CIVIL WAR WIDOW'S PENSION APP. - NANCEY E. McEWEN, WIDOW OF JAMES M. MCEWEN, LAKE
CO., FL

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WIDOW'S APPLICATION FOR PENSION

State of Florida}
Lake County}

On this first day of June 1903, personally appeared before me a Notary Public in 
and for said county and state Nancey E. McEwen aged 70 years, who, being by me duly 
sworn according to the law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain the 
pension provided by act of legislature, approved May 3, 1901, for indigent widows 
of deceased aged Confederate soldiers and sailors:  I am the lawful widow of James 
M. McEwen, who enlisted ____ day of Sept. 1861 in J. R. Northcutts Company, Co E
22 Alabama Regiment of the State of Alabama and who while in active service and in 
the line of duty as such ____ was on the ____day of ____186__ at ____ in the State 
of Alabama.

(See pension pages of James M. McEwen for reason of no discharge date)

That I was really married to said soldier prior to the first day of January 1865, 
at Jacksonville, in the State of Alabama; that I have been a bona fide resident of 
the State of Florida continuous since the first day of January, A. D. 1890; that I 
do not own property real or personal, to the value of $800 in this or any other 
state, and not otherwise enabled, in a position to earn a livelihood, and have no 
income from any source sufficient for a livelihood; and that I have not purposely 
disposed of my property for the purpose of availing myself of the provision of this 
act.

Her X mark:  Nancey E. McEwen
P. O. Address Umatilla, Fla.

Sworn and subscribed before me this 1st day of Jan. 1903
                                                                                 
F. C. Smith, NP 
Clerk Circuit Court of Lake County
                                  
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This is written at top of form:  "Examine James M. McEwen's first and second set of 
papers for this proof and if it is not made in one of them this witnesses are now 
one dead the other moved away and do not know if the other can be found."

We do solemnly swear that we personally knew the above applicant Nancy E. McEwen
that she was the lawful wife of James M. McEwen, now deceased, that she 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 physically or otherwise enabled to earn a 
livelihood, and has constantly resided in Florida since January 1, 1880.

Wm. Kennedy
J. W. Hardaway

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1st day of Jan. 1903. 
F. C. Smith 
Notary Public

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We the undersigned County Commissioners of Lake County, Florida, do hereby certify 
that we have carefully investigated the above application for pension made by Nancy 
E. McEwen and are satisfied that the facts and condition therein stated and alleged 
are true and correct, and that she is legally and justly entitled to the pension 
provided by the act, approved May 3, 1901. "as the proof of the soldier's service 
is on file with the Board of Pensions in Tallahassee, Fla".

S. M. Owens, Chairman
Jan 3, 1903  
Thomas Breener
? Bell
J. C. Lunning
J. B. Register
County Commissioners 

By the County Commissioners, Attest
H. H. Duncan
Clerk of the Circuit Court

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CLAIM FOR PENSION

By
Mrs. Nancey McEwen
of
Umatilla, Florida
WIDOW OF
Jas M. McEwen
of 
______Company

______Regiment

Filed in Executive Department
January 20, 1903
Approved
February 25, 1903
C.H. Dickinson  [signed]  
Secretary of State
Filed in Comptroller's Office
$120
Pay from Jan 2, 1903 at of rate of $96 per annum