CIVIL WAR WIDOW'S PENSION APP. - A. N. (THOMAS) ADAMS, WIDOW OF WILLIAM ADAMS, 
Alachua Co., FL

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Application No. 22042
Pensioner No. 2340

Widow's Pension Claim
Under General Pension Law Of Florida As Amended By Acts Of 1921

FORM A

State of Florida,}
County of Alachua}

On this 26 day of August, A. D. One Thousand Nine Hundred and twenty one, personally appeared 
before me, a notary public in and for the County and State aforesaid Mrs. A. N. Adams a 
resident of Windsor County of Alachua State of Florida, who being duly sworn according to 
law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain a pension under the provisions of 
the General Pension Laws of Florida as amended by Chapter 8400, Acts of 1921.

That she is the lawful widow of William Adams who enlisted under the name of William Adams 
on the 16th day of May, 1862 in Company K 2d Florida Cavalry Regiment of the State of Florida
and who was honorably discharged at April, 1865, on account of the close of the war.

That he also served in Florida.  No, he never drew a pension.

That she was lawfully married to the said William Adams under the name of A. N. Thomas in 
the County of Alachua State of Florida on the 19th day of February, 1874, and that she was 
not divorced from him before nor has she remarried since his death, which occurred on the 
5th day of February, 1912, in the County of Alachua, State of Florida except as hereinafter 
stated.

That she is a resident of Alachua County, Florida, and has continuously resided in the State
of Florida since the 19th day of March 18??

That her Postoffice address is Windsor, County of Alachua State of Florida.

Mrs. A. N. Adams
Mrs. William Adams

Attest:

(1) Fabian Thomas
(2) A. W. Taylor
(3) Evans Haile

Sworn and subscribed before me this 26th day of August, A. D. 1921, I hereby certify that 
the above declaration, etc., was made known and fully explained to the applicant before 
swearing, and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim.

Evans Haile
Notary Public

(a)

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(b)

State of Florida
County of Alachua

Before me, a notary public in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared 
Fabian Thomas and Ballard Thomas, who, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says 
each for himself that he was present at the marriage of William Adams and A. N. Thomas which
occurred at ____ on the 19th day of February, A. D. 1874 in the County of Alachua, State of 
Florida, and that the ceremony was performed by Abram Crosby.

Fabian Thomas
Ballard Thomas

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th day of August, A. D. 1921.

Evans Haile
Notary Public

(c)

State of Florida
County of Alachua,

Before me, a notary public, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared 
Fabian Thomas and Ballard Thomas who, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says, 
each for himself, that he knows of his own personal knowledge of the death of Wm. Adams which
occurred at Windsor County of Alachua, State of Florida on the 5th day of February, A. D. 
1912.

Fabian Thomas
Ballard Thomas

Sworn and subscribed before me this 26th day of August, A. D. 1921.

Evans Haile
Notary Public

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Report of County Commissioners

We, the undersigned, County Commissioners in and for the County of ____, Florida, do hereby 
report that at a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners held this day, the foregoing 
application of ___ for a pension under the Laws of Florida, was investigated by us; that we 
are satisfied that the applicant has been a bona fide citizen of the State of Florida for 
eight years just preceding the date of this application, and that the representation made in
the petition and affidavits are true, and that a pension should be granted the applicant.

Witness our hands this ____ day of ____, A. D. ____.

(1) G. H. Gibbons, Chairman
(2) G. M. Desha?
(3) W. F. Gay
(4) C. C. Pedrick
County Commissioners

By the County Commissioners.  Attest:

M. S. Cheves
Clerk Circuit Court

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(FORM E)

Affidavit to be Made by Comrade

State of ____}
County of ____}

Before me, a ____ in and for the State and County aforesaid, personally came O. A. Thigpin, 
of Rochelle County of Alachua State of Florida who, being duly sworn according to law, 
declares that he is the identical person who enlisted at ____ in the State of Florida on the
____ day of July 1863, in Company K 2d Fla. Cavalry Regiment of the State of Florida, which 
organization was regularly mustered into the service of the Confederate States of America; 
that he knows of his own personal knowledge that William Adams enlisted in Company K 2 Fla. 
Cavalry Regiment of the State of Florida, at ____, in the State of Florida on the 16 day of 
May, 1862; that he served faithfully in the said organization until the ____ day of April, 
1865, when he was HONORABLY DISCHARGED on account of close of the war in the State of Florida,
and did not desert the Confederate States service nor take the oath of allegiance to the 
United States before the close of the War.

(Here state whether the soldier was transferred to another organization, or not, and if 
captured or imprisoned, state when and where.)

Was not transferred, captured or imprisoned.

I know personally of the above stated service, because I served with William Adams in 
Company K Regiment 2d Fla. Cavalry of the State of Florida, and was HONORABLY DISCHARGED at
____, in the State of Florida, on the ____ day of May, 1865, by reason of the close of the 
war and I did not desert the Confederate States service nor take the oath of allegiance to 
the United States before the close of the War.

O. A. Thigpin
Late of Company K 2d Fla. Cavalry

Sworn and subscribed before me this 27 day of August, 1921, and I hereby certify that the 
above declaration was fully made known to the affiant before swearing, and that I have no 
interest, direct or indirect, in the pension claim sought to be established by this 
declaration.

L. P. Hardee
Notary Public

(FORM F)

Affidavit to be Made by Comrade

State of ____}
County of ____}

Before me, a ____ in and for the State and County aforesaid, personally came C. B. McClenny,
of Cadillac County of Alachua, State of Florida who, being duly sworn according to law, 
declares that he is the identical person who enlisted at ____, in the State of ____ on the
____ day of May 1862, in Company K 2d Fla. Cavalry Regiment of the State of Florida, which 
organization was regularly mustered into the service of the Confederate States of America; 
that he knows of his own personal knowledge that William Adams enlisted in Company K 2 Fla. 
Cavalry Regiment of the State of Florida, at ____ in the State of Florida on the 16 day of 
May, 1862; that he served faithfully in the said organization until the ____ day of April, 
1865, when he was HONORABLY DISCHARGED on account of the close of the war, at ____ in the 
State of Florida, and did not resert [sic] the Confederate States service nor take the oath 
of allegiance to the United States before the close of the War.

(Here state whether the soldier was transferred to another organization, or not, and if 
captured or imprisoned, state when and where.)

was not transferred, captured or imprisoned

I know personally of the above stated service, because I served with William Adams in 
Company K Regiment 2d Reg. Cavalry of the State of Florida, on the ____ day of April, 1865, 
by reason of close of the war and I did not desert the Confederate States service nor take 
the oath of allegiance to the United States before the close of the War.

C. B. McClenny
Late of Company K 2d Fla. Cavalry

Sworn and subscribed before me this 29th day of August, 1921, and I hereby certify that the 
above declaration was fully made known to the affiant before swearing, and that I have no 
interest, direct or indirect, in the pension claim sought to be established by this 
declaration.

Evans Haile
Notary Public

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State Board of Pensions                                  No 22042
Governor
Comptroller
Treasurer

Department of Pension, State of Florida,
Tallahassee, Fla.

Sept. 9th, 1921

The Adjutant General
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

William Adams, who is applying for a pension under the Laws of Florida.  Claims to have been 
a member of Company K 2nd Florida Cavalry, Confederate States Army.

Please furnish me with the record of this soldier.

Yours very truly,

Ernest Amos
Comptroller

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War Department,
The Adjutant General's Office
Washington

Sept. 20, 1921

Respectfully returned to
Dept. of Pensions
Tallahassee, Fla.

with the information that W. Adams (not borne as William) Pvt. Co. K, 2 Reg. Fla. Cav. C.S.A.
age 18 years.  Enlisted Jan. 21, 1863 at Camp Cooper, E. Fla.  On Co. M. R. for Apl. 30 to 
Aug. 31, 1864 (last on file).  He is shown as absent Teamster.

Surrendered and paroled at Baldwin, E. Fla., May 17, 1865.

P. C. Harris
The Adjutant General

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Claim For Pension
By
Mrs. Wm. Adams
Of Windsor Postoffice
Alachua County
Widow of
Wm Adams
Of Fla. Regiment
Filed In Pension Department
Sept 9, 1921
Approved And Filed In Comptroller's Office
Nov. 7, 1921
With pay from Sept. 9, 1921
At the rate of $300.00 per annum
Sinclair Wells
Secretary of Board