Branch, Theophilus in the Union Army; Winn, Rapides, LA
Submitter: Junior Branch
Date: 17 Oct 2006
Source: NARA
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                             DEPOSITION


 Case of Mary Branch        NO.617622
 On this 18 day of June 1902 at Dodson,County of Winn state of La.
 Before me S.S.Galiher,a special examiner of the Bureau of Pensions
Personally appeared P.E.Grisham who being by me firet  duly sworn to
 answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this special
 examinatoin of aforesaid claim for pension,and says I am59 years of age
 merchant,resedence and post office address is Dodson La I had been
 personally aquainted with Theophilus Branch from 1861 until his death
 which accurred six or seven years ago,but the exact date I do not rem-
ember .I became aquainted with Mrs Branch about the same time I became
 acquainted with him.I know that these people lived together as husband
 and wife from the time I first knew themuntilnMr Branch died.I know
 that Mrs Branch had not been married before she married Mr Branch
 Mary Branch has not remarried since the death of the soldier.I
 that Theophilus Branch was never in any confederate service,but
 he was captured by some confederate soldiers and carried away to thier
 camp,but as soon as he could get away he returned to his home,as Iwas
 there when he returned.I know that this was all the time he was with
 the confederates.Theophilus Branch left a tract of land at the time of
 his death,and I think 160 acres but he might have had less.This was
 poor land and was not worth more than $1.25 per acre and I know that
 this place sold a short time ago for $100 this claimant had no means
 of support since the death of the soldier except she lived with her
 children since that time.She has lived with first one and then the
 other of them during this time.I did not mean that I was at Mrs Branch`s
 house when Theophilus Branch returned from the confederates,but when he
 returned from the union army.I have heard affidavit read and must state
 that I made this affidavit soon after the death of Branch,and i am
 satisfied that I knew that hte date of his death,but I do not
 remember now.I lived on an adjoining place to Mr Branch and helped
 to bury him.I have heard my statement read and my answers have been
 correctly recorded.    P.E.Grisham   Deponent

 Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18 day of June 1902,
 and Icertify that the contents were fully made known to deponent
before signing.       S.S.Galiher