CIVIL WAR WIDOW'S PENSION APP. - MARGARET E. HART, WIDOW OF NATHANIEL HART, Hernando Co., FL

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Application No. A03555

Widow's Application for Pension

STATE OF FLORIDA,}
Hernando County,}

On this 1st day of March 1904 personally appeared before me a Clerk of Circuit Court in and 
for said county and State, Mrs. Margaret E. Hart aged 73 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 D. Nathaniel Hart who enlisted 20th 
day of Jul 1861 in Captain James Perry's Company, B Orr's Rifle Regiment of the State of 
South Carolina and who was on the 9th day of April, 1865, at Appomattox in the State of Va. 
honorably discharged from said service, and died on 12th day of January 1888 at his home 
in Hernando County.

That while performing a surgical operation on a soldier at the battle of the Wilderness he 
received an injury in his left thumb, which almost resulted in the loss of his arm and he 
never fully recovered the use of his arm.

That she was legally married to said solider prior to the first day of January, 1885, at 
Cartersville in the State of Georgia; that she has bee 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. Margaret E. Hart
P. O. Address:  Brooksville, Fla.

Sworn and subscribed before me this 1st day of March 1904.

Frank E. Saxon
Clerk Circuit Court Hernando County
By S. A. Wilson, D. C.

We do solemnly swear that we personally knew the said deceased D. Nathaniel Hart, that we 
served with him in Company B of the Orr's Rifle Regiment from the State of S. C., and know 
of our own knowledge that he never deserted the service of his State, or of the Confederate 
States.

J. T. Robertson
P. O. Address:  Abbeville, S.C.
Geo. White
P. O. Address:  Abbeville, S. C.

Sworn and subscribed before me this 25 day of April, 1904.

J. L. Pinson
Clerk Circuit Court Abbeville County

We do solemnly swear that we personally know the above applicant Mrs. Margaret E. Hart that 
she was the lawful wife of Nathaniel Hart now deceased, that she has never remarried since 
his death, that she is a person of "respectability and good reputation," that she does not 
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.

Chauncey S. Wilson
J. E. Hart

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11th day of March, 1904.

Frank E. Saxon, 
Clerk Circuit court
By S. A. Wilson, D. C.

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.

Frank E. Saxon
Clerk of Circuit Court
By S. A. Wilson, D. C.

We, the undersigned County Commissioners of Hernando county, Florida, do hereby certify that 
we have carefully investigated the above application for pension made by Margaret E. Hart 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. A. Jennings, Chairman
T. D. Graham
W. P. Mills
I. G. ?
W. R. Ayers
County Commissioners

By the County Commissioners, Attest:

Frank E. Saxon
Clerk Circuit Court
By S. A. Wilson, D. C.

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Claim For Pension
By
Margaret E. Hart
Of
Brooksville, Florida
Widow Of
Nathaniel Hart
Of
James Perrin Company
Orr's Rifle S. C. Regiment
Filed In Executive Department
April 15 1904
Approved
May 2nd 1904
C. H. Dickinson
Secretary of Board
Pay from Apr 15 1904
At the rate of $96.00 per annum.

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Widow's Pension Claim
Under The Act Of 1909

(FORM A)

STATE OF FLORIDA,}
County of Dade}

On this 2nd day of October, A. D. One Thousand Nine Hundred and nine, personally appeared 
before me, a notary public in and for the County and State aforesaid Mrs. Margaret E. Hart 
a resident of Miami County of Dade 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 Nathaniel Hart who was enlisted under the name of Nathaniel Hart, 
on the 20 day of July, 1861, in Company "B", Orr's So. Ca. Rifles Regiment of the State of 
South Carolina and who was honorably discharged at Appomattox in April, 1865, on account of 
the ending of the war.

That he also served as assistant regimental surgeon in the 14th Ga. Regiment for a few months 
towards its close of the war, during the other part of the war he was assistant regimental 
surgeon in Orr's So. Ca. Regiment.

That she was lawfully married to the said Nathaniel Hart under the name of Nathaniel Hart [sic] 
in the County of Bartow, State of Georgia on the 14th day of June, 1857, and that she was not 
divorced from him and that she has not remarried since his death, which occurred on the ____ 
day of ____, in the county of ____ State of ____.

That she is a resident of Dade County, Florida, and has continuously resided in the State 
of Florida since the 19 day of December 1879.

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:

Personal property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 150.00
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 150.00

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 No. 611, 12th St., Miami County of Dade, State of Florida.

Mrs. Margaret E. Hart
(Claimants must sign Christian name)

Attest:  

(1) J. D. ?
(2) L. R. Blackman

Sworn and subscribed before me this 2nd day of October A. D. 1909; 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.

Redmond B. Gautier
Notary Public

(FORM B)

STATE OF FLORIDA,}	
County of Dade}

We, the undersigned citizens of Dade County, State of Florida, do hereby certify that we 
personally know Mrs. Margaret E. Hart, 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. D. ?
L. R. Blackman

Sworn and subscribed before me this 2nd day of October 1909.

Redmond B. Gautier
Notary Public

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Report of County Commissioners

We, the undersigned, County Commissioners in and for the County of Dade, Florida, do hereby 
report that at a meeting of the Board of County Commissioner held this day, the foregoing 
application of Mrs. Margaret E. Hart 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 5 day of Oct., A. D. 1909.

(1) M. R. Kellum, Chairman
(2) ?
(3) F. R. Oliver
(4) J. J. Henson
(5) Thos. Brewer
County Commissioners

By the County Commissioners.  Attest:

Z. T. Merritt
Clerk Circuit Court
By W. E. Norton, D.C.

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Former Claim, No.  3216
Application No. 18013
Pensioner No. 5316

Claim For Pension
By
Mrs. Margaret E. Hart
Of
Miami 611 12th St. Postoffice
Dade County
Widow Of
Nathaniel Hart
Of
B Company
Orr's So. Ca. Rifles Regiment
Filed In Pension Department
Oct. 14 1909
Approved
Nov 2 1909
With pay from Jul 1st 1909
At the rate $120.00 per annum.
Secretary of Board