CIVIL WAR PENSION APP; EMELINE ARCADIA WIDOW OF SOLOMON H. RENFROE; BRADFORD CO., FL

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Widow's Pension Claim
Under the Act of 1909

(Form A)

State of Florida  }
County of Bradford}
     On this 24th day of July, A.D. One Thousand Nine Hundred and Nine,  
personally appeared before me, a Notary Public in and for the  
County and State aforesaid Emeline Arcadia Renfroe a resident of ____ County of  
Bradford State of Florida, who being duly sworn according to law, make the  
following declaration in order to obtain pension under the provisions of Chapter  
5885, Laws of Florida, approved June 7, 1909.
     That she is the widow of Solomon H. Renfroe who was enlisted under the name  
of Solomon H. Renfroe on the ___ day of ___, 186_, in Company ___ Regiment of  
the State of ___ (See dates given in proof made when pension granted) and who  
was honorably discharged at ___  on ___, 186_ on account of close of war.
     That he also served ___.
     That she was lawfully married to the said Solomon H. Renfroe under the name  
of Emeline Arcadia Doyden in the County of Columbia, State of Fla on the 7th day  
of  
Aug, 1846, and that she was not divorced from him and that she has not  
remarried since his death, which occurred on the ___ day of Dec, 1872, in  
the County of Levy State of Fla.
     That she is a resident of Bradford County, Florida and has continuously  
resided  
in the State of Florida since the ___ day of 1831.
     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 of 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:
Personal Property:                               $5,000
Cattle, horses and other live stock:  
Stocks:  
Bonds:  
Mortgages, notes and other securities:  
                                     Total                $5000

     That she has heretofore been granted a pension from the State of Florida  
under Certificate No. 7128.  That she is not a pensioner of any other State.
     That her Postoffice address is New River County of Bradford, State of  
Florida.
                   her
    Emeline Arcadia X Renfroe
                   mark

     Attest:
      (1) Lizzie Newsom
      (2) E. L. Odom
     Sworn and subscribed before me this 24th day of July, A.D. 19__; 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  
of indirect, in the prosecution of this claim.
     E. L. Odom
     Notary Public
     My Com Expires Dec 16th 1912

(Form B)

State of Florida  }
County of Bradford}
     We, the undersigned citizens of Bradford County, State of Florida, do  
hereby certify that we personally know Emeline Arcadia Renfroe, 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.

     B. F. Renfroe
     O. P. Hale

Sworn and subscribed before me this 24th day of July, 1909.
     E. L. Odom
     Notary Public
     My Com Expires Dec 16th 1912

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WIDOW'S PENSION
Application to be Signed by Widow
(Form A.)

I, Mrs. Emeline A. Renfroe, do hereby make application to the State Board of  
Pensions for a pension, to be granted to use under the act of 1907, Chapter 5600  
of the Laws of Florida, on the following Grounds:
     I am the widow of S. H. Renfroe deceased, who departed this life  
on the ___ day of December A.D. 1972, in the county of Hernando in the State of  
Florida.  I was married to him on the 7th day of August, A.D. 1846, in the  
county of Columbia in the State of Florida.  I have not remarried since the  
death of  
my said husband S. H. Renfroe.
     My husband, the said S. H. Renfroe, enlisted and served in the military  
service of the Confederate States during the war between the States of the  
United States and he did not desert the Confederate or State service.
     I have been a resident of the State of Florida for ten consecutive years  
prior to the date of this application and that I am not receiving a pension from  
any other State.
           her
  Emeline A X Renfroe
           mark

STATE OF FLORIDA    }
                    }   New River Fla. Post Office
County of Bradford  }

     Before me, E. L. Odom A Notary Public in and for said County and State,  
personally came Mrs. Emeline A. Renfroe who, being by me duly sworn, deposes and  
says that she is the applicant named in the foregoing petition, and that the  
statements therein made are true.
     Sworn to and subscribed before me,
                    her
          Emeline A. X Renfroe
                    mark
this 29th day of Feb, A.D. 1908

      E.L. Odom
      Notary Public
      My Com Expires Dec 16th 1912

Questions to be Answered by Applicant
(Form B.)

State of Florida}
Bradford County }

     On this 29th day of Feb A.D. 1908 before me E. L. Odom A Notary Public in  
and for said County and State, personally came Emeline A. Renfroe, who being by  
me first duly sworn, deposes and says that the answers written herein to the  
following questions, numbered from 1 to 12, inclusive, are true:

1.   What is your name, and where and when were you born?
     Emeline A. Renfroe, I was born in Aplin Co. Ga on May 18th 1830

3.   Are you the widow of S. H. Renfroe?
     Yes

4.   When and where were you married to S. H. Renfroe:
     I was married to him on August 7th 1846 in Columbia Co. Fla.

4.   When and where did he die?
     Die in Dec 1872 in Hernando County, Florida

5.   Have you remarried since the death of your husband?
     No

6.   When and in what company or organization did your husband enlist during the  
war between the States?
     he enlisted on 12st 1863 in Capt Hodges Co in Co I 1st Fla reserves

7.   Did he desert that service?
     No

8.   Of what State and county are you a resident?
     State of Florida County of Bradford

9.   How long have you resided in this State?
     75 years

10.  From what date have you continuously resided in this State?
     since 1833

11.  Have you lived in any other State than Florida?
     Yes

12.  If you answer yes, give name of the State or States and when you resided  
there.
     I was born in Ga I resided in Ga from 1830 to 1832

Sworn to and subscribed before me this the}
29th day of Feb                           }             her
A.D. 1908                                 }   Emeline A. X Renfroe
E. L. Odom                                }            mark
Notary Public                             }
My Com Expires Dec 19th 1908

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War Department
The Adjutant General's Office
Washington June 17, 1908

Respectfully returned to the
Comptroller,
State of Florida,
Tallahassee.

     The records show that S. H. Rentfroe, private, Company I, 1st Florida  
Reserves, C.S.A., enlisted May 21, 1864, and that he was surrendered May 18,  
1865, at Baldwin, Florida, and paroled the same day at Lake City, Florida.