CIVIL WAR PENSION APP. - CHARLES S. KELLY, OKALOOSA CO., FL

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Application No. 20794

(Form A)
State of Florida}
County of Okaloosa}

On this 6 day of Sept., A. D. One Thousand Nine Hundred and 16 personally appeared before 
me, a Charles S. Kelly in and for the county and State aforesaid, who, being duly sworn 
according to law, declares that he is 75 years of age, having been born on the have no 
record day of 18___, in the county of Henry, in the State of Ala.  That he is a bona fide 
citizen of the county of Okaloosa, State of Florida.  That he has resided in the State of 
Florida continuously since the day of twelve years, 18__.

That he is the identical person who enlisted at Abbeville, under the name of Charles S. 
Kelly, on the day of don't remember, 186_, in Company A Home Guard, Regiment ____ of the 
State of ____ in the service of the in the service of State of Ala. and who was HONORABLY 
DISCHARGED AT never discharged, in the State of at home under parole, on the ___ day of ___, 
186_, on account of being captured by the federals.

(Here state fully any other military service performed by the applicant.)
On account of being captured, I was transferred to the salt works at West Bay, Florida where 
I stayed and made salt until I was captured and was paroled at that time before the war 
ended.  My best recollection is I was transferred to the salt works in the latter part of 
the year 1863 and worked there about a year.

(Here give date and place of capture, imprisonment, exchange or parole.)
Don't remember date of capture

That I served faithfully until HONORABLY DISCHARGED from the service of the taken prisoner 
in the year 186_, and did not desert the service of the _____ 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 at home in Henry County, Ala.

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:

Cattle, horses and other livestock . . . . . . one mule. . . . . . . $100.00
Personal property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . one cow & calf. . . . $ 25.00
Mortgages, notes and other securities. . . . . one note. . . . . . . $500.00
                                                     Total . . . . . $625.00

That I have heretofore applied for a pension from the State of Florida and refer to Claim 
No. _____ for proof contained therein.

(Here state any disabilities, physical or mental.)
nothing only ?

That my postoffice address is Laurel Hill, County of Okaloosa State of Florida.

His X Mark:  Charles S. Kelley
(Claimants must sign name in full)

Attest:

(1) D. J. Paul
(2) J. I. Rogers

Sworn and subscribed before me, this 6 day of September A. D. 1916; 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.

J. F. Richbourg
Justice of the Peace

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(Form C)
Physician's Affidavit

State of Florida,
County of Okaloosa}

Before me personally came E. Porter Webb, M. D., 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 Chas. S. Kelly 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.)
kidney affections, rupture, and head trouble, and old age

This deponent further says that the said Chas. S. Kelly is permanently disabled by reason of 
such diseases and age from earning a livelihood for himself by manual labor.

Signed:  E. Porter Webb, M. D.

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(Form D)
Affidavit to be Made by a Commissioned Officer.

Don't remember accept Major McCall dead long ago.

(Form E)
Affidavit to be Made by Comrade.

State of Alabama}
County of Henry}

Before me, a _______ in and for the State and County aforesaid, personally came J. W. 
McClenny of Headland, County of Henry State of Alabama, who, being duly sworn according to 
law, declares that he is the identical person who enlisted at Abbeville in the State of 
Alabama first of the year 1863 in Company of S. J. ? Home Guards Regiment of the State of 
Major Culver Community, which organization was regularly mustered into the service of the 
Confederate States of Americas; that he knows of his own personal knowledge that Charles S. 
Kelly enlisted in said Company ____ Regiment of the State of Alabama at Abbeville in the 
State of Alabama on the first of the year 1863; that he served faithfully in the said 
organization until the ___ day of ___ 186_, when he was HONORABLY DISCHARGED on account of 
_______ at ____ in the State of _____, and did not desert the Confederate States service nor 
take the oath of allegiance to the United States before the close of the War.

I know personally of the above stated service, because I served with the said Charles S. 
Kelly in Company S. J. ? Company Home Guards of the State of Alabama, and was discharged at 
close of the war, in the State of Alabama, on the ____ day of ____186_, by reason of ____ 
and I did not desert the Confederate States service nor take the oath of allegiance to the 
United States before the close of the war.

J W. McClenny
Late of Company A, 1st Regt.

Sworn and subscribed before me this 20 day of Oct., 1916, and I hereby certify that the 
above declaration was fully made known to the affiant before swearing, and that I have no 
interest direct or indirect, in the pension claim sought to be established by this 
declaration.

L. G. Soloman, Notary Public

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(Form F)
Affidavit to be Made by Comrade.

State of Alabama}
County of Henry}

Before me, a  ____ in and for the State and County aforesaid, personally came A. B. Kelly, 
of Dothan, County of Houston, State of Alabama, who, being duly sworn according to law, 
declares that he is the identical person who enlisted at Abbeville, in the State of Alabama, 
on the ____ day of Nov. 1863, in Company A Home Guards Regiment of the State of Alabama, 
which organization was regularly mustered into the service of the Confederate States of 
America; that he knows of his own personal knowledge that Charles S. Kelly enlisted in 
Company A Home Guards Regiment of the State of Ala., at Abbeville, in the State of Ala. on 
the ____ day of Nov., 1863; that he served faithfully in the said organization until paroled 
1864, when he was HONORABLY DISCHARGED on account was captured at West Bay and paroled in 
the State of Fla., and did not desert the Confederate States service nor take the oath of 
allegiance to the United States before the close of the war.

(Here state whether the soldier was transferred to another organization, or not, and if 
captured or imprisoned, state when and where.)
Charles S. Kelly being ruptured was in 1863 transferred to the salt works at West Bay, Fla. 
& served there until captured by the federals and paroled.

I know personally of the above stated service, because I served with Charles S. Kelly, in 
Company A Home Guards of the State of Ala., and was HONORABLY DISCHARGED at Home, Henry Co., 
in the State of Ala., 1865, by reason of close of the war, and I did not desert the 
Confederate States service nor take the oath of allegiance to the United States before the 
close of the war.

His X Mark: A. B. Kelly
Late of Company A, Home Guard, 1st Regt.

Sworn and subscribed before me this 20 day of October, 1916, and I hereby certify that the 
above declaration was fully made known to the affiant before swearing, and that I have no 
interest, direct or indirect, in the pension claim sought to be established by this 
declaration.

L. G. Soloman, Notary Public

Report of County Commissioners

We, the undersigned, County Commissioners in and for the County of Okaloosa Florida, do 
hereby report that at a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners held this day, the 
foregoing application of Charles S. Kelley 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 Nov., A. D. 1916.

J. W. Baggett, Jr., Chairman

Attest:
Jas. D. Clary, Clerk Circuit Court

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Letter

Dec. 22nd, 1916

Mr. Chas. S. Kelley,
Laurel Hill, Florida

Dear Sir:

Your application for pension was considered by the Board and I have been directed to advise 
you that the present pension law makes no provision to pay pension to soldiers whose service 
was in the home guard of any State other than Florida.  Your service was shown to have been 
in the home guard of Alabama.

Yours very truly,

Sec'y State Board of Pensions