CIVIL WAR WIDOW'S PENSION APP. - BLANCHE (WILLIAMS) CARTER, WIDOW OF WILBUR W. 
CARTER, INDIAN RIVER CO., FL

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Application No. 22836
Pensioner No. 2638

Widow's Pension Claim
Under General Pension Law of Florida

FORM A

State of Florida,}
County of Indian River}

On this 13th day of October, A. D. One Thousand Nine Hundred and twenty-five, 
personally appeared before me a ____ in and for the County and State aforesaid Mrs. 
B. W. Carter a resident of Wabasso County of Indian River 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.

That she is the lawful widow of W. W. Carter who enlisted under the name of W. W. 
Carter on the 24th day of June, 1861, in Company I 2nd (Ashby's) Regiment of the 
State of Tenn. and who was honorably discharged at Louisville, Kentucky June 17th, 
1865.

That she was lawfully married to the said W. W. Carter under the name of Blanche 
Williams in the County of Barber State of Alabama on the 1st day of October, 1876, 
and that she was not divorced from him before nor has she remarried since his death,
which occurred on the 10th day of March, 1896, in the County of Cocke, State of 
Tennessee except as hereinafter stated.

That she is a resident of Indian River County, Florida, and has continuously resided 
in the State of Florida since the 24th day of December 1916.

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 Wabasso, County of Indian River, State of Florida.

Mrs. B. W. Carter

Attest:

(1) S. C. Beers
(2) Jas. ?

Sworn and subscribed before me this 13th day of October, A. D. 1925, 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.

Wiley F. Cox
Notary Public

(a) Blank

(b)

State of Florida
County of Palm Beach

Before me, a notary public, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally 
appeared B. S. Franklin, who, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says 
that he was present at the marriage of Wilber W. Carter and Blanche Williams which 
occurred at 11:00 PM on the 1st day of October, A. D. 1876, in the County of Barber,
State of Alabama, and that the ceremony was performed by S. W. Rogers, Baptist 
Minister.

B. S. Franklin

Sworn and subscribed before me this 3rd day of October, A. D. 1925.

L. Germain
Notary Public

(c)

State of Tennessee
County of Cocke

Before me, a notary public, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally 
appeared S. A. Burnett and Joe J. Burnett 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 Dr. W. W. Carter which occurred at Del Rio, County of Cocke, State of 
Tenn., on or about the 10 day of March, A. D. 1896.

S. A. Burnett
Joe J. Burnett

Sworn and subscribed before me this 10th day of Oct., A. D. 1925.

M. N. Stokely
Notary Public

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Report of County Commissioners

We, the undersigned, County Commissioners in and for the County of Indian River, 
Florida, do hereby report that at a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners 
held this day, the foregoing application of Mrs. B. W. Carter 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 representations made in the petition and 
affidavits are true, and that a pension should be granted the applicant.

Witness our hands this 15 day of October, A. D. 1925.

(1) John H. Atkin, Chairman
(2) G. A. Baddock
(3) J. W. LaBruce
(4) Donald Forbes
(5) A. O. Helseth
County Commissioners

By the County Commissioners.  Attest:

Miles Warren
Clerk Circuit Court

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State Board of Pensions
Governor
Comptroller
Treasurer

Department of Pensions
State of Florida
Tallahassee, Fla.

Sept. 19th, 1925

The Adjutant General,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

Wilbur Wesley Carter, whose widow is desirous of applying for a pension under the 
laws of Florida.  Claims to have been a member of Company Second Tennessee Cavalry,
Confederate States Army.

Please furnish me with the record of this soldier.

Yours very truly,

Comptroller

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War Department
The Adjutant General's Office
Washington

Sept. 24, 1925

Respectfully returned to

Comptroller,
Department of Pensions,
State of Florida,
Tallahassee, Florida

The records show that W. W. Carter, (also found as Wilbur W. Carter), Co. I, 2nd 
(Ashby's) Tenn. Cav., C. S. A., enlisted June 24, 1861, at Mossy Creek (also shown 
Oct.4, 1861, at Camp Ford, Ky).

Muster roll Nov. & Dec., 1864 (the latest on file) shows him absent.

Wounded Battle of Chickamauga, and still in hospl., a private.

Prisoner of War records show that he was captured April 2, 1865, at Bull's Gap, 
Tenn., and released June 17, 1865, at Louisville, Ky., on taking the Oath of 
Allegiance June 16, 1865, a private.

Residence:  Greenville, Tenn.
Not found as Wilbur Wesley Carter.

Robert C. Davis
Major General
The Adjutant General

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Office, Probate Judge
Barbour County
Clayton, Ala.

October 9, 1925

Mrs. B. W. Carter
Wabasso, Florida

Dear Madame:

Yours addressed to Clerk of Court at Eufaula, Ala., referred to me, as this office 
is where the Marriage Records are kept.  I have searched carefully the record for 
the year 1876 and find therein no record whatever of any marriage license issued to 
W. W. Carter and M. B. Williams.  In those days the licenses were issued without 
being recorded before and, relying on the paper being returned after the ceremony 
and then recorded.  Undoubtedly some were never returned and in that way escaped 
record.  Nowadays, we record the license in a book before the license ever leaves 
the office.

Yours truly,

H. R. Lee
Judge of Probate

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Nov. 20th, 1925

Mrs. B. W. Carter
Wabasso, Fla.

Dear Madam:

In looking over your claim for pension, I find that you have no replied to my 
request of Oct. 20th to furnish additional proof of your marriage.  You furnish the 
affidavit of only one witness to the ceremony and where this proof cannot be 
submitted by affidavits of persons present at the ceremony or official record, 
affidavits of two parties who have personal knowledge of the fact that you were 
married and were living together at the time of your husband's death may be furnished. 
This proof should be submitted as soon as possible so that you claim will be in 
shape for consideration of the Board.

Respectfully,

Comptroller

/B

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State of Florida
County of Palm Beach,

Personally appeared before me, May Healy, Notary Public, B. S. Franklin and Geraldine 
Franklin, who being duly sworn deposed and said:

That they were personally acquainted with W. W. Carter in his lifetime; that B. S. 
Franklin was personally present at the marriage ceremony when W. W. Carter and 
Blanche Williams were united in marriage; that both affiants know of their own 
knowledge that said W. W. Carter and wife lived together as husband and wife up to 
the time of the death of W. W. Carter.

In witness whereof the said B. S. Franklin and Geraldine Franklin hereunto set 
their hands this 16th day of December, A. D. 1925.

B. S. Franklin
Geraldine Franklin

Subscribed and sworn to this 16th day of December, A. D. 1925.

May Healy
Notary Public

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Claim For Pension
By
Mrs. B. W. Carter
Of Wabasso, Indian River County
Widow of
W. W. Carter
Filed In Pension Department
Oct. 20, 1925
Approved and Filed In Comptroller's Office
Feb. 19, 1926
With pay from Oct. 20, 1926
At the rate of 300.00 & $480.00 per annum.
Roumelle Bowen
Secretary of Board