APPOMATTOX COUNTY, VA - MILITARY - Ann R. Durrum, Civil War Widow's Pension Application ----¤¤¤---- Confederate Pension Roll Page 1 Approved 50.00 JUN 26 1919 PENSION APPLICATION FOR A Widow of a Confederate Soldier Roll No. 40 County Application Name Ann R. Durrum Post-office Appomattox c/o Saml. L. Ferguson Filed in Auditor's Office JUN 20 1919 Paid Warrent No. 16790 $25.00 JUN 27 1919 17072 $25.00 SEP 15 1919 =============================== Confederate Pension Roll Page 2 FORM No. 5 APPLICATION of a Widow of a Soldier, Sailor, or Marine of the Late Confederacy Under Act Approved February 18, 1908. Ann R. Durrum Widow of: John J. Durrum 1. What is your name? Ann R. Durrum 2. What is your age? 70 years 3. Where were you born? Appomattox Co. 4. How long have you resided in Virginia? all my life 5. How long have you resided in the City or County of your present residence? 70 years 6. Where do you reside? Postoffice: Appomattox County of Appomattox Virginia 7. With whom do you reside? J. W. Durrum, (son) 8. What was your husband's full name? John J. Durrum 9. When, where and by whom were you married? When? Dec 19, 1866 Where? Appomattox Co. By whom? Rev. Drury Woodson 10. When and where did your husband die? At Appox Va. Mar 17 - 1919 11. What was the cause of his death? Stomach Trouble & Pneumonia 12. Give name and address of physician who attended you husband at the time of his death. (See Certificate "D.") Name: Dr. D. N. Truman Address: Appomattox, Va. 13. Have you married since the death of your husband? If yes, give full particulars. No 14. In what branch of the army did your husband serve? Artillary, Col. R. L. Walkers Regiment 15. Who were his immediate superior officers? Colonel: R. L. Walkers Regt. Captain: Marmaduke Johnson 16. Give the names and addresses of two comrades who served in the same command with your husband during the war. Name: J. Wesley Mitchell Address: Phenix P.O. Va 17. Give the names and addresses of two persons who are familiar with the circumstances of your husband's service and death. Name: S. L. Ferguson Address: Appomattox Va. Name: L. F. H. Ferguson Address: Appomattox Va. 18. What assistance do you receive, and what income have you from all sources? No income, but live with my son J. W. Durrum 19. How much property do you own? Real Estate: $none Personal Property: $none 20. Was your husband on the pension role of Virginia? If yes, in what county or city was his pension allowed? yes, Appomattox; Commander Appomattox Camp 21. Have you ever applied for a pension in Virginia before? If yes, why are you not drawing one at this time? no 22. Is there a Camp of Confederate Veterans in your city or county? yes 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. Witness: J. Wesley Mitchell Ann R. Durrum (Signature of Applicant) Given under my hand this 12 day of April 1919. C.W. Smith, N.P. =============================== Confederate Pension Roll Page 3 (A) OATH OF RESIDENT WITNESSES S. L. Ferguson Mrs. M. J. Mann knew Ann Durrum 30 and 50 years respectively {B} AFFIDAVIT OF COMRADES J. Wesley Mitchell knew her for 60 years (of Charlotte Co., Va.) =============================== Confederate Pension Roll Page 4 (E) CERTIFICATE OF CAMP OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS "Husband of applicant was commander of the camp & since his death no one has been elected to his place." (G) CERTIFICATE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE E. R. value of property: none (H) CERTIFICATE OF PENSION BOARD filled in but illegible =============================== Confederate Pension Roll Page 5 War Dept. Adjutant Gen. Office June 25, 1919 Respectfully returned to Auditor Public Accts, Pension Dept., Richmond Va. with the information that John J. Durham (also borne as Durrum) Pvt. Capt. V.J. Cluttir's Co., formerly Capt. Marmaduke Johnson's Co., McIntosh's Battalion, Va. Light Artillary, CSA was enlisted Feb. 26, 1862. Roll for Jan. and Feb. 1865 last on file shows: Absent Captured by the enemy in Pennsylvania June 29, 1863. Prisoner of war records show that he was captured June 28, 1863 at Fountaindale and was released June 15, 1865 on taking the Oath of Allegience at Fort Dilawari, Del. =============================== Confederate Pension Roll Page 6 Commonwealth of Virginia, Auditor of Public Accounts Richmond, June 20, 1919 To: Adjutant-General, War Department, Washington, D.C. Sir: I have the honor to request the official record of John J. Durrum, A. P. Hill's Division. Co. McIntosh's Regt. Batallion Johnson's Battery. Captain Marmaduke. This information is to be used in connection with an application for a Confederate pension, which has been filed in this office. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. 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