Ross County OhArchives Military Records.....Steinmetz, Henry 1922 - 1925
Civilwar - Pension Company A;  176th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
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Widow's Pension.
3-015.  DECLARATION FOR WIDOW'S PENSION.  Act of May 1, 1920.
State of Ohio, County of Highland.
      On this 9th day of March, 1922, personally appeared Ellen Steinmetz, before me
the undersigned , who makes the following declaration as an application for pension
under the provisions of the act of Congress approved May 1, 1920.
     That she is 76 years of age, that she was born  July 24, 1846 at Chillicothe,
Ohio, and that her post-office address is Lyndon, Ohio, RFD#2.
     That she is the widow of  Henry Steinmetz  , who enlisted September 2, 1864, at
Columbus, Ohio, under the name of Henry Steinmetz, in Reuben Oehler's Co. A, 176
Regt. O. Inf. and was honorably discharged June 14, 1865, having served ninety days
or more, or was discharged for, or died in service of the United States of a
disability incurred in the service in the line of duty, during the CIVIL WAR, and
who died January 28, 1922, at Lyndon, Ohio,  RFD#2.
     That he also served in (blank) and that, except as herein stated , said soldier
(or sailor) was (blank) employed in the military or naval service of the United
States; that she was married to said soldier November 15th 1866, at Columbus, Ohio,
by J. Kronenbetter, Justice of the Peace, that she had not been previously married,
that he had not been previously married;
     That she was not divorced from the soldier (or sailor) and that she has not
remarried since his death;
     That the following are the only children of the soldier (or sailor) who are now
living and are under sixteen years of age - No children under sixteen years of age.
     That she has not heretofore applied for pension, the number of her former claim
being (blank); that said soldier was a pensioner; the number of his pension
certificate being 541767.

Signature of first witness: Signed/ Charles (last name illegible), Greenfield,
Ohio.
Signature of second witness:  Signed/ Stella K. Rains, Greenfield, Ohio.
Claimant's signature in full:  Signed/ Ellen Steinmetz, Lyndon, Ohio, RFD#2.

     Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of March 1922, and I hereby
certify that the contents of the above declaration were fully made known and
explained to the applicant before swearing, including the words (blank) erased, and
the words (blank) added; and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the
prosecution of this claim.
Signed/ Coke L. Doster, Notary Public, Highland County, Ohio, Greenfield, Ohio.
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AFFIDAVIT.
    IN RE:  WIDOW DIVISION, W.O. 1186054.  Ellen Steinmetz - Henry Steinmetz, A,
176, Ohio Inf.
STATE OF OHIO, HIGHLAND COUNTY, SS:
    JESSE JACOBS, being first duly cautioned and sworn, deposes and upon his said
oath says, that he is 24 years of age and resides at Greenfield, Highland County,
Ohio.  That he assisted the Funeral Director at the funeral of Henry Steinmetz, the
above named soldier, and that said soldier died on the 28th day of January, 1922.
Signed/  Jesse Jacobs.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence this 4th day of August, 1922.
Signed/ Coke L. Doster, Notary Public, Highland County, Ohio.
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ELLEN STEINMETZ.  RR2.  LYNDON, OHIO. 926448.  MAY WID.  DROP REPORT.  PENSIONER.
FINANCE DIVISION.  JAN 8, 1925.
    The name of the above-described pensioner who was last paid at the rate of $30
per month to DEC 4, 1924 has this day been dropped from the roll because of death
Dec. 31, 1924.
Signed/  O.J. Randall, Chief, Finance Division


Additional Comments:
The above records were received from the National Archives in Washington D.C. in
1978.  The file designation was:  "Steinmetz, Henry.  Wc 926448.  Co. A, 176 Ohio
Infantry." 

According to Helen's great-grandson, Howard "Bill" Cokonougher, Helen was mean to
her husband and children.  She was the dominant party in the marriage. When Helen
died, she lived alone at her home on Lower Twin Rd.  She died during cold weather,
and a few days passed before her frozen body was found.  Apparently, after her
death, she stayed on in the house, because her ghost appeared to Bill's wife, Viola,
years later, in the kitchen of Helen's home.  Viola described the appearance as a
white, transparent, figure of a woman who scared her and ordered her out of the
kitchen.  The figure then vanished.


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