Nelson County (Va.) Pension Roll, 1902-1907

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888

Summary

Creator:
Nelson County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Nelson County (Va.) Pension Roll, 1902-1907, contains county pensions pertaining to the War between the States by the General Assembly Act of 1900 continued under the General Assembly Act of 1902.

Biographical / historical:

Nelson County was formed in 1807 from Amherst County. The county was named for Thomas Nelson, Jr., governor of Virginia from June to November 1781.

According to the Acts of the Assembly, an act was passed by the General Assembly on March 7, 1900. The act was designed to give aid to soldiers, sailors and marines disabled in the war between the states and to every such soldier, sailor or marine who by disease or other infirmities of age, is disabled from earning or is without the means of procuring a support. Pensions would also be provided to widows of Virginia soldiers, sailors or marines who lost their lives in said war in the military or naval service, or whose husbands died since the war. In addition, the act created the Confederate Pension Board, comprised of five citizens of the city or county--three of whom were ex-Confederate soldiers. These board members were appointed by a Circuit Court judge.

Acquisition information:
This volume came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court records from Nelson County.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 v.