Lynchburg City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Military.....Coles, Emily Sligh ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Lynchburg City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Military Records Emily SLIGH COLES, Confederate Widow's Pension Application, 11 Oct 1916 widow of Marion COLES (C/28nd Va. Inf.) [image 00632.tif {Document 1 of 9}] [Official Form (printed); handwritten responses indicated ] [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 than the full amount thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon indictment and conviction thereof shall be fined not less than twenty-five, nor more than one hundred dollars, 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 18, Pension Law.) [panel 2 of 3] Approved: <50.00> [stamped] Filed in the Clerk's Office of the Court of [blank], Virginia, this [blank] day of [blank], 191[blank] __________________________________________________ Pension Application For A Widow of a Confederate Soldier _______ ACT 1916. [dingbat]To save trouble of 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. <46> County [struck through] City Name Postoffice ___________________________________________________ Class [blank] Rating [blank] Age [blank] <[date stamped, upside-down, illegible]> Filed in Auditor's Office [blank] 191[blank] Paid Warrant No. <11814> $<25.00> <24165> <25.00>[stamped] Date of Payment [stamped] ___________________________________________________ MEMORANDA <[illegible]>[stamped] ___________________________________________________ Form No. 5--1-9-17--750. [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. If your income (from all sources), exceeds $300.00 per year, or the assessed value of your property (either in fee or for life), is as much as $1,000.00, you will not be entitled to a pension. WIDOWS WHO WERE MARRIED AFTER MAY 1, 1868, ARE NOT ENTITLED TO PENSIONS FROM THE STATE. [image 00633.tif {Document 2 of 9}] [Official Form (printed); handwritten responses ] The Applicant must read, or have read to her, every word in this Application. PENSIONERS now on the ROLL are NOT required to make new application, but must file annual certificate. THIS APPLICATION must be filed with the Clerk of the Corporation or Circuit Court of Your City or County. ______ FORM No. 5 APPLICATION of a widow of a Soldier, Sailor or Marine of the Late Confederacy Under Acts Approved March 21, 1916. ______ I, , do hereby apply for a pension under the provisions of the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved March 21, 1916, entitled, "An Act to amend and re-enact an act approved March 12th, 1912, entitled an act to consolidate into one act all acts relating to Confederate pensions and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith." 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 five years next 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 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 receive from any source whatever, money or other means of support amounting in value 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 husband or me estate or property, either real, personal, or mixed, in fee or for life, of the assessed value One thousand ($1,000.00) dollars, nor do I receive any pension from any other State, or from the United States, or from any other source, and that I am without necessary means of support, from any source; and I do further swear that the answers given to the following questions are true. All questions must be answered fully. Widows married after May 1, 1868, are not entitled to pensions. _____________________________________________________________________________ [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? 3. Where were you born? <50 years since West V.a> 4. How long have you resided in Virginia? <50 years> 5. How long have you resided in your City or County of your present residence? <30> years. 6. Where do you reside? If in a city, give street address. Postoffice County of [blank] 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? <9.th December 1867> Where? By whom? 10. When and where did your husband die? 11. What was the cause of his death? 12. Give the name and address of physician who attended your husband at the time of his death. (See Certificate "D.") Name ["J" struck] Address [struck] [margin note] 13. Have you married since the death of your husband? If yes, give full particulars. [blank] 14. In what branch of the army did your husband serve? [blank] Regiment. <28_th V_a Company C> Company. [column 2 of 2] 15. Who were his immediate superior officers? Colonel [struck] Captain 16. Give the names and addresses of two comrades who served in the same command with your husband during the war. (See Certificate "B.") Name Address <216 Kenyan St> Name Address [blank] 17. Give the names and addresses of two persons who are familiar with the circumstances of your husband's service and death. (See Certificate "C.") Name [blank] Address [blank] Name [blank] Address [blank] 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 yes, why are you not drawing one at this time? [blank] 20. Is there a camp of Confederate Veterans in your city or county? 21. 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. [blank] [blank] _____________________________________________________________________________ [footer of document 2] A signature made by X mark is not valid unless attested by a witness. WITNESS Signature of Applicant. I, , a [blank], 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 [blank] aforesaid, having the aforesaid application read to her and fully explained, as well as the statements and answers.herein made, the said applicant oath before me that the said statements and answers are true. Given under my hand this <11.th> day of 191<7> Signature of Officer. [page end] [image 00634.tif {Document 3 of 9}] [Official Form (printed); handwritten responses ] [column 1 of 2] (A) OATH OF RESIDENT WITNESSES. (Must be signed by two residents of Applicant's City or County.) 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 <10> years the applicant whose name is signed to the foregoing application for aid under act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved March 21, 1916, 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 pro- pounded, 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 per- sonal interest in the allowance of the applicant's claim. A signature made by X mark is not valid unless attested by a witness. Resident Witnesses. WITNESS [blank] [blank] Subscribed and sworn to before me, a in and for the of State of Virginia, this <6_th> day of , 19<18> Signature of Officer. ______________________________________________________________________________ (B) AFFIDAVIT OF COMRADES. (See Question No. 16 on page one.) We, [struck] and [blank] do solemnly swear that we [struck] are residents of the of [blank], in the State of [blank] and that the applicant whose name is signed to the foregoing applica- tion for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved March 21, 1916, is personally well known to us, and that we have known her for <30> 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 with the said applicant's husband, members of the same command, and that to our personal knowledge, he died on or about [blank] day of <1902> from the effects of [blank] [blank] 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 have no personal interest in the allowance of the applicant's claim. A signature made by X mark is not valid unless attested by a witness. [blank] Comrades. WITNESS [blank] Subscribed and sworn to before me, a in and for the of State of Virginia, this <5th> day of , 19<18> Signature of Officer. ______________________________________________________________________________ [column 2 of 2] NOTE.-If only one comrade whose name is known to the applicant, let him make affidavit B. If no such comrade is living whose address is known to the applicant, then let one or more reputable persons who have personal knowledge of the services 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 [blank] of [blank], in the State of [blank] and that we personally know, and are well acquainted with the appli- cant whose name is signed to the foregoing application, and who is applying for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved March 21, 1916, and that we have known the said applicant for [blank] years, and that to our personal knowledge said appli- cant is the widow of [blank], 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 [blank] day of [blank] 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. A signature made by X mark is not valid unless attested by a witness. [blank] [blank] Witnesses not Comrades. WITNESS [blank] [blank] Subscribed and sworn to before me, a [blank] in and for the [blank] of [blank] State of Virginia, this [blank] day of [blank], 191[blank] [blank] Signature of Officer. ______________________________________________________________________________ NOTE.-If no comrades in arms or other persons who have knowledge of the services of the applicant's husband and the cause of his death is living, whose address is known to the applicant, state that fact here. [blank] [blank] [blank] ______________________________________________________________________________ (D) CERTIFICATE OF PHYSICIAN. Physician will please read carefully the answers to questions 10, 11 and 12, and the following certificate before filling out. I, , a practicing 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 March 21, 1916, 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 [blank] and that I have no personal interest in the allowance of the applicant's claim. Given under my hand, this <8> day of 191<8>. M.D. [page end] [image 00635.tif {Document 4 of 9}] [Official Form (printed); handwritten responses ] (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 [blank] in the State of Virginia, hereby certify that the said camp has exam- ined into the merits of the foregoing application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved March 21, 1916, 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 no personal interest in the allowance of the applicant's claim. Commander. Given under my hand this <20> day of 191<8> 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 cer- tificate F. _________________________________________________________________________ (F) CERTIFICATE OF EX-CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS. (Not necessary when certificate E can be filled.) We, [blank] and [blank] [blank] of the [blank] of [blank] [blank] 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 March 21, 1916, 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 my hand this [blank] day of [blank] 191[blank] [blank] [blank] Ex-Cofederate Soldiers. [column 2 of 2] (G) CERTIFICATE OF COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE. I, , Commissoner 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 March 21, 1916, is charged on the land and personal property books of said [blank] with estate real, ["personal or mixed, of the assessed value" struck] of *$< ___ > Given under my hand this <11> day of 191<7> Commissioner of Revenue. _________________________________________________________________________ (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 by said Board. In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand this [blank] day of 191<8> 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," struck] 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 <22> day of 191<8> Judge. [page end] [image 00636.tif {Document 5 of 9}] [correspondence; typed, except where noted] A.P.A.441--10-19-'17. 10M.[?] COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Mrs. Emily Cole, Care, Lychburg Hosiery Mills, Lynchburg, Virginia. My dear Madam: We have just received your application for a pension, but we regret to find that you have omitted giving the company and regiment in which your husband served and also the officers under whom he served. If you can let us have this information, it will very much facilitate the approval of your claim. Kindly let us hear from you by early mail. Yours very truly, JHJ/GW. Pension Clerk. [page end] [image 00637.tif {Document 6 of 9}; typed correspondence (1 of 2)] [letterhead] J.G. BURTON, President B.C. BLACKFORD, Vice-President C.G. BURTON, Sec'y & Treas. [officers given in tiny font, in 1 line across top] LYNCHBURG HOSIERY MILLS, Inc. MANUFACTURERS OF FINE SEAMLESS HOSIERY Lynchburg, Virginia. See for reference [handwritten note, at angle] [body, typed] April 5, 1918. Auditor of Public Accounts, Richmond, Va. Dear Sir: Referring to your letter of March 23rd addressed to Mrs. Emily Coles c/o Lynchburg Hosiery Mills, Lynchburg, Va. with regard to her application for pension. Mrs. Coles has had inserted on form the information referred to in your letter. This information was obtained from Mr. R.G.Turner, 216 Kenyon St., Lynchburg, Va. who knew Marion Coles though not very well, while he was in the Confederate Army. He states that Mr. Coles was in the 28th Virginia, Company G under Captain Wright and Lieutenant Wright who seem to have been brothers. To this time it has been impossible to locate a second comrade of Marion Coles as but few of them seem to be still living. We are, of course, not in a position to give any information regarding Marion Coles as this dates beyond us, but we do know that Mrs. Emily Coles is most worthy of a pension. She has been working for us for ten or twelve years and is dependent upon her labor for support. A pension would help her very much. From the information we have been able to obtain we are convinced that she is entitled to the pension as a widow of MArion Coles. Mrs. Emily Coles that she was married to Marion [page break] [image 00638.tif {Document 7 of 9}; typed correspondence (2 of 2)] [letterhead] J.G. BURTON, President B.C. BLACKFORD, Vice-President C.G. BURTON, Sec'y & Treas. [officers given in tiny font, in 1 line across top] LYNCHBURG HOSIERY MILLS, Inc. MANUFACTURERS OF FINE SEAMLESS HOSIERY Lynchburg, Virginia. [body, typed] #2. Coles in Lynchburg in the last year of the war. He was in Con- federate uniform when married. She can neither read nor write and is unable to state from her own knowledge the regiment and company of her husband. This information is stated solely upon the authority of Mr. R. G. Turner. Marion Coles was a native of Campbell County. At time of his marriage his people lived about eight miles outside of Lynchburg. Trusting you will find all desired information given on application we are, Very Truly Yours, CG Burton [signature] Secretary & Treas. [page end] [image 00639.tif {Document 8 of 9}] [Official Form (printed); handwritten responses ] <10 st> WAR DEPARTMENT. THE ADJUTATANT GENERAL'S OFFICE. Washington, Respectfully returned to [blank] with the information that [blank] [blank] <[signature illegible]> The Adjutant General. Per Form No. 168-5--A.G.O.[?] Ed. Apr.27-17--16,000. [page end] [image 00640.tif {Document 9 of 9}] [Official Form (printed); responses , typed, except where noted] City County ____________________________________________ COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (PENSION DEPARTMENT) ____________ Richmond, The Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, D.C. Sir: I have the honor to request the official record of [blank] Co. Regt. [blank] [blank] Colonel [struck] Captain This information is to be used in connection with an application for a Confederate pension, which has been filed in this office. Respectfully, [?; signed] Auditor Public Accounts. [stamped] ____________________________________________ Pension 12--7-10-'17--1M[?] [page and file end] The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows database http://www.lva.lib.va.us/index.htm Images 00632.tif - 00640.tif ["Ex-Confederate soldier" Robert G. Turner served in Co. G / 28th Virginia Infantry. See Campbell Co. VAGenWeb Archives for his pension application. http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/campbell/military.htm ] ["Merriman" COLES (22, single, b & res Campbell, sn/o Wm & Sally, Farmer) m. 9 Dec 1867 Campbell Co. by Jas B Ramsay Emily C. SLY (22, single, b Bedford, res Campbell, dt/o Strawder{?} & Rebecca) (Campbell Co., VA, Register of Marriages {BVS Copy}). {Other records indicate Emily's father was named Joseph.}] Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Matt Harris, Zoobug64@aol.com (Jan 2009) [brackets, line breaks mine]