CIVIL WAR WIDOW'S PENSION APP. - ELIZABETH BARRY, WIDOW OF NICHOLAS J. BARRY, SR., Alachua
Co., FL

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Application No. A12556

Widow's Application for Pension

State of Florida,}
Alachua County,}

On this 31st day of January 1906 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and
for said county and State, Mrs. Elizabeth Barry aged 68 years, who being by me duly sworn 
according to law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain the pension provided by
Act of the Legislature, approved June 6, 1903, for indigent widows of deceased Confederate 
soldiers and sailors:  That she is the lawful widow of N. J. Barry who enlisted ____ day of 
March 1862 in Captain Roland Thomas Company, 7th Regiment of the State of Florida and who 
was on the ___ day of ____, 186_, at ____ in the State of ____ honorably discharged from 
said service, and died on the 25th day of January 1906 at his home in Alachua County.

See Pensioner No. 3411

That she was legally married to said soldier prior to the first day of January, 1885, at 
near Newnansville in the State of Florida; that she has been a bona fide resident of the 
State of Florida continuously, since the first day of January, A. D. 1890; that she does not
own property, real and personal, to the value of $800 in this or any other State, and is not
otherwise enabled or in a position to earn a livelihood, and has no income from any source 
sufficient for a livelihood; and that she has not purposely disposed of any property for the
purpose of availing herself of the provisions of this act.

Mrs. Elizabeth Barry
P. O. Address:  LaCrosse, Fla.

Sworn and subscribed before me this 31st day of January 1906.  

L. J. Knight
Justice of the Peace

We do solemnly swear that we personally know the above applicant Elizabeth Barry that she 
was the lawful wife of N. J. Barry now deceased, that she has never remarried since his death,
that she is a person of "respectability and good reputation," that she does own property to 
the value of $800 in this or any other State, and that she is not possessed of a sufficient 
income from any source, and has constantly resided in Florida since January 1st, 1890.

J. J. Cail
Caroline Barry

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 31st day of January, 1906.

L. J. Knight
Justice of the Peace

I certify that the above affidavits are genuine; that all of the affiants are persons of 
respectability and good reputation, and that their statements are worthy of belief; that the
attesting officers are duly authorized to attest said affidavits, and that their signatures 
thereto are genuine.

S. H. Wienges
Clerk of Circuit Court

We, the undersigned County Commissioners of Alachua county, Florida, do hereby certify that 
we have carefully investigated the above application for pension made by Elizabeth Barry and
are satisfied that the facts and conditions therein stated and alleged are true and correct 
and that she is legally and justly entitled to the pension provided by the act, Approved 
June 6th, 1903.

J. G. Dampier, Chairman
J. G. Osteen
F. F. Paulling
C. C. Pedrick
J. F. Townsend
County Commissioners

By the County Commissioners, Attest:

S. H. Wienges
Clerk Circuit Court

The applicant is in such health that she could not appear before me and I am informed by Mr.
Dampier that she is not able even to walk.

S. H. Wienges
Clerk Circuit Court

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Claim For Pension
By
Elizabeth Barry
Of Alachua Co.
Widow Of
N. J. Barry
Filed In Executive Department
March 11, 1906
Approved
March 23, 1906
Pay from March 23, 1906 $96.00 per annum.
C. H. Dickinson 
Secretary of Board