Schley-Marion County GaArchives Military Records.....William Kidd June 30 1900 Civilwar - Pension Co. K, 12th Ga. Inf. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Harris Hill http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002514 December 19, 2003, 9:06 pm QUESTIONS FOR APPLICANT State of Georgia Schley County William Kidd of said State and County, desiring to avail himself of the pension act (Section 1254, Code), hereby submits his proofs, and after being duly sworn true answers to make to the following questions, deposes and answers as follows: 1. What is your name and where do you reside? William Kidd Schley County Ellaville, Ga. 2. How long and since when have you been a resident of this State? since 1845 resided in state of Georgia 3. When and where were you born? born in South Carolina 4. When and where and in what company and regiment did you enlist or serve? enlisted in 12th Ga. 19th day June 1861 at Buena Vista, Ga. 5. How long did you remain in such company and regiment? remained in said company & reg. 4 years 6. For how long a period did you discharge regular military duty? 4 years 7. When, where and under what circumstances were you discharged from service? Were you with your command at the time? discharged the 9th day of April 1865 Pottirsvania (?), Va., close of war, I was with my command at the truce. 8. What is your present occupation? farming 9. How much can you earn per annum by your own exertionsor labor? very little 10. What has been your occupation since 1865? farming 11. Upon which of the following grounds do you base your application for pension, viz: first, "age and poverty," second, "infirmity and poverty," or third, "blindness and poverty"? 1st & 2nd 12. If upon the first ground, state how long you have been in such condition that you could not earn your support? If upon the second, give a full and complete history of the infirmity and its extent? If upon the third, state whether you are totally blind and when and where you lost your sight? (3) three years. not able to do anything. old age and infirm 13. What property, effects or income do you possess and its gross value? no property 1894 to 1899 14. What property, effects or income did you possess in 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898and 1899, and what disposition, if any, did you make of same? own no property 1894 to 1899 15. In what county did you reside during those years, and what property did you return for taxation? resided in Schley county 1894 to 1899. 16. How were you supported during the years 1898 and 1899? by what help ny boys would give me 17. How much did your support cost for each of those years, an what portion did you contribute thereto by your own labor or income? cost about 100.00. I contributed bery little 18. What was your employment during 1898 and 1899? What pay did you receive in each year? farming, no pay 19. Have you a family? If so, who composes such family? Give their means of support? Have they a homestead? no family, and no homestead 20. Are you receiving any pension? If so, what amount, and for what disability? No pension William Kidd Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 30th day of June 1900. Phil E. Taylor, Ordinary of Schley County. QUESTIONS FOR WITNESS State of Georgia Schley County Bradbury Teel, of said State and county, having been presented as a witness in support of the appliction of William Kidd for pension under section 1254, Code, and after being duly sworn true answers to maketo make to the following questions, deposes and answers as follows: 1. What is your name and where do you reside? Bradbury Teel, in Schley County, Ga. 2. Are you acquainted with William Kidd, the applicant; if so, how long have you known him? since 1861 3. Where does he rside, and how long and since when has he been a resident of this state? In Schley county, Ga. Now reside in the county. 4. When, where and in what company and regiment did he enlist, and how do you know? 12th Georgia Regiment, Company K, we went off at same time. 5. Were you a member of the same company and regiment? same regiment, but not same company 6. How long did he perform regular military duty, and what do you know of his service as a Confederate soldier, and the time and circumstance of his discharge from the service? Were you present with command when discharged? Four years, He made a good soldier. He was discharged at surrender. I was present when he was discharged. 7. What property, effects or income has the applicant? none 8. What property, effects or income did the applicant possess in1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, and what disposition, if any did he make of same? None 9. Has he conveyed away any of his property in nthe last four years, if so, what was it, and to whom? none 10. What is the applicant's occupation and physical condition? Has no occupation. He is old & feeble and not able to work. 11. Is the applicant unable to support himself by labor of any sort, if so, why? He is unable to suport himself by any labor on account of his physical 12. How was he supported during the years 1898 and 1899? by his children whom he was living with 13. What portion of his support for these two years was derived from his own labor or income? none 14. Give a full and complete statement of the applicant's physical condition that entitles him to a pension under section 1254, Code? Old and disability, he has the Piles and at times he is down & unable to get about. 15. What interest have you in the recovery of a pension by this applicant? not any Bradbury Teel (his mark) Sworn and subscribed before me, this the 30th day of June 1900. Phil E. Taylor, Ordinary. Additional Comments: Additional information: William Kidd is buried at Old. Mt. Carmel cemetery in Marion County. This marriage record is found in Marion County: KIDD, William to Sarah Redmon on Dec 18, 1853 This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 6.2 Kb