CULPEPER COUNTY, VA - CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATION: AT KILBY Library of Virginia Image366 File submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Scott Harlow http://www.usgenweb.org ************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://ww.usgwarchives.net ******************************************************************** Statement of Soldier, Sailor, or Marine Pensioner under act of March 7, 1900, to be filed before Circuit or Corporation Court, or the Judge thereof in vacation. I, A.T. Kilby of the county of Culpeper in the State of Virginia, do solemnly swear that I am the identical person in the original application dated on the 3rd day of April 19?? And who filed the said application for aid under the provisions of an act of the General Assembly approved March 7, 1900, for aid as a soldier (sailor or marine) of Virginia, in the service of the said State, or of the Confederate States during the war between the States, and that I am now an actual resident of the county of Culpeper, in the said State, and that I do not hold any national, state, city, or county office which pays me in salary or fees one hundred and fifty dollars per annum; nor have I an income from any other employment or other source whatever which amounts to one hundred and fifty dollars per annum; nor do I receive from any source whatever money or other means of support amounting in value to the sum of 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, nor does my wife own, nor does any one hold in trust for the benefit of my wife, either real, personal or mixed property or estate, either in fee or for life, of the assessed value of five hundred dollars; nor do I receive any aid or pension from any other state or the United States, or from any other source, and that I am not an inmate of the Soldiers’ Home or other public institution. And I do further swear that I am disabled as follows: pains in my left side which renders me partially disabled, can’t work more than ˝ of my time and that my disability came from exposure & sickness during the war. And that I am now 59 years of age, and that the statements contained in my original application above referred to are true, and that during the said war I was loyal and true to my duty as a soldier (sailor or marine) of Virginia, or of the Confederate States, and never at any time deserted my command, or voluntarily abandoned my post of duty in the said service. Subscribed and sworn to before me, C. M. Waite, a Commissioner in Chancery for Circuit Court, in and for the county of Culpeper, in the State of Virginia, this 1st day of August 1902 Chas M Waite, Commissioner in Chancery for Circuit Court for Culpeper County, Va. We, Thos H Turner, and W.J. Shotwell of the county of Culpeper, in the State of Virginia, do solemnly swear that we are personally acquainted with A T Kilby, whose name is signed to the annexed jurat, and that the said A. T. Kilby is still living, and that we verily believe the statements contained in the annexed affidavit to be true. Thos. H Turner W J Shotwell Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Culpeper . Va. and I do certify that the said Thos. A. Turner and W. J. Shotwell, whose names are signed to the annexed jurat, are persons of well-known reputation for truth, honesty, and integrity, and residing in the said County. Joseph R Corbin, JP Certification of the Commissioner of Revenue I, Russell H. Yowell, Commissioner of the Revenue, in the County of Culpeper in the State of Virginia, do certify that A.T. Kilby, or his wife, or his trustees, or trustees for his wife, whose names is signed to the annexed state-ment and who made application for aid under the act of the General Assembly approved March 7, 1900, is charged on the land and personal property book of the said County with estate, real, personal and mixed, of the assessed value of 73 dollars. Given under my hand, this 19 day of Aug, 1902 Russell H. Yowell Certificate of Physician As to Soldiers, etc. I, J B Boldridge, a practicing physician in the County of Culpeper in the State of Virginia, do certify that I am personally acquainted with A T Kilby, whose name is signed to the foregoing statement, and who made application for aid under the act of the General Assembly approved March 7, 1900, and that from a personal examination of the said A.T. Kilby as to the disability set forth in his application and the cause thereof, I am clearly of the opinion that he is disabled by reason of (here state specifically the nature of the dis-ability and the cause thereof, and whether it be total or partial, and whether the applicant is deprived of ability to pursue his usual and ordinary occupation for his livlihood, or any other occupation within his capacity) illegible illegible sick illegible illegible in the left lung the result of pneum… illeg-ible illegible in the left lung and a chronic stomach trouble possibly caused by fatigue and improper and insufficient diet during the war, the disability is only partial illegible illegible and I verily believe his disability is wholly due to the causes assigned in the said application, and that he is en-titled to aid under the act of the General Assembly approved March 7, 1900. Given under my hand this 1st day of August 1902 J R Boldridge MD VIRGINIA: County (city) of Culpeper, to wit: I, W.E. Coons, Clerk of the Circuit (Corporation) Court of the county (city) of Culpeper do certify that the (judge or the) said court has directed me to certify to the Auditor of Public Accounts that A.T. Kilby a pensioner under the act of March 7, 1900, is entitled to receive annually from the State of Virginia the sum of Fifteen dollars. Given under my hand, this 28th day of August 1902 W E Coons Clerk Reverse of TomK366 is 367 which consists only of the following: Allowed 15 00 August 18 1902 WW Lewis chr R H Brown Clerk [The applicant veteran was Andrew Thomas Kilby, and the W J Shotwell might have been Jeremiah Shotwell of Co. F (Barboursville Guards) Three of A.T.'s brothers were Anselem Marion "Brag" Kilby,William Amos Kilby and Charles Hamilton "Hamet" Kilby] ******************************************************* Statement of Soldier, Sailor, or Marine Pensioner under act of March 7, 1900, to be filed before Circuit or Corporation Court, or the Judge thereof in vacation. I, A. T. Kilby a native of the State of Virginia, and now a citizen of Virginia, resident at Clarkson in the County (or city) of Culpeper in the said State of Virginia, and who was a soldier, from the State of Virginia in the war between the United States and the Confederate States, do hereby apply for aid under an act of the General Assembly, approved March 7, 1900, entitled “An Act to give aid to soldiers, sailors, and marines disabled in the war between the States, and to every such sold- ier, sailor, or marine who by disease or other infirmities of age, is dis- abled from earning or is without the means of procuring a support, and to give to the widows of Virginia soldiers, sailors, or marines who lost their lives in said war in the military or naval service, or whose husbands have died since the war.” And I do solemnly swear that I a member of Company “B” 13th Va. infantry and that I am now disabled by reason of shell wound in the back of the left hand at Winchester and by in-firmities of age and by reason of such disability I am entitled to receive, under said Act, the sum of Fifteen dollars annually. I further swear that I do not hold Any National, State, or County office which pays me in salary or fees over three hundred dollars per annum; nor have I an income from any other source which amounts to three hundred dollars; nor do I own in my own right, nor does my wife own, property of the assessed value of more than one thousand dollars; nor do I receive aid or a pension from any other State or from the United States; and that I am not an inmate of any soldiers’ home. I do swear that the following answers are true: 1sst. What is the applicants age? Ans. 55 2nd What is the precise nature of the disability of the applicant? Ans. Left side is totally disabled 3rd Is it total? Ans. No (a) Is it partial? And; if so, to what extent does it disable him from manual labor? Ans. Yes, left side is totally disabled (b) Given under my hand this 28th day of April, 1900 A T Kilby I, Chas M. Waite, a commissioner in chancery for the Circuit Court of Culpeper County, Virginia. do certify that A. T. Kilby, whose name is signed to the foregoing application, personally appeared before me in my county (or city) aforesaid, and having the aforesaid application read to him and fully explained, as wellas the statements and answers therein made, he, the said A.T. Kilby, made oath before me that the said statements and answers are true. Given under my hand, this 28 day of April 1900. Chas. M. Waite, Commissioner in chancery for Circuit Court of Culpeper County, Va. In the Circuit Court of the County of Culpeper on the 20th day of April 1900 The application of A T Kilby for a Pension, with the certification of the Chairman of the Confederate Pension Board of the County of Culpeper, that it has been approved by said Board thereon endorsed, was presented to the Court and the Clerk of the Court is directed to certify a copy of this order to the Auditor of Public Accounts. I, W.E. Coons, Clerk of the County Court of the county (or city) of Culpeper, do certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the Records of said Court. In testimony whereof, I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court, this 1st day of May 1900 W E Coons Clerk **************************************************** Name A T Kilby Post Office Clarkson VIRGINIA County of Culpeper To-wit I, W W Lewis, Chairman of the Confederate Pension Board of the County or City of Culpeper do certify that Said Board has carefully considered and Examined into the within application, and being fully illegible from the evidence that each and all of the illegible set forth therein are true; that the application illegible for these reasons approved, and it is therefore certified that A. T. Kilby is entitled to receive thereof Fifteen dollars. Given under my hand this 28th day of Apr 1900 W W Lewis, Chairman Countersigned G. B. Miller, Clerk 8794 2356 [When copied, the form was placed too close to the right margin and some of the letters were cut off. Hence the several ‘illegible’ words above.] [The veteran above was Andrew Thomas Kilby]