Gaston County, NC - Confederate Widow's Pension Application - Martha E. Hartsoe - July 4, 1927 WIDOW'S APPLICATION FOR CONFEDERATE PENSION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF Gaston TO THE NORTH CAROLINA CONFEDERATE PENSION BOARD: I herewith make application to the State of North Carolina, for a Confederate Pension, under the general pension laws of the State, as amended by the regular session of the General Assembly of 1927: My Name Martha E. Hartsoe. My Late Husband's Name Daniel M. Hartsoe. My husband's record in the Confederate Army: Date Enlisted May 21, 1861 . Where Enlisted? Lincolnton, N.C. Company B. Regiment 23rd., N.C.S.T. Was your late husband a deserter? No When did you marry him? 1876 When did he die? June 5. 1916 Did he draw a pension before his death? Yes When? 1915 Where? Gaston Co. Are you now a widow? Yes Are you now an inmate of a State-supported Home , or Hospital, or Asylum, or County Home? No Are you now receiving a pension from any other State or from the United States Government? No Are you now holding a National, State, or County Office or position which pays annually in salary or fees the sum of $300.00? No Are you now receiving aid from the State under any act, general or special, providing for the relief of soldiers or widows who are blind or maimed? No Do you own property whose tax valuation exceeds $2,000,00? No If so, state amount Have you disposed of property whose tax valuation exceeds $2,000.00, either by gift or voluntary conveyance, since March 11, 1885? No I hereby certify that the answers to the above questions are true, to the best of my knowledge and belief. Her Martha E. + Hartsoe mark Applicant Sworn and subscribed to before me, the 4th day of July, 1927 S C Hendrick , C.S.C. CERTIFICATE OF WITNESSES We hereby certify that we know the above applicant, Mrs. Martha E. Hartsoke, and believe that the answers as given by her to the above questions, are true. S.A. Mauney Witness: R L Lackey J C Lackey CERTIFICATE OF THE COUNTY PENSION BOARD STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF Gaston To the Auditor of the State of North Carolina: We, the undersigned, the County Pension Board of the above county, hereby certify that we have examined the within application of Mrs. Martha E. Hartsoe , for a Confederate Pension, and the proofs filed in support thereof, and believe that the answers are true, and that the applicant is entitled to a Confederate Pension as provided by law. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have hereunto set our hands, attested before the Clerk of the Superior Court of the above county. We recommend that Mrs. Hartsoe be put on the list for blind widows. W. Meek Adams, Chm (Seal) Wm Carpenter Attested before me, this the 4th day of July, 1927. S C Hendrick, C.S.C. Filed with the County Pension Board Dr. J. G. Hord Physician and Surgeon Kings Mountain, N. C. This is to certify that Mrs. D M. Hartsoe is 84 years of age and she is blind & cannot do any work at all. J. Hord M.D. 7-2-1927 For raise to higher class County Gaston WIDOW'S APPLICATION FOR CONFEDERATE PENSION Consolidated Statutes, 1919, with amendments thereto ---------------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Martha E. Hartsoe WIDOW OF Daniel M. Hartsoe Company B Regiment 23rd NORTH CAROLINA STATE TROOPS ---------------------------------------------------------------- On 4th Class Appl Increase [Stamp] APPLICATION FOR INCREASE APPROVED OCT 15 1927 CLASS A. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Filed with State Pension Board [Stamp] RECEIVED PENSION BUREAU SEP 12 1927 AUDITOR'S DEPARTMENT RALEIGH, N. C. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: J.E. Williams jxwilliams@earthlink.net ___________________________________________________________________