Nassau County FlArchives Military Records.....ZETTEROWER, James W. 1902 Civilwar - Pension Co. K 3rd Regt. FL ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/fl/flfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jimmy R. Polk http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00022.html#0005485 June 13, 2010, 9:54 am FLORIDA CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATION FILES PENSION APPLICATION A10806: Surname: ZETTEROWER Given Names: James W. Service Unit: 3rd Regt Inf Reference: Wife’s Name: Application County & Year: Nassau Co 1902 Page 001 A10806 Page 002 SOLDIER’S PENSION CLAIM Under The Act Of 1909. (Form A.) State of Florida} County of Nassau} On this 13 day of July, A. D. One Thousand Nine Hundred and Nine personally appeared before me, a Notary Public in and for the county and State aforesaid, James W. Zetterower, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is 80 years of age, having been born on the 9th day of November, 1829, in the county of Bullock, in the State of Georgia. That he is a bona fide citizen of the county of Nassau, State of Florida. That he has resided in the State of Florida continuously since the 3d day of January, 1852. That he is the identical person who enlisted at Fort Clinch, Fla., under the name of James W. Zetterower, on the 7th day of July, 1861, in Company K, Regiment Third of the State of Florida in the service of the (Here state whether the service claimed was in the Confederate States Army or in the service of a State.) Confederate States and who was honorably discharged at prison of Hart’s Island N.Y., in the State of New York, on the 17th day of June, 1865, on account of close of the war. (Here state fully any other military service performed by the applicant.) Was in the campaign with Bragg’s command, was at the battle of Perryville, Ky., Jackson, Miss., Chicamauga (sic), Ga., and Murfreesboro, Tenn., and many other battles. (Here give date and place of capture, imprisonment, exchange or parole.) Captured at Bentonville North Carolina on the 22nd day of March 1865. That I served faithfully until honorably discharged from the service of the released from federal prison in the year 1865, and did not desert the service of the Confederate States nor take the oath of allegiance to the United States until after the surrender of the Confederate Armies. (Here state whereabouts at close of Civil War.) That I was in prison at the close of war. Page 003 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………… That I do not own property, including real estate, personal property, stocks, bonds, mortgages or other collateral securities of any kind in this or any other State, nor does my wife own with me jointly or separately, property to exceed in value the sum of five thousand dollars. That the following is a true and correct statement of all the property owned by me or by my wife, jointly and separately in this or any other State: Real estate, located at ………………………………………………….. $……… …………………….………N……………………………………….. $……… ………………………….………o……………………………………… $……… …………………………… ………t…………………………………….. $……… Cattle, horses and other live stock….h………………………………… $……… Personal property …………………….i…………………………………. $……… Stocks …………………………………n……………………………….. $……… Bonds ……………………………………g…………………………….. $……… Mortgages, notes and other securities…………………………………. $……… Total……………. $……… That I have heretofore been granted a pension from the State of Florida under pension certificate No. 1399, at the rate of $8. per annum. (Here state any disabilities, physical or mental.) Nearly totally blind………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (Here state any wounds received, or loss of limbs or eyesight.) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… That my postoffice address is Fernandina, County of Nassau, State of Florida. James W. his X mark Zetterower (Claimants must sign name in full.) Attest: (1) R. P. Carleton (2) J. D. Ogilvie Sworn and subscribed before me, this 13 day of July, A. D. 1909; and I hereby certify that the above declaration, etc., were fully made known and explained to the applicant before swearing, and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim. L. Beugnet Notary Public, State of Florida at large Page 004 (Form B.) State of Florida} County of Nassau} We, the undersigned citizens of Nassau County, State of Florida, do hereby certify that we personally know James W. Zetterower, who is an applicant for a pension under the laws of Florida, and that from our own personal knowledge, and from the best information available, we believe that the applicant does not own property (including the property of his wife) to exceed in value the sum of $5,000, and that the statements made by him relative to the value of his property are true and correct. (To be signed by two citizens.) R. P. Carleton J. D. Ogilvie Sworn and subscribed before me, this 13th day of July, 1909. L. Beugnet Notary Public (Form C.) Physician’s Affidavit State of Florida} County of Nassau} Before me personally came D. G. Humphreys, who being duly sworn, deposes and says, that he is a physician; that he is a resident of the State and County aforesaid; that he personally knows James W. Zetterower, the applicant named in the foregoing application for a pension. This deponent further says that he has carefully examined the said applicant’s physical condition and finds: (Here state nature, character and extent of wounds, disease or disability. Please avoid technical terms.) The said James W. Zetterower practically blind, and suffering from senility……………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… This deponent further says that the said James W. Zetterower is permanently…..disabled by reason of such conditions from earning a livelihood for himself by manual labor. (Please note carefully resolution below before certifying to total disability.) D. G. Humphreys Physician Sworn and subscribed before me, this 13th day of July, A. D. 1909. L. Beugnet Notary Public At a meeting of the State Board of Pensions held July 10th, 1907, at which the Governor, Comptroller and Treasurer were present, the following resolution was adopted: Resolved: That persons entitled to Pensions under the Laws of Florida, who apply for the amount allowed in cases of total disability, must submit the affidavit of a reputable physician stating specifically the personal ailment and conditions that render the applicant entirely helpless and incapacitated, physically or mentally, for any work or business. Page 005 Report of County Commissioners We, the undersigned, County Commissioners in and for the County of Nassau, Florida, do hereby report that at a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners held this day, the foregoing application of James W. Zetterower for a pension under the Laws of Florida, was investigated by us; that we are satisfied that the applicant does not own property (including the property of his wife) to exceed the value of $5,000, and that the representations made in the petition and affidavits are true, and that a pension should be granted to the applicant. Witness our hands this 14 day of July, A. D. 1909. (1) W. Theo. Waas, Chairman (2) J. M. Keen (3) W. B. Burney (4) H. H. Haddock (5) G. Frank, County Commissioners By the County Commissioners. Attest: Edwin R. Williams Clerk Circuit Court Note – All blanks must be filled out. All information required must be fully and accurately given. 10806a Former Claim No. 1399 Application No. 12285 Pensioner No. 48 CLAIM FOR PENSION By 120 James W. Zetterower Of Fernandina Postoffice Nassau County Late Of ………………….Company ………………….Regiment Filed In Pension Department July 17, 1909 Approved Aug 21 1909 With pay from Jul 1 1909 At the rate of $120 per annum ………………………………… Secretary of Board Filed In Comptroller’s Office ………………………, 19…. Capital Pub. Co., State Printer Tallahassee, Florida Page 006 I. B. Hilson, State Printer, Tallahassee, Fla. Soldier’s Application for Pension State of Florida} Nassau County} On this Third day of June, 1902, personally appeared before me, Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for said county and State, James W. Zetterower, who being by me duly sworn, declares he is the identical person who enlisted on or about the seventh day of July, 1861, in Captain Arthur Wright’s Company (K) county of Columbia, in the State of Florida, and that while in actual service in said company “K” Third Regiment, of the State of Florida, and in line of duty as such soldier, at Bargetown, State of Kentucky (on or about the) in the day of fall of, 1862, and was honorably discharged at the expiration of my service Paroled on the 17th day of June 1865, in at Harts Island, State of New York (Here state fully and clearly all the facts, showing the injury, its character, and especially the extent of the injury and disability resulting therefrom.) was taken with Rheumatism about the same time my (sic) my eyes became affected and was examined by surgn. Hill; sometime in July 1863 I was sun struck which caused almost total blindness for some time. I can scarcely tell one object from another any distance from me. I have suffered continuously with Rheumatism mostly in the left side of my body and limbs almost most prouncing (sic) Paralysis – and blind or loss of the left eye. I was taken prisoner at the battle of Bentonville, N. C., on the 22nd day of March 1865 and was imprisoned at Harts Isl. N.Y. on the 17th June 1865 and was sent to Hilton Head and that as the direct result of said injuries, thus received in line of duty during the war, I am now unable to gain a livelihood by manual labor; that I have continuously since January 1st, 1885, been a citizen of Florida; that neither I, nor my wife, nor both combined, own real and personal property to the value of $800 in this or any other State, and have not purposely disposed of our property for the purpose of availing ourselves of the provisions of the pension laws of Florida; that I am not otherwise enabled, or in a position to earn, and have no income from any source sufficient for a livelihood by manual labor, and that I never deserted the Confederate service, and that I receive a pension from no other source. J. W. Zetterower. Sworn and subscribed before me this 3rd day of June, 1902. C. H. Leggett Clerk Circuit Court Nassau County By Edwin R. Williams, D.C. Page 007 I do solemnly swear that I was born on the Ninth day of November, 1829, in Bullock county, State of Georgia, and that I am now past the age of sixty-five (65) years; that I was a bona-fide citizen of this State on January, A. D. 1885, and have continuously resided in this state since that date; that I do not own property, real or person, or real and personal, to the value of eight hundred dollars ($800) and that I am by reason of age incapable of providing a living by manual labor for myself. J. W. Zetterower P. O. Address………………………… Sworn and subscribed before me this 3rd day of June, 1902. C. H. Leggett Clerk Circuit court Nassau County By Edwin R. Williams, D.C. We do solemnly swear that we personally knew James W. Zetterower the above applicant for pension during the Civil War of 1861 to 1865, that we served with him in Company (K) Third Florida Regiment, and know of our own personal knowledge that he did receive the injuries set forth in the above application at the time and place claimed, and that the disability therefrom claimed to exist does exist, and that he never deserted the Confederate Army. Martin his X mark Padgett Late of……….Co. B. 3rd Fla. Reg. To be subscribed by two persons T. B. Livingston Late of……….Co. “H” 8th Fla Reg. And G. L. Baltzell Adjt. Nassau Camp. N. 104 U.C.V. Com. Nassau Camp U.C.V. We do solemnly swear that we are familiar with the value of all the property owned by James W. Zetterower and his wife, directly or indirectly, in this or any other State, and that the actual combined value thereof does not exceed $800; that they have not disposed of any property for the purpose of availing themselves of the provisions of the pension laws of Florida, and that he is not physically or otherwise able, or in a position to earn a livelihood, by manual labor. N. Priest P. O. Address Fernandina, Fla. C. B. Higginbotham P. O. Address Fernandina, Fla. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3rd day of June, 1902. C. H. Leggett, Clerk Ct. Ct. By Edwin R. Williams, D.C. Page 008 We, the undersigned physicians, residents of the State and county aforesaid, do solemnly swear that we have carefully examined James W. Zetterower, who is personally known to us to be the person above applying for a pension under the laws of Florida, and find loss of sight of left eye. I knew this applicant to belong to the 3rd Fla Regt and in the fall of 1862 while on the march into Kentucky he was unable to travel having an attack of Rheumatism. I recollect (illegible) examining him and sending him to the hospital at Danville, Ky. I was Assistant Surgeon of the Regiment, then acting surgeon and having every reason to believe that he did not desert the Confederate service. Charles Hardee, M.D. Residence Charleston, S. C. W. Theo. Waas, M.D. Residence Fernandina, Fla. Sworn and subscribed before me this 3rd day of June, 1902. C. H. Leggett, Clerk Ct. Ct. By Edwin R. Williams, D.C. I certify that the above affidavits are genuine; that all of the affiants are persons of respectability and good reputation, and that their statements are worthy of belief; that the attesting officers are duly authorized to attest said affidavits, and that their signatures thereto are genuine. C. H. Leggett Clerk of Circuit Court By Edwin R. Williams, D.C. We, the undersigned County Commissioners of Nassau county, Florida, do hereby certify that we have carefully investigated the above application for pension made by J. W. Zetterower and are satisfied that the conditions and alleged facts therein stated are true and correct, and that he is legally and justly entitled to the pension provided by the act, approved May 3, 1901. G. Stark, Chairman W. J. Carleton J. H. Saul ……………………………… ……………………………… County Commissioners By the County Commissioners. Attest: C. H. Leggett Clerk Circuit Court By Edwin R. Williams, D.C. REVISED STATUTES OF FLORIDA, CHAPTER II, ARTICLE I. 2077. The children of parents who are unable to support themselves, shall be required to make provisions for their support. 2078. On information filed before the Justice of the Peace of the proper district by any person whomsoever, stating that certain persons have made no adequate provisions for their father and mother, or either of them, the Justice shall cause a summons to be issued to said parties, and evidence to be taken as to the truth of the facts stated in the information, and if the same shall be found true, after a fair trial in which the defendants shall have the right to be heard by counsel, the Justice shall issue an order making an assessment on the said children for such amount as shall be necessary for the support of their parents. 2079. Said order shall carry with it the right of enforcement, and shall have the force and effect of a writ of garnishment on the wages of such children, and shall further provide for the person to whom and the manner in which the money assessed therein shall be paid. Page 009 4371 1399 Pay from June 7 1902 at the rate of $96.00 per annum. CLAIM FOR PENSION By $120 James W. Zetterower Of Fernandina Florida Late Of Capt. A. Wright’s Company “K” Third Florida Regiment Filed In Executive Department June 9th, 1902 Approved June 18th, 1902 C. H. Dickinson Secretary of Board Filed In Comptroller’s Office ……………………, 19…… I. B. Hilson, State Printer, Tallahassee. 120.00 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/nassau/military/civilwar/pensions/zetterow629gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/flfiles/ File size: 16.3 Kb