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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ******************************************************************************* Confederate Pension Applications of Thomas Wimmer 1900 – 1907 Library of Virginia http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/CP/html/10134.html Document Image 30 June, 2005 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, Thomas Wimmer , of the county of Franklin , in the State of Virginia, do solemnly swear that I am the identical person named in the original application dated on the day of , 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 , 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 means whatever which amounts to one hundred and fifty dollars per annum; nor do I receive from any means 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 from 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: From rupture on left (unreadable)and rheumatism in both legs. Also nervousness. and that my disability comes from old age and that I am now 66 years of age, and that the statements contained in my original applications 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. his Thomas x Wimmer mark Subscribed and sworn to before me, the Justice , in and for the county of Franklin , in the State of Virginia, this the 30th day of Aug. , 19 02 . Geo. E. Callaway, J. P. (seal) JURAT OF WITNESSES We, John K. Shilling , and Geo. M. Shilling , of the county of Franklin , in the State of Virginia, do solemnly swear that we are personally acquainted with Thomas Wimmer , whose name is signed in the jurat, and that the said Thomas Wimmer is still living, and that we verily believe the statements contained in the affadavit to be true. John K. Shilling G. M. Shilling Subscribed and sworn to before me, the Justice , in and for the Community of (unreadable) and I do certify that the said John K. Shilling and Geo. M. Shilling, whose names are signed to the jurat, are persons of well- known reputation for truth, honesty, and integrity, and residing in the said Community. Geo. E. Callaway , J. P. (seal) CERTIFICATE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE I, S. H. (unreadable) , Commissioner of the Revenue, in the 3 Dist. , of Franklin Co. , in the State of Virginia, do certify that Thomas Wimmer, or his wife, or his trustee, or trustee for his wife, whose name is signed to the _____________ statement, and who made application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia approved March 7, 1900, is charged on the land and personal property books of the said Dist. with estate, real, personal, and mixed, of the assessed value of 30.00 dollars. Given under my hand, this 4 day of Sept. , 19 02. S. H. (unreadable) Com. Rev. CERTIFICATE OF PHYSICIAN AS TO SOLDIERS, ETC. I, E. O. Tinsley M. D. , practicing physician in the County of Roanoke, in the State of Virginia, do certify that I am personally acquainted with Thomas Wimmer, 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 Thomas Wimmer 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 disability 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 livelihood or any other occupation within his capacity) Rupture, Rheumatism in both legs, Nervousness. Cause of rupture was from a strain & rheumatism & nervousness from old age. Disable ¾. and that I verily believe his disability is wholly due to the causes assigned in the said application, and that he is entitled to aid under the provisions of the act of the General Assembly of Virginia approved March 7, 1900. Given under my hand, this 29 day of Aug. , 19 02. E. O. Tinsley M. D. VIRGINIA: County (city) of Franklin, to-wit: I, Jane M. Saunders, Clerk of the Circuit (Corporation) Court of the county (city) of Franklin do certify that the (judge of the) said court has directed me to certify to the Auditor of Public Accounts that Thomas Wimmer , 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 12th day of September, 19 02. Jane M. Saunders Clerk Application of Soldier, Sailor or Marine for a Pension, Disabled by Reason of Disease or Other Infirmities. I, Thos. Wimmer, a native of the State of Va. , and now a citizen of Virginia, resident at Algoma in the County (or City) of Franklin in said State of Virginia, and who was a soldier from the State of Va. , 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 soldier, sailor, or marine who by disease or other infirmities of age, is disabled from earning or is without the means of procuring a support, and 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 was a member of Co. "B" 42nd Va. Regiment and that I am now disabled by reason of Rheumatism general disability and that by reason of such disability I am now 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 soldier's home. I do further swear that the following answers are true: 1st. What is the applicant's age? Ans. 64 years 2d. What is the precise nature of the disability of the applicant? Ans. As stated above 3d. Is it total? Ans. No (a) Is it partial? and, if so, to what extent does it disable him from manual labor? Ans. It is so that I can do no manual labor at all Given under my hand this 12 day of May, 19 00. his Thos x Wimmer Mark I, T. W. Carper Dep Clk for the County of Franklin do certify that Thos Wimmer, 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 well as the statements and answers therein made, he, the said Thos Wimmer , made oath before me that the said statements and answers are true. Given under my hand, this 12 day of May 19 00. T. W. Carper DC In the County Court of the County of Franklin on the 10 day of July , 19 00 The application of Thos Wimmer for a Pension, with the certificate of the Chairman of the Confederate Pension Board of the County (or City) of Franklin, that it has been approved by said Board thereon endorsed, was presented to the Court; and the Clerk of this Court is directed to certify a copy of this order to the Auditor of Public Accounts. I, O H Price, Clerk of the County Court of the county (or city) of Franklin, 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 10 day of July , 19 00. O H Price Clerk Franklin County. No. 126 Name Thos. Wimmer Postoffice Algoma VIRGINIA: Cou. Of Franklin; To-wit: I, P. D. Divers, Chairman of the Confederate Pension Board of the County or City of Franklin do certify that the said Board has carefully considered and examined into the within application, and being fully satisfied from the evidence that each and all of the facts set forth are true; that the applicant is the identical person named therein; the application is for these reasons approved, and it is therefore certified that Thos. Wimmer is entitled to receive annually from the State of Virginia the sum of Fifteen dollars. Given under my hand this 12th day of May, 190 0. P. D. Divers Chairman Countersigned: (name unreadable) Clerk FORM NO. 8. Application of Soldier, Sailor, or Marine, who is on the Pension Rolls of Virginia, classed as partially disabled, to be rerated and placed on said Rolls under the class of totally disabled pensioners. I Thomas Wimmer who am now on the pension rolls of Virginia, as a resident of the County of Franklin and on said rolls as partially disabled, do hereby apply to be rerated and placed on said rolls as totally disabled; and I do solemnly swear that since being placed on said rolls I have become totally disabled by disease (here state the nature of the disease) Nervous postration caused by old age and that I am now permanently disabled from following any occupation for a livelihood (in case the total disability is caused by the infirmities of age, strike out all relating to disability by disease, and proceed as follows) and that such total disability is the result of the infirmities of age, which permanently disable me from following any occupation for a livelihood, and that by reason of such total disability I am now entitled to receive the sum of dollars annually. Witness my hand this 22nd day of February, 19 07. Thomas Wimmer I, J. H. Holt, Fourth Class Postmaster, in and for the County of Franklin, in the State of Virginia, do certify that Thomas Wimmer, whose name is signed to the foregoing application, personally appeared before me in my County aforesaid and having the aforesaid application read to him and fully explained, as well as the statements and answers therein made, the said Thomas Wimmer made oath before me that the said statements and answers are true. Given under my hand this 23 day of Feb. , 19 07. J. H. Holt Fourth Class PM Haste Virginia CERTIFICATE OF PHYSICIAN I, E. O. Tinsley, a practicing physician in the County of Franklin, in the State of Virginia, do certify that I am personally acquainted with Thomas Wimmer whose name is signed to the annexed application for rerating his pension under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved December 31, 1903, and that from a personal examination of the said Thomas Wimmer, 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 disability and the cause thereof, and if such disability be total, whether the applicant is deprived thereby of all ability to pursue his usual and ordinary occupation for a livelihood, or any other occupation for a livelihood, and if the disability is partial, to what extent the applicant is hindered thereby from pursuing such occupation as aforesaid) His disease is a nervous prostration caused by old age which disease renders him totally disabled to do any manual labor and that I verily believe his disability is wholly due to causes assigned in the said application, and that he is entitled to aid under the provisions of the said act, and that I have no personal interest in the albyence of the applicant's claim. Given under my hand, this 22nd day of February, 19 07. E. O. Tinsley M. D. APPROVAL OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF PENSION I, (Wm. name unreadable), chairman of the Board of Commissioners to examine applications for pensions, do certify that the foregoing application has been examined and approved by said Board. In testimony whereof I hereto my hand this 12 day of Sept , 19 07. (name unreadable) The Circuit Court of the county (or the Corporation or Hustings Court of the city) of Franklin from an examination of the foregoing application of Thomas Wimmer and of the affidavits and certificates therewith filed, and hereto annexed, being that the claim of the said applicant is just, doth approve this 13 day of Sept , 19 07. (name unreadable) Judge Franklin County to wit: I, J. O. Abshire, a notary public in and for the county of Franklin in the state of Virginia do certify that Thomas Wimmer, whose name is signed to the within and foregoing application, personally appeared before me in my County and, having the abovesaid application read to him (as well as the statements and answers therein) Given under my hand this day J. O. Abshire N. P. Franklin County, No. 36g Name Thos. Wimmer P. O. Haste 30.00 #10257 stamped Dec 6, 1907