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State of Kentucky
County of Lincoln
Calim of John F. Rigney Co "A" 1st Ky Cav
private was of 1861

Personally came before me in and for afore said County and State William Adams age 47 years a citizen of Lincoln County, PO Stanford KY after being duly sworn by me makes the following statements

I was first Seargent in Co "A" 1st Ky Vol Cavl I was promoted to 2nd Liut 28 day of October 1862 in Co "A" 1st KY Vol Cavl in my company I know Priv John F. Rigney of same Co & Regt I knew said Rigney long before the war young men together rather boys. Said Rigney was in good health all the while until he had been in the army some time with the fall of 1862 while on the march from Nashville Tenn to Perryville KY in present of General Brays(?) Army said soldier was taken sick first ______? and was unable to do service but was compelled?? to go where he could we had to wait for him to catch up he would lay back was not really able to march often times it was rather a forced march he was exposed on the ??? that march I think was the origin of his disease because he was always extra strong before that was one of the best soldiers in the command was ???? ???? and ????? he did not do good service as before seemed to be subject to spells with his back he had terable spells of his bowels had ??? diarrhea often after that. he would often take ??? spells get down off his horse and lie down on the ground. he was complaining when discharged of these same diseases after we was discharged we went back to same county and saw each other often we resided near Ritchhill in the County of Casey State KY. I have seen Rigney each year from the day we were mustered out at Camp Nelson on 31 of December 1864 to the present date of the time. we were apart some distance then we would get to the same neighborhood we now live close ????? ????? he has continued to suffer or complain of all these diseases, hemorhoids of Bowels disease of Bowels and Kidney disease infermation of Bladder nervous debility his symptoms are such that makes me know & belive he had these diseases he is not able to perfom any manual labor. I give it as my opinion that said Rigney did contract the said diseases in line of his duty in the U.S. Service originated by hard riding & exposer on that said march
I state from personal knoweldge as described am not related neither am I interested in this case no way.
Wm. Adams Late 2nd
Liut ???? Co A 1st Ky Cav.

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State of Kentucky
County Of
Claim of John F. Rigney Ca"A" 1st Ky Vol Cavl

Personally came before me a in and for a said County & State Daniel Vanarsdall age 55 years a citizen of this Lincoln County, PO Stanford, KY.
After being duly sworn by he makes the following statements.
I had been personally acquated with one John F. Rigney for about 20 years I worked for him in the year 1868 & 1869 on the farm Rigney was in bad health he complaint of his back & hps also had trouble with his bowells. He seemed to have indigestion he could not eat just any thing he seemed to be ???? stomache he ???? trouble with his kidneys he often hurt to go to his vessel of night would work a while then lay down tell me his back hurt him he would go sleep often could not straighten he would often get nervous when he would get to warm and he suffered with these said diseases I have known the cliant all the while each yer from the yer 1865 to present date I have been ner to him but of this time and know he has suffered each year with this disease as I have stated he has been complained of his bladder worse latter years then before he is now totally disabled for manual labor by reasons of said diseases he can't hold his water at times it runs from him he said I see the ??? said ???
I know him to be truthful.
I state from personal knoweldge I live in two miles of him fer serveral years know his disease are ?????? was I am not interested in this case no my not related in any way.

his mark
Daniel Vanarsdall

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State of Kentucky
County of Casey

In the pension claim of John F. Rigney, Co "A" 1st Ky Vol Cavl war of 1861
Personally came before me a Notary Public in and for afore said County and State John G. Watson Age 53 yeas a citizen of Casey County PO Bright KY after being duly sworn by me makes the following statements.
I have been personally acquainted with John F. Rigney about all his life. We were playmates till grown & school mates was raised together within one mile of each other and we both enlisted in the same Co & Regt of Ky Cavl. Enlisted as a private but was appointed as wagon master for a long while I often saw him during the service. I never knew any thing being the matter with him in the Army until we were on our way to KY after Bray(?) we was serving him we fought him at Perryville during this ?? through Tenn & KY we went from Murpherysburough to Nashville from there to KY on this march said Rigney was taken sick was not able to move on as he had before he failed to come up he was in the train was ???? near and the whole Regt had to stop and wait for him to catch up the ???? some of them went back after to see about the wagons as we could not ???? of what might be the delay some went back and scouted to see after him and found Rigney sick. He had got out in the back he seemed to be unerved and just broke down he complained of indigestion I noted he could not eat anything ???? he had all the while seen so hearty before this. He complained of a ???? in his back & shoulders. I observed these complaints all through the service when I met up with him he also had diarriah very bad he never ???? to complain of these symptoms during the service and after the service on tel he left the ??????? and County he went to Lincoln County, KY in the year 1868. I was with him when discharged in the yer 1864 last day & each year tel 68 when he left. I saw often in this time and he ????used to complain of back & indigestion and complained of his shoulder, Bowels & back I ??? ???? ????? that he continued to complain of these diseases and other diseases of this I know him to be truthful considered so from a boy and done no more hard labor than any other man in the service. I had hear that his Colonel said he done were some that are two other soldiers I believe he contracted every disease he ???? fer in the U.S. service for reasons above mentioned I am not related to him in any way not concerned in the prosection stated from personal knowledge as I have dische.
John G. Watson

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State of Kentucky
County of Casey

In the pension claim of John F. Rigney Co. "A" 1st Ky Vol Cavl
No 672.279

Personally came before me a Notary Public in and for the county and state afore said Wm Godbey Age 44 years a citizen of Caesy County, PO Humphrey Ky after being duly sworn by me makes the following statements.
I was a Soldier in the late war Co "F" 8th Ky Vol Cavl and was well and personally acquanted with above John F. Rigney all my life we were raised in same county and neighborhood and I know that he was always considered a stout young man stout boy in our raising we were considered in same neighborhoods as it took ????? spare of county to compse a neighborhood as people were not as then settled as now. his father was always called to our neighborhood to gatherings & after said soldier fought the late war in 1 KY Cav Woolferd Regt I did not see him any more that is often until he came out of said service in 65 he got home Jan 1865 I saw him soon after his term we were togeather a great deal met often in the year ?? ???? cropt together on my farm he complained when he first came out for he looked lean & pale he complained of his back and hips I noticed this in 65, 66, 67 & 68 that he was complaining of these same alments he left here in 1868 went to Lincoln County KY. I have seen Frank often since fer he visited back in his old neighborhood often and I could ??? ??? that he is fast ???? from his ???? his symptoms from the time he came out of service tel he left this immediate neighborhood was of his hips and back he would frequently complain of his shoulder hurting him he also complained of trouble with his kidneys or bladder trouble or both for he would frequently have to urinate or make an effort to do so had to get up through the night to go out. I noticed when he would labor to hard he would seem to get nerveous shakes so as it was noticed by anyone present he & I batched and we had no cow at first, he could not eat anything hardly after we got the cow it was no better first seemed to be a stomach trouble he had trouble with his bowls his food did not digest after he would have action on the bowels he would seem to suffer intensity and have to lie down on his back for a while in the field I had observed these symptoms often each year as I have told you from 65 to 68 why I know these things I was with him often ??? with him absent all these symptoms as discribed he was not able to labor over 1/4 of manuel labor and do himself ???? he done were there that but ??? & agree ???? diseases he was not lazy would work if he could I ???? from personal knoweledge for I was eye witness to same.
Wm Godbey

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The Honorable Commisioner
Of Pensions
Washington, DC
Stanford, KY
Oct 7th '90

Pension claim of Jno F Rigney Late private Co A 1st Ky Vol Cavaly make the following coroborating(?) statement viz
That the claimant still complains of his back & weakness also complains of aching of his legs & arms & frequently his kidneys ??? ????? ????? ????? to suffer with indigestion all the time. he also suffers with piles and can now state that his deseases are in worse shape than when I made my sworn statement as as to date I ??? refer you to my sworn statement in his case he is not able for manual labor att all would be my opinion.
Respectfully
Wm Adams Late
Leut Co A 1st Ky Cavly

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Hon Comm in answer to your letter Sept 24, 1890 relative to soldier John F. Rigney the fist I noticed of his complaining in late war was in Buel raid from Nashville Tenn to Perryville Ky persut of General Bray about last Sept 1862 we were truely in rapid march day & night and Rigney was waggon master as we came an over take him he was I think lying down in the waggon I stopt ask him what matter he said he was sick that his back had given out he could ride horse back no further I passt on ??? him in fur days he was yet complaining this service I ????? him complaining of fever & kidney & back liver & bowl indigestion he was nervous at times he complained of rehumatisim back & shoulder worset he also complained of his bladder these deseases was continued from ????? at set time each year to present time worse now not able to per form any manual labor I told you my reasons before of knowing these facts we were raised boys together enisetd in army same time was ???? ??? where both in company at once lived near each other most all time since & saw each other often he also had piles now ??? to were cloths to keep his self decent he is honest and truthful.
JG Watson

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1st I saw him about the fist of Jan 65 after he was musterd out.
2nd he complained of his liver stomach and bowels back hips rheumatisim and nervous truble he also complained of bladder or kidney trouble
3rd he lived near me since and I have seen him frequently as often as once a year or more
4th his disability has continued from the time I first knew him till now this date and as for symptoms I refur you to my first statement
5th my measure of knowledge about his case is by seeing and hearing from him often
verry respectfully
Wm Godbey

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Southern Division Old Pension Law
General Affidavit

State of Kentucky, County of Lincoln, SS:
In the matter of John F.Rigney late pvt Co A 1st Regt Ky C.V. for increase of pension No 530.832.
On this 16th day of November, A.D. 1893 personally appeared before me a Notary Public in and for the aforesaid County duly authorized to administer oaths Andrew Young, aged 53 years, a resident of Near Highland in the County of Lincoln and State of Kentucky well know to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declard in relation to aforesaid case as follows:
The affiant became acquainted with the claimant about the year 1876, and they then were very close neighbors living within one fourth of a mile of each other, and saw each other nearly every day or two; this state of things continued for the span of about ten or twelve years, and during all those years, the claimant was afflicted with same disease in his back and claimants condition was so bad with said disease in his back tht he was for at least one third of his time unable to perform any manual labor affiant has personal knowledge of the above facts, because for nearly the whole period of ten or twelve years he was a frequent visitor, often a daily and, to help nurse and care for the claimant, the claimant after the time also moved out of the neighborhood & affiant does not know what his condition has been since. This statement hsa been written out for affiant as he is not skilled in drawing such letters(?) he also signs & swears to the same with a full knowledge of the truthfulness thereof, which he makes in a reply to the circuler for the Bureau of Pensions dated in Oct or Nov 1893
His post-Office address is Highland Lincoln Co, Kentucky He further declares that he has no interest in said case and is not concerned in its prosectution
Attened
C.D.Powell
J. W. Hockes

His mark X
Andrew Young

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Southern Division Old Pension Law
General Affidavit
State of Kentucky, County of Lincoln, SS:
In the matter of John F.Rigney late pvt Co A 1st Regt Ky C.V. for increase of pension No 530.832.
On this 21th day of November, A.D. 1893 personally appeared before me a Notary Public in and for the aforesaid County duly authorized to administer oaths William Godbey, aged 49 years, a resident of Near Humphrey in the County of Casey and State of Kentucky well know to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declard in relation to aforesaid case as follows:

Affiant says he was also personally acquainted with the claimant John F. Rigney before the war; had then appeared to be sound mentally & physically so far as I could see; in the year 1865, he and affiant were together, and I heard him make the complaint that he had pain in the back, with frequent desires to pass his water; he then also complained of his shoulder, & some stomach trouble; In the year 1866, the claimant and affiant lived together, and he was then incapacitated from the performance of manual labor at leat one third of his physicall strength & I have known him intimatly since and personally knows from the year 1886, he has not been able to perform any manual labor to the present date, this statement has ben dictated by the affiant, and written out for him, which he ????, signs sworn to with a full knowledge of the contents of the same & which is made in reply to the circuler sent by the Bureau of Pensions on the (blank) day of (blank) 1893.
His post office address is Humphrey Casey Co., Kentucky He further declares that he has no interest in said case and is not concerned in its prosection.
Attend
W.T. Garner
J.M Tilford

Signature of Affiant
William Godbey

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Southern Division Old Pension Law
General Affidavit
State of Kentucky, County of Lincoln, SS:
In the matter of John F.Rigney late pvt Co A 1st Regt Ky C.V. for increase of pension No 530.832.
On this 24th day of November, A.D. 1893 personally appeared before me a Notary Public in and for the aforesaid County duly authorized to administer oaths James S. Young, aged 50 years, a resident of Highland in the County of Lincoln and State of Kentucky well know to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declard in relation to aforesaid case as follows:
The affiant has known the claimant personally & intimatly since about the year 1868, and he has personally knowledge that the claimant was afflicted with some disease or trouble with his back and then claimed that his kidneys also give him great trouble and pain, and in causaquence there of the claimant last at least on half of his time & was unable to do any kind of manual labor unless it was of a light character, and his physical stength was disabled and half in ???????? of the trouble; for at least ten or twelve years dating from about the year 1868, the affiant lived less than one mile of the claimant and saw him sometimes every day & at least two or three times a week during the time above named and he was afflicted with the disabilities afr. during all that time - this statement has been written out for the affiant & after reading it over he adopts is as his own statement &signs and swears to it with a full knoweldge of its contents & the truthfulness of the same.
His post office address is Highland Lincoln Co., Kentucky he further declares tht he has no interest in said case and is not concerned in it's prosecution.
Signature of Affiant
James S. Young

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Southern Division Old Pension Law
General Affidavit
State of Kentucky, County of Lincoln, SS:
In the matter of John F.Rigney late pvt Co A 1st Regt Ky C.V. for increase of pension No 530.832.
On this 27th day of November, A.D. 1893 personally appeared before me a Notary Public in and for the aforesaid County duly authorized to administer oaths Wm Adams, aged 51 years, a resident of Rowland in the County of Lincoln and State of Kentucky well know to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declard in relation to aforesaid case as follows:

The Affiant has been well & intimatly acquainted with John F. Rigney ever since and during the war; he is the claimant herein for an increase of his invalid pension, and affiant has personal knowledge that some six to twelve months before the expiration of their respective terms of service is the ???? said claimant was disabled in his back and some kidney trouble to such an extent that he was frequently unable to perform any military duty; and for many years after the claimants discharged he was not able to perform manual labor more than half of his time and for the last five years the claimant has been totally disabled as far ??? from performing any kind of manual labor affiant has personal knoweldge of claimants condition after his discharge he has seen him for the first few years there after every two or three months, and for the last four or five years he has seen claimant at least once per month and sometimes oftener. This statement has been written out at his dictation as he is not skilled in drawing up up any kind of legal documents, and after hearing the same read over to him he ad???? it, signs and gives to it with a full knowledge and understands of it's contents and the ???? of the same. Affiant failed to state in the ???? that he was a Lieut in Co A 1st Regt Ky Cav Vols and that the claimant was a private in the same Co & Regt & they each were discharged at the same time and place.
His Post Office address is Rowland Lincoln Co., Kentucky He further declares that he has no interest in said case and is not concerned in its prosecution.
Attest
LB Cook
W.J. Edinston?
Signature of Affiant
Wm Adams, Late Liuet
Co A First Reg Ky Cav Vol

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