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Preferred Citation

Nelson County (Va.) Pension Roll, 1902-1907. Local government records collection, Nelson County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This volume came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court records from Nelson County.

Historical Information

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.

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.

Related Material

Additional Nelson County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Nelson County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records--Virginia--Nelson County.

Geographical Names:

• Nelson County (Va.)--History--20th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records--Virginia--Nelson County.

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