Pension, Widow: Elizabeth White, widow of Samuel White, 1879: Hendricks Co.,
IN

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(Transcribed and excerpts from a photocopy of the original record by Marysue
Eulitz, 11 March 2000).

State of Indiana.
County of Hendricks.

On this 20th day of March, A.D.1879 personally appeared before me, a Notary
Public, within and for the county and State aforesaid, Elizabeth White, aged
59 years, a resident of Clayton, P.O., in the State of Indiana, who, being
duly sworn according to law, declares that she is a widow of Samuel White
deceased, who was the identical Samuel White , who served under the name of
Samuel White as a private in the company commanded by Captain William
Kilgore, in the regiment of Ohio Mil. commanded by Colonel McDaniel in the
war of 1812; that her said husband Samuel White enlisted in Ross Co., Ohio
on or about the 23 day of July, A.D. 1813 and continued in actual service in
said war for the term of at least 40 days, and whose services terminated, by
reason of discharge.  She further states that the following is a full
description of her said husband at the time of his enlistment, viz: (blank).
She further states that she was married to the said Samuel White, at the
city of Bowling Green, in the county of Clay, and in the State of Indiana,
on the 18 day of February A.D. 1837, by one John Williams, who was an
ordained Minister and that her name before her said marriage was Elizabeth
Knighten, and that she has not remarried since the death of the said
soldier: and she further states that Samuel White was previously married to
one Dorcas Tutor and who died some years previous to her marriage to said
Samuel White, and that her said husband Samuel White, died at Clayton, P.O.,
in the State of Indiana, on the 2nd day of February, A.D, 1879; 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: I have lived with Samuel White since our marriage in Hendricks County
in the State of Indiana. Her residence is Clayton P.O., county of Hendricks,
State of Indiana, and that her post-office address is Clayton, Hendricks Co.
Indiana.

(Claimant's Signature) Elizabeth White

Attest: B.F. Bolen (signed) and Wm. E. Crawford (signed)
............................

Below is marriage evidence for the marriage of Samuel White and Elizabeth
Knighten/Knighton, included in the Widow's Pension papers.

State of Indiana.
Clay County.


John Williams, a resident of the county and state aforesaid upon his oath
says that on or about the 18th day of February 1851, he solemnized the
marriage of Samuel White and Elizabeth Knighton, in the capacity of a
minister of the Gospel and made return to the Clerk of the Court for said
county.
(Signed): John Williams.
Subscribed and Sworn to before me March 12th A.D. 1879, Clinton M. Thompson,
Notary Public.

The State of Indiana.
County of Clay Co.
I, Elias C. Kil(the rest of the name, not able to read, it might be Kilmer),
Clerk of the Clay Circuit Court within and for the State of Indiana, certify
that the records of the clerks office of Clay county Ind were destroyed by
fire on the 30th day of November 1851 and that no record of the above
marriage appears in this office. Signed: 18 March 1879.