Civil War Pension: Leonard CHRISTY (1882); Barren Co., KY


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AG Report from National Archives - Pension Application Dated July 10, 1882


Respectfully returned to the Commissioner of Pensions.


Leonard Christy, a Corp. of Company B, 33d Regiment Ky. Inf. Volunteers was
enrolled on the 20th day of August, 1862, at Bowling Green, and is reported
on muster in roll dated Sept. 13/62 present. On muster roll from muster in
to April 23/63 present. No roll to April 30/63 on file. On rolls to Feby
29/64 - present. This Regiment was consolidated with and became the 26th Ky.
Vols. April 7/64. On muster rolls of Co. H of that Regt to June 30/64
present - No roll to Aug 31/64 on file. To Oct. 31/64 present. To Dec. 31/64
absent sick in Hospt. Nashville, Tenn. same report to Feby 28/65. On roll to
June 30/65 present. He was mustered out with Co. June 30/65 at Salisbury,
N.C.


No returns of the 33d on file prior to June 1863.


The records of this office furnish no evidence of alleged disabilities;
nature of sickness in December 1864 not state. Regtl. Hospital records of
26th & 33d Ky Vols are not on file.


Certificate No. 286478 Department of the Interior
Name: Leonard Christy Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C., January 15, 1898


SIR:


In forwarding to the pension agent the executed voucher for your next
quarterly payment please favor me by returning this circular to him with
replies to the questions enumerated below.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner


First. Are you married? If so, please state your wife's full name and her
maiden name.
Answer. Louisa Lowe
Second. When, where, and by whom were you married?
Answer. 26th Sept. 1866, Lilhern Logan
Third. What record of marriage exists?
Answer. Family record
Fourth. Were you previously married? If so, please state the name of your
former wife and the date and place of her death or divorce.
Answer. No
Fifth. Have you any children living? If so, please state their names and the
dates of their birth.
Answer. J.W. Aug 18, 1867, Lini Aug 8, 1868, Geo. Oct. 30th 1871, Sallie
Bill July 21, 1874, Ida A. March 21, 1879.


/s/ Leonard Christy


Date of reply May 4th, 1898


Declaration for Pension


State of Kentucky
County of Barren


This 18 day of Nov A.D. one thousand nine hundred and seven
personally appeared before me, a Notary Public within and for the county
and State aforesaid Leonard Christy, who being duly sworn according to law,
declared that he is 65 years of age, and a resident of Railton,
county of Barren, State of Kentucky; and that he is the
identical person who was enrolled at Bowling Green Ky under the name of
Leonard Christy on the 20 day of Aug, 1862 as a private in Co. B. 33 Reg. Ky
Vol. Infantry
in the service of the United States in the Civil war and was HONORABLY
DISCHARGED
at Salisbury, N.C. on the 30 day of June, 1865.
That he also served part of his time in Co. H. 26 Reg. Ky. Vol. Inft.
That he was not employed in the military or naval service of the United
States otherwise htan as stated
above. That his personal description at enlistment was as follows: Height 5
feet 9 inches;
complexion fair; color of eyes, blue; color of hair, yellow; that his occu-
pation was farmer; that he was born Nov. 12th, 1842 at Hydro, Warren Co. Ky.
That his several places of residence since leaving the service have been as
follows:
Railton, Barren Co., Ky continously.
That he is now a pensioner. That he has heretofore applied for pension
No. of Certificate 286478.
That he makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the
pension roll of the United States under the provisions of the act of
February 6, 1907.
That his post-office address is Railton, county of Barren, State of
Kentucky.
/s/ Leonard Christy
Attest: J. W. Dillingham
G.A. Wilcoxson


Also personally appeared J. W. Dillingham, residing in Smith Grove
and G. A. Wilcoxson, residing in Smith Grove, Ky, persons whom I
certify to be respectabe and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly
sworn, say that they were
present and saw Leonard Christy, the claimant, sign his name (or make his
mark)
to the foregoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe, from
the appearance of the claimant
and their acquanintance with him of 50 years and _____ years respectively,
that he is the indentical
person he represents himself to be, and that they have no interest in the
prosecution of this claim.



/s/ J. W. Dillingham
/s/ G. A. Wilcoxson


E. G. Wilcoxson, Notary Public