CIVIL WAR WIDOW'S PENSION APP. - MARY LOUISE (HODGES) ADAMS, WIDOW OF JOHN ADAMS, 
Alachua Co., FL

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Widow's Pension Claim
Under The Act Of 1909

(FORM A)

State of Florida,}
County of ____,}

On this 29th day of October A. D. One Thousand Nine Hundred and 10 personally appeared 
before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid Mary Louise
Adams a resident of Micanopy County of Marion State of Florida, who being duly sworn 
according to law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain a pension under
the provisions of Chapter 5885, Laws of Florida, approved June 7, 1909.

That she is the widow of John Adams who was enlisted under the name of John Adams, 
on the 3rd day of August, 1863, in Company "K" 2nd Fla. Cav. Regiment of the State 
of Fla. and who was honorably discharged at Baldwin May 17, 1865, on account of close 
of war.

That she was lawfully married to the said Mary Louise Hodges [sic] under the name of John 
Adams [sic] in the County of Marion, State of Florida on the 9th day of Feby., 1871, and 
that she was not divorced from him and that she has not remarried since his death, 
which occurred on the 26th day of June, 1910, in the County of Marion State of Florida.

That she is a resident of Marion County, Florida, and has continuously resided in 
the State of Florida since the ___ day of all her life.

That she does not own property, including real estate, personal property, mortgages 
or other collateral securities, stocks or bonds in this or any other State to exceed
in value the sum of Five Thousand Dollars.

That the following is a true and correct statement of all property owned by me in 
this or any other State:

Real estate, located at near Micanopy . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . $ 500
Cattle, horses and other live stock 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 150
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 650

That she has heretofore been granted a pension from the State of Florida under 
Certificate No ____.  That she is not a pensioner of any other State.

That her Postoffice address is Micanopy R.F.D. No. (1) County of Marion, State of 
Florida.

Mary Louise Adams

Attest:

(1) J. W. Smith

Sworn and subscribed before me this 29th day of October A. D. 1910; and I hereby 
certify that the above declaration, etc., were fully made known and explained to the
applicant before swearing; and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the 
prosecution of this claim.

J. W. Smith
Justice of the Peace

(FORM B)

State of Florida,}
County of Alachua}

We, the undersigned citizens of Marion & Alachua County, State of Florida, do hereby
certify that we personally know Mrs. Mary Louise Adams, who is an applicant for a 
pension under the Laws of Florida, and that from our own personal knowledge, and 
from the best information available, we believe that the applicant does not own 
property to exceed in value the sum of $5,000, and that the statements made by her 
relative to the value of her property are true and correct.

J. S. Dunning
O. L. Feaster

Sworn and subscribed before me this 31st day of October 1910.

J. W. Smith
Justice of the Peace

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Report of the County Commissioners

We, the undersigned, County Commissioners in and for the County of Marion, Florida,
do hereby report that at a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners held this 
day, the foregoing application of Mary Louisa Adams for a pension under the Laws of 
Florida, was investigated by us; that we are satisfied that the applicant does not 
own property to exceed the value of $5,000, and that the representations made in the
petition and affidavits are true and that a pension should be granted to the 
applicant.

Witness our hands this 9 day of Nov., A. D. 1910.

(1) ?, Chairman
(2) J. M. Mathews
(3) M. M. Proctor
(4) N. A. Fort
(5) W. J. Crosby
County Commissioners

By the County Commissioners.  Attest:

S. T. Sistrunk
Clerk Circuit Court

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Former Claim, No 2644
Application No 18532
Pensioner No 5691

Claim For Pension
By
Mrs. Mary Louise Adams
of Micanopy Postoffice
Alachua County
Widow of 
John Adams
Of ____
Filed In Pension Department
Nov. 15, 1910
Approved
Nov. 16, 1910
With pay from Nov. 15, 1910
At the rate of $120.00 per annum
Secretary of Board
This pension was increased to $150 per year on July 1st, 1913 a/c husband enlisted 
in Florida.