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Arkansas Confederate Home

Pulaski County, Arkansas

The Arkansas Confederate Soldiers' Home, Established 1890

Above from: The High Lights of Arkansas History By Dallas Tabor Herndon, 1922

The 1900 census shows Milton Vaughan as Superintendant of the Confederate Home.
On June 13, 1900 the following individuals were recorded as Inmates of the Home:
W. Nathaniel Wened M. Isaac Pattigda William Mugheg James Hishen John Stewart Hiram Hill James Balding Stella Nelson James Stout William Hartgraves John Murphy Simeon Henderson Barney Teague John Ryan John Curd John Cookson Allen Durham George Shivel Andrew Smith Joseph Cox David McCrackin John Wolf Marcus Gillett Lee Balisle John Bearden Tom Salley William Dickerson Caleb Hall Henry Harr H. James Slaughter John Norman Barney McDevitt Mike Henry W. John Parker M. Charles Johnson James Shuffield Sion McWhirter John Coats David Faulkner Newton Green John Worley John Higdon Francis James George Rossback Hector Bruce Philip Richie John Ross Charles Button Joseph Warren Thomas Peddy Alexander Hanks Joseph Shelton Henry McClain Russell Price James Muise William Thomas James Sullivan Lawrence Norvill Charley Hall John Harris Edmond Watts Charles Gilmore Robert Grindrod John Donald Robert Adair Robert Davis Robert Daugharty Robert Citson James Fore Barney McDevit Thomas Norris Isaac Pateridge Lonnie Russell David Cerrint Isaac Polod

The General Assembly of Arkansas passed an Act in April of 1905 that allowed mothers, wives and widows of soldiers to be admitted to the Confederate Home:
ACT 180
An ACT to provide for an annex to the Confederate Home for the purpose of furnishing an asylum for, and maintenance of, indigent mothers, wives and widows of Ex-Confederate soldiers and sailors, and for other purposes.
SECTION
1. Appropriates money to build annex to Confederate Soldiers' Home.
2. Annex to be constructed under supervision of Confederate Home Board.
3. Mothers, wives and widows of soldiers admitted to the Home.
4. Board shall advertise for proposals for construction of Home.
5. Board shall draw requisitions upon the Auditor for payment of construction.
6. Board to make report to Governor with statement of expenditures.
7. Act in force from passage.

Whereas, There are worthy Ex-Confederate soldiers and sailors, citizens of the State of Arkansas, who are indigent and entitled to be maintained in the home provided by the State for them, and who have either a mother or a wife, or both, or who, being dead, have left a widow surviving in indigent circumstances; and, Whereas, Such mothers, wives and widows are as justly entitled to the protecting care of the State as are their sons and husbands; and, Whereas, It is not right to separate the old soldier or sailor from his wife, and it is not right to neglect the old mothers or the widows of the heroic sons of the South in their old age; therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas:

SECTION 1. That the sum of fifteen thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated out of the general revenue fund for the purpose of constructing and furnish ing an annex to the present building known as the Confed erate Home, to be used as a home for the indigent mothers and widows of the Ex-Confederate soldiers and sailors, whose sons and husbands while living came within the designation of persons entitled to be admitted to said Confederate Home, and as a home for living, indigent, Ex-Confederate soldiers and sailors and their wives.
SECTION 2. That said annex shall be constructed under the supervision of the board having charge of the Confederate Home, upon plans to be selected by them, and admission thereto shall be under the control of said board, in the same manner as admission is made to Ex-Confederate soldiers and sailors.
SECTION 3. That the mothers, wives and widows of such Confederate soldiers and sailors as may be, if living, or might have been, if dead, entitled to admission to the Confederate Home under existing or subsequent laws of the State, shall be received into said annex, and shall be maintained therein in like manner as such soldiers or sailors.
SECTION 4. That said board having charge of the Confederate Home shall advertise for thirty days in the Arkansas Daily Gazette and Arkansas Daily Democrat for proposals for the construction of said annex, and proposals for furnishing the same, and shall let the same to the lowest responsible bidders, and the person to whom the contract for the construction is awarded, shall give a bond, to be approved by said board, for the faithful performance of his contract, in a sum double the amount of his bid.
SECTION 5. That said board shall draw requisitions upon the auditor for the payment of the work of construction, as it progresses, but shall reserve at least one-third of the contract price until the completion of the building and acceptance thereof by the board; and shall also draw a requisition for the payment of the furnishings of said annex, and the auditor shall draw his warrants upon the treasurer for the payments of such requisitions.
SECTION 6. That said board shall make full report to the Governor of its proceedings herein, together with an itemized account of the expenditures, and the Governor shall transmit such report to the General Assembly at its next session.
SECTION 7. That this Act take effect and be in full force from and after its passage.
Approved April 19, 1905.

Arkansas Confederate Home Sweet Home, Pulaski County, Arkansas 1920 Census: Household Residents Name Age Other George K. Mason 50 Matilde Mason 35 Kavanaugh Mason 21
Dr. George K. Mason was Superintendent of the Confederate Home, his son Kavanaugh was listed as truck driver for the Home.
The following names, ages, gender and marital status are from the census; listed as inmates of the Home. I have added other available information:
H. V. Thomas 76 Female, Widow from Drew County Admitted April 27, 1919 Catherine Porter 82 Female, Widow from Sharp County Admitted March 15, 1920 Anna L. Gamble 72 Female, widow from Fulton County Admitted November 13, 1919 Widow of W. T. Gamble Mary Foster 93 Female, widow from Pulaski County Admitted October 1, 1917 Widow of Asbury W. Foster Mary Davis 89 Female, widow of White County Admitted February 3, 1918 Widow of Benjamin Davis (Mrs.) R. R. Ferguson 90 Female, Widow of Pulaski County Widow of Robert R. Ferguson Fanny Raley 66 Female, widow from Clark County Admitted March 2, 1919 Lina McCload 76 Female, widow A. J. West 80 Male, widower from Desha County Andrew J. West Admitted April of 1910 C. A. Hall 87 Female, from Lonoke County Admitted February 9, 1895 A. J. McClain 84 Male, widower from Sebastian County Admitted June 25, 1917 J. M. Cathren 74 Male, widower from Miller County James M. Cathren W. E. Blakely 82 Male, widower Conway County Admitted January 1, 1917 H. L. Gilbert 78 Male, widower from Phillips County Admitted August 12, 1917 J. A. Reed 78 Male, widower from Faulkner County John Alfred Reed Blind T. B. Barnett 85 Male, married from Sebastian County Thomas B. Barnett Mary Barnett 79 Wife of Thomas B. Barnett Harold Borland 84 Male, widower from Howard County Admitted January 3, 1908 B. F. Lang 76 Male, widower from Sevier County Admitted July 24, 1917 His wife was admitted the same date She had died by the 1920 census _____ McGhee 80 Male, widower W. G. Gardner 78 Male, widower from Arkansas County William G. Garnder Admitted January 13, 1919 J. H. Bailey 78 Male, widower from Franklin County James Henry Harrison Bailey Admitted July 8, 1918 Henry Kalip 76 Male, widower from Franklin County Admitted January 25, 1918 J. T. Moorehead 78 Male, Widower Josiah Kelly 78 Male, widower from Lee County Admitted February 1, 1920 G. D. Whelchel 73 Male, widower from Pope County Admitted January 26, 1918 T. J. McCray 80 Male, widower from Yell County Thomas J. McCray Admitted January 1, 1917 His wife's appication was denied Ida had died by the 1920 census H. L. Street 76 Male, widower from Pulaski County Hugh L. Street Admitted April 11, 1917 A. C. Cash 81 Male, widower from Clark County Andrew C. Cash Admitted February 10, 1920 M. M. Rentz 82 Male, widower from Hot Spring County J. L. Canady 86 Male, widower Blind R. C. Smith 72 Male, widower from Clay County Admitted January 1, 1918 S. A. Payne 74 Male, widower from Lawrence County Admitted January 1, 1920 A. G. Frisby 95 Male, widower from Johnson County Moses Lane 75 Male, widower from Randolph County Admitted January 3, 1920 J. R. Hagney 82 Male, widower J. M. Barr 75 Male, widower from Little River County Admitted August 7, 1919 G. W. Thompson 75 Male, widower from Phillips County Admitted in 1912 H. (Santhmire) 78 Male, widower Isaac Ezell 79 Male, widower from Washington County Admitted April 14, 1918 I. Dyer 80 Male, widower from Jackson County Admitted November 1, 1919 J. M. Lovett 73 Male, widower from Desha County James M. Lovett J. H. Wilson 79 Male, widower from Cleburne County John Harrison Wilson Admitted January 1, 1917 T. L. Gray 82 Male, widower from Union County Admitted August 17, 1918 B. L. Garret 102 Male, widower J. W. Palmer 84 Male, widower W. E. McMillen 77 Male, widower G. W. Glenn 86 Male, widower from Washington County George W. Glenn Admitted February 20, 1918 T. W. Wrench 75 Male, widower from Pulaski County Thomas W. Wrench Admitted July 20, 1915 T. L. Gates 86 Male, widower Thomas L. Gates November 14, 1915 O. L. Townsend 61 Female, widow from Pulaski County Odow Lylse Townsend T. J. Corn 76 Male, widower from Pulaski County Admitted November 6, 1911 E. H. Spence 78 Male, widower from Greene County Elisha H. Spence F. A. Hamer 77 Male, widower from Madison County Admitted September of 1913 C. A. Cobb 72 Male, married Mary Jane Cobb 82 Female, married Wife of C. A. Cobb Elizabeth Gentry 74 Female, married from Hot Spring County Admitted June 25, 1917 G. M. Gentry 80 Male, married from Hot Spring County Admitted June 25, 1917 Delilah Mayfield 87 Female, widow from Faulkner County J. B. Harroldson 77 Male, widower Hester Craig 78 Female, married from Pulaski County Wife of James H. Craig J. H. Craig 78 Male, married from Pulaski County James H. Craig Admitted January 13, 1916 D. J. Bridges 73 Male, married from Hot Spring County Admitted March 4, 1912 M. U. E. Bridges 69 Female, married from Hot Spring County Admitted same date as D. J. Bridges Wife of D. J. Bridges M. H. Stroope 89 Female, widow from Clark County Admitted in 1913 M. M. Tanner 76 Female, married from Lonoke County Wife of James Edmon Tanner J. E. Tanner 79 Male, married from Lonoke County James Edmon Tanner Admitted January 6, 1915 Elizabeth Medlock 66 Female, married from Pulaski County Wife of W. K. Medlock Admitted in 1914 W. K. Medlock 74 Male, married from Pulaski County Admitted February 4, 1912 A. J. Kelly 89 Male, married Mary Kelly 68 Female, wife of A. J. Kelly T. E. Hendricks 81 Male, widower from Pulaski County Admitted December 31, 1918 R. A. Ramsey 73 Male, widower from White County Admitted March 11, 1914 His wife was admitted same date She had died by the 1920 census W. M. Cothrell 81 Male, widower Wm Holland 75 Male, widower T. P. Self 77 Male, married O. Kelly Emma Self 65 Female, married Wife of T. P. Self Mary E. Fleming 75 Female, married Wife of M. M. Fleming M. M. Fleming 76 Male, married from Pulaski County Admitted April 4, 1917 C. Brincefield 86 Male, married from Pulaski County Admitted July 24, 1917 Sarah Brincefield 84 Female, married Sarah Loggins Brincefield Wife, of C. Brincefield Admitted July 24, 1917 Martha A. Terry 69 Female, married Wife of W. J. Terry W. J. Terry 77 Male, married Mary Alice Meeks 54 Female, married Wife of J. C. Meeks J. C. Meeks 87 Male, married from Lonoke County Enie Vaughan 79 Female, widow from Pulaski County Admitted April 4, 1917 Annie Jackson 69 Female, widow Louisa Chambers 80 Female, widow from Hot Spring County Widow of William E. Chambers J. C. Barkel 75 Male, widower John Philburn 90 Male, widower Jasper Ferguson 90 Male, widower from Lonoke County Admitted June 22, 1914 S. M. Lewis 73 Male, widower A. Cundiff 75 Male, widower from Greene County Admitted January 1, 1920 J. M. Porter 73 Male, widower from Miller County Admitted January 22, 1919 George Brackman 79 Male, widower from Miller County Admitted January 1, 1919 D. L. Edmonson 74 Male, widower from Saline County Admitted January 7, 1919 E. B. Sanders 78 Male, widower

In 1921 the Confederate Home at Sweet Home, Arkansas had a population of 156.

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