PAPA CHARLES'S DISABILITY PENSION: THE TOUR: ~INTRODUCTION~---the list of links---other links---site navigation
Papa Charles, the father of the Five Stokey Siblings, was not single-minded. The documents that are in this website show that he had several different interests, as well as a couple of issues that developed in his life. I've separated the documents related to them into different Tours so as to get a handle on them.
The Tours related to Papa Charles are:
Now for the subject of this particular Tour:
Papa Charles was let go from his job with the Canton Public Schools in the late 1890s. He applied for a US government disability pension (known then as an invalid pension) in 1899, and was approved. He was eligible for the pension because of his service in the US Civil War. He was not in combat for any part of his service, which lasted for a few months in 1865, but the government did not require that the disability be related to one's service.
My cousin Barbara got the records in response to a request to the US government, and emailed scans to me. There are still quite a few records that I have not yet uploaded, including more requests for increase, communications from the government, and newspaper notices in 1915 that Papa Charles had lost his pension certificate. I'll get around to uploading them sometime or other.
As is standard with the Tours, each stop in the Tour has links to the previous stop and the next stop in the Tour.
The Tours related to Papa Charles are:
- PAPA CHARLES AS TEACHER/ADMINISTRATOR: THE TOUR
- PAPA CHARLES AS GOVERNMENT WEATHER OBSERVER: THE TOUR
- PAPA CHARLES IN POLITICS: THE TOUR
- PAPA CHARLES'S DISABILITY PENSION: THE TOUR (this Tour)
- MAMA MARGARET DIVORCES PAPA CHARLES: THE TOUR
Now for the subject of this particular Tour:
Papa Charles was let go from his job with the Canton Public Schools in the late 1890s. He applied for a US government disability pension (known then as an invalid pension) in 1899, and was approved. He was eligible for the pension because of his service in the US Civil War. He was not in combat for any part of his service, which lasted for a few months in 1865, but the government did not require that the disability be related to one's service.
My cousin Barbara got the records in response to a request to the US government, and emailed scans to me. There are still quite a few records that I have not yet uploaded, including more requests for increase, communications from the government, and newspaper notices in 1915 that Papa Charles had lost his pension certificate. I'll get around to uploading them sometime or other.
As is standard with the Tours, each stop in the Tour has links to the previous stop and the next stop in the Tour.
PAPA CHARLES'S DISABILITY PENSION: THE TOUR: ---introduction---~THE LIST OF LINKS~---other links---site navigation
- 1899-01-17 APPLICATION FOR ARMY INVALID PENSION FOR PAPA CHARLES ----- The initial application.
- 1899-02-25&28 PAPA CHARLES'S CIVIL WAR ARMY RECORD ----- The Pension Bureau gets information about Papa Charles's service from the War Department.
- 1899-03-11 FAMILY INFO IN PAPA CHARLES'S PENSION APPLICATION ----- Information about wife and children for the initial application.
- 1899-03-22 MEDICAL EXAM FOR PAPA CHARLES'S PENSION APPLICATION ----- The examination by the local board for the initial application.
- 1899-05-17 APPROVAL OF PAPA CHARLES'S DISABILITY PENSION ----- Papa Charles is approved for a pension of $8 per month.
- 1900-06-23 FIRST APPLICATION FOR INCREASED PENSION FOR PAPA CHARLES ----- Papa Charles applies for an increase in his pension.
- 1900-10-17 MEDICAL EXAM FOR PAPA CHARLES'S FIRST PENSION INCREASE APPLICATION ----- The examination by the local board for the increase application.
- 1901-03-18 REJECTION OF PAPA CHARLES'S FIRST PENSiON INCREASE APPLICATION ----- Papa Charles's disability pension remains at $8 per month.
- 1901-04-15 SECOND APPLICATION FOR INCREASED PENSION FOR PAPA CHARLES ----- Papa Charles tries again.
- 1901-04-25 MEDICAL TESTIMONY FOR PAPA CHARLES'S 2ND PENSION INCREASE APPLICATION ----- An examination by a local doctor for the second increase application.
- 1916-03-27 STOPPAGE OF PAPA CHARLES'S PENSION AFTER HIS DEATH ----- The government is notified of Papa Charles's death
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