MONROE COUNTY, TN - MILITARY - Margaret E. Brite, Widow's Civil War Pension Application ----¤¤¤---- STATE OF TENNESSEE COUNTY OF MONROE On this 21 day of Aug. 1904, before me, a Notary Public within and for said county, personally appeared Margaret E. Brite, aged 48 years, a resident of Monroe County, Tennessee, who being duly sworn according to law, declaration that she is the widow Ambrose K. Brite, who was a private Co. D 3rd Tenn. Mtd. Inf. Vols., in the war of the rebellion, and who was a pensioner under certificate No. 954,282; that the said Ambrose K. Brite was accidentally shot at Sweetwater, Tennessee, on the 2nd day of August 1904, and died the next day, it being the 3rd day of August 1904; that said soldier was not in the military or naval service of the Untied States except as above stated. That she was married to the said Ambrose K. Brite, under the name of Margaret E. Fortner, on the 16th day of February 1890, by one Dr. F.K. Berry, a Justice of the Peace for Monroe County, Tennessee there being no legal barrier to said marriage. That she had been formerly married to David Fortner, who died on the 20 day of February 1876. That the soldier had been previously married to Sadie Pannell, who died on the 11 day of June 1888; that the said soldier left no minor child or children surviving him who were under 16 years of age at the time of his death; that she has not remarried since the death of the said Ambrose K. Brite; that she has no other means of support than her daily labor and that there are no person or persons legally bound to support her; that neither herself nor the said soldier had any real estate; that her present property consists of house hold goods worth about twenty dollars. That she makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension roll of the United States under the provisions of the Act of June 27, 1890. This is the first application for pension. That she hereby appoints W.A. Simpson, Philadelphia Tennessee, her attorney to present and prosecute this claim. That her post office address is R.D. No. 4. Sweetwater, Tennessee. her Margaret E. X Brite mark Attest: J.M. Purdue J.B. Lillard Also personally appeared J. B. Lillard whose post office address is Philadelphia, Tennessee and E. L. Lemmons whose post office address is Sweetwater, Tennessee, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who being duly sworn according to law, say they were present and saw Margaret E. Brite, the claimant, make her mark to the foregoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe from the appearance of the applicant and their acquaintance with her of 20 years and 20 years, respectively, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be; and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim. J.B. Lillard E.L. Lemmons Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24 day of August 1904; and I hereby certify that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim; and that the contents of the fore going declaration, &c. were made known and fully explained to all the affiants before swearer. J.M. Purdue, Notary Public ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Ray Ezell rezell@mbakercorp.com ___________________________________________________________________