Confederate Pension Records

Surname "Wilson"

Submitted By: Geneva Pettit

Confederate Pension
Travis Wilson
#1569 

Travis Wilson a resident of Port Royal, Henry County, Kentucky gives testimony that he was a soldier from the state of Kentucky in the war between the United States and the Confederate States and I do hereby apply for aid under the Act of the General Assembly of Kentucky entitled “ An Act granting pension to disabled and indigent Confederate soldiers.” I do hereby swear that I was a member of 4th Kentucky Calvary, Company I in the service of the Confederate States, and that by reason of disability and indigence I am now entitled to receive the benefit of this Act. I further swear that I do not receive aid or pension from any other State, or from the United States and that I am not an inmate of any soldier’s home, and that I am unable to earn a reasonable support for myself and family. I do further solemnly swear that the answers given to the following questions are true:

I was born in Henry County, Kentucky December 29th, 1837.

First enlisted under Capt. John Marshall and later served under Capt. Smith Chilton.

How did you get out of the army, when and where?
Answer, By surrender and parole at Mt. Sterling, Ky., May, 10, 1865.
Were you ever in prison, answer no.
Did you take the oath of allegiance to the United States Government?
Answer, NO
The above answer is correct as written on the pension.

At the bottom of soldier’s application:
Travis Wilson belongs to E. Kirby Smith, Camp 250, New Castle, KY in good standing.
Signed by G. H.. Mitchell, Commander

Travis Wilson owns two horses, value one hundred dollars, a tract of land valued at under five hundred dollars and has a net income of about one hundred and ten dollars a year.

Signed by mark, Travis Wilson
Attest by G. H.. Owens

Witnesses:
E. E. Bickers, Physician, Port Royal, KY
O. P. Chapman, M.D., Port Royal, KY
W. L. Nuttall, New Castle, KY.
F. M. Humston, Turner Station
17 April, 1912
Judge S. Bruce, certifies that Travis Wilson and Nannie Wilson own 2 houses and lots, valued at $500. 00 and personal property of $100.00.

Ann E. Wilson
Confederate Widow’s Pension 
#3808

State Of Kentucky, Henry County

Mrs. Ann E Wilson of State and County, desiring to avail herself of the pension allowed to Indigent widows of Soldiers, General Assembly. approved March 11, 1912, hereby submits her proofs, and after being duly sworn true answers to make to the following questions, deposes and answers as follow:

1. What is your full name and where do you reside? Give State, County and Postoffice.
Ann Eliza Wilson
2. How long and since when have you been a resident of this State? 
61 years
3. When and where were you born and what was your maiden name?
Born near Port Royal, Henry County, KY on Feb. 5th, 1856, Ann E Coblin
4. When and where was your husband born? State his full name, and where you and he married and who performed the marriage ceremony. If possible, attach certified copy marriage license in every case.
Dec., 29, 1839 near Port Royal, Henry County, KY. Travis Wilson, married at Bedford by a Methodist minister by name of Jackson on Jany21, 1877.
5. When and where and in what Company and Regiment did your husband enlist or serve during the war between the States.
He enlisted under Col. H L Giltner 4th Ky Calvary near New Liberty, Owen County, Ky. Capt. Marshall’s Company.
6. How long did your husband serve in said Company and Regiment?
From Sept.,1862 to May, 1865
7. When and where did your husband’s Company and Regiment surrender? 
At Mt. Sterling, KY., 1865
8. Was your husband present at the time and place when his Company Regiment surrendered.
Yes.
10. When and where did your husband die? At Port Royal, KY on Nov. 13, 1917
12. Have you married since the death of your husband?
No
13. What property, real or personal. or income do you have or possess and its gross value?
A house and lot, Port Royal, KY, Own no personal property other than those household kitchen furniture of value, $100.00 dollars. Value of house $600.00.
14. Have you a family? If so, who composes such family.
I have a daughter and son, neither of whom live with me. They are both married and keep house away from me.
John Dunnaway and Vic Pollard named as friends who would be willing for us to write to him about your case if necessary.
3 Dec., 1917
Signs her name 
Ann Eliza Wilson
Filed Feb., 1918
Allowed April 15, 1918
W J Stone, Commissioner
Endorsement.
Pension Examiner’s Office
Frankfort, KY.
Ann E Wilson, widow of Travis Wilson who enlisted in Company E, 4th Ky. Cal., Surrendered at MT. Sterling, Ky. May 10, 1865. Service record proven by comrades.
Approved by W J Stone

Enclosed in Pension file, death certificate: 
Anna E Wilson, age 80 years, 3 months, 27 days. Father, Johnnie Coblin, Mother, Eliza Ditto, died 2 May, 1936. Informant, O E Wilson, Port Royal, KY. Influenza 

Married at Bedford, Kentucky on 21 January, 1877 by a Methodist Minister by the name of Jackson at the home of John Teauge in the presence of Newton Teauge.

Letter from Citizens Bank to Pension Department from G.H. Owens, Cashier informing them of her death.

Letter from Dr. O.P. Chapman informing W.S. Sloane that Travis Wilson died on 14 Nov., 1917. Ann E Wilson has requested Dr. Chapman to write for the blanks and instructions for filing for Widow’s Pension. Dated 22 Nov., 1917

This notice on back of Pension Application:
Notice To Applicants:
The Widow’s Pension Law, passed by the Kentucky Legislature, provides for the widows of soldiers only, and they must have been residents of the State of Kentucky since 1 January, 1907.
Widows must have married prior to 1890.
To be eligible the applicant must have remained a widow after the death of her soldier husband and must be indigent.
Read the questions carefully and answer them fully.
Read the law, and unless you come clearly under the laws it will be useless to file application.

Confederate Pension 
Rawley S Wilson # 436



I, Rawley S Wilson, am a citizen of Kentucky, resident at Carrollton, in the County of Carroll, in the State of Kentucky and was a soldier from the State of Kentucky, in the war of the United States and the Confederate States and I do hereby apply for aid under the Act of the General Assembly of Kentucky entitled “An Act granting pensions to disabled and indigent Confederate Soldiers.” And I do solemnly swear that I was a member of Fourth Kentucky Calvary, Company I, in the service of the Confederate States and that by reason of disability and indigence I am now entitled to receive the benefits of this Act. I further swear that I do not receive aid or pension from any other State, or from the United States, and that I am not an inmate of any soldier’s home, and that I am unable to earn a reasonable support for myself and family. I do further solemnly swear that the answers given to the following questions are true: 

In what County, state and year were you born?
Answer Born in Henry County, Kentucky, May 20, 1832.

When did you enlist and under what command? Give the names of the regimental and company officers under whom you served.
Answer Enlisted September 9th, 1862 in Owen County, Ky. in Fourth Kentucky Company. Henry Giltner, Colonel of Regiment, Tandy Pryor Lt. and John Marshall Captain, later Smith Chilton was made Captain.

How did you get out of the army, when and where? 
Answer, Surrendered at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky on May 1st, 1865 when paroled.

Were you ever in prison? If so, state what prison and when released.
Answer, No

Were you paroled? If so, when and where?
Answer, yes at Mt. Sterling, Ky., May 1st., 1865 at close of war.

Did you take the oath of allegiance to the United States Government?
Answer, yes.

If so, when and where and under what circumstances?
Answer, At Mt. Sterling, Kentucky on May 1st, 1862 after surrender and which was the close of the war.

He has no business and is unable to earn anything, does not own any property.
He uses alcohol to a limited extent.

Witnessed by:
Allen Donaldson, Physician
Price N. Demint
James G Ginn
13 April, 1912

Judge F P Sebree of Carroll County, Kentucky certifies that Rawley S Wilson and Mary A Wilson are assessed with no acres and with nothing of personal property. 15 April, 1912.

Price N Demint and James G Ginn say they are personally aquatinted with the applicant and that the facts are true and correct, applicants habits are good and free from dishonor.
They were each members of the Fourth Kentucky Calvary, Company F and Company A, respectively and they were comrades of the applicant, Rawley S Wilson and that he served until the end of the war and did not desert at any time and that he surrendered at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky in May, 1865 under the command of Colonel Henry Giltner. He was then paroled , took oath of allegiance and was sent home. Both testify that Rawley S Wilson is unable to earn support by manual labor.
Witnessed by: 
William Deatherage
Clerk of County Court
13 April, 1912

Rawley S Wilson died 5 March, 1914 and is buried in the Port Royal, Kentucky I00F Cemetery. 
Colonel Henry Lyter Giltner, born 5 June, 1829 in Port William, died 19 August, 1892, buried in Carrollton, KY. IOOF Cemetery.
Price Nutall Demint, born 21 September, 1838, died 26 Feb., 1917, buried at Carrollton, KY. I00F Cemetery.

Confederate Pension 
Mary Alice Wilson 
# 3066



MARY ALICE WILSON, a resident of Henry County, Kentucky all of her life applied for pension as the widow of Rawley S Wilson on 17 March, 1914.


She stated;
Rawley S Wilson died at Turner Station on 14 March, 1914 and that she was married to him at Madison, Indiana by Magistrate Dunlap. No date given for marriage, notation that license was returned to the court. 
Mary Alice Ellis was born 1851 near Port Royal, Kentucky.
Rawley S. Wilson , born in 1832.
Enlisted in Owen County, Kentucky in September, 1862 on the 4th Kentucky Calvary , Col. Henry Giltner and served until the close of the war. His company surrendered at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.
No property of any value and that she has no family.


W.L. Jemkins and Travis Wilson are witnesses for Mary A Wilson and state they have known her for 40 years and 60 years and that she resides at Turner Station.
Travis Wilson and Jenkins were members of the same company and were present at the surrender on May 1st, 1862.
J R Pendleton given as friend of the witness.
R E Tingle Notary Public 


Notation on pension;
Rawley S Wilson enlisted on 10 September, 1862 in Company I , 4th Kentucky Calvary and later transferred to Company E, last on record August and July of 1863. Comrades testify that he served until the end of the war.


Pension approved.
Mary Alice Ellis Wilson born 24 March, 1851, died 6 September, 1927, Port Royal Cemetery 
William L Jenkins buried at Port Royal, 1843, 1922.