CONFEDERATE
WIDOW'S APPLICATION OF DIALPHA FORRESTER KIMBRELL- 1901
Note-Married
to James Kimbrell on Feb. 26, 1854.
1901 Pension Application shows she died before being paid.
Questions for
applicant:
What is your
name and where do you reside? Dialpha Kimbrell, Banks County, Homer, Ga.
How long and
since when have you been a resident of this State? All my life.
When and
where were you born? In 1829-Habersham County.
When and
where was you husband born? About 1830
in Habersham County, married in 1846.
When and
where and in what Company and Regiment did your husband enlist or serve during
the war between the States? 24 Aug.,
1861, in Hall County, Company I or J., 24 Georgia Regiment.
How long did
your husband serve in said Company and Regiment? 4 years.
When and
where did your husband's Company and Regiment surrender and was discharged? 9th
April 1865 at Appomatox C. H., Va.
Was your
husband present at the time and place when his Company and Regiment
surrendered? He was not.
If not with
his command at surrender, state clearly and specifically where he was, when he
left command, for what cause, and by what authority? He was lost at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., June 1864 and has
not been heard from since.
When and
where did your husband die? .....since the Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., June 1864
Which of the
following grounds do you base you application for Pension, viz: First-Age and
Poverty; Second-Infirmity and Poverty, or Third-Blindness and Poverty? Age and Poverty.
If upon the
first ground, state how long you have been in such a condition that you cannot
earn your support. If upon the second,
give a full and complete history of the infirmity and its extent. If upon the third, state whether you are
totally blind, and when and where you lost your sight. She is old and feeble and not able to do any
kind of work.
What has been
your occupation since your husband's death? Working on farm some 6.....8 years.
(????)
How much can
you earn gross, by your own exertion or labor?
Nothing.
What
property, real or personal, or income do you have or posess, and its gross
value? She owns no property whatsoever.
What
property, real or personal, did you posess at death of husband or he left you,
end of the year 1899-1900, and of what disposition, if any, by sale or gift,
have you made of the same? Nothing.
In what
counties did you reside in 1899 and 1900, and what property did you return for
taxation? Banks Co., Ga.
How have you
been supported since the death of husband, and especially for 1899 and
1900? By her own labor and the help of
her children.
How much did
your support cost for each of those years, and how much did you contribute by
your own labor and income? ??? $40 or
$50.
What was your
employment during 1899 and 1900-how much did you receive for each year? Nothing...not able to do anything.
Have you a
family? If so, who composes such
family? Give their means of
support. Have they any lands or
property? No family.
Have you ever
made an application for pension before?
No.
How many
applications have you made for Pension, and under what class? None.
Questions for
Witnesses:
W. H. H.
Poole states he has known Dialpha Kimbrell for forty years.
When and to
whom was her husband married? Dialpha
Foyster.
Contributed
by Dawn Brasfield (d.brasfield@worldnet.att.net)