Military:  Ellen Oliver Wyatt; Widow's Pension, St. Landry Parish LA
Submitter: Darlene Wyatt Griffin, darlene-1952@sbcglobal.net


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WIDOW'S APPLICATION FOR CONFEDERATE PENSION
 
STATE OF LOUISIANA
 
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
 
ON THIS, the 4th day of December, 1931, personally appeared before me,
O.K. Brunson, Clerk of District Court, within and for said Parish and 
State, Notary Public, Mrs. Ellen Wyatt, who, being by me first duly
sworn according to law, declares she is the widow of James F. Wyatt,
who entered the service of the Confederate States during the Civil War
under the name of James F. Wyatt, and that she claims the aid and
benefit of Article 18 of the Constitution of 1921, as amended, 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.    What was your maiden name?  Ellen Oliver
2.    Where were you born? Bayou Chicot, LA. When? Feb. 2nd 1850
3.    What was the date of your marriage to the above mentioned
        soldier? Feb. 13th 1873
4.    How many times have you been married?  Once
        Explain fully, giving dates and all  other information
5.    Where was your husband born? in State of Georgia
6.    When did your husband enlist? 1861
        Where? Princeton Arkansas
7.    Did he serve in the Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, Navy,
        or Marines?  Infantry
8.    Give the letter of his company and the number of his regiment.
        Company C 33 Regiment
9.    In what State was his command organized?
        State of Arkansas
10.    Where did your husband reside at the time of enlistment?
        Fordice, Dallas County, Arkansas
11.    Give the names of your husband's commanding officers
        Don't know it
12.    Did he serve until the close of war?  yes.
13.    Where was he paroled, or discharged? don't know
        When?  Close of war
[Transcriber's note:  # 14 and 15 are cut off of the copy I have]
16.    What was the cause of his death? Pnumonia [sic]
17.    Are you salaried or otherwise provided for by the State
        of Louisiana, or by any other State or Government?  No
18.    What is the value of your property, real and personal?
        Have no property
19.    What is the amount of your total annual income, 
        from all sources?  None
20.    Have you ever applied to this State for pension?  No
        If so, when?  If not, why?
21.    Have you ever applied to any other State for pension?
        No. When? Was it allowed?
22.    Did your husband apply for a pension? No When?
        Was it allowed?
23.    What is your postoffice address?  Branch, LA
        RFD No. 1
    WITNESS my hand on this 4th day of December, 1931.
WITNESSES:                            Mrs. Ellen Wyatt, Applicant
Z. T. Oliver
O.N. Young
 
    Also personally appeared Z. T. Oliver, residing at Eunice,
LA. and O.N. Young, residing at Eunice, 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. Ellen Wyatt, the claimant, sign her name to the 
foregoing declaration, and that they verily believe that the facts
and declaration of said claimant are true and correct; that their
acquaintance with her for 80 years and 56 years, respectively,
justifies 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 the claim.
 
                                                Z.T. Oliver
                                                O.N. Young
 
    Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 4th day of
December, 1931, and I hereby certify that the contents of
the above declaration were fully known and explained to 
applicant and witnesses, well known to me to be the perons
whose names are subscribed to the foregoing application, 
and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution
of this claim.
                                                O.K. Brunson, Notary Public
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Parish of St. Landry
 
Application Number 20093; Pension Number 13930
 
WIDOW'S APPLICATION FOR CONFEDERATE PENSION
 
The Board Reserves the Right to Call for Additional Testimony
 
Mrs. Ellen Oliver Wyatt
Widow of James F. Wyatt
Company and Regiment C, 33 Ark. Inf.
Street Address RFD # 1
P.O. and State Branch, La.
Filed Dec 7 1931
Allowed Mar 1 1932
Monthly Allowance, $
Pension Allowed from Mar 1 1932
Rejected____________
_______________, President
_______________, Secretary
        Board of Pension Commissioners.
Date of Marriage Feb. 8, 1873
Date of Birth Feb. 2nd, 1850
Cause of Death of Widow's Husband:
Pnumonia [sic]
When did he die? Nov. 21st, 1912
Where? Mowater, La.
Date of Granting Pension?
Monthly Amount?
Age?
Date of Application? Dec. 4, 1931
To save delay, applicants should furnish all
documentary evidence they may posses, and
sworn statements of comrades of their husband's
when obtainable.
Applications should be mailed to The Board of
Pension Commissioners, P.O. Box 563, Baton
Rouge, La.
Blanks will be furnished by the Secretary on
request.
Regular meetings of the Board, second Tues-
day in March, June, September and December.