Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Military.....Pulley, Margaret R. Worrell, 1934 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Military Records Margaret Ruth (WORRELL; Mrs. Richard William) PULLEY, Confederate Widow's Pension Application, 23 Apr 1934 ----¤¤¤---- [Confederate Pension Roll Page #1 of 4] [printed document, folded into three panels] [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 or [sic; of] any deceased soldier, sailor or marine, any claim allowed under the provisions of this act for 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 imprisonment, 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 17 Pension Law.) [panel 2 of 3; docketing; responses handwritten] Act Approved $4.00 1934 ["Jun" struck] 15 1934 May Filed in the Clerk's Office of the Court, of , Virginia, this <3rd> day of , 19<34> _____________________________________________ Pension Application For A Widow of Confederate Soldier --- Acts 1926, As Amended By Acts Approved 1930, 1932 and 1934. _____________________________________________ Roll No. <[blank]> County City Name Postoffice _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Filed in Comptroller's Office_________ [blank] Paid ______________________________ $________ Paid ______________________________ $________ Paid ______________________________ $________ Paid ______________________________ $________ Paid ______________________________ $________ Paid ______________________________ $________ Paid ______________________________ $________ Paid ______________________________ $________ Paid ______________________________ $________ Paid ______________________________ $________ Paid ______________________May 15th $__7.00__ Paid _________________________JUN__ $__7.____ _____________________________________________ [panel 3 of 3] Instructions. ----- Read Before The Form Is Filled In. ----- All questions must be answered fully. If comrades cannot be found to fill in Certificate B, Certificate C must be filled, if possible. Where there is a camp of Confederate Veterans, Certificate E must be filled. If husband was a pensioner, it is not necessary to have Certificates B, C and E filled out. 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 E, file it with the Clerk of the Corporation Court of your City or Circuit Court of your County. If your gross income from all sources exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per year you will not be entitled to a pension. [page end] [Confederate Pension Roll Page #2 of 4] 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 Court of your City or Circuit Court of your County __________ Form No. 7 APPLICATION of a widow of a Soldier, Sailor, or Marine of the late Confederacy under act of March 26, 1926, as amended by acts approved 1928, 1930, 1932 and 1934. __________ [col. 1 of 2] I, , do hereby apply for a pension under the provisions of the acts of the General Assembly of Virginia relating to Confederate pensions. I do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of Virginia and that I have been an actual resident of the said State for one 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 I was married to him __________ _______________(See note below) and to the best of my knowledge and belief 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 aban- doned him during his life but remained his lawful wife up to the time of his death, and that I am a widow at the date of making this appli- cation, and that I am now entitled to receive a pension under the provisions of said act. I do further swear that I do not hold a [col. 2 of 2] national, State or county office, which pays a salary or fees exceed- ing one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per annum, nor have I income from any and all sources whatever exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per annum, nor do I own in my own right, nor is there held in trust for my own benefit, estate or property, either real, personal or mixed in fee or for life, which yields a total income ex- ceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per annum. I do further swear that I do not receive a pension from this or any other State. I do solemnly swear that the answers given to the questions which I am required to answer in this application are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Any assessment of property does not affect the right to pen- sion, but the gross income must not exceed $1,000.00 per year. Certificates B, C, E not necessary if husband was pensioner, NOTE.-Widows seventy-five years old or over can receive pension regardless of date of marriage. Widows under seventy-five years old are required to have been married prior to January 1st 1921. ______________________________________________________________________________ [questionaire; responses typed] [column 1 of 2] 1. What is your name? 2. What is your age? <53> 3. Where were you born? 4. How long have you resided in Virginia? <53 years> 5. How long have you resided in the City or County of your present residence? <53 years> years. 6. Where do you reside? If in a city, give street address. Post-office County of 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? <1904, Mar. 10th.> Where? By whom? 10. When and where did your husband die? 11. What was the cause of his death? 12. Have you married since the death of your husband? If yes, give full particulars. 13. Are you a Widow now? 14. In what branch of the army did your husband serve? <44th. Bn. Infantry> Regiment. Company. [column 2 of 2] 15. Who were his immediate superior officers? Colonel <[blank]> Captain <[blank]> 16. Give the names and addresses of a comrade who served in the same command with your husband during the war if living. (Not necessary if your husband was a pensioner.) Name Address See Certificate "B". 17. Name source of income, 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. 18. Was your husband on the pension roll of Virginia? If yes, in what county or city was his pension allowed? 19. Have you ever applied for a pension in Virginia before? if yes, why are you not drawing one at this time? 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 which will support the justice of your claim. <[blank]> <[blank]> ______________________________________________________________________________ [footer] A signature made by X mark is not valid unless attested by a witness. Witness <[blank]> Signature of Applicant. I, , a in and for the of_____ in the State of Virginia, do certify that the applicant whose name is signed to the foregoing application per- sonally appeared before me in my 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 our hand this <23> day of , 19<34.> Signature of Officer. [page end] [Confederate Pension Roll Page #3 of 4] [certificates; col. 1 of 2] (A) Oath of Resident Witnesses (Must be signed by two residents of Applicants 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 <[blank]> years the applicant whose name is signed to the foregoing application for aid under the pension law, and that the said applicant is the widow of and 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 the said statements and answers, and that from our personal knowledge we verily believe the said applicant is justly entitled to aid under the law 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. Resident Witnesses Witness [blank] [blank] Subscribed and sworn to before me, a in and for the of State of Virginia, this <24> day of , 19<34> Signature of Officer. ______________________________________________________________________________ (Not necessary to have this Certificate B filled out if husband was a pensioner) (B) Affidavit of Comrades. (See Question No. 16 on page one) We, [blank] and [blank] do solemnly swear that we are residents of the [blank] of [blank] in the State of [blank] and that the applicant whose name is signed to the foregoing appli- cation for aid under the pension law is personally well known to us, and that we have known her for [blank] years, and know her to be the widow of [blank], who was a soldier (sailor or marine), in the military or naval service of Vir- ginia, 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 of the same command, and that to our personal knowledge he died on or about [blank] day of [blank], from the effects of [blank] [blank] [blank] and that he was a true and loyal soldier (sailor or marine) 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] [blank] 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], 19[blank] [blank] Signature of Officer. ______________________________________________________________________________ NOTE.- If no such comrade is living required in Certificate B whose address is known to the applicant, then let one or more reputable persons who have per- sonal knowledge of the services of the applicant's husband make affidavit C. (Not necessary to have this Certificate C filled out if husband was a pensioner) (C) Affidavit of Witnesses, Not Comrades. (Not necessary when Certificate B can be filled) We, [blank] and [blank] 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 applicant whose name is signed to the foregoing application, and who is applying for aid under the pension law, and that we have known the said applicant for [blank] years, and that to our personal knowledge said applicant 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], 19[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 of the cause of his death are living, whose address is known to the applicant, state that fact here. [blank] [blank] [blank] ______________________________________________________________________________ (D) Certificate of Physician. This certificate only necessary when applicant is blind. In which case the physician should certify whether partial or total. I, [blank] a practicing physician in the [blank] of [blank] in the State of Virginia, do certify that I am personally acquainted with the applicant and that from a personal examination of her, I am clearly of the opinion that the nature of her affliction is as follows: [blank] [blank] [blank] I have no personal interest in the allowance of the applicant's claim. Given under my hand, this [blank] day of [blank] [blank], 19[blank] [blank] M.D. ______________________________________________________________________________ [page end] [Confederate Pension Roll Page #4 of 4;responses typed] (E) Certificate of Camp of Confederate Veterans. (Not necessary to have this Certificate E filled out if husband was pensioner, otherwise it must be filled out when there is a camp in applicant's city or county.) I, , commander of Camp of Confederate Veterans of the , of in the State of Virginia, hereby certify that the said camp has exam- ined into the merits of the foregoing application for pension, and being satisfied of the justice of said claim, hereby recommend the same under the provisions of said acts, and that said camp has no personal interest in the allowance of the applicant's claim. Commander. Given under my hand this <1st> day of , 19<34> ______________________________________________________________________________ (F) Certificate of Pension Board. I, , chairman of the Pension Board of the of State of Virginia, do hereby certify that this application has been ex- amined and duly considered. We therefore believe the applicant is justly entitled to a pension under the law, and hereby approve said application. In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand this <1st> day of , 19<34> Chairman of Pension Board. ______________________________________________________________________________ (G) 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, hon- esty and integrity, and that the claim of the said applicant is just, and in due form, doth certify the same to the State comptroller. Given under my hand this <4th> day of , 19<34> Judge. If this application does not merit the approval of the local pension board and court, please indicate reasons therefor. [blank] [blank] [blank] Chairman of Pension Board. [page and file end] [Official form; responses indicated ] The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows Database http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/mil/conpenabout.htm http://image.lva.virginia.gov/CP/html/42334.html Additional information: Margaret was the third wife of Richard William PULLEY. He applied for a Confederate pension 18 Feb 1907. The application, with records of all three marriages appended, is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/military/civilwar/pensions/p400r1cs.txt Richard is buried with his 2d wide Adelade in the Johnson's Grove Church Cem., on Vicksville Rd., near Sedley. Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS}, Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 9 (IX-34): http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol9.txt Margaret was buried there, but was later moved to Poplar Spring Cem., Franklin - Annex 2, Plot 33 - with her sister, who m. Richard's nephew. SCHS Cemetery Project, Poplar Spring list: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt She was the last inmate of the Confederate Widow's Home, Richmond. Her obit ("Smithfield Times," Aug. 5, 1970, p. 9, col. 1) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/p400m8ob.txt Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com) [brackets mine]. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/military/civilwar/pensions/p400m1wp.txt