Schley-Muscogee County GaArchives Military Records.....Henrietta P. Lee widow of John S. Lee September 23 1919 Civilwar - Pension Ga. State Troops ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Harris Hill http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002514 December 20, 2003, 10:32 am WIDOW"S AFFIDAVIT State of Georgia Schley County Personally before me comes Mrs. J.S. Lee of said county, who, after beinf duly sworn, says that she is the widow of J.S. Lee to whom in the County of Sumter, State of Georgia, she was married on the 12th day of November 1867, and that she remained his wife, and resided with him to the date of his death in March 1919 and that she has not since his death remarried. At the time of his death he was a resident of Schley County, in said state of Georgia, and he was on the Indigent pension roll of the state and paid a pension of $90.00 in Muscogee County for 1919 per annum, on account of being a soldier in, belonged to Capt. Koeb's regiment, Eufala, Ala., battery of the (unreadable) army, later was a Captain in a Ga. Regt. of State Troops under Col. G.P. Harrison. That she is a bona fide resident of said county of Schley and she has so continuously resided since 1st day of August 1918. Mrs. J.S. Lee Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 23rd day of September 1919. C.R. Tondee, Ordinary of Schley County. AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESS TO PROVE MARRIAGE AND TO WHOM. DATE OF DEATH OF HUSBAND. State of Georgia Schley County Personally before me comes Mrs. W.O. Davis, known to be responsible and truthful persons, residing in said county, who after having been duly sworn, say: that of their own personal knowledge Mrs. J.S. Lee, who made the foregoing affidavit, is the lawful widow of J.S. Lee, who died in Schley County in said state of Georgia on 2nd day of March 1919, and that she has not since remarried. That she became the wife of ___________ on the _____ day of ______ 18__, and that the said J.S. Lee was the same man who was on the pension roll of said state from Muscogee County when he died. Mrs. W.O. Davis Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 23rd day of September 1919. C.R. Tondee, Ordinary of Schley County. ORDINARY'S OFFICE Georgia--Sumter County. I, John A. Cobb, Ordinary and ex-officio Clerk of the Court of Ordinary of said County, hereby certify that the within paper is a true and correct copy of marriage license and certificate of marriage of John S. Lee, Jr. and Henrietta P. Glass as of file and record in this office. I also certify that I am my own clerk--I have no clerk. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of the Court of Ordinary, this 6th day of September, 1919. John A. Cobb, ordinary and Ex-officio Clerk, C.O.S.C. Ga. (Note: Marriage license indicates marriage took place 19 November 1867, signed by B.F. Breedlove, M.G.) APPLICATION FOR PENSION DUE TO A DECEASED PENSIONER (To Be Paid to the Ordinary for Expenses of Funeral and Last Illness) (Under Act Approved August 15, 1904) Georgia, Muscogee County. Personally before me, the Ordinary of said County, comes D.A. Strifler of said county, who, after being sworn, on oath says that he knew Mrs. J.S. Lee of said county, and that said pensioner was on the roll of Schley county at the time of death, which occurred in Muscogee County, in this state, on the 15th day of April 1926, and that a pension of $50.00 dollars was due pensioner and unpaid at the time of pensioner's death, and that pensioner left no widow or dependent children surviving, and no estate of any value sufficient to pay these funeral expenses, which amounted to the sum of $295.00, per sworn statemwnts fully and completely itemized hereto attached. D.A. Striffler Sworn to and subscribed before me. R.J. Hunter, Ordinary of Muscogee County.(not dated but believed to be 1 Oct., 1926 based on dates of other documents) There is a bill enclosed from: Striffler & Fippins, Inc. Funeral directors and embalmers 400 Broad Street Columbus, Georgia Mrs. W.O. Davis April 16, 1926 For Mrs. J.S. Lee Casket and box 235.00 Embalming 25.00 Bathing and dressing 5.00 Hearse to Ellaville, Ga. 30.00 Total 295.00 LETTER FROM W.C. STEWART Ellaville, Ga. Nov. 30, 1926 Hon. John W. Clark Commissioner of Pensions Atlanta, Ga. I enclose for your approval application for funeral expenses of Mrs. J.S. Lee. I have received no bill for medical attention, which, I believe should have been included. The whole matter should have been submitted through this office in regular order. Respectfully, W.C. Stewart, Ordinary. Additional Comments: Additonal info: John S. Lee is buried in Ellaville cemetery and it would seem logical from these documents that most probably Mrs. Lee is buried there as well, however the cemetery survey does not indicate her burial in the cemetery. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 5.2 Kb