Boatman-Civil War Pension Appliction - Grady County, Oklahoma Submitted by: John R. Peterson 30 Jul 2006 Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Oklahoma Pension # A3491 Application for Indigent Widows of Confederate Soldier or sailor, for a Pension under the Laws of the State of Oklahoma EVERY QUESTION MUST BE FULLY ANSWERED. WRITE THE ANSWERS CAREFULLY, USING INK. APPLICATION MUST BE SWORN TO BEFORE SOME OFFICER AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER OATHS, AND FILED WITH AND DULY APPROVED BY THE COUNTY JUDGE OF THE COUNTY WHEREIN THE APPLICANT LIVES. READ THE ENTIRE APPLICATION BEFORE BEGINNING. Observe the instructions in fine print under the lines. Make your answers explicit. . STATE OF OKLAHOMA, COUNTY OF Grady I, the undersigned, and the widow of a Confederate Soldier (or Sailor), do hereby make application for a pension, to be granted to me according to the laws of the State of Oklahoma, and under oath I make answer to the following questions: 1. What is your FULL NAME? EMILY F. BOATMAN 2. What is your post office address? RUSH SPRINGS 3. What is your street, route or ox number? Route No. 1 4. Are you an actual resident of the State of Oklahoma? Yes. Of what county? Grady 5. How long have you lived in the State of Oklahoma? Ten Years. 6. Where were you born? Limestone County, Alabama What is your age? 69 7. Have you ever applied for a pension anywhere? No When?__ Where?__ 8. If so, were you granted a pension? No If not, why not?__ 9. Do you receive any income, annuity, pension, salary, wages, fees, money or other means of support, from any source whatever? No. If so state in detail the source and amount thereof? Nil 10.Do you own a home, or property of any kind, either real, personal or mixed (household goods and wearing apparel not included), either in fee simple, for life, or in your own right, or an interest therein or does anyone hold in trust for your benefit or use, any such property? Answer: No 11.If so, give an itemized statement of each piece, article or head, and the assessed value of each: Nil 12.Have you transferred or sold property of any kind within the last two years? No. If so, state fully the amount, value and circumstance. 13.Have you a home of your own? No If not, with whom do you live? from place among my children. 14.If related to the person you live with, state what relations: Sons and Daughters 15.Have you any relatives or connections whose natural duty is to provide for you? No 16.What is your physical condition? Feeble. Have been bothered with Pellagra. 17.What occupation are you engaged in? None 18.Are you an inmate of any public home or institution, charitable or otherwise? No 19.Do you apply for a pension because you are indigent and unable to earn a livelihood by manual labor? No 20.What was your husband's FULL NAME? Joseph Boatman 21.Is the man named in answer to question 20 above, the one upon whose military service you base this claim for a pension? Yes 22.Have you remarried since his death? No 23.When were you married to him? May 20, 1866 Where? Nacogdoches, Texas 24.When did he die? August 27, 1910 Where? Jackson Co., Oklahoma 25.Did he ever draw a pension? No State fully when and where.________ 26.Did he serve in the Confederate infantry, cavalry, artillery or navy? Infantry 27.In what state was his command organized or from what state did he enlist? Texas 28.When did he enlist? 1863 Where? Tyler, Texas How long did he served? To the end of the war. 29.What was the name or letter of his company, battery or ship? E 30.State the name or letter of his company, battery or ship? Borders Regiment Texas Dismounted Cav. 31.What other commands if any was he ever transferred? No transfer so far as known. 32.If possible, state the names and ranks of his officers. Cannot 33.How was he released from the Confederate service? (Captured, paroled or honorably discharged.) Honorably discharged. 34.Was he a commissioned officer? No State rank and date of his commission._____________ 35.Was he detailed for special service in an armory or shop for the maintenance of the army or navy? No. I, the undersigned applicant, do solemnly swear that the foregoing answers are all true and complete, and I do further swear that I never divorced from my said husband, and that I never voluntarily abandoned him during his life, but remained his true, faithful and lawful wife up to the date of his death, and that I knew if no reason why I am not entitled to receive a pension. IF APPLICANT SIGNS BY MARK HAVE TWO Emily X F. Boatman WITNESSSES TO MARK SIGN HERE (Applicant sign here, first name, middle initial and surname) W.A. Boatman Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th day of Apr AD 1917 W. H. Marcott T.A. Morgan My commission expires Oct 18 1917 Notary Public Stephens County Oklahoma NOTE: It is unlawful for anyone to charge or receive a fee, either directly r indirectly, for the procuring of a pension, or for taking the acknowledgements, or oaths required within. See that all the questions are answered and that you have listed all of your property whether taxable or not, except household goods and wearing apparel. If applicant cannot write, he must sign by mark. Show the mark between the words her and mark and have two witnesses thereto sign on the lines for that purpose. OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PENSION COMMISSIONERS STATE OF OKLAHOMA 0KLAHOMA CITY Hon. H. P. McCain Adjutant General War Department Washington, D.C. Dear Sir:-- For the purpose of determining the merits of a certain petition to be granted by the State of Oklahoma, you are respectively requested to furnish the military record of the following named soldier, who is said to have served in the Confederate States Army (or navy). Name: Joseph Boatman Company: E. Border's Texas Dismounted Cavalry. Enlisted in 1863, at Tyler, Texas, and was honor- Ably discharged about June, 1865. Respectfully, Wm. D. Matthews Chairman WAR DEPARTMENT THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE WASHINGTON, July 25, 1917 Respectfully returned to the Board of Pension Commissioners State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, With the information that no rolls are On file for Co, E, Border's Regt. Texas Cav. C.S.A., and nothing has Found concerning the service, capture Or parole of a man named Joseph Boatman, and of the above named Organization . Records show that J. boatman, Pvt. Co C (for which no Rolls are on file) Border's Regt. Texas Cav., C.S.A., was absent on detached Service in Sept. 1864 by order Co. Gillespie, also in March, 1865, absent Detached in pursuit of deserters since March 22, order Commandant Post Hempstead. No additional record Found. H.P. McClairn The Adjutant General. AFFIDAVIT OF RESESIDENCE AND WIDOWHOOD BY TWO CITIZENS WHO KNOW THE APPLICANT HAS RESIDED IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA SINCE FEBRUARY 25, 1914, AND THAT SHE IS NOW A WIDOW. STATE OF OKLAHOMA, COUNTY OF STEPHENS: Before me T.J. Morgan in and for said county and state on this 14th day of April, 1917 personally appeared W.C. Strickland whose address is Barstow, Oklahoma, and S. T. Barnes whose address is Barstow, Oklahoma, who are personally known to me to be credible citizens, who by me being duly sworn, each for himself deposeth and saith: That he is personally acquainted with the within named applicant for pension; that he has read the within and foregoing application, and to the best of his knowledge and belief the statements therein contained are true; that to his knowledge said applicant is now and has been a bona fide resident of the State of Oklahoma for Ten years next preceding this date; that said applicant is in truth and in fact the widow of the man named in this application up[on whose military service she bases this claim for pension; that she has not remarried since his death; that the applicant's habits are good and free from dishonor; and that he knows of now reason why said applicant should not be granted a pension under the laws of Oklahoma; SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE } } H. C. Strickland ME THIS 14th DAY OF April A.D. 1917 F. A. Morgan} S.T. Barnes Notary Public My Commission expires Oct 8th 1917 The State of Oklahoma * APR 20, 1917 County of Tillman Before me the undersigned authority personally appeared Emily F. Boatman who after being by me duly sworn deposes and says of oath that she has no property of any nature save and except her wearing apparel which is not of greater value than ten or fifteen dollars; that she has no income of any nature whatsoever and is wholly dependent on her children for a support and is greatly in need of financial assistance. Emily F. Her X her mark Boatman Subscribed and sworn to before me this the 6th day of June 1916 J.F.C. Boatman X Jos. E. Grey Public in and for Tillman County, Oklahoma M.M. Boatman My Commission Expires Oct 18th 1919 The State of Oklahoma * County of Stephens* Before me the undersigned authority personally appeared Bob Barnes and J.J. Boatman who after being by me duly sworn say that they are well acquainted with Emily F. Boatman who is temporarily in Tillman County Oklahoma visiting one of her sons: that they and each of them know that said Emily F. Boatman has no property of any nature whatsoever except a few wearing clothes of the probable value of ten or fifteen dollars; Affiants further say that they know that said Emily F. boatman has no income of any nature and that she is wholly dependent upon her children for a support and that she is greatly in need of financial assistance. Bob Barnes J.J. Boatman Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of June A.D. 1916 .T.A. Morgan notary Public in and for Stephens County, Oklahoma My omission expires Oct. 8th 1917 STATE BOARD OF PENSION COMMISSIONERS Oklahoma City Your application for pension was granted at a meeting of the Board July 3, 1917, and you are to receive a pension in the sum of $5.00 a month from and after July 1, 1917, payable at the end of the first quarter, about October 21, 1917, upon the execution for a quarterly claim, blank for which will be sent you about September 21st to 30th. In the meantime there is nothing for you to do relative to your pension. The Board is unable to make payment at an earlier date or in any larger amount. All pensioners will receive the same amount, $15.00 a quarter, which is twice the sum heretofore paid. This is possible by reason of the fact that the Sixth legislature appropriated the sum of $150,000.00 per year for two years for pensions, whereas the largest annual appropriation heretofore was but $48,000.00 Inform the Board of any PERMANENT change of address, giving both your old and new address, but do not request a change of address if you are to be away from home for only two or three months, but have your local postmaster forward your mail to you. This will avoid the loss of your mail and save both yourself and this office much inconvenience. Further than this, there is nothing that you need to do until you receive your claim blank which we will send you at the proper time without fail BOARD OF PENSION COMMISSIONERS (Cir Y) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html