Menard County Illinois, C.W. Pension  Henry Balster
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Declaration for Pension

State of Illinois
County of Menard
On this 20th day of February, A.D. one thousand nine hundred and  eleven
personally appeared before me, a notary public within and for the county
and State aforesaid, Henry Balster, who, being duly sworn  according  to
law, declares that he is 70 years of age, and a resident of  Petersburg,
county of Menard, State of Illinois; and that he is the identical person
who was enrolled at  Springfield,  Illinois  under  the  name  of  Henry
Balster, on the 4th day of August, 1862, as a private, in  Company  “K”,
114th Regiment of Illinois Infantry Volunteers in  the  service  of  the
United States, in  the  Civil  war,  and  was  honorably  discharged  at
Vicksburg, Mississippi, on the 3d day of August 1865. That  he  was  not
employed in the military or naval service of the United States otherwise
than as stated above. That his personal description at enlistment was as
follows: Height, 5 feet 9 inches; complexion, fair; color of eye,  gray;
color of hair, light; that his occupation was farmer; that he  was  born
January 19th, 1841, at Hanover, Germany.

That his several places of residence since leaving the service have been
as follows: Tallula, Illinois,  Athens,  Illinois,  Tice,  Illinois  and
Petersburg, Illinois, changes 1869, 1871, 1907 respectively.

That he is a pensioner. That  he  has  heretofore  applied  for  pension
certificate number 168737.

That he makes this declaration for the purpose of  being  place  on  the
pension roll of the United States under the provisions  of  the  act  of
February 1907. That his post-office address  is  Petersburg,  county  of
Menard, State of Illinois.

								Henry Balster
Attest:   Frank E. Blane
             C.B. Laning

Also personally appeared Frank E. Blane, residing  in  Petersburg,  Ill.
And C.B. Laning, residing in Petersburg, Ill., persons whom I certify to
be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly  sworn,
say that they were present and saw Henry Balster, the claimant, sign his
name (or make his mark) to the foregoing  declaration;  that  they  have
every reason to believe, from the appearance of the claimant  and  their
acquaintance with him of 20 years and 25 years, respectively, that he is
the identical person he represents himself to be, and that they have  no
interest in the prosecution of this claim
                                                                     Frank E. Blane
                                                                     C.B. Laning

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th day of February, A.D.  1911,
and I hereby certify that the contents of the above  declaration,  etc.,
were fully made known and  explained  to  the  applicant  and  witnesses
before swearing
                                                                     G.E. Nelson
                                                                     Notary Public


Birth record of Henry Balster, translated from German by F.J.  Braendle,
March 20, 1911:

Extract
From the Register of Birth and Baptism
Of the Evangelical Lutheran Parish of Marx
Year 1841
Currant Number:  2 – Place of Birth:  Marx
Sex of the child:  Boy
Full Name of Child:  Balsters, Johann Heinrich
Day and Hour of Birth:  1841 – January 19th – 3 p.m.
Name, Social Condition and Domicile of Parents:  Johann  Diek  Balsters,
Renter, of Marx and his wife Hilke Catharina, nee Borchers.
Date of Baptism:  February 7th, 1841
Name of Witnesses:  Diedrick Behrens, Jan Dnahrens, and Helene Katherina Gerhards.
Name of the Registrar and Date:  November 1, 1873
  Seal                Attest of Extract
(no signature)

   Henry Balster being duly sworn on his  oath  says  that  the  above  and
   foregoing is a true copy of the church record of his birth (original  of
   same attached hereto as an exhibit which please return).
                                     Henry Balster

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13th day of March A.D. 1911.
                                     G.E. Nelson
                                     Notary Public


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