Schley County GaArchives Military Records.....Laura J. Stewart, widow of Lucius W. Stewart August 7 1915 Civilwar - Pension Co. B, 10th Ga. Militia ************************************************ 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 February 27, 2004, 9:03 am APPLICATION FOR PENSION BY A WIDOW UNDER ACT OF 1910.--QUESTIONS FOR APPLICANT State of Georgia Schley County Personally before me comes Mrs. Laura J. Stewart of said state and county, and after being duly sworn, on oath says that she desires to apply for a pension allowed under the Act of Nov. 4th 1910, and submit testimony to make out the same, true answers makes to the following questions to-wit: 1. What is your name, and where do you reside? Laura Stewart Schley Co., Ga. 2. How long and since when have you been a continuing resident of the State of Georgia? All my life. 3. When, where and to whom were you married? March the 9th 1869. Lucius W. Stewart. 4. When, where and in what company and regiment did your husband enlist as a soldier in Confederate Army or Georgia Militia? Co. B, 10th Regt. Ga. Militia Infantry. May 1864. 5. When and where did the commands of your husband surrender or discharge from the army? Thomasville, Ga. Jan. 1865. 6. Was your husband personally present at the time of the surrender or discharge of this command? Yes. 7-7g. n/a 7h. Was he captured by the enemy at any time? No. 7i. n/a 7j. When and where did your husband die? Dec.20th 1877, in Lee Co., Ga. 7k. Were you residing together when he died? Yes. 7l. n/a There was no question number 8. The form was mis-numbered. 9. What property of any description did you own, hold or control for your use and its cash value, Nov. 4, 1908? None. 10. What property of any kind have you sold or given away since Nov. 4, 1908? What was received for it and what did you do with the proceeds thereof? None. 11. What property of any description of any value have you now? None. 12. What are your annual earnings or income from any source and their value? None. 13. Have you or your husband heretofore been paid a pension by the state? No. Mrs. Laura J. Stewart Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 7th day of August 1915. C.R. Tondee, Ordinary of Schley County. QUESTIONS FOR THE WITNESS AS TO SERVICE OF HUSBAND AND MARRIAGE. State of Georgia ___________ County Personally before me comes A(aron) M. Larkin, who after being duly sworn true answers to make to the following questions, answersas follows: 1. What is your name and where do you reside? A.M. Larkin. Schley Co., Ga. 2. How long and since when have you known Mrs. Laura Stewart, applicant? (There is no answer to this question, but there was no space on the form to answer it.) 3. How long and since when has she continuously resided in this state? all her life. 4. When and to whom was she married? March 9th 1869. Lucius Stewart. How do you know? By the record. 5. How long and since when did you know Lucius Stewart, her husband? All his life. 6. When and where did Lucius Stewart, the husband of applicant die? Lee County, Ga. 7. Were the applicant and her husband living together as husband and wife at the date of his death? Yes. 8. If not, how long did they live apart before his death? No answer. Were they divorced? No answer. 9. When, where and in what Company and Regiment did Lucius Stewart enlist? Co. B, 10th Regiment, Georgia Militia. 10. Were you a member of the same company? I was. 11. How long within your personal knowledge did he perform actual military service with his company and regiment? 8 months. 12. When and where did his command surrender, and was discharged? Thomasville, Ga. Jan. 1865. 13. Were you personally present when it was surrendered? Yes. 14. Was the husband of applicant personally present at surrender? Yes. How do you know all of this? Because I was present. 15. n/a 16. n/a A.M. Larkin Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 7th day of August 1915. C.R. Tondee, Ordinary of Schley County. Mr. C.L. Peacock was eye witness as th her marriage, March 9th, 1869. C.L. Peacock Sworn to and subscribed before me this August 7th 1915. C.R. Tondee, Ordinary of Schley County. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.6 Kb