Civil War Pension: Mariah L. widow of James BUSH (1908); Scott Co., KY

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Declaration for Widow's Pension - Act of April 19, 1908 3-007 State of
Kentucky County of Scott:

On this 24th day of February, A.D. one thousand nine hundred and Nine
personnaly appeared before me, a Notary Public within and for the county and
State aforesaid, MARIAH L. Bush, aged 64 years, a resident of Georgetown,
county of Scott, State of Kentucky, who, being duly sworn according to law,
makes the follwing declaration in order to obtain pension under the
provision of the Act of Congress approved April 19, 1908.

That she is the widow of JAMES BUSH Pension Certificate #244511, who was
enrolled under the name of JAMES BUSH, at Falmouth, Kentucky, on the 18th of
July 1862 as a Private in Co. E, 7th Regt. Ky. Vol. Cavalry, and honorably
discharged July 10th, 1865, having served 90 days or more during the late
Civil War.

That he also served None other....Discharged at Edgefield, Tennessee on
above date July 10, 1865. JAMES BUSH the above named soldier died February
8, 1909. That he was not in the military or naval service of the United
States otherwise than as stated above.

That she was married under the name of MARIAH L. COURTNEY to said soldier at
Pendleton County, Kentuck, on 10th January 1867 by REV. THOMAS LUMMIS that
there was no lega. barrier to the marriage; that she had never been
previously married; that the soldier had never been prevuously married, and
that neither she nor said soldier married otherwise than as stated above.

That the said soldier died at Williamstown, Grant County, Kentucky, February
8, 1909, that she was not divorced from him, and that she has not remarried
since his death. That the said soldier left the following-named children who
are now living and under sixteen years of age, to wit:
No children under sixteen years of age.

That she has never hereto applied for pension-- that she hereby appoints J.
N. Bradley , Georgetown, Kentucky her true and lawful Attorney to prosecute
this claim.

That her P.O. address is Georgetown, Kentucky RFD #3 county of Scott State
of Kentucky.

Attest: W. S. BUSH & HERMAN SHERRILL
Signed: MARIAH (her X mark) L. BUSH

Also personally appeared W. S. BUSH, residing in Lexington, Kentucky, and
HERMAN SHERRICKorSHERRILL, residing in Georgetown, Kentucky, persons whom I
certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, bEing by me duly
sworn, say they were present and saw MARIA L. BUSH, the claimant, sign her
name (or make her mark) to the foregoing declaration, that they have every
reasson to believe, from the appearance of said claimant and their
acquaintance with her of 29 years and 12 years, respectively, that she is
the identical person she represents herself to be, and that they have no
interest in the procecution of this claim.
Signed: W. S. BUSH & HERMAN SHERRICKorSHERRILL

Subscribed and worn to before me this 24th day of February, A. D. 1909 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,
including the words.............., erased, and the words,............ added;
and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this
claim.
Signed: W. G. ABBETT, Notary Public, Scott Co., Kentucky - My commission
expires February 15th, 1910. Received in the Pension Office U.S. Feb. 26,
1909