Sarah Ann Smith Pension Application, Titus Co, Texas

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Claim of widow for service pension of Indian Wars
State of Texas
County of Titus
On this 30 day of July one thousand eight hundred and ninety, personally appeared 
before me, J. B. Wilkinson, Notary Public, in and for the said county and state 
aforesaid, Sarah Ann Smith age 73 years, a resident of Roeder, County of Titus, 
State of Texas, who being sworn according to law, declares she is the widow of 
Henry G. Smith deceased who served the period of thirty days in the Indian Wars, 
service of the United States, who enlisted under the name of Henry G. Smith in 
Henry Co., GA GA Volunteers.  She further states that she was married to the said 
Henry G. Smith in the County of Henry and State of GA on the 22 day of Sept. 1843 
by J. McNeal, J. P. and she further states that her name before her said marriage 
was Sarah Ann Clinton and that she has not remarried since the death of said H. 
G. Smith and she further states that she has never, or him been married to anyone 
else.  Her said husband H. G. Smith died at Roeder, in the State of Texas on the 
17th day of March 1893.  Since his discharge from said service they have resided 
as follows: from Henry Co., GA to Chambers Co., AL to Tallapoosa Co. AL to Cass 
Co. TX to Titus Co., TX.  She further states that she was born in the Dist. of 
Chester and State of SC on or about the 23 day of DEC 1825.  Her P. O. is c/o H. 
G. Smith, Jr. Roeder, TX
Signature
(her mark) Sarah Ann Smith

Return slip
Treasury Dept. Office of the War Dept. Washington, D. C. Sept 17, 1900.  
Respectfully returned to the Hon. Commission of Pensions.  "The name of Henry 
Givens Smith, is not born on the rolls of Capt. John S. McMullan's Co., GA Vol.s 
(Indian War) on file in this office P. C. 7525; F. A. C. 77 B. H.