Found the following, may help someones research.
Beggs, W. R. - Lived in Bertram when he applied for pension in 1912, at age 76. He was born in Sevier County, Arkansas, and had lived as a farmer in Burnet County for 41 years. He enlisted in Company D, NorthWest 15th Arkansas Infantry on July 15, 1861. He was on the muster roll for May and June 1863 for Company C, 3rd Battalion Missoury Cavalry, CSA, was caputured at Vicksburg, and was paroled there at the end of the war. J. F. Pangle and J. J. Boyce signed an affidavit on his behalf, swearing that they personally knew W. R. Biggs and that he had been a Texas citizen prior to 1880. W. R. Beggs evidently worked for or was known to the Potts and Ater Bros General Merchandise Store in Bertram; he wrote two letters to the Commissioner of Pensions on store letterhead and asked for a reply in care of the store. War comrades Grief Hatchett and Jasper Hovis from Yell County Arkansas filed statements on his behalf that they knew him during the war and served in the same company. Beggs' pension was approved Sept 1, 1913, and allowed from Dec 1, 1913. He died March 10, 1914 and is buried at Oatmeal Cemetery near Bertram. Source: Pension file from Texas State Archives and Burnet County Cemetery Records, 1852-1982. (JM, Feb.2000.)
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