Application for Pension: Dempsey Howell, 1879: Barbour County, Alabama


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WAR OF 1812
Claim of widow for pension, under the provisions of
sections 4736 to 4740 inclusive revised statutes,
and the act of March 9, 1878.


State of Alabama
county of Barbour
On this 27th day of January , A.D.  one thousand
eight hundred and 79 personally appeared before me,
G.H Estes clerk city court of Eufaula, the same
being a Court of record within and for the county
and state aforesaid, (1) Sarah Howell aged 84 years,
a resident of Eufaula, in the state of Alabama, who,
being duly sworn according to law, declares that she
is a widow of (2) Dempsy Howell deceased, who was
the identical Dempsy Howell who served under the
name of (4) Dempsy Howell as a (5) Private in the
company commanded by Captain Easter, in the regiment
of Georgia, commanded by Wimberly in the war of
1812; that her said husband (6) Dempsy Howell at _(
Illegible) Clinton on or about the 15 day of
September, A.D. 1814, for the term of 6 Months, and
continued in actual service in said war for the term
of (7) 4 Months, and whose services terminated, by
reason of (8) Discharge at Darien Ga, on the ____
day of  ( Illegible ), A.D. 1815.   

She further states that the following is a full
description of her said husband at the time of his
enlistment, viz: (9) 6-ft 4 in. High black hair blue
eyes. Fair complexion husky built. 

She further  states that she was married to the said
Dempsy Howell, at the city ( or town ) of
______________ , in the county of Jones, and in the
state of Georgia, on the _____ day of ______ A.D.
1813, by one (10) Gray, who was a (11) Justice of
the peace and that her name before her said marriage
was Commander, and that she has not remarried since
the death of said soldier : and she further states
that (12) never has married but once and that her
said husband (13) Dempsey Howell, died at Monroe Co.
: in the state of Georgia , on the 19th day of July
1840, A.D. _______: and she further declares that
the following have been the places of residence of
herself and her said husband since the date of his
discharge from the army, viz: (14) Married in Jones
Co. Ga removed to Twigs Co. Thence to Monroe to
Crawford thence to Barbour Co Ala where she now
resides. She makes this declaration for the purpose
of obtaining the pension to which she may be
entitled under the provisions of section 4736 to
4740 inclusive revised statutes, and the act of
March 9, 1878, and hereby constitutes and appoints
with full power of substitution and revocation, N.W.
Fitzgerald of Wash. D.C. her true and lawful
attorney, to prosecute her claim and she further
declares that she has heretofore made _______
application for (15) Land and recd 120 Acres and
that her residence is No. ____, _________ street,
City or town ) of Eufaula. County of Barbour, State
of ALA., and that her post-office address is the
same.

Attest: A.E. Jones           Sarah Howell  X Her Mark
               L.L. Wise
N.B. - All the blank spaces in this form must be
carefully filled up in accordance with the
instructions on the back hereof; and from the best
information possessed, or obtainable, by the
applicant.