Rockingham County, VA - Pension Application, Sarah C. Workman, Widow, 1902 Submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Charles V Tarlton ************************************************************************ 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 ************************************************************************ 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. (No application will be entertained not on the printed form.) _________ FORM NO. 8. APPLICATION of a Widow of a Soldier, Sailor or Marine of the late Confederacy Under Act of April 2, 1902, as amended. _________ I, Sarah C. Workman , do hereby apply for a pension under the provisions of the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, as amended, entitled "An act to aid the citizens of Virginia who were disabled by wounds received during the war between the States while serving as soldiers, sailors, or marines of Virginia, and such as served during the said war as soldiers, sailors, or marines of Virginia, who are now disabled by disease contracted during the war, or by the infirmities of age, and the widows of soldiers, sailors, or marines of Virginia who lost their lives in said service, or whose death resulted from wounds received or disease contracted in said service, and providing penalties for violating the provisions of this act." 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 two years, and of the city or county of my present address for one year next preceding the date of this application, and that I am the widow of Addison Franklin Workman , 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 the said act. And I do further swear that I do not hold any position or office, either national, State, city or county, which pays me 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 the sum of Two Hundred ($200.00) dollars per annum; nor do I own in my own right, nor does any one hold in trust for my benefit or use estate or property, either real, personal, or mixed, either in fee or for life, of the assessed value of Seven Hundred and Fifty ($750.00) 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 without means of support, either direct or indirect; and I do further swear that the answers given to the following questions are true: All questions must be answered fully-be explicit: 1. What is your name? Sarah Cathron Workman__________________________________ 2. What is your age? 66_______________________________________________ years 3. Where were you born? Stanley Page Co. Virginia_______________________________ 4. How long have you resided in Virginia? Since birth_______________________________ 5. How long have you resided in the City or County of your present residence? 2_____ years 6. Where do you reside? If in a city, give street address. Post-office Elkton______ County of Rockingham , Virginia..................................................................................................... 7. With whom do you reside? Joseph S. Workman_________________________________ 8. What was your husband's full name? Addison Franklin Workman___________________ 9. When, where and by whom were you married? When? December 24 1865 Where?............ Roadside Va. Rockingham Co. By whom? Rev. G. L. Gaven____________________ 10. When and where did your husband die? November 16 1909 Madison Run. Orange Co Va 11. What was the cause of his death? Pneumonia........................................................................ 12. Give name and address of physician who attended your husband at the time of his death. Name Dr. W. G. Christian Address Gordansville Va See Certificate "D.".......................... 13. Have you married since the death of your husband? If yes, give full particulars. No.................. 14. In what branch of the army did your husband serve? Infantry 49th N.C. Regiment............... Company E. Company.................................................................................................... 15. Who were his immediate superior officers? Colonel________ Captain Jenkins.................... 16. Give the names and addresses of two comrades who served in the same command with your.... husband during the war. Name Clabourn Carter Address Southern Pines N.C. Name Rev.____________ Address _______________ See Certificate "B".................................. 17. Give the names and addresses of two persons who are familiar with the circumstances of your.. husband's service and death. Name Moses Powell Address Elkton Va Name W. C. Long Address Elkton Va. See Certificate "C."......................................................................... 18. What assistance do you receive, and what income have you from all sources? Have none ...... 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 $ 96.00 dollar lot Personal Property $ 25.00 20. Was your husband on the pension roll of Virginia? If yes, in what county or city was his pension allowed? Yes. Harrisonburg Rockingham Co .......................................................... 21. Have you ever applied for a pension in Virginia before? If so, why are you not drawing one at this time? No ................................................................................................................. 22. Is there a camp of Confederate Veterans in your city or county? Yes ................................... 23. 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. ____________________ A signature made by X mark is not valid unless attested by a witness. WITNESS J W McGahey Sarah C Workman Signature of Applicant. I, J. A. S. Kyger a Justice , in and for the County of Rockingham , in the State of Virginia, do certify that the applicant whose name is signed to the foregoing application, personally appeared before me in my County aforesaid, having the aforesaid application read to her and fully explained, as well as the statements and answers therein made, the said applicant made oath before me that the said statements and answers are true. Given under my hand this 18 day of April 1913 J. A. S. Kyger J. P. Signature of Officer. ______________________________________________________________________ ______ (A) OATH OF RESIDENCE WITNESSES. We, (X) J R Coa??? , and J W McGahey , do solemnly swear that we are residents of the County of Rockingham in the State of Virginia and that we have known personally and well for 18 years the applicant whose name is signed to the forthgoing application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, as amended, 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 propounded, made by the said applicant and verily believe that the said applicant has been truthful in 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 personal interest in the allowance of the applicant's claim. A signature made by X mark is not valid unless attested by a witness. J R Coa??? x WITNESS J. T. Barnes Resident Witnesses. J W McGahey Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Justice in and for the County of Rockingham , State of Virginia, this 18 day of April 1913 J. A. S. Kyger .J. P. Signature of Officer. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ (B) AFFIDAVIT OF COMRADES. (See Question No. 16 on page one) We, _____________ and ______________ do solemnly swear that we are residents of the _________ of ___________, in the State of ___________ and that the applicant whose name is signed to the foregoing application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, as amended, is personally well known to us, and that we have known her for _______ 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 the ___________ day of __________ from the affects of ________________________________________ 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. WITNESS _________________________ Comrades. __________________________ Subcribed and sworn to before me, a _________ in and for the ________ of _________, State of _______, this ______ day of _________ 191__ _______________________ Signature of Officer. ______________________________________________________________________ ______ NOTE.--If only one comrade whose address is known to applicant, let him make affidavit B. If no such comrade is living whose address is known to applicant, then let one or more reputable persons who have personal knowledge of the services of the applicant's husband and cause of his death, make affidavit C. (C) AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES, NOT COMRADES. (Not necessary when Certificate B can be filed) We, W E. Kite and C. H. Koontz do solemnly swear that we are residents of the County of Rockingham in the State of Virginia and that we personnaly know, and are well aquainted with the applicant whose name is signed to the foregoing application, and is applying for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, as amended, and that we have known the said applicant 30 years, and that to our personal knowledge the said applicant is the widow of Addison Franklin Workman, 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 16 day of November 1909 , 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. Wm. E Kite WITNESS______________ Witnesses, not Comrades. C. H. Koontz Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Justice in and for the County of Rockingham State of Virginia this 18 day of April , 1913 . J. A. S. Kyger J.P. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________N OTE.--If no comrade in arms or other person who has knowledge of the services of the applicant's husband and of the cause of his death is living, whose address is known to the applicant, state that fact here__________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ (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, W. G. Christian , a practicing physician in the County of Orange , in the State of Virginia, do certify that I am personally aquainted with the applicant, whose name is signed to the foregoing application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, as amended, and that I attended her husband, Addison Franklin Workman , during his last illness, and that from my professional knowledge of the cause of his death, I verily believe that his death resulted from Pneumonia and that I have no personal interest in the allowance of applicant's claim. Given under my hand, this 22 of April , 1913 W. G. Christian M.D. ______________________________________________________________________ ______ (E) CERTIFICATE OF CAMP OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS. (Must be filled up when there is a camp in applicant's city or county) I, D H (?) Montz Commander of S B Gibbons Camp of Confederate Veterans of the County of Rockingham in the State of Virginia, hereby certify that the said camp has examined into the merits of the foregoing application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, as amended, and being satisfied of the justice of said claim, hereby recommend the name, under the provisions of the said act, and that said camp has no personal interest in the allowance of the applicant's claim. Given under my hand this 24 day of April 1913 Commander D H (?) Montz ______________________________________________________________________ ______ NOTE.--If there is no camp of Confederate Veterans in applicant's city or county, the certificates of two ex- Confederate soldiers, well known and of good reputation, residing in said city or county must be obtained to certificate F. (F) CERTIFICATE OF EX-CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS. (Not necessary when certificate E can be filled) We, _____________ and ______________ of the _____________ of ______________ 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 April 2, 1902, as amended, 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 our hands this ___ day of ________ 191__ Ex-Confederate Soldiers. ____________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______ (G) CERTIFICATE OF COMMISIONER OF REVENUE. I, E. L. Lambert , Commisioner of Revenue in the County of Rock---- , 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 April 2, 1902, as amended, is charged on the land and personal property books of the said Co with estate, real, personal or mixed, of the assessed value of $ No Given under my hand this 18 day of April , 1913 E. L. Lambert Commisioner of Revenue. The actual amount due or unpaid upon any deed of trust or mortgage to secure the payment of a debt shall be deducted from the assessed value of the property of claimants under this act. In computing the value of the estate held by any person or for his or her benefit, all property conveyed by deed for consideration not deemed valuable in law or parted with by gift since March 2, 1902 shall be considered as his or her estate. ______________________________________________________________________ ______ (H) CERTIFICATE OF PENSION BOARD. I, G. B. Eastham , chairman of the Pension Board of the County of Rockingham 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 19th day of May , 1913 Chairman Pension Board. G. B. Eastham ______________________________________________________________________ ______ (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, 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 23d day of May 1913 Judge. (I.G.Haas)? ( Pending ?)(3 lines thru word) Filed in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court, of Rockingham, Virginia, this 24 day of April 1913 ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________ Pension Application For A Widow of a Confederate Soldier _________ ACT 1902, AS AMENDED. To save trouble for 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. OK 25oo 8/21/13 Roll No. 392 County/City Rockingham Name Sarah C. Workman Postoffice Elkton Va ____________________________ ______ Class Rating $ Age Filed in Auditor's office MAY 27 1913 191. Paid Warrant No. 13217 $ 25oo Date of Payment SEP 2 1913 191. Memoranda. CONFEDERATE RECORDS (stamped) ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________Form No 9-4-S-30-Rev Destroy all previous forms CITY/COUNTY Rockinham ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE (Stamped) ________________________ _____ COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (PENSION DEPARTMENT) Richmond, May27/ 13 The Adjutant-General, War Department, Washington, D.C. Sir: I have the honor to request the official record of Addison Franklin Workman Co. "E" 49th Regt. N. C. Infty. Colonel Captain Jenkins. This information is to be used in connection with an application for a Confederate pension, which has been filed in this office. Respectfully, T???????? Auditor Public Accounts, Pension 21-?-7-1?-?M.