Yes, his widow applied for a Confederate Widow's Pension.

Were you aware that he was married twice? His second wife, Sicily, outlived him and applied for the pension.

During the 1870s his first wife, Elizabeth, apparently died and then he married Sicily. The 1870 census of Natchitoches Parish shows him married to Elizabeth, and the 1880 census of Natchitoches Parish shows him married to Sicily.

Sicily is listed in the pension index as follows:

Applicant Information & Name Variations:

Gillette, Sicily Palenstine Borrow

Grillett, Sicily Palestine Borrow

Grilliett, Sicily Palestine Borrow

Parish: Natchitoches -- Pages: 26

Soldier Information & Variations:

Grillett, Spier

Grillet, Spir

Grilliet, Spier

Grilliett, Spir

State: Louisiana
Branch: Infantry
Unit: 3rd Regiment
Company: Co. D

http://www400.sos.louisiana.gov/archives/gen/cpa-index.htm

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On the 1860 census Spier Grillette is shown living in Natchitoches Parish:

Name: Spee Grilliet
Age in 1860: 22
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birthplace: Louisiana
Home in 1860: Natchitoches, Louisiana
Gender: Male
Post Office: Natchitoches

Household Members:
Name Age
Mary M Grilliet 40
Charles Grilliet 26
Spee Grilliet 22
Zedar Grilliet 17
Eraney Grilliet 12
Joseph Grilliet 7

Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Natchitoches, Louisiana; Roll M653_414; Page: 451; Image: 25; Family History Library Film: 803414.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

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Monterey