JACKSON COUNTY, TN - MILITARY - Elizabeth Byers, Widow's Pension Declaration ----¤¤¤---- Declaration of Widow for a pension Under Act of February 14, 1871 War of 1812 State of Tennessee County of Jackson On this 13th day of June, A.D. eighteen hundred and seventy one, personally appeared before me, William G. Cox, Clerk of the County Court, a court record in and for the county and State aforesaid, Elisabeth Byers, aged 76 years, a resident of near Gainesboro, County of Jackson, State of Tennessee, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Moses Byers, who served the full period of sixty days in the military service of the United States in the War of 1812, and who was the identical Moses Byers who was enrolled in Captain Samuel Maxwell's company, Jackson division, at Fayettville, Tennessee in 1814 and was honorably discharged at Fayettville, Tennessee in 1814. That her said husband made application for and drew bounty land under former Acts of Congress which application is here referred to. He was in the Creek campaign. That she was married under the name of Elisabeth Cooke to said Moses Byers on the 13th day of October A.D. 1811, at Greenville, S.C., there being no legal barrier to such marriage; that her said husband died at Jackson County, on the 12th day of January, 1862 and that she has not married since his death. Her place of abode is Jackson County, Tennessee. Signed by Elizabeth Byers Document sent to contributor by Don Byers ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Donna Woehr countryquilt@ev1.net ___________________________________________________________________