Mrs. Annie Bass, Widow's Application for Pension 
Rapides Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Chere Lee
Date: March 24, 2012

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WIDOW'S APPLICATION FOR PENSION

STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF Rapides

On this 6th day of June, 1912, personally appeared before me,
W.J. Calvil, Clerk of the District Court, within and said Parish
and State, Mrs. Annie Bass 64, aged 64 years, a resident of the
State of Louisiana Parish of Rapides and State of Louisiana, who
being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the
widow of J.W. Bass, who entered the service of the Confederate
States during the civil war under the name of J.W. Bass, at
Chicot St Landry Par on the 1st day of September 1864, in Co G
Baylers Reg of Tex Dismt Cavlry from the State of Louisiana
that he served honorably intil discharged at Houston Texas on
the 24th day of May 1865; and that he remained true to the 
Confederate States, until the surrender, at which tome he was in
Houston Texas, as a Private that she was married to the said
soldier under the name of Annie Bennett on the 27th day of March
1870, by Squire Calaghan at Bayou Cocoadrie that she has not
married again, and that she is now in indigent circumstances
and unable to earn a livelihood by her own labor or skill, that
she is not married or otherwise provided for by the State of
Louisiana for Life 64 years next preceding the date of this 
application, and that she claims the aid and benefit of Article
303 of the Constitution of 1898 and subsequent Acts of the 
Legislature of the State thereunder as is further shown by her
answers to the following questions which she swears to be true
and correct: 
1. Under what circumstances did your husband die?
   Answer: he was murdered
2. Where is he buried?
   Answer: in Washington La
3. What are your means of support?
   Answer: I have none only the charity of my brother who is a 
   cripple and unable to work
4. What is the value of your property, real and personal, if
   any?
   Answer: I have none
5. Have you conveyed property to any one in the past few years?
   Answer: I have not
6. If any. How much and to whom conveyed?
   Answer: [blank]
7. Give your post office address and that of your two witnesses.
   Answer: My Po is Forest Hill, Henry J Bennett Forest Hill La.
   J.M. Eves Nevr I Berg La
Witness my hand on this 6th day of June 1912
Annie Bass
Applicant.

Witnesses:
Henry J Bennett

Also personally appearded Henry Bennett residing at Forest Hill
La and J.C. Hickman residing at Forest Hill La persons whom I 
certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who being
by me duly sworn, say that they were present and saw Mrs. Annie
Bass, the claimant, sign her name to the foregoing declaration,
and that they verily believe that the facts and declarations of
said claimant are true and correct, that their acquaintance with
her for 60 years and 10 years respectively, justify them in 
making this statement, and that she is the identical person she 
represents herself to be, and that they have no interest in the
prosecution of this claim. 

Henry J. Bennett
J C Hickman

Sworn to and subscribed before me on this, the 6 of June, 1912,
and I hereby certify that the contents of the above declaration
were fully made known and explained to applicant and witnesses,
and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the
prosecution of this claim.

W.J. Calvit
CLERK OF COURT.