MADISON COUNTY, NC - MILITARY - Malinda Revis, widow of Goodson Revis
				Civil War Pension Application
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State of NC County of Madison. 
On this 17 day of April AD one thousand nine hundred and 16. Personally 
appeared before me a Notary Republic within and for the county and state 
aforesaid Malinda Revis aged 48 years, a resident of Marshall, county of 
Madison, state of N. C, who being duly sworn according to law, makes the 
following declaration in order to obtain pension under the provision of the 
ACT OF CONGRESS APPROVED. That she the widow of Goodson Revis and legal 
guardian of the listed children who was enrolled under the name of Godson 
Revis on the   of Jan. 1865, as a Private in CO. B. 2nd NC Vol. Unit 
Inf,#705338 and honorably discharged Aug. 16 Th. 1865 having served Ninety 
days or more during the late war of the rebellion. That the solder was not in 
the MILITARY OR NAVEL SERVICE of the United States. 
That she was married under the name of Malinda Ball to said soldier at 
Marshall, NC on the 11th day of August, in 1897, by C. H.  Ball, minister of 
God; that there was no legal barrier to the marriage; that she had not been 
previously married; that the soldier had been previously married to one Cinda 
Brown from who he was divorced in Madison Co NC on Aug. 6th 1897. That said 
soldier died April 12th 1916, at Marshall, NC that she was not divorced from 
him; that she has not remarried since his death. 
That the NAMES AND DATES OF BIRTH of all the children of the soldier, now 
living, and under SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE now, are as follows: Lura Revis , born 
May 11th 1900.  Lona Revis, born Aug. 4 1904.  Herman Revis, born Dec. 22, 
1906.  Maggie Revis, born July 20, 1908. That she has not heretofore applied 
for pension. That she hereby appoints H. L.  Douglass of Norristown, Tenn, her 
true and lawful attorney, to prosecute this claim, 
Her post-office address is Marshall, NC Route # 2 County of Madison, State of NC. 
Attest: 
1. J. M.  McDewitt Jr.  
2. Enoch Rector.  				Signature X   her mark. 
						Malinda Revis. 


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