Kaufman Co., - Pensions - widow Nancy Ballard
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TEXAS REVOLUTION WIDOW'S PENSION APPLICATION

Kaufman County
Barclay M. Ballard widow's Pension Application Republic of Texas Military
Service.

STATE OF TEXAS IN COUNTY COURT - NOVEMBER TERM 1878
COUNTY OF KAUFMAN..

In the Honorable county court of said county: Your petitioner Nancy
Ballard, a resident of Kaufman County and state of Texas
respectfully represents that she was the legal and lawful wife of
Barkley M. Ballard, deceased and who departed this life at his
residence in Kaufman County, Texas on the 23rd day of September
A.D. 1878 - that said Barkley M. Ballard was a surviving soldier of
revolution of Texas and served in the war between Texas and Mexico
and in the Republic of Texas between the commen cement of the
revolution at Gonzales in the year 1835 and the first of January 1837,
and received a pension from the State of Texas under the former
pension acts and of said State and was drawing a pension from the
state of Texas at the time of his death under the pension laws of said
state, paper approved July 28 A.D. 1876 as may be seen by reference to the
records of the Comptrollers Office. That petitioner is poor and in
indignant circumstances and is over sixty (60) years of age that she has no

one upon whom she can depend for support. That she still is unmarried
and the surviving widow of deceased.
That she has no separate property and deceased left not sufficient funds
for her support, except the property exempt by law. (prein lisesee?)
considered applicant asks that notice be given as required by law that
your honor will hear proof as to the facts and will grant a Certificate
of Approval with the orders necessary in the case

signed (X) witnessed: J. M. Carter and A. L. Ballard

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THE STATE OF TEXAS KAUFMAN COUNTY.......I, H. P. Teague, Judge of the
County Court of the said county of Kaufman do herebycertify that the above
and foregoing is a correct copy of the original application for pension as
filed by Nancy M. Ballard on the 14th day of October A.D. 1878 that said
Nancy M. Ballard resided in the county of Kaufman and that she appeared and

made proof to the satisfaction of the court that the matters and things
alleged in Said application are true and that the said applicant is
entitled to drawa pension from the state of Texas under the Act of the
Legislature of said state for said purposes July 28 A.D. 1876.

Witness my hand and seal of said courtthis November 26th , 1878, H. P.
Teague
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County Court of Kaufman Texas, November term.D. 1878, the Honorable
H.P. Teague, County Judge presiding

NANCY BALLARD VS THE STATE OF TEXAS 1..W..6..D...November 23, 1878 Now of
this day came on to be heard the application of Mrs. Nancy Ballard for a
certificate of this court as to her right to an annual pension under act
of the legislature of Texas entitled "An Act to provide annual pensions
for the surviving soldiers of the Texas Revolution and the surviving
signers of the Declaration of Texas Independence and the surviving widows
of such soldiers and signers" approved July 18, 1876 that said Nancy
Ballard appeared in person and by counsel, James S. Woods, County
Attorney appearing in behalf of the state of Texas. It appearing to the
court from the proof adduced that the said Nancy Ballard is the surviving
widow of Barkley M. Ballard late of Kaufman county, Texas that said
Barkley M. Ballard was a volunteer in the War between Texas and
Mexico in the army of the Republic of Texas between commencement of the
Revolution at Gonzales in 1835 and the first day of January 1837 and that
the said Nancy Ballard is in indignant circumstances. It further appearing
to the court that the application of said Nancy Ballard affidavit and the
affidavits From other creditable persons an contains a full statement of
the facts which entitles her to receive said pension and that notice of
the filing of said application has been given as required by law. It
further appears to the court that said Nancy Ballard is a resident of
Kaufman County Texas and that said Barkley M.Ballard has departed this
life and thatsince his death the said Nancy Ballard remains and has always
been unmarried. It is therefore ordered, adjudged and decreed by the court
that the applicants prayers be granted.