That he has written to Dr. E.D.J. Bond of Claysville W. Va, the surgeon who treated him while in the service but he can hear nothing from him yet. He further swears that his post office address is Cottageville, Jackson Co. W.VA. Jason B. Mullinnex Subscribed to before me, and sworn before me this 8th day of August 1883, and I hereby certify that the contents of the above affidavit were carefully read over to the affiant before signing the same. I further certify that the affiant is a credible person and that I have no interest direct or indirect in the prosecution the this claim. Witness my hand and seal this day and year above written. B.E. Harrison Notary Public Sir: Please answer, at your convenience, the questions enumerated below. No. 1 Date and place of birth? Mar 1st, 1827 near Romney now W.Va. The name of organizations in which you served? Co. K 11th Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Infantry No. 2 What was your post office at enlistment? Cottageville, W.Va. No. 3 State your wife's full name and her maiden name. Harriet Louisa Pierce No. 4 When, where, and by whom were you married? Nov. 18th 1866 at Cottageville, W.Va. by Rev. Dunlap No. 5 Is there any official or church record of your marriage? Yes If so, where? Ripley, W.Va. No. 6 Were you previously married? No No. 7 If your present wife was married before her marriage to you, state the name of her former husband,...... No. 8 Are you now living with your wife, or has there been a separation? I am now living with my wife. No. 9 State the names and dates of all your children, living or dead. Celestia May Rhodes born Sept. 3,1867, living. James Weston Mullinnex Apr 2, 1869 living, Charles Edward Mullinnex Nov. 14, 1870 living, John Murray Mullinnex Dec 11, 1877 living, Alice Carrie Hyatt Nov. 1, 1874 living, Mary Belle Yauger Mar 22, 1877 living, Lille Dale Gilpin Mar 20, 1879 living, Julia Anne Sayre Mar 2, 1881 dead, Martha Louisa Wheeler Oct 1, 1883 dead, Harriet Alpina Andrews Mar 10, 1886 living, Jason Benjamin Mullinnex Nov. 13, 1887 living, Flora Myrtle Mullinnex Aug. 11, 1891 living, William Marcus Mullinnex Feb. 2, 1894 living Date Apr 21-1915 (Signature)Jason B. Mullinnex x (his mark)