Floyd County IN Archives Military Records.....McClain, Elizabeth Wade June 30, 1890
Civilwar - Pension Co D 38th Indiana Volunteers
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Pension Application
State of Indiana
County of Floyd

On this 30th day of June 1890 Personally appeared before me, Henry R W Meyer, clerk

of the Floyd Circuit Court a County of Record ian and for the County and State
aforesaid a
Elizabeth McClain age 64, who being duly sworn according to law makes this
declaration for the purpose of obtaining the pension provided by Act of Congress
approved June 27 1890 granting pensions to widows with no means of support.

That she is the widow of James Basil McClain who entered under the name of James B.
McClain
at New Albany Indiana Sept 1861 in Co D 38th Indiana Volunteers, War of the
Rebellion, who died near Salem Washington CO Indiana on the day of Sept 1881.

That she was married under the name of Elizabeth Wade to said James B McClain on 
27th day of Sept 1853 by Reverend James Noble of New Albany Indiana, there being
no legal barrier to such marriage, that said claimant had not been previously
married but
that the said soldier had been divorced(Jane Hall) as fully appears in claim 291
936.

That she has not remarried and is wirh out means of support other than her daily
laabor, that 
the following are the names and ........... of all said soldiers legitament children
who 
were under sixteen years of age at the time of his death to widow.

His by herself
Eva( Mary Eveline Eichorn) March 31 1869
Nathaniel Jewett 1866

His by former marriage-none.
That she has not in any manner been engaged in, aided or abetted the Rebellion in
the 
Unided State that prior application # 291 936 has been filed in her behalf that
their with
out ways of support or other than her own manuel labor that she hereby appoints
George
B Cardwell of New Albany Indiana her true and lawfull attorney to prosecute her
claim
that her residence and post office address is 
                                             Elizabeth McClain

Attest John Hahn
       Fred Sauer

Also personally appeared John Hahn and William Stolzer of New Albany Indiana
persons
who I certify to be respected and.............and who being by me duly sworn
say they were present and saw Elizabeth McClain the claiment make her mark in the
foregoing 
declaration that they have every reason to believe from the appearance of said 
claimant and their acquaintence with her that she is the person she represents
herself to
be and that they have no interest in this claim.

John Hahn
William Stolzer X his mark witness to X Fred Sauer

Sworn and subscribed before me this 30th day of June 1890. I further certify
that the foregoing declaration and affidavit were read over and explained to the
claiment and
with.............before having them and that I have no interest in the claim.
Henry R W Meyer clerk
Floyd Circuit Court
                          

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