Confederate Pension Application; A B KIDD; Nelson County, VA File submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Debbie Ullom ************************************************************************ 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://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** NELSON County. Name: A B KIDD Post-office: BRYANT The Circuit Court of the county of NELSON from an examination of the within application of A B KIDD and of the affidavits and certificates therewith file, and hereto 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 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, this 3 day of SEPT 1903. Judge: DANL A EUNEDY (?) FILED MAR 13, 1903 ---------------------------------- A B KIDD resident at BRYANT in COUNTY of NELSON. PRIVATE IN COMPANY G, 19TH VIRGINIA REGIMENT WALLER M BOYD, CAPTAIN FROM WOUNDS IN THE THIGH AND BROKEN ARM WHILE IN THE SERVICE, ALSO NEURALGIA AND RHEUMATISM FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE ABOVE STATED WOUNDS AND DISEASE, WOUNDED THIGH AND BROKEN ARM, NEURALGIA & RHEUMATISM sum of FIFTEEN dollars annually. 1. What is your age? 62 2. Where were you born? NELSON COUNTY, VIRGINIA 3. How long have you resided in Virginia? 62 YEARS 4. How long have you resided in the city or county of your present residence? 62 YEARS 5. What is your usual and ordinary occupation for earning a livelihood? FARMING 6. How long have you followed said occupation or employment? ALL OF MY LIFE 7. Have you followed such occupation or employment, or any other occupation or employment, within the last two years? If so, state when and where, and the amount of your annual income from the same. NO OTHER OCCUPATION, AND WITHIN THAT TIME ONLY SO MUCH AT FARMING AS MY IIMPAIRED HEALTH WOULD PERMIT. INCOME SAY $25 -OR $30 - PER YEAR 8. State specifically the nature of your disability or disease. WOUND IN THIGH, BROKEN ARM, NEURALGIA & RHEUMATISM 9. What were the causes which led to the disease which has resulted in your disability? WOUNDS & EXPOSURE WHILE IN THE SERVICE 10. How long have you suffered from such disease, and when did you first become aware that you were afflicted with the same? 1865 38 YEARS 11. With what disease or sickness did you suffer during the time of your service? SUFFERED ONLY FROM THE SAID WOUNDS & TYPHOID FEVER 12. Are you totally disabled because of such disease, or the infirmaties of age, from following your usual and ordinary occupation or employment, or any other occupation or employment, by which to earn a livelihood? if not totally disabled thereby, but only partially, state the extent of your partial disability. WHILE UNABLE TO PERFORM BUT LITTLE WORK I AM NOT TOTALLY DISABLED BUT VERY NEARLY SO 13. When and where did you enter the service of Virginia, or of the Confederate States? ENLISTED AT MASSIES MILLS THIS COUNTY, APRIL 1861 14. In what command and service were you engaged during the war between the States? 19TH & 51ST REG VA VOL INFANTRY 15. How long were you in the service? 4 YEARS, THROUGHOUT THE WAR 16. When did you leave the service, and under what circumstances? AFTER THE WAR, FROM FORT DELAWARE 17. If suffering from disease, state what physician or physicians have attended you for the same. DR WITHERS & DR. DRUMMOND 18. Give the names and addresses of two or more in the service of your command, if any such be living, and if not, so state. RICHARD STEVENS, THOMAS CRIST AND OTHERS 19. Give here any other information you may possess relating to your service, or disability, that will support the justice of your claim for aid? FROM THE NATURE OF MY WOUNDS AND THE DISEASE FOLLOWING I HAVE AT NO TIME SINCE THE WAR BEEN ABLE TO DO MUCH WORK AND AT THIS TIME LESS THAN EVER BEFORE. MAJOR BOYD & JNO T POWELL KNOW OF MY WOUNDS & OTHER DISABILITY. 20. Is there any camp of Confederate Veterans in the city or county of your residence? THE J T POWELL CAMP WAS IN THIS COUNTY 21. Is there any one living, the residence and address of whom is known to you, either comrade or otherwise, who has knowledge of your service, and of the cause of your disability? If so or not, state. MAJOR BOYD & JNO T POWELL KNOW OF MY WOUNDS & L A KIDD OF MY DISEASE Witness my hand this 10th day of FEBRUARY 1903 A B KIDD I PIERCE LOVING, a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, in and for the COUNTY of NELSON, in the State of Virginia, do certify that A B KIDD, whose name is signed to the foregoing application, personally appeared before me in my CAPACITY aforesaid and having the aforesaid application read to him and fully explained, as well as the statements and answers thereto made, the said A B KIDD made each before me that the said statements and answers are true. Given under my hand this 10th day of FEBRUARY 1903 PIERCE LOVING, J P A: Oath of Resident Witnesses We L W POULON (?) and WILSON E WHITE do solemnly swear that we are residents of the COUNTY of NELSON, in the said State, and that we have known personally and well for TWENTY years A B KIDD 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 A B KIDD is a resident of the said county (or city), and is a man 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 the applicant is disabled (state the character of the disability, and whether it is partial or total) [blank] and that we verily believe the said applicant is justly entitled to aid under the said act, and that we have no personal interest in the allowance of the applicant's claim. L W PONTON (?) & WILSON E WHITE ---------------------------------- Subscribed and sworn to before me, a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE for the COUNTY of NELSON, State of Virginia this 6th day of MARCH 1903. R B MAYS JP B: Affidavit of Comrades We A L STEVENS and L D KIDD do solemnly swear that we are residents of the COUNTY of NELSON, in the State of VIRGINIA and that A B KIDD whose name is signed to the annexed application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1903, is personally well known to us, and that we have known him well for 40 years, and that we were soldiers (sailors or marines) in the military (or naval) services of Virginia, or of the Confederate States, during the war between the United States and the Confederate States, and that the said A B KIDD who was also a soldier (sailor or marine) in the said services during the said war was, with us, members of (here state command and immediate superior officers thereof) CO G 16TH REGT VIRGINIA INFANTRY, W H BOYD CAPT AND JOHN B STRANGE WAS THE FIRST COLONEL and that the said A B KIDD was a loyal and true soldier (sailor or marine) in the said service, and faithful in the discharge of his duties, and that we verily believe he is disabled from the causes said in the manner in his application stated, and that his claim is just, and that we have no personal interest in the allowance of his claim under the said act. A L STEVENS L D KIDD Subscribed and sworn to before me a JUSTICE for the COUNTY of NELSON State of Virginia, this 23rd day of FEBRUARY 1903 P B YOUNG J P C: Affidavit of Witnesses, not comrades We, A J CRITZER (?) and C T ADAMS do solemnly swear that we are residents of the COUNTY of NELSON, in the State of VIRGINIA and that we personally know, and ware well acquainted with A B KIDD 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, 1903, and that we have known the said applicant for FORTY years, and that to our personal knowledge the said A B KIDD was a loyal and true soldier (sailor or marine), in the military (or naval) services of Virginia, or of the Confederate States in the war between the States, and was faithful in the discharge of his duty, and that we verily believe he is disabled from the causes, and in the manner in his application set forth, and that his claim is just, and that we have no personal interest in the allowance of his claim under the said act. A T CRITZER (?) C T ADAMS Subscribed and sworn to before me, a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE in and for the COUNTY of NELSON State of Virginia, this 2nd day of MARCH 1903. PIERCE LOVING D: Certificate of Physician I W M TUNSTATE (?) a practicing physician in the COUNTY of NELSON in the State of Virginia, do certify that I am personally acquainted with A B KIDD 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 from a personal examination of the said A B KIDD as to the disability set forth in his application and the exam thereof, I am clearly of the opinion that he is disabled by reason of (here state specifically the nature of the disability and causes 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 be partial, to what extent the applicant is hindered thereby from pursuing such occupation as aforesaid). THE INJURY TO THIGH & ARM WHILE IF LONG STANDING PRODUCE NOW AT THIS AGE PARTIAL DISABILITY PERMITS (1/2) ONE HALF. 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 allowance of the applicant's claim. Given under my hand, this 23 day of FEBY 1903. W M TUNSTATE(?) M D E: Certificate of Camp of Confederate Veterans [blank] F: Certificate of Ex-Confederate Soldiers We, BENJAMIN [unreadable] and [unreadable] of the CO of NELSON State of Virginia, do certify that we were soldiers (sailors or marines) of Virginia in the war between the States, and that we have examined into the merits of the annexed application of A B KIDD for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1903, and that we are satisfied of the justice of his claim, and recommend the said A B KIDD 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 our hands, this 6 day of MARCH BENJAMIN [unreadable] AA[unreadable] PAGE (?) G: Certificate of the Commissioner of the Revenue I W H STEVENS, Commissioner of the revenue in the CO of NELSON in the State of Virginia, do certify that A B KIDD , or his wife, or his trustee, or trustee for his wife, whose name is signed to the annexed application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia , approved April 2, 1903, is charged on the land and personal property books of the said CO with estate, real, personal and mixed, of the assessed value of [blank] dollars. Given under my hand, this 23 day of FEBY 1903 W H STEVENS