PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY VA CIVIL WAR PENSION APPLICATION: FARTHING, NANNIE W. 

Copyright (c) 2003 by Janet Putt Neville.  [jandneville@yahoo.com]

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Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection

NO  132

WIDOW OF A DECEASED SOLDIER, SAILOR OR MARINE FOR A PENSION. 

Name:: Nannie W. Farthing, age 73 as of 1914, WIDOW of William G. Farthing who 
died in 1880, Married in 1867, Comrades: James Carter and Thomas Hadn (Hayden?)

VA Town: (Dry Fork)

Member of: 53rd VA Regt., Company G

 Pension clerk denied approval on premise that Nannie had not lived in VA for 
the amount of time required.  Nannie's answer is  as follows: 

Mr. Jno H. Johnston 
    Dear Sir, With reference to the enclosed letter I wish to say that the time 
stated in my application for pension was some over 2 1/2  years and this year 
makes the full time of five years which is required before allowing  pension.  
Please advise me what to do now in order that application will be complete. 
Yours very truly, Mrs. Nannie W. Farthing

No other information was included but Nannie received a pension.