CIVIL WAR WIDOW'S PENSION APP. - MINNA A. F. (PARDEE) ZETROUER, WIDOW OF JOHN R. ZETROUER, 
Alachua Co., FL

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Application No. A04400

Widow's Pension Claim
Under The Act Of 1917

FORM A

State of Florida,}
County of Alachua}

On this 1st day of September, A. D. One Thousand Nine Hundred and seventeen, personally 
appeared before me, a Clerk of Circuit Court in and for the County and State aforesaid Minna
A. Zetrouer a resident of Rochelle 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 Chapter 7259, Laws of Florida, approved June 7, 1917.

That she is the lawful widow John R. Zetrouer who enlisted under the name of John R. Zetrouer. 
See former claim #6748 of 1907.

That she was lawfully married to the said John R. Zetrouer under the name of Minna A. F. 
Pardee in the County of Alachua State of Florida on the 11th day of March, 1874, and that 
she was not divorced from him before nor has she remarried since his death, which occurred 
on the 30th day of November, 1916, 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 11th day of March, A. D. 1874.

That she was heretofore 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 Rochelle, County of Alachua, State of Florida.

Minna A. Zetrouer

Attest:

(1) E. F. Zetrouer
(2) S. H. Wienges

Sworn and subscribed before me this 1st day of Sept., A. D. 1917, 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.

S. H. Wienges
Clerk Circuit Court

(a)

State of Florida
County of Alachua

I, B. D. Hiers, County Judge, of Alachua County, Florida, hereby certify that the records in
this office show that a marriage license was issued to John R. Zetrouer and Minna A. F. Pardee 
on the 10th day of March, A. D. 1874.

The records further show that the above named parties were married on the 11th day of March,
A. D. 1874, and that the ceremony was performed by W. J. McCormick.

B. D. Hiers
County Judge

(b)

Blank

(c)

State of Florida
County of Alachua

Before me, a notary public, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared 
O. J. Farmer and J. T. Collins, who, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says, 
each for himself, that he know of his own personal knowledge of the death of John R. Zetrouer,
which occurred at Rochelle, County of Alachua, State of Florida, on the 30th day of November,
A. D. 1916.

His X mark:  J. T. Collins (L.S.)
O. J. Farmer (L.S.)

Witnesses to mark of J. T. Collins:  E. F. Zetrouer, O. J. Farmer

Sworn and subscribed before me this 1st day of September, A. D. 1917.

J. B. Brooks
Notary Public at Large

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Report of County Commissioners

We, the undersigned, County Commissioners in and for the County of ____, 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 4 day of Sept., A. D. 1917.

(1) N. E. Bryant, Chairman
(2) B. F. Carlton
(3) T. C. Bryant
(4) R. B. Hodgson
County Commissioners

By the County Commissioners.  Attest:

S. H. Wienges
Clerk Circuit Court

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Former Claim No. 6748 of 1907 allowed
Application No. 21060
Pensioner No. 4400

Claim For Pension
By
Minna A. Zetrouer
Of Rochelle Postoffice
Alachua County
Filed In Pension Department
Sept. 11, 1917
Approved And Filed In Comptroller's Office
Sep 29 1917
With pay from Sept. 11, 1917
At the rate of $180.00 per annum
Sinclair Wells
Secretary of Board