Soldier's Application for Pension - Wood Co, Texas ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gary McGhee 30 Sep 2003 http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Name of Applicant Mary E. McGee Wood Co. Postoffice Quitman Filed 22 Sept 1902 Approved 22 Sept 1902 The State of Texas County of Wood Your petitioner, Mrs. Mary E. McGee respectfully represent that she is a resident citizen of Wood County, in the State of Texas, that she is the widow of James Newton McGee, deceased, under the act passed by the Twenty-sixth Legislature of the State of Texas, and approved May 12, A. D. 1899, the same being an act entitled "An act to carry into effect the amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas, providing that aid may be granted to disabled and dependent Confederate soldiers, sailors, and their widows under certain conditions, and to make an appropriation therefore," and I do solemnly swear that the answers I have given to the following questions are true. .......................................................... What is your name? Mary E. McGee What is your age? 57 In what County do you reside: Wood How long have you resided in Texas? 45 years How long have you resided in said county and what is your postoffice address? 41 years, Quitman, Texas Have you applied for a pension under the Confederate pension law and been rejected? No What is your occupation? House Keeping, when able What is your physical condition? Reasonably good for my age What was the name of your deceased husband? James Newton McGee Were you married to him anterior to March 1, 1866. If so, on what date were you married to him and where? Yes, Nov 15th 1865 in Wood Co., Texas What was the date of his death? Oct 30th 1873 Are you unmarried and have you so remained unmarried since the death of your said husband. Yes State in what company and regiment your deceased husband ..............................Company H. of the 16 MO Cummings Regiment and Parson's Brigade 3 years State whether or not you have received any pension or veteran donation land certificate under any previous law. None What real and personal property do you now own....................None What property and what was the value thereof have you sold........................None What income, if any, do you receive? None Are you in indigent circumstances; that is, are you in actual want and destitue of property and mean of subsistence? Yes Are you unable to your labor to earn a support? Yes Have you transferred to others any property of value . . .? No Did your deceased husband for whose services you claim a pension ever desert the Confederacy? No Have you been continously since the first day of January, 1880 a bona fide resident citizen of this State? Yes signature Mary E (her X mark) McGee Sworn to and subscribed before me this 5th day of May A. D. 1902 A. A. Snow County Judge Wood Co., TX .................on this day, personally appreaed A. M. Banks & L. F. Banks who are personally known to me to be credible citizens who being by me duly sworn on oath, state that they personally know that Mrs. Mary E McGee applicant for a pension as the widow of Jas. Newton McGee, deceased, is in truth and fact the widow of the said Jas. Newton McGee, deceased, that they personally know that the said Jas. Newton McGee, deceased, enlisted in the service of the Confederacy and perform the dutire of a soldier as claimed by his said widow in the above and foregoing application and that they further know that the said Mrs. Mary E McGee, widow of the said Jas. Newton McGee, deceased, is unable to support herself by labor of any sort. Signature A. M. Banks Signature L. F. Banks Sworn and subscribed before me this 5 day of July A. D. 1902 A. A. Snow County Judge of Wood County, Texas