I want to thank you so much for taking the time to research this for me. It has helped to fill in some gaps in his timeline. At the bottom of your response you mentioned an Elijah from Smith County filing for a pension--that was him. The next one listed I know nothing about. The bottom listing was of a widow named Sallie that filed for a pension--that was my Elijah's wife (2nd).

Again, thank you,

Dale