Handwriting Interpretation Requested

Question

Please see this familysearch Confederate Pension Application, where the person applying for a pension states that he "has become disabled from ???? a lively ???? from old age and infirmity.  The red question marks indicate words that I can't figure out - can anyone identify these words?

THANX oodles!

Answer 1

I read that as "has become disabled from making a livelyhood from old age and infirmity."

Comments

I second, that's what I see also

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Which would make sense if written as "has become disabled (from making a livelyhood) as a result of old age and infirmity" --or "has become disabled from making a livelyhood (as a farmer) due to old age and infirmity" -- or "has become unable to follow his usual profession of farming, due to disability caused by old age and infirmity".

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The disability is due to old age and infirmity.  

Said disability prevents him from following his normal method of occupation, ie farming.

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'making' could be 'working'.  'hood' could be 'land' or 'herd'

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THANX C-H, Jonathan, and Melanie!

Linda, THANX for your effort, but I gotta go with the majority.