Randolph Co, IN Widow's Pension Application

Marta Vaillancourt  Vmarta@aol.com

Here is the text from my gg grandmother's:



“Declaration for Widow’s Army Pension”,it states:


State of Indiana
County of Randolph

On this 21 day of April, 1869, personally appeared before me James Goodrich
(hard to read this signature), Clerk of the Circuit Court, within and for the
County and State aforesaid, Esther Ann Jackson, a residence of ___ in the
county of Randolph and State of Indiana, aged 33 years, who being first duly
sworn according to law, doth, on ther oath, make the following the declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress,
approved July 14, 1862.

That she is the widow of Jacob A. Jackson who enlisted in the service of the
United States at Richmond, in the state of Indiana on the 14th day of December
1863, as a Private in Company C, commanded by Capt. Benjamin F. Brown in the
9th Regiment of Indiana Volunteer Calvary in the war of 1861; promoted to 2nd
and 1st Lieutenant who while in the service aforesaid, in the line of his duty,
received an injury (from which he died after discharge) at Randolph County in
the State of Indiana on the 23rd day of November A.D. 1865. She further
declares that she was married to the said Jacob A. Jackson in the County of
Randolph and State of Indiana on the 20th day of March, in the year 1854 (note
from Marta Jackson Vaillancourt-Esther listed the wrong date for her marriage
as I have her actual marriage certificate to Jacob A. JACKSON which states a
date of 22 March 1853); that her name before her said marriage was Esther Ann
Davisson. That her husband, the aforesaid Jacob A. Jackson, died on the day
above mentioned, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as
will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. An further,
the following are the names and dates of births of the minor children of the
said Jacob A. Jackson and Esther Ann Jackson now living, who are under sixtten
years of age at the time of his decease, viz:

John W. Jackson was born on the 27th day of January 1854, Jemima E. Jackson
born on the 22nd day of June 1856, Sarah E. Jackson born on the 7th day of
February 1858,Samuel J. Jackson born on the 21st day of December 1859, Armilda
C. Jackson born on the 12th day of October 1860, Martha E. Jackson born on the
10th day of April 1862, Jacob E. Jackson born on the 28th day of November 1863.

She also declares that she has not, in any manner been engaged in, or aided, or
abetted the rebellion in the United States. She hereby appointed Jacob T.
Wright of Indianapolis, State of Indiana, her true and lawful Attorney will
full power of substitution to prosecute this claim for pension, and to receive
the certificate which may be issued therefor. She requestes that her pension be
paid at Indianapolis State of Indiana. Her post office address is Trenton
County of Randolph, State of Indiana.

Signature of Claimant: her mark (X) (Esther Ann Jackson)
Signaure of Witnesses: George Stevenson

Jacob Oren


Also, personally appreared George Stevenson and Jacob Oren, residents of County
of Randolph State of Indiana whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to
credit, and who being by me first duly sworn, say they were present and saw
Esther Ann Jackson sign her name and make mark to the foregoing declaration and
power of attorney; and they further swear that they have every reason to
believe, from the apprearance of the applicant and their acquaintance with her,
that she is the identical person she represents herself to be; that they have
been well acquainted with her and her said husband Jacob A. Jackson deceased
for 1 year, and know they lived together as husband and wife, and were so
reputed that the names, ages and residence of his children as represented by
her in the foregoing declaration are true as they verily believe; and also,
that the only child of said Jacob A. Jackson under sixteen years of age at the
time of his decease.

(signed by the two witnesses mentioned above on the 21st day of June, 1869)


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