Military: Mary F. THACKER, 1911, Albemarle Co., VA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Matt Harris, Zoobug64@aol.com (Nov 2007) [brackets, line breaks mine] *********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Albemarle County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Military Records Mary F. THACKER, Widow's Pension Application, widow of Lewis THACKER Jr. (I2/46th Va. Inf.) [Official Form (printed); handwriting notes indicated ] [image 00562.tif {Document 1 of 4}] [panel 1 of 3] NOTICE NO FEE TO BE CHARGED FOR SERVICES RENDERED APPLICANT; PENALTY; EXEMPT FROM LEVY; GARNISHMENT OR ATTACHMENT. That no fee or other compensation shall be charged or received by any clerk, attorney, officer, or other person for any service rendered to any applicant under the provisions of this act; and any person who shall purchase from a soldier, sailor, or marine, or from any widow of any deceased soldier, sailor, or marine, any claim allowed under the provisions of this act for a price or sum of money less thanthe full amount thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon indictment and conviction thereof shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, at the discretion of the court. The provisions hereby made for disabled soldiers, sailors or marines and widows of deceased soldiers, sailors or marines, shall be exempt from levy, garnishment, or attachment for any debt or pecuniary demand. (Section 17 Pension Law.) [panel 2 of 3] Filed in the Clerk's Office of the Court, of , Virginia, this <19th> day of 191<1> __________________________________________________ Pension Application FOR A Widow of a Confederate Soldier _____ ACT 1902, AS AMENDED. [dingbat] To save trouble for Applicant and Pension Department, please write plainly in spaces below, the County or City in which the Pension was granted and the name and Postoffice Address of the applicant. Roll No. <268> County City ["City" struck through] Name Postoffice ___________________________________________________ Class Rating $ <25.00> Age <75> Filed in Auditor's office 191 Paid Warrant No. <16172> $<22.50> Date of Payment 191 MEMORANDA [oval stamp, mostly illegible] <22.50> ___________________________________________________ Form No, 3--4-6-10- [??] Destroy all previous forms. [panel 3 of 3] INSTRUCTIONS __________ READ BEFORE THE FORM IS FILLED IN. ______ All questions must be answered fully. It is necessary to have Certificates A and G filled out in full. If comrades cannot be found to fill in Certificate B, Certificate C must be filled. When possible, Certificate D must be filled. Where there is a camp of Confederate Veterans, Certificate E must be filled. Where there is no camp, Certificate F must be filled. When the name of the applicant, or any one making affidavit, is made by X mark, a witness must always be had to the mark. After the application is filled up through Certificate G, file it with the clerk of the Corporation or Circuit Court of your city or county. WIDOWS WHO WERE MARRIED AFTER MAY 1st, 1868, ARE NOT ENTITLED TO PENSIONS FROM THIS STATE. [image 00563.tif {Document 2 of 4}] [Official Form (printed); handwriting notes ] PENSIONERS now on the ROLL are NOT required to make new applications, but must filed annual certificate. THIS APPLICATION Must be Filed with the Clerk of the Corporation or Circuit Court of your City or County. (No application will be entertained not on the printed form.) __________ FORM NO. 3. APPLICATION of a Widow of a Soldier, Sailor or Marine of the late Confederacy Under Act of April 2, 1902, as amended. __________ I, , do hereby apply for a pension under the provisions of the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, as amended, entitled "An act to aid the citizens of Virginia who were disabled by wounds received during the war between the States while serving as soldiers, sailors, or marines of Virginia, and such as served during the said war as soldiers, sailors, or marines of Virginia, who are now disabled by disease contracted during the war, or by the infirmities of age, and the widows of soldiers, sailors, or marines of Virginia who lost their lives in said service, or whose death resulted from wounds received or disease contracted in said service, and providing penalties for violating the provisions of this act." I do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the State of Virginia, and that I have been an actual resident of the said State for two years, and of the city or county of my present residence for one year preceding the date of this application, and that I am the widow of , who was a soldier (sailor or marine) in the service of the Confederate States in the war between the States, and that, to the best of my knowledge, during the said war my husband was loyal and true to his duty, and never, at any time, deserted his command or voluntarily abandoned his post of duty in the said service, and that I was never divorced from my said husband, and that I never voluntarily abandoned him during his life, but remained his true, faithful, and lawful wife up to the date of his death, and that I am a widow at the date of making this application, and that I am now entitled to receive a pension under the provisions of said act. And I do further swear that I do not hold any position or office, either national, state, city or county, which pays me in salary or fees Two Hundred ($200.00) dollars per annum; nor have I an income from any other employment or source whatever which amounts to Two Hundred ($200.00) dollars per annum; nor do I own in my own right, nor does any one hold in trust for my benefit or use estate or property, either real, personal, or mixed, either in fee or for life, of the assessed value of Seven Hundred and Fifty ($750.00) dollars; nor do I receive aid or pension from any other State, or from the United States, or from any other source, and that I am without means of support, either direct or indirect; and I do further swear that the answers given to the following questions are true: [dingbat] All questions must be answered fully- be explicit: [body of form given in 2 columns- questions 1-14 in first, 15-23 in second.] 1. What is your name? 2. What is your age? years. 3. Where were you born? 4. How long have you resided in Virginia? 5. How long have you resided in your City or County of your present residence? years. 6. Where do you reside? If in a city, give street address. Post-office <[illegible] RFD# [illegible]> County of , Virginia. 7. With whom do you reside? 8. What was your husband's full name? 9. When, where, and by whom were you married? When? Where? By whom? 10. When and where did your husband die? 11. What was the cause of his death? 12. Give name and address of physician who attended your husband at the time of his death. Name Address [dingbat] See Certificate "D." 13. Have you married since the death of your said husband? If yes, give full particulars. 14. In what branch of the army did your husband serve? Regiment. Company 15. Who were his immediate superior officers? Colonel Captain 16. Give the names and addresses of two comrades who served in the same command with your husband during the war. Name Address Name Address See Certificate "B". 17. Give the names and addresses of two persons who are familiar with the circustances of your husband's service and death. Name Address Name Address See Certificate "G." 18. What assistance do you receive, and what income have you from all sources? NOTE- By income is meant the total gross receipts derived by you from all crops (whether sold or used) wages and other sources valued in dollars. 19. How much property do you own? Real Estate $ Personal Property $ 20. Was your husband on the pension roll of Virginia? If yes, in what county or city was his pension allowed? 21. Have you ever applied for a pension in Virginia before? If so, why are you not drawing one at this time? 22. Is there a camp of Confederate Veterans in your city or county? 23. Give here any other information you may possess relating to the service of your husband or the cause of his death which will support the justice of your claim. [footer of document 2] [dingbat] A signature made by X mark is not valid unless attested by a witness. [dingbat] WITNESS (Signature of Applicant.) I, a , in and for the of , in the State of Virginia, do certify that the applicant whose name is signed to the foregoing application, personally appeared before me in my aforesaid, having the aforesaid application read to her and fully explained, as well as the statements and answers therein made, the said applicant oath before me that the said statements and answers are true. Given under my hand this <4.th> day of 191<1> Signature of Officer. [image 00564.tif {Document 3 of 4}] [Official Form (printed); handwriting notes ] (A) OATH OF RESIDENT WITNESSES. We, and , do solemnly swear that we are residents of the of , in the State of Virginia and that we have known personally and well for <15> years the applicant whose name is signed to the foregoing application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, as amended, and that the said applicant is a resident of the said city or county and is a woman of good reputation for truth and honesty, and that we have read the foregoing application and the answers to the questions therein propounded, made by the said applicant, and verily believe that the said applicant has been truthful in the said statements and answers, and that from our personal knowledge, we verily believe the said applicant is justly entitled to aid under the said act, and that we have no personal interest in the allowance of the applicant's claim. [dingbat] A signature made by X mark is not valid unless attested by a witness. [dingbat] Resident Witnesses. WITNESS Subscribed and sworn to before me, a in and for the of , State of Virginia, this <4.th> day of , 191<1> Signature of Officer. ______________________________________________________________________________ (B) AFFIDAVIT OF COMRADES. (See Question No. 14 on page one) We, and do solemnly swear that we are [struck; inserted] residents ["s" struck] of the of , in the State of and that the applicant whose name is signed to the foregoing application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, as amended, is personally well known to us [struck; inserted] and that we [struck; ] have known her for <50> years, and know her to be the widow of , who was a soldier (sailor or marine) in the military (or naval) service of Virginia, or of the Confederate States, and that we were soldiers (sailors or marines) in the said service during the said war, and that we were, [struck; ] with the said applicant's husband, members of the same command, [phrase underlined] and that to our personal knowledge, he died on or about the <1.st> day of from the effects of and that he was a true and loyal soldier in the said service, and was faithful in the discharge of his duty, and that we [struck; ] have no personal interest in the allowance of the applicant's claim. [dingbat] A signature made by X mark is not valid unless attested by a witness. [dingbat] WITNESS Comrades. Subscribed and sworn to before me, a in and for the of , State of , this <4.th> day of , 191<1> Signature of Officer. ______________________________________________________________________________ NOTE-If only one comrade whose address is known to applicant, let him make affidavit B. If no such comrade is living whose address is known to applicant, then let one or more reputable persons who have personal knowledge of the service of the applicant's husband and of cause of his death, make affidavit C. (C) AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES, NOT COMRADES. (Not necessary when Certificate B can be filled.) We, and do solemnly swear that we are residents of the of in the State of and that we personally know, and are well acquainted with the applicant whose name is signed to the foregoing application, and who is applying for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, as amended, and that we have known the said applicant for years, and that to our personal knowledge the said applicant is the widow of who was a loyal and true soldier (sailor or marine) in the military (or naval) service of Virginia, or of the Confederate States, in the war between the States, and that on or about the day of the said applicant's husband died, and that they lived as husband and wife up to the date of the death of said husband, and that we have no personal interest in the allowance of the applicant's claim. [dingbat] A signature made by X mark is not valid unless attested by a witness. [dingbat] WITNESS Witnesses, not Comrades. Subscribed and sworn to before me, a in and for the of , State of , this day of , 191 ______________________________________________________________________________ NOTE-If no comrade in arms or other person who has knowledge of the service of the applicant's husband and of the cause of his death be living, whose address is known to the applicant, state that fact here ______________________________________________________________________________ (D) CERTIFICATE OF PHYSICIAN. [dingbat] Physician will please read carefully the answers to questions 10, 11, and 12 and the following certificate before filling out. I, , a practising physician in the of , in the State of Virginia, do certify that I am personally acquainted with the applicant, whose name is signed to the foregoing application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, as amended, and that I attended her husband, during his last illness, and that from my professional knowledge of the cause of his death, I verily believe that his death resulted from and that I have no personal interest in the allowance of the applicant's claim. Given under my hand, this <15th> day of , 191<1> M.D. ______________________________________________________________________________ [image 00565.tif {Document 4 of 4}] [Official Form (printed); handwriting notes ] [margin note underlined] (E) CERTIFICATE OF CAMP OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS. (Must be filled up when there is a camp in applicant's city or county) I, Commander of Camp of Confederate Veterans of the of in the State of Virginia, hereby certify that the said camp has [phrase struck; ] examined into the merits of the foregoing application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, as amended, and being satisfied of the justice of said claim, hereby recommend the same, under the provisions of the said act, and that the said camp has [phrase struck; ] no personal interest in the allowance of the applicant's claim. Commander. Given under my hand <11.th> day of , 191<1> ______________________________________________________________________________ NOTE-If there is no camp of Confederate Veterans in applicant's city or county, the certificate of two ex-Confederate soldiers, well known and of good reputation, residing in said city or county must be obtained to certificate F. (F) CERTIFICATE OF EX-CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS. (Not necessary when certificate E can be filled) We, and of the of , State of Virginia, do certify that we were soldiers (sailors or marines) of the Confederate States in the war between the States, and that we have examined into the merits of the foregoing application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, as amended, and that we are satisfied of the justice of said claim, and recommend the same under the provisions of the said act, and that we have no personal interest in the allowance of the applicant's claim. Given under our hands this <18.th> day of 191<1> Ex-Confederate Soldiers. ______________________________________________________________________________ [margin note underlined] (G) CERTIFICATE OF COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE. I, , Commissioner of Revenue in the of , in the State of Virginia, do certify that the applicant (or her trustee) whose name is signed to the foregoing application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, as amended, is charged on the land and personal property books of the said with estate, real, personal or mixed, of the assessed value of $ <143.00> Given under my hand this <19.th> day of , 191<1> Commissioner of Revenue. _____ The actual amount due or unpaid upon any deed of trust or mortgage to secure the payment of a debt shall be deducted from the assessed value of the property of claimants under this act. In computing the value of the estate held by any person or for his or her benefit, all property conveyed by deed for consideration not deemed valuable in law or parted with by gift since March 3, 1911[?], shall be considered as his or her estate. ______________________________________________________________________________ (H) CERTIFICATE OF PENSION BOARD. I, , chairman of the Pension Board of the of , State of Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing application has been examined and approved for by said Board. In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand, this <19.th> day of , 191<1> Chairman Pension Board. ______________________________________________________________________________ (I) CERTIFICATE OF JUDGE. This Court, from an examination of the foregoing application and of the affidavits, certificates, etc., therewith filed, and hereto annexed, and of such witnesses as were required and called by the court, being satisfied that the said application is supported by the affidavits, certificates, etc., of persons of well-known reputation for truth, honesty and integrity, and that the claim of the said applicant is just, and in due form, doth certify the same to the Auditor of Public Accounts. Given under my hand this <25> day of , 191<1> Judge. [end] The Library of Virginia Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows database http://www.lva.lib.va.us/index.htm [Lewis Jr, son of Ellis and Martha (MAYO) THACKER, m. ca. 1861, first cousin Mary Frances, daughter of Lewis Sr. and Nancy (CLEMENTS) THACKER.] [DILLARD, DRUMHELLER, GARLAND, GRAVES, HUBBARD, JONES, MICHIE, OMOHUNDRO, THACKER, WALKER, WHITE, WINEBARGER]