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State of Texas Republic Pension Applications 1870-1900
Texas State Library Index
List of Applicants With Hispanic Surnames
Pensions for service to the Republic of Texas were not generally awarded
before the 1870s, although the congress or the legislature might, in an act
passed during a legislative session, authorize a special pension for an
individual. At first pensions were confined to "Each and every surviving
veteran of the revolution which separated Texas and Mexico, including the
Mier prisoners," Beginning in 1874, pension acts added later military
services that would qualify pension applicants, but these acts required that
the pensioner be indigent to qualify.
Statements of military service found in these State of Texas Archives files
are among the most detailed in the Republic records. Affidavits testifying to the
applicant's worthiness also provide considerable personal information. The files can
include:
Affidavit of service (usually handwritten, detailed accounts)
Transcript of County Court ruling on validity of the claim
Certification of continuing indigence
Certified copies of muster rolls (occasional)
Powers of attorney
Pension Certificate
Oath of identity
Widow's Application (1883 or later)
These records can provide name of claimant, date filed, by whom filed,
disposition, amount of pension, company commander, service information, age,
residence, heir's name, husband's name (for widow's pension), date of death,
widow's age, widow's residence (county). The fact that a person has a
Republic Pension file does not guarantee that he or she received a Republic
pension.
To obtain a copy of a "Petition Application", write or go to the Texas State
Library & Archives Commission located in the Lorenzo De Zavala State Archives Library
Building, P.O. Box 12927, Austin, Texas, 78711. Provide the name of the person you are
searching and indicate that you want his/her "Pension Application". There is no
fee or charge for their service.
If you have access to an on-line computer, then open this link:
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/repclaims/repintro.html
This link is a search link of the Texas Library & Archives Commission and upon
entering a specific name, a microfilm roll and individual frame numbers will appear for
his/her "Petition Application". Notify your public library and they will obtain
your microfilm thru an "Inter-Library" loan with the Texas Library &
Archives Commission.
The list of Hispanic surnames is as follows:
Aguilar, Nepomuceno
Alameda y Gonzales, Rita
Alameda, Jose
Almance, Bruno
Alsbury, Y. Perry
Amador, Tomas
Area, Alexander
Arocha Pena y Cruz, Maria Jesusa
Arocha, Macedonio
Balle, Antonio
Bela, Juan
Benites, Miguel
Bernal, Agustin
Blancas, Santos
Buquor, P.L.
Bustillo, Clemente
Cabasos, Albino
Cadena de Ariola, Guadalupe
Canales y Hernandez, Manuela
Cantu, Agapito
Cantu, Melchora R.
Carillo, Matias
Carr, Anistachio
Carrera de los Reyes, Rita
Casanova, Remigio
Casas, Joaquin
Casillas de Zunigas, Marina
Casillas, Gabriel
Casillas, Mateo
Casillas, Pablo
Castanon, Luis
Castanon, Rumalda
Castillo, Cayetano
Castillo, Francisco
Cerbera, Manuel
Cervantes, Agapito
Chacon, Carlos
Chavez, Leandro
Cobarrubio, Julian
Contis de Tejada, Juana
Contis, Julian
Cordova, Jose
Coro, Marsales
Coy y Cassillas, Anastacia
Coy, Alexander
Coy, Antonio
Coy, Martha J.
Coy, Trinidad
Cruz Silvera, Pilar de la
Cuellar, J. Francisco
Curvier, Angela
Curvier, Fernando
Curvier, Matias
Curvier, Rita
De Cordova & Son
Delgado, Martin
Dias y Zuniga, Juana
Dias, Canuto
Dias, Francisco
Dias, Julian
Elisardo, Trinidad
Escalera, Manuel
Esparza de Gallardo, Refugia
Espinosa, Ygnacio
Fernandez de Reyes, Antonia
Fernandez, Antonio
Fernandez, Pabla
Flores de Cobarrubio, Lucia
Flores de Morales, Francisco
Flores de Seguin, Gertrudis
Flores y Pacheco, Francisca
Flores, Francisco
Flores, Juan Jose
Flores, Nepomuceno
Flores, Pedro
Flores, Roque
Gaona, Pedro
Garcia de Guerrero, Lucia
Garcia, Ramejio
Garza Gonzales, Maria Luisade de la
Garza, Antonio
Garza, Jose Simon
Garza, Paulino de la
Garza, Quirino
Gimenes y Montoya, Gertrudis
Gimenes, Gil
Gimenes, Juan
Gomes, Jesus
Gomez, Luis
Gonzales, Diego
Gonzales, Graviel
Gonzales, Juan Jose
Gortari y Cassillas, Antonia
Gray, Simona F.
Griego, Nicolas
Guerra, Antonio
Guerrero, Brigido
Guerrero, Claudio
Guerrero, Jose Maria
Guerrero, Marcos
Herera, Blas
Hernandez, Antonio
Hernandez, Jesus
Hernandez, Manuel
Hernandez, Santiago
Hidalgo, Pedro
Huizar, Seferino
Huron, Dolores
Huron, Estevan
Lasere, Eugene
Lasolla, Dolores
Leal de Gomez, Concepcion
Leal, Jose Angel
Lopez, Joseph
Lopez, Juan
Lopez, Peter
Luna de Casillas, Guadalupe de
Luna, Desiderio de
Maldonado, Matias
Martinez y Henriquez, Asencion
Martinez, Anavato
Martinez, Felis
Martinez, Ferman
Martinez, Hilario
Martinez, Juan
Martinez, Manuel
Martinez, Roman
Mata, Andres
Menchaca, Antonio
Menchaca, Miguel
Miranda, Francisco
Miranda, Macedonio
Montalvo y Dunn, Cristina
Montalvo, Manuel
Montes, Cresencio
Montes, J. (Mrs.)
Montolla, Juan
Montoya y Ruiz, Dorotea
Montoya, Hipolito
Navarro y Alsbury, Juana
Navarro, Jose Antonio G.
Navarro, Nepomuceno
Ochoa, Guadalupe
Oliva, Antonio
Ortiz y Garcia, Dolores
Pacheco, Luciano
Pacillas, Antonio
Palacios, Juan Jose
Perales, Santiago
Rameras, Casciano
Ramos, Susano
Reyes, Demacio de los
Reyes, Juan
Reyes, Leandro de los
Reyna, Ramon
Rivas, Cayetano
Rivas, Felipe
Rivera de Guerra, Ysabel
Rodriguez y Alsbury, Mary
Rodriguez y Chacon, Antonia
Rodriguez y Gimenes, Teodora
Rodriguez, Jose Antonio
Rodriguez, Juan
Rodriguez, Saturdino
Ruiz, Bernardino
Ruiz, Carmen
Sabedra y Salinas, Maria
Saez, Antonio
Salinas, Francisco
Salinas, Pablo
Sanchez, Antonio
Sanchez, Carmel
Sanchez, Juan Jose
Sanchez, Lucas
Santos Coy, Refugia
Seguin, Juan N.
Serna y Lopez, Maria Francisca
Sierra, Noberto
Tarin, Antonio
Tejada, Higinio
Tejada, Jose
Tejada, Sebastian
Tejeda, Pedro
Travieso, Justo
Trevino Villa Nueva, Juana
Trevino, Antonio
Uron de Navarro, Jesusa
Uron, Estevan
Valdez, Florentina
Valdez, Francisco
Vasquez, Antolino
Vasquez, Antonino
Vela de Rubio, Petra
Villasenor, Rafael
Zapata, S.