Soldier's Application for Pension

19288

Form A

The Commissioner of Pensions reserves the

right to call for additional testimony if he

deems it necessary.

Name of Applicant.

J. W. Kile

Tom Green County

Postoffice San Angelo Texas

Filed Mar 5 1910

Approved Aug 31 1910

Form A

For use of Soldiers, who are in indigent circumstances

The State of Texas

County of Tom Green

I, J.W. Kile, do hereby make application to the Commissioner of Pensions for a pension to be granted me under the Act passed by the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Texas, and approved March 26, A. D. 1909, on the following grounds:

I enlisted and served in the military service of the Confederate States during the war between the states of the United States, and that did not desert the Confederate service, but during the said war I was loyal and true to my duty, and never at any time voluntarily abandoned my post of duty in the said service; that I was honorably discharged or surrended served from date of enlistment until the close of the war.

(Give date and cause.)

that I have been a bona fide citizen of this State since prior to January 1, A. D. 1880, and have been continuously since a citizen of the State of Texas. I do further state 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 other source whatever which amounts to one hundred and fifty dollars per annum, nor do I receive from nay source nor do I own in my own right, nor does any one hold in trust for my 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 over one thousand 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 the Confederate Home, and I do further state that the answers given to the following questions are true:

1. What is your age? 65 years

2. Where were you born? State of La

3. How long have you resided in Texas? since 1855

4. In what county do you reside? Tom Green

5. How long have resided in said county and what is your postoffice address? 7 years San Angelo Texas

6. Have you applied for a pension under the Confederate pension law and been rejected? If rejected, state when and where. No

7. What is your occupation, if able to engage in one? Sheep Herder

8. In what State was the command in which you served organized? Texas

9. How long did you serve? Give, if possible, the date of enlistment and discharge. 16 Mos. Feby 1864 until close of war

10. What was the letter of your company, number or name of battalion, regiment or battery? Wm Armstrongs Co. Rip Fords regt afterwards Benevidis Regt

11. If transferred from one command to another, give time of transfer, name of command and time of service.

Never transferred

12. What branch of the service did you enlist in---infantry, cavalry, artillery or navy?

13. If commissioned direct by the President, what was your rank and line of duty? 1st Private afterwards Corporal

14. If detailed for special service, under the law of conscription, what was the nature of your service and how long did you serve? was volunteer

15. Have you transferred to others any property of any kind for the purpose of becoming a beneficiary under this law? No

Wherefore your petitioner prays that his application for pension be approved and such other proceedings be had in the premises as are required by law.

(Signature of Applicant) J W Kile

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 6th day of Nov., A. D. 1909

Milton Mays

County Judge Tom Green County, Texas

AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES

(If possible, the two witnesses should have served with the applicant in the army, and, if so let them, or either, state it in their oath, their source of knowledge; also any information regarding applicant's army service.)

The State of Texas

County of Tom Green

Before me Milton Mays, County Judge of Tom Green County, State of Texas, on this day personally appeared J. B. Low who personally known to me to be credible citizens, who, being by me sworn, on oath state that they are personally acquainted with the foregoing applicant, and that the facts set forth and statements made in his application are correct and true, to the best of their knowledge and belief, and that they have no interest in this claim, and said applicant's habits are good and free from dishonor. And further make oath to the following facts touching the applicant's service in the Confederate Army:

Have known him since 1855, all that time he resided continously in Texas--I was a member of Cap Armstrongs Co. in Rip Fords Regt, afterwards the Co was reorganized with T. G. Anderson as Capt and attached to Benevidis Regt. applicant enlisted in said Co at same time I did, which was about Feby 1864--and served in said Co. continously from that time until the Regt was disbanded at the Close of the war. He made a good soldier and was always at his post of duty. I know that his is the same person about whom I have testified, because he is now present and I recognize him as the same man-I never knew of any other soldier serving in said Co. of same name as (unreadable)

(Signature of Witness) J. B. Low

(Signature of Witness)

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 6th day of Mar, A. D. 1909

Milton Mays

County JudgeTom Green County, Texas

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CERTIFICATE OF THE STATE AND COUNTY ASSESSOR

I, A D West, State and County Assessor in the County of Tom Green State of Texas, do certify that JW. Kile or his wife, or his trustee, or trustee for his wife, whose name is signed to the foregoing application for a pension, under the Act of the Thirty-first Legislature, approved March 26, A. D. 1909, is charged on the land and personal property rolls of said county with estate, real, personal and mixed, at the assessed value of Nothing dollars.

Given under my hand, this 10 day of Jany, A. D. 1910

AD WEST

State and County Assessor.

POSITION IN PENSION CLAIMS, with Caption and Cerificates.

EX PARTE } IN RE APPLICANT FOR CONFEDERATE PENSION

J. W. Kile } Under Act March 26, 1909, pending in

Applicant for Confederate Pension} County, Texaxs, before the Honorable County Judge of said County.

Answers and despositions of (1) Mrs. M E Little

to the accompanying interrogations (2) and cross interrogations propounded to her in the above entitled cause taken before (3) J. T. Overby J. P. in accordance with the accompanying (7) agreement

To the first interrrogatory the said Mrs. M E Little Witness, answers Yes I know that JW Kile enlisted in the service of the Confederacy and I know of no other JW Kile who served in the army or navy of the Confederacy I was living in the same neighborhood with when he enlisted

Ans to cross Interrogatory Second

Yes I am positively certain that this J W Kile is the identical person

Ans to Cross Interrogatory Third

Yes he served honorably to the End of the war.

Ans to Cross Interrogatory Fourth

I never heard of his deserting or failing to perform his duty as a Soldier.

Ans to Cross Interrogatory Fifth

Yes I know that he has resided in Texas continuously since 1855

INTERROGATORIES TO WITNESSES IN PENSION CLAIMS.

} Pending in Tom Green County,

EX PARTE } Texas, before the Honorable County Judge of said

J W Kile } County.

Applicant for Confederate Pension. }

The Honorable County Judge of Tom Green County, Texas will please take notice that, five days after the service hereof, applicant herein will apply to the Clerk of the County Court of said County and State, for a commission to take the depositions of Mrs M. E. Little who resides in the County of Coleman in the State of Texas in answer to the following interrogatiories and such cross interrogatories as may be propounded by the County Judge of said County, which will be read in evidence upon the hearing of applicant's claim for pension in behalf of applicant; said testimony is material and indispensable to applicant in furnishing the required proof of his claim for a pension under the Act of March 26, 1909, the application for which is now pending before the Honorable County Judge, and the facts necessary and required to be proven under the provisions of said act, applicant believes can not be proven by any witness----residing in the County of Tom Green and State of Texas, of which she is a bona fide resident.

J W Kile

(Applicant) Attorney for the Applicant

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Direct Interrogatories to be Propounded to the Witness .

Mrs M E Little

Int. 1. What is your name? Age? Present place of residence and postoffice address?

Int. 2. Do you personally know, or did you at any time know J. W. Kile whose widow is an applicant for pension under Act of March 26, 1909?

Int. 3. How long had you known the said J. W. Kile and when and where did you first know him?

Int. 4. Do you personally know that the said J. W. Kile enlisted and served in the Confederacy, and performed the duties of a soldier or a sailor?

Int. 5. Do you personally know in what company and regiment the said J. W. Kile enlisted and served in the Confederate army? When? Where? And the time of service? If you personally knew and so have stated that he enlisted and served in the Confederate navy, then state: When? Where? And how long he so served?

Int. 6. Do you personally know that J. W. Kile was commissioned as an officer directly by the President of the Confederate States? What was his rank and line of duty?

Int. 7. Do you further know if J. W. Kile was, under the provisions of the conscript law, detailed for any kind of special service in the field, shops, armories, etc., of the Confederacy? Waht was the nature of his service, and how long did he serve?

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CROSS INTERROGATORIES.

To be Propounded to Mrs M E Little

Cross Interrogatory 1. If, in answer to the foregoing direct interrogatories, you have stated that you personally know or did know said J W Kile and that you know that he enlisted in the service of the Confederacy and performed the duties of a soldier or sailor, and having named the company and regiment, or special service in which J W Kile so enlisted and served, then please state fully what is your source of such knowledge? And state whether or not you know or at any time you knew of any other soldier or sailor by the name of J W Kile serving in the same company or regiment, or special service in which you say J. W. Kile enlisted, if you have stated that said J. W. Kile enlisted and served in the navy of the Confederacy, then state whether or not you know any other soldier or sailor of the same name as said J. W. Kile applicant serving in the same command, or the special service to which he was assigned?

If you say that you so know other soldiers or sailors of the same name of J. W. Kile then can you say and how do you identify and locate the one from the other or others?

Cross Int. 2. Are you positively certain that said J. W. Kile is the identical person serving as testified by you?

Cross Int. 3. Do you know whether or not the said J. W. Kile served honorably from the date of his enlistment until the close of the late Civil War between the States, or until he was discharged from said company and regiment, or the special service to which he had been assigned?

Cross Int. 4. Do you know whether or not the said J. W. Kile deserted his command, or voluntarily abandoned his post of duty or the service during said war?

Cross Int. 5. Do you know whether or not applicant has resided in Texas continously since

THE STATE OF TEXAS

County of Tom Green

I, Milton Mays, County Judge of said County, in said State, do hereby waive copy of interrogatories, notice, time and issuance of commission, and it is hereby agreed that the answers to the hereinabove direct and cross interrogatories of the said herein witness____may be attached hereto.

Milton Mays

County Judge Tom Green County, Texas

J. W. Kile

(Applicant) Attorney _____for Applicant.

In Re

Application for Confederate

Pension.

FOR USE OF WIDOWS.

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Tom Green County, Texas

Pending before the County Judge of said County

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EX PARTE

J. W. Kile

Applicant.

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INTERROGATORIES

propounded to

__________________________

Mrs M E Little

Witnesses.

Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 28 day of Feb, 1910

M E Little

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THE STATE OF TEXAS} I, J. T. Overby J. P. Exafficio Notary Public

County of Coleman} for Coleman Co Texas