Emeline Bass, Widow's Application for Pension 
Vernon Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Chere Lee
Date: March 22, 2012

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Widow's Application for Pension.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF Vernon

On this 6th day of January, 1905, personally appeared before me,
J.J. Hicks, Clerk of the District Court, within and for said 
Parish and State, Mrs Emaline Bass, aged 61 years, a resident of
Bolton P.O. Parish of Vernon and State of Louisiana, who being
duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of
Jeremiah M Bass, at Alexandria on the day of April 1862, in 
Co. C. 27th La Regiment as a private from the state of Louisiana
that he served honorably until Discharged at Alexandria La. on
the year 1865; and that he remained true to the Confederate
States until, the surrender, at which time he was in Co. C 27th
La Regt, as a private; that she was married to the said soldier
under the name of Miss Emaline Smith on the 17th day of February
1870, by The Rev Allen Jackson at My Fathers residence 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 or by any other State or Government; that
her said husband died on the 5th day of September 1891; at Home
Vernon Parish La, that she has resided in the State of Louisiana 
for 46 years next preceding the date of this application, and
that she claims the aid and benefit of Act No. 73 of 1900 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: From Cancer
2. Where is he buried?
   Answer: Vernon Parish La
3. What are your means of support?
   Answer: None only what I derive from children. All married
   and have families of their own
4. What is the value of your property, real and personal, if 
   any?
   Answer: I have none either real or personal
5. Have you conveyed property to any one in the past few years?
   Answer: No
6. If any. How much and to whom conveyed?
   Answer: None to convey
7. Give your post office address and that of your two witnesses.
   Answer: My P.O. is Bolton Vernon Ph. La. Riley Hillman Bolton
   P.O. Vernon Ph La. and H L Sanders Sr Orange La
Witness my hand on this 6th day of January 1905
Emaline Bass

Witnesses:
Riley Hillman [his mark]
H.L. Sanders Sr

Also personally appeared Riley Hillman residing at Bolton La and 
H.L. Sanders Sr residing at Orange 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 Emaline Bass, the
claimant are true and correct, that their acquaintance with her
for [blank] years and [blank] 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. 
Riley Hillman [his mark]
H.L. Sanders Sr

Sworn to and subscribed before me on this, the 6th of January,
1905, 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.

J J Hicks
Clerk of Court