Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Military.....Pulley, Richard W., 1907 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Military Records Richard William Pulley, Confederate Pension Application, 29 Dec 1906 ----¤¤¤---- [Confederate Pension Roll Page #1 of 3] [printed document, folded into three panels; panels 1 & 3 blank] [panel 2 of 3; docketing; responses handwritten] _____________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ County. No. <60> Name Post-office _____________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ The Circuit Court of the county ["or the Corporation or "Hustings Court of the city)" struck] of _________for an examination of the within application of and of the affidavits and certificates 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 and certificates, ["and oral testimony (if any oral testimony is required by "the court" struck] 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 <18th> day of 190<7> Judge. 15.00 $ _____________________________________________ [stamped] <#10272> [page end] [Confederate Pension Roll Page #2 of 3] Pension Form No. 9. Application of a Soldier, Sailor, or Marine for Disability by Reason of Disease or the Infirmities of Age. __________ I, , do hereby apply for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, 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, sail- ors, 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, and I do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the State of Virginia, resident at in the of in the said State, and that I have been an actual resident of the said State for two years, and of the city (or county) for one year next preceeding the date of this application, and that I was a soldier (or sailor or marine) of the State of Virginia in the war between the United States and and the Confederate States, as a member of (here state specifically the command and branch of service to which the applicant belonged, and the names of his immediate superior officers) and that I am now disabled by disease (here state the nature of the disease and the cause from which it resulted) and that from the effects of such disease I am now permanently disabled from following my usual and ordinary occupation or any other occupation for a livelihood (in the case of disability from the infirmities of age, strike out all relating to disability by disease, and then proceed as follows:) and that I am now suffering from the infirmities of age, and permanently incapacitated thereby from following my usual and ordinary occupation, or any other occupa- tion for a livelihood (here state specifically the nature and character of the disability which prevents the applicant from following any occupation for a liveli- hood) [blank] and that during the said war I was loyal and true to my duty, and never at any time, deserted my command or voluntarily abandoned my post of duty in the said service, and that by reason of such disability I am now entitled to receive under the said act the sum of dollars annually. And I do further swear that I do not hold any national, State, city or county office which pays me in salary or fees one hundred and fifty dollars per annum; nor have I an income from any other employment or any source whatever money which amounts to one hundred and fifty dollars per annum; nor do I receive from any source whatever money or other means of support in value of the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars per annum; nor do I own in my own right, nor does any one hold in trust for my own benefit or use, nor does my wife own, nor does any one hold in trust for my wife, estate or property, either real, personal or mixed, either in fee or for life, of the assessed value of five hundred 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 not an inmate of any soldiers' home, or of any other public institution; and I do further swear that the answers given to the following questions are true: 1. What is your age? Ans. <61> 2. Where were you born? Ans. 3. How long have you resided in Virginia? Ans. 4. How long have you resided in the city or county of your present residence? Ans. 5. What is your usual and ordinary occupation for earning a livelihood? Ans. 6. How long have you followed such occupation or employment? Ans. <15[?] Years> 7. Have you followed such occupation or employment, or any occupation or employment, within the last two years? If so, state when and where, and the amount of your annual income from the same. Ans. 8. State specifically the nature of your disability or disease. Ans. [illegible] 9. What were the causes which led to the disease which has resulted in your disability? Ans. [illegible in scanned image] 10. How long have you suffered from such disease, and when did you first become aware that you were afflicted with the same? Ans. <10 Years> 11. With what disease or sickness did you suffer during the time of your service? Ans. [illegible] 12. Are you totally disabled because of such disease, or the infirmities 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. Ans. 13. When and where did you enter the service of Virginia, or of the Confederate States? Ans. <1864 Petersburg, Va.> 14. In what company and service were you engaged during the war between the States? Ans. 15. How long were you in the service? Ans. <18 [?]> 16. When did you leave the service, and under what circumstances? Ans. 17. If suffering from disease, state what physician or physicians have attended you for the same. Ans. [blank] 18. Give the names and addresses of two or more comrades in the service of your command, if any such be living, and if not, so state. Ans. 19. Give here any other information you may possess relating to your service, or your disability, that will support the justice of your claim for aid? Ans. [blank] 20. Is there any camp of Confederate Veterans in the city or county of your residence? Ans. 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. Ans. Witness my hand this <18> day of , 19<07> I, a , in and for the of , in the State of Virginia, do certify that , whose name is signed to the foregoing application, personally appeared before me in my aforesaid and having the aforesaid application read to him and fully explained, as well as the statements and answers therein made, the said made oath before me that the said statements and answers are true. Given under my hand this <18> day of , 190<7> (A) Oath of Resident Witnesses. We, , and , do solemnly that we are residents of the of , in the said State, and that we have known personally and well for years , whose name is signed to the annexed application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, and that the said 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 appli- cant, 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 (state the character of the disability, and whether it is partial or total) 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. Subscribed and sworn to before me, a for the of , State of Virginia, this <1st> day of , 190<7>. [page end] [Confederate Pension Roll Page #3 of 3] (B) Affidavit of Comrades. We, and do solemnly swear that we are resi- dents of the of , in the State of , and that whose name is signed to the annexed application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, is personally well known to us, and that we have known him well for <44> years, and that we were soldiers (sailors or marines) in the military (or naval) service of Vir- ginia, or of the Confederate States, during the war between the United States and the Confederate States, and that said , who was also a soldier (sailor or marine) in the said service during the said war, was, with us, members of (here state command, and immediate superior officers thereof) Butts> and that the said was a true and loyal 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 and 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. Subscribed and sworn to before me, a for the of , State of Virginia, this <18> day of , 190<7> NOTE.-If only one comrade whose residence and address is known to applicant, let him make the above affidavit. 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 and of cause of his disability, make the following affidavit: (C) Affidavit of Witnesses, Not Comrades. We, [blank] and [blank], do solemnly that we are residents of the [blank] of [blank], in the State of [blank], and that we personally know, and are well acquainted with [blank], 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, 1902, and that we have known the said applicant for [blank] years, and that to our personal knowledge the said [blank] 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 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. [blank] [blank] Subscribed and sworn to before me, a [blank] in and for the [blank] of [blank] this [blank] day of [blank], 19[blank] [blank] NOTE.-If no comrade in arms or other person who has knowledge of the service of the applicant and of the cause of his disability is living, whose residence is known to applicant, state that fact here, [blank] (D) Certificate of Physician. I, , a practicing physician, in the of in the State of Virginia, do certify that I am personally acquainted with , whose name is signed to the annexed application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, and that from a personal examination of the said , as to the disability set forth in his application and the cause thereof, I am clearly of the opinion that he is disabled by reasons of (here state specifically the nature of the disability and the cause 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) 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 <23rd> day of , 19<07> (E) Certificate of Camp of Confederate Veterans. The Camp of Confederate Veterans of the of in the State of Virginia, hereby certifies that it has examined into the merits of the annexed application of [blank] for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 102, and being satisfied of the justice of his claim, hereby recommends the said for aid under the provisions of the said act, and that it has no personal interest in the allowance of the applicant's claim. Commander. 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 as follows: (F) Certificate of Ex-Confederate Soldiers. We, and of the of 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 for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1902, and that we are satisfied of the justice of his claim, and recommend the said for aid under the pro- visions 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 , 19<07> (G) Certificate of Commissioner of Revenue. I, , Commissioner of the revenue, in the of in the State of Virginia, do certify that , 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, 1902, is charged on the land and personal property books of the said with estate, real, personal or mixed, of the assessed value of <$253.00> dollars. Given under my hand, this <1st> day of 19<07> [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/42335.html Additional information: Richard was married three times. Richard W. Pulley, 22, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., sn/o Jonathan & Cherry Pulley/Pully, Farmer Evelina/Evilena R. Barnes, 22, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., dt/o James & Caroline Barnes m.lic. 24 Dec 1870, by dep.clerk James R. Tyler m. 28 Dec 1870, Southampton Co., by C.D. Barham (Southampton Co. MB1A:415; M.Reg. p. 39 #132) Richard W. Pulley, 25, single [sic!], b. & res. Southampton Co., sn/o Jonathan W. & Cherry E. Pully [sic!], Farmer Adelade R. Gardner, 17, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., dt/o Oswin W. and Semaline C. Gardner m.lic. 19 Dec 1872, by clerk L.R. Edwards m. 24 Dec 1872, @ the residence of Mr. Eli Spivey, Southampton Co., by M.B. Barrett (Southampton Co. MB2:91) Richard William Pulley, 45, W, So.Co., s/o Jonathan Wadson and Cherry E. Worrell Pulley, Merchant m. 03-10-1904 So.Co. Margaret Ruth Worrell, 23, S, So.Co., d/o Robert B. and "Annie" Nancy R. Johnson Worrell (Southampton Co. MB11:532; transcribed & annotated by Bruce Saunders: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb11pt.txt) His widow Margaret applied for a pension 23 Apr 1934. The application is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/military/civilwar/pensions/p400m1wp.txt Richard d. "Mar. 3, 1929, Southampton Co. Ivor, Va." of "Heart trouble." (CS Widow's pension application) He 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 is buried (w/ her sis, who m. Richard's nephew) in Poplar Spring Cem., Franklin - Annex 2, Plot 33. SCHS Cemetery Project, Poplar Spring list: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.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/p400r1cs.txt