BUCKINGHAM COUNTY CONFEDERATE WIDOWS PENSION APPLICATION - JULIA A. RAGLAND Contributed by: Patti Duckett [pattiopatti@beachaccess.com] *************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *************************************************************************** BUCKINGHAM county. No [left blank] Name JULIA A. RAGLAND Post-office MANTEO VA ======================================== The Circuit Court of the county (or the Corporatioin or Hustings Court of the city) of BUCKINGHAM from an examination of the within application of JULIA A. RAGLAND and of the affidavits and certicicates therewith , and herto annexed, and of such witnesses as were required and called by the court, being satisfied that the said application is supported by the affidavits and certificates, and oral testimony (if any oral testamony is required by the court) of persons of well-known reputation for truth, honest and integrity, and that the claim of the said applicant is just and in due form, doth certfy the name to the Auditor of Public Accounts, this 1ST day of MAY 1903. Geo H (signature) 8489 ============================================================================= PAGE TWO FORM NO. 3. APPLICATION OF WIDOW I, JULIA ANN RAGLAND, do herby apply for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1903, entitled an act to ad the citizend 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 matines 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 thier lives in said services, or whose death resulted from wounds received or disease contracted in said services, and previding penalties for violating the provisions of this act, and I do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the State of Virginia resident at MANTEO CO?, in the COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM in the said State, and that I have been an actual resident of said State for two years, and of the said city (or county) for one year nest preceding the date of this application, and that I am the widow of RICHARD O. RAGLAND, who was a soldier (sailor or marine) in the services of the State of Virginia in the war between the States, and who was a member of (here state specifically the command and branch of the service in which the husband of the applicant belonged, and, if possible, the names of his immedite superior officers) and who, while in the discharge of his duty in the military or naval services of the State of Virginia, or of the Confederate States, during the said war, lost his life (if the husband of such widow was killed or died during the war as the result of wounds received, state the facts of the case as new as possible, giving the date of the husband's death) [left blank] (if the husband died after the war, strike out all relating to his death during the war, and then proceed as follows:), and who has since the said war died (here state specifically the cause of the death of the husband of the applicant and the date thereof) PARA??? & TERMINAL ??? OCTOBER 21, 1895 and that, to the best of my knowledge, during the said war my said 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 have never married since his death, and that I am now entitled to receive, under the said act, the sum of TWENTY-FIVE dollars annually.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 one hundred and fifty dollars per annum; nor do I own in my own right, nor does any one hold in trust for my benefit or use ese estate or property, either real, personl, or mixed, either in foe or for life, of the value of five hundred dollars; nor do I receive any aid or pension from any other State, or from the United States, or from any other sourc, and that I am not an inmate of any public institutions, and tha I am without means of support, direct or indirect; and I do further swear that the answers given to the following questions are true: 1. What is your age? Ans. 60 2. Where were you born? Ans. BUCKINGHAM CO VA 3. How long have you resided in Virginia? Ans. 10 4. How long have you resided in the city or county of your present residence? Ans. 5. What is your husband's full name? Ans. RICHARD O RAGLAND 6. When and where you married and by whom? Ans. IN 1860, BUCKINGHAM COUNTY VA, LYNCHBURG 7. When and wher, as near as you can state, did your husband die, and from what cause? Ans. oCT.21,1895, BUCKY CO 8. Have you been married since the death of your said husband? Ans. NO 9. Where and with whom do you now reside? Ans. 10. What property - real, personal or mixed - do you own? Ans. HOUSE 11. What assitance do you receive and what income have you from any source? Ans. I RECEIVE 12. If your husband died since the war, please state where he died, and, if possible, the name and address of the attending physician? Ans. IN 7161 14TH 13. Give the names and addresses, if possible, of two comrades in arms of your deceased husband. Ans. JOHN G. RAGLAND, JAMES M. 14. Give the names and addresses for two persons who are familiar with the circumstances of your husband's death. Ans. JOHN G. RAGLAND, 15. If your husband died since the war, please state whether his death resulted from wounds received in the war or from disease. Ans. D??? 16. Give, as near as you can, the nature of the wound or character of the disease from which your husband died. Ans. 17. Give here any other information you may possess relating to the service of your husband or of his death that will support the just? of your claim for aid. Ans. 18. Is there any camp of Confederate veterans in the city or county of your residence? Ans. [LEFT BLANK] 19. Is there any one living, the residence and address of whom is know to you, either comrade or otherwise who has knowledge of your husband's service and of the cause of his death? If no, or not, Ans. Given under my hand this 2ND day of JUNE, 1902 X JULIA ANN RAGLAND MARK (signature) I, S.F. Abr???, a NOTARY in and for the COUNTY of BUCKINGHAM, in the State of Virginia to certify that JULIA ANN RAGLAND whose name is signed to the foregoing application, personally appeard before me in my aforesaid and having the aforesaid application resd to her and fully explained, as well as the statements and answers therein made, the said JULIA ANN RAGLAND made oath before me that the said statements and answers are true. Given under my hand this 2ND day of JUNE, 1902. S.R.+???her???N.W. (signature) (A) OATH OF RESIDENT WITNESSES We, and do solemnly swear that we are residents of of in the said State, and that we have known personally and well for years whose name is signed to the annexed application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1903, and that the said is a resident of the said county, and is a woman of good reputation for truth and honesty, and that we have read the annexed 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 jsutly entitled to aid under the said act, and that we have no personal interest in the allownace of the applicants claim. (signature) (signature) Subscribed and swon to before me, a for the of , State of Virginia, this day of 1902. S.F. ABRAHAM (signature) ***************************************************************************** (B) AFFIDAVIT OF COMRADES We, JAMES T. BRYANT and WASHINGTON do solomnly swear that we are residents of the COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM, in the State of VIRGINIA, and that JULIA ANN RAGLAND, whose name is signed to the annexed application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902 is personally well known to me, and that we have known her for years, and know her to be the widow of RICHARD O. RAGLAND, 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 (or sailors or marines) in the said service during the said war, and that, we were, with the said RICHARD O. RAGLAND members of (here state the command and the immediate superior officers thereof) 208? ?? EIGHT-?? and that to our personal knowledge, on or about the [left blank] day of [left blank] 18[left blank], ath (here state battle or when killed or fatal wounds received [left blank] and that the [left blank] during the said war (state here shether killed or died as the result of wounds received, or surgical operation therefor {left blnak] (if he died after the war, strike out all relating to death during the war and proceed as follows.), on or about the 2ND day of OCTOBER, 1895, the said RICHARD O. RAGLAND diedn and that the said RICHARD RAGLAND, was a true and loyal soldier in the said service, and was faithful in the discharge of his duty as a soldier (sailor or marine) in the said service and that we have no personal interest in the alloance of the applicant's claim. JAMES T. BRYANT (signature) W.E. K? (signature) Subscribed and sworn in before me, for the COUNTY of BUCHINGHAM , State of Virginia, this 1ST day of 19?? S.F. ABRAHAM (signature) Note-If only one comrade is living whose residence and address is known to applicant, let him make the above affidavit. If no such comrade is living whow address is known to applicant, then let one or more reputable persons who have personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and of cause of his disability, make the following affidavit: (C) AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES, NOT COMRADES AS TO WOUNDS We, ?.?. RAGLAND and B.F. RAGLAND of the COUNTY in the State of VIRGINIA, do solomny swear that we personally know, and are well acquainted with JULIA ANN RAGLAND whose name is signed to the annexed application, and who is applying for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, and that we have known the said applicant for TWENTY-FIVE years (*)and that to our personal knowledge she is the widow of RICHARD O. RAGLAND who was a loyal and true soldier (sailor or marine) in the military (or naval) service of Virginia, or the Confederate States, in the war between the States and on or about the 21 OCT 1895 day(*) of at (here state battle or combat where killed or fatal wound received [left blank] the said [left blank] during the said war (state here whether killed or died as a result of wounds received, or surgical operation therefor [left blank] (if he died after the war, strike out all rela? in during the year and proceed as follows), on or about the 21ST day of OCTOBER 1865, the said RICHARD O. RAGLAND died, and that the said R.O. RAGLAND and JULIA ANN RAGLAND lived as husband and wife up to the date of the death of the said RICHARD O. RAGLAND and that we have no personal interest in the allowance of the applicant's claim. J? RAGLAND (signature) B.F. RAGLAND (signature) Submitted and sworn before me [LEFT BLANK] in and for the of [left blank] thsi 29 day of JULY 19?? S.F. ABRAHAM , HP (signature) Note-If no comrade in arms or other person who has knowledge of the service of the applicant and of the service of the applicant and of the cause of her disability is livingm whose residence is known to applicant, state that fact here [left blank]. (E) CERTIFICATE OF PHYSICIAN I, H.A. NASH, a practicing physician in the COUNTY of BUCKINGHAM in the State of Virginia, do certify that I am personally acquainted with J.A. RAGLAND, whose name is signed to the annexed application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, and that I attended her husband, the said R.O. RAGLAND during his last illness and that from my professional knowledge of the cause of his death, I believe that his death resulted from GENERAL PA??? and that I have no personal interest in the allowance of the applicant's claim. Given under my hand, this day of JULY 1902. H.A.NASH, MD (signature) Note-This certificate of physican shall only be required in cases where the husband has died since the end of the war. (E) CERTIFCATE OF CAMP OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS The [left blank] Camp of Confederate Veterans of the [left blank] of [left blank] in the State of Virginia, hereby certifies that it has examined into the merits of the annexed application of [left blank] for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, and being satified of the justice of her claim, hereby recommends the said [left blank] for aid under the provisions of the said act, and that it has no personal interest in the alloance of the applicants claim. [left blank] Commander. Note- if there is no camp of Confederate veterans in applicant's city or county, then the affidavit of Confederate soldiers residing in said city or county must be obtained as follows: (F) CERTIFICATE OF EX-CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS We, [left blank] and [left blank] of the [left blank] of [left blank] State of Virginia, do certify that we were soldier (sailors or marines) of Virginia in the war between the States, and that we have examined into the merits of the annexed application of [left blank] for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, and that we are satisfied of the justice of her claim, and recommend the said [left blank] for aid under the provisions of the said act, and that we have no personal interest in the allowance of the applicant's claim. Given under out hands, this [left blank] day of[left blank]19[left blank]. [2 signature lines left blank] (G) CERTIFICATE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE. I, , Commissioner of the revenue, in the in the State of Virginia, do certify that , or her trustee, whose is signed to the annexed application for aid under the act of the General Assembly o Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, is charged on the land and personal property books of the said with estate, real, personal and mixed, of the value of $50.00 dollars. Given under my hand, this 20TH day of FEB 1913.