Tymoxsena Dyer Stephenson
Pension Application Papers

The information listed below has been taken from the widow's pension
application of Tymoxsena Dyer Stephenson.
THE STATE OF TEXAS

County of Navarro
	I, Mrs.Tymoxsena Stephenson do hereby make application to
the Commissioner of Pensions for a pension, to be granted me under
the Act passed by the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of
Texas, and approved April 7, A. D. 1913 on the following grounds:
	I am the widow of J. C. Stephenson, deceased, who departed
this life on the 8th day of August, A.D.1905, in the county of
Navarro in the State of Texas.
	I have not remarried since the death of my said husband, and
I do solemnly swear that I was never divorced from my said husband,
and that I never voluntarily abandoned him during his life but
remained his tru, faithful and lawful wife up to the date of his
death.  I was married to him on the 12th day of July A. D. 1870, in
the county of Lawrence, in the state of Alabama.
	My husband, the said John C. Stephenson, enlisted and served
in the military service of the Confederate States during the war
between the States of the United States, and that he did not desert
the Confederate service.  I have been a resident of the State of
Texas since prior to January 1, A. D. 1900, and have been
continuously since a citizen of the State of Texas.  I do further
state that I do not receive from any source whatever money or other
means of support amounting in value to the sum of $300.00 per annum,
nor do I own in my own right, nor does any one hold in trust for
my benefit or use, estate or property, either real, personal or
mixed, either in fee or for life, of the value of one thousand
dollars, exclusive of the home of the value of not over $1,000.; nor
do I receive any aid or pension from any other State, or from the
United States, or from any other source, and I do further state that
the answers given to the following questions are true:
	1.  What is your age? 66 years Oct. 20th 1918
	2.  Where were you born? Giles County,
            Tennessee
	3.  How long have you resided in the State of Texas? 37
            years
	4.  How long have you resided in the county of your present
            residence.
            And what is your post office address? About 25 years,
            Powell, R.1, TX
	5.  Did your husband draw a pension?  If so, give his file
            number no
	6.  What was your husband's full name?
              John Cunningham  Stephenson
	7.  What was the date of his death?  Aug. 8th 1905
	8.  In what State was your husband's command originally
            organized? Alabama
	9.  How long did you husband serve?  If known to you give
            date of enlistment and discharge  About three years,
            don't know date of enlistment or discharge.
       10.  What was the name or letter of the company, or number of
            the battalion, regiment or battery of artillery in which
            your husband served?  If he was transferred from one
            branch of service to another, give time of transfer,
            description of command and time of service Company D.
            4th Alabama Regiment.
       11.  Name branch of service in which your husband served,
            whether infantry, cavalry, artillery, or the navy, or if
            commissioned as an officer by the President, his rank
            and line of duty, or if detailed for special service,
            under the law of conscription, the nature of such
            service, and time of service.  Calvary
       12.  Have you transferred to others any property of any kind
            for the purpose of becoming a beneficiary under this
            law? No

Wherefore your petitioner prays that her application for a pension
may be approved and such other proceedings be had in the premises as
are required by law.
            (Signature of applicant) Tymoxsena Stephenson

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th day of April A.D. 1918

H.E. Traylor
County Judge Navarro, County, TX





                  AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES*

(Note, - There must be at least two creditable witnesses)

	THE STATE OF TEXAS

County of Navarro

	Before me, H.E. Traylor, County Judge of Navarro County,
State of Texas, on this day personally appeared A.G.Weems, S.
Carpenter, who are personally known to me to be creditable citizens,
who, being by me duly sworn, on oath state that they personally
know that Mrs. Tymoxsena Stephenson, applicant for a pension as the
widow of (left blank) deceased, is in truth and fact the widow of
J.C. Stephenson, deceased, that they personally know that she has
not remarried since the death of her husband, for whose service in
the army she claims a pension, and that they have no interest in
this claim.

		(Signature of Witness) A.G. Weems

		(Signature of Witness) S. Carpenter

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 7th day of May, A.D. 1918
		H.E. Traylor                         (Seal)
                County Judge Navarro County,Texas.




*This was the 2nd affadavit filed with A.G.Weems and S. Carpenter.
The following is a response from the Commissioner of Pensions dated
June 7, 1918


Mrs. T. Stephenson,
Powell, Texas.
Dear Madam:

	In your application for a pension, your witness, A. G. Weems
does not state how long he served with your husband, and as you
furnish only one witness it will be necessary that he must have
served at least three months with your husband.

			Yours truly,
			J.C. Jones,
			Commissioner of Pensions


Here is the 1st  affadavit of witnesses by A. G. Weems:

Before me, H.E. Traylor County Judge of Navarro County, State of
Texas, on this day personally appeared A.G.Weems, who personally
known to me to be creditable citizens, who, being by me sworn, on
oath state that they are personally acquainted with the foregoing
applicant, and that the facts set forth and statements made in her
application are correct and true, to the best of their knowledge and
belief, and that they have no interest in this claim.  And further
make oath to the following facts touching the service of applicant's
husband in the Confederate Army: (State fully your source of
knowledge) I served in the Confederate Army with J.C. Stephenson the
husband of applicant and part of the time in the same company and
know that the statements made by his surviving widow are correct.
		(Signature of Witness) A.G.Weems

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 2nd day of May A.D. 1918
		H.E. Traylor
		County Judge Navarro County, Texas





For Use of Widows of Soldiers Who Are In Indigent Circumstances

The State of Texas,
County of Navarro

	I, Mrs. Tymoxsena Stephenson do hereby make application to
the Comptroller of Public Accounts for a pension, to be granted me
under the Act passed by the Thirty-third Legislature of the State
of Texas, and approved April 7, A.D. 1913 on the following grounds:
	I am the widow of John Cunningham Stephenson, deceased, who
departed this life on the 8th day of Aug. A.D. 1905, in the county
of Navarro in the State of Texas.
	I have not remarried since the death of my said husband, and
I do solemnly swear that I was never divorced from my said husband,
and that I never voluntarily abandoned him during his life but
remained his true, faithful and lawful wife up to the date of his
death.  I was married to him on the 12th day of July A.D. 1892* in
the county of Lawrence, in the state of Alabama
	My husband, the said John C. Stephenson, enlisted and served
in the military service of the Confederate States during the war
between the States of the United States, and that he did not desert
the Confederate service.  I have been a resident of the State of
Texas since prior to January 1, A.D. 1900, and have been
continuously since a citizen of the State of Texas.  I do further
state that I do not receive from any source whatever money or other
means of support amounting in value to the sum of $300.00 per annum,
nor do I own in my own right, nor does any one hold in trust for
my benefit or use, estate or propert, either real, personal or
mixed, either in fee or for life, of the value of one thousand
dollars, exclusive of the home of the value of not over $1,000.; nor
do I receive any aid or pension from any other State, or from the
United States, or from any other source, and I do further state that
the answers given to the following questions are true:
	1.  What is your age?  67
	2.  Where were you born? Giles County Tenn
	3.  How long have you resided in the State of Texas? 35
            years
	4.  How long have you resided in the county of your present
            residence.                                          			     
            And what is your postoffice address? 20 years, Roane, TX
	5.  Did your husband draw a pension? If so, give his file
            number NO
	6.  What was your husband's full name? 
	     John Cunningham Stephenson
	7.  What was the date of his death?  Aug. 8th 1905
	8.  In what State was your husband's command originally
            organized?    ALA
	9.  How long did your husband serve?  If known to you, give
            date of enlistment and discharge. Two years, enlisted
            1863. 
            Discharged  Apr.  6th 1865 
       10.  What was the name or letter of the company, or number of
            the battalion, regiment or battery of artillery in which
            your husband served?  If he was transferred from one
            branch of service to another, give time of transfer,
            description of command and time of service
                 4th Alabama Cavalry Company K.

	*July 23rd 1871 is the date on record of her marriage to
J.C. Stephenson (county records)
       11.  Name branch of service in which your husband served,
            whether infantry, cavalry, artillery, or the navy, or if
            commissioned as an officer by the President, his rank
            and line of duty, or if detailed for special service,
            under the law of conscription, the nature of such
            service, and time of service. Cavalry
       12.  Have you transferred to others any property of any kind
            for the purpose of becoming a beneficiary under this
            law? No
Wherefore your petitioner prays that her application for a pension
may be approved and such other proceedings be had in the premises as
are required by law.
	Signature of Applicant) Mrs. Tymoxsena Stephenson
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of June A.D. 1919
	H.E. Traylor
	County Judge Navarro County, Texas.


The following is the witness statement by A.G.Weems 6-10-1919

A.G. Weems states that he served in the same company and regiment in
the army and knows that John Cunningham Stephenson served for about
two years in the Confederate Army as stated by his widow.

The above was certified by H.E. Traylor, County Judge, Navarro
County, Texas. And it also was signed by A.G. Weems



**Tymoxsena Dyer Stephenson was finally approved and received her pension up until her death in 1938. She lived with her daughter, Mary Ella Parker (married to James Solomon Parker) in Navarro County, TX her last years of life. She fell and broke her hip and was bed ridden until her death about a month later according to her great granddaughter, Virginia Parker Keen (who also lived with them. She was 9 years old when Tymoxsena died.)
Tymoxsena Dyer Stephenson is Zachary Taylor Dyer's younger sister and my great great grandmother. She was born October 20, 1852 in Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee and died January 13, 1939 in Navarro County, Texas. She is buried in Bazette, Texas next to her husband, John Cunningham Stephenson. He was from Lawrence County, Alabama; which is where they were married in 1871.

Submitted by Annette Keen