Leslie-Harlan County KyArchives Military Records.....Roark, John & Elizabeth March 9, 1878
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Claim Of Widow's Service Pension For Elizabeth Roark, Widow Of John Roark
CLAIM OF WIDOW FOR SERVICE PENSION
John Roark's Pension War of 1812
WAR OF 1812
CLAIM OF WIDOW FOR SERVICE PENSION

Under the provisions of Sections 4736 to 4740, inclusive, Revised Statues,
and the Act of March 9,1878.

State of Kentucky County of Harlan, s.s.
On this 14th day of August, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and eighty,
personally appeared before me E.M. Howard, same being a court of record
within and for the county aforesaid, (1) Elizabeth Roark, aged 69 years, a
resident of Leslie County, in the state of Kentucky, who, being duly sworn
according to law, declares that she is the widow of (2) John Roark deceased,
who was the identical (3) John Roark, who served under the name of (4) John
Roark as a (5) Private in the Company commanded by Captain Ambrose Arthur in
the__________ regiment of Kentucky, commanded by ____
In the war of (6) 1812 ; that her husband (7) was drafted at in Harlan
County, KY on or about the _____ day of _____ A.D. 1812 for the term of six
months, and continued in actual service in said war for the term of (8) six
months and whose services terminated by reason of (9) expiration of term at
_____ on the _______day of _______A.D.________.
She further states that the following is a full description of her said
husband at the time of his enlistment, viz: (10) About twenty years of age a
farmer born in the State of Tennessee about five feet & nine inches high
dark hair dark colored eyes fair complexion. She further states that she was
married to said John Roark, at the city of Mt. Pleasant in the county of
Harlan, and in the State of Kentucky on the ______day of ____
A.D. 1831 by one (11) Luke Noe, who was a (12) Magistrate; and that her name
before her said marriage was Elizabeth Brock, and that she has not remarried
since the death of said John Roark; and she further states that (13) The
said John Roark had been previously married to Nancy Slone who deceased from the
said John Roark about one year before the marriage of this claimant and that
her said husband (14) John Roark died at in Clay County in the State of
Kentucky, on the 27th of May A.D. 1844; 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: (15) The said Elizabeth
and John Roark have resided in Harlan Clay and Leslie Counties since
discharged. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the
Pension to which she may be entitled under Sections 4736 to 4740, inclusive,
Revised Statutes, and the Act of March 9, 1878, and hereby appoints, with
full powers of substitution and revocation, C.D. PENNEBAKER & SON of
________ her true and lawful attorney to prosecute her claim.
And she further declares that she has heretofore made _______ application
for (16)__ And that her residence is No.________ street, city (or town) 
of_______ county of _____ State of _______ and that her post office address is 
__________ 
                          Her
                Elizabeth  X  Roark
                          Mark
Two attesting witnesses who can write their names]
Jacob Caldwell
Wm L? Helton

Also personally appeared Edward Brock, aged 66 years, residing at No. Harlan
County street, in _________, and Robert Helton, aged 73 years, residing at
No. Leslie County 

(Page 2)

street, in _____. ________, persons whom I certify to be respectable and
entitled to credit, and who being duly sworn, say that they have known the
said Elizabeth Roark for _____ years and for _____ years, respectively; that
they were present and saw her sign her name (or make her mark) to the
foregoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe, from the
appearance of said claimant and their acquaintances with her, that she is
the identical person she represents herself to be; and they further say that
they are able to identify her as the person who was the wife of the identical
(17) John Roark, who rendered the service alleged in the above application (in
the company of Ambrose Arthur, in the regiment of Kentucky in the war of 1812)
by the following named facts and circumstances, viz: (18) The said Edward Brock
and Robert Helton state that they have both been neighbors and known
Elizabeth Roark and John Roark all their lives and they know that she has
not remarried since the death of John Roark her husband, and that they have no
interest in the prosecution of this claim.
If affiants make mark, two witnesses who write sign here:

Al------ Dezarn Edward Brock (His Mark)
John Saylor Robert Helton

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 14 day of August, A.D. 1880; and I
hereby certify that the contents of the above declaration, & c., were fully
made known and explained to the applicant and witnesses before swearing,
including the words ___________, erased, and the words ____,
Added; and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution
of this claim.
E.M. Howard
Official Character: C.H.C.C


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