Transcribed by Tom
Housley
Widow's Claim
For
Increase Pension For Children
Claim of Margaret Housley
widow of
John Housley
State of Tennessee
County of Campbell
On this, the 2nd day of
February 1869, personally appeared before me, a Clerk of a
court of record in and for the county and state aforesaid
Margaret Housley, a resident of Campbell in the county of
County (sic) and State of Tennessee aged 38 years, who being
duly sworn, makes the following declaration, in order to obtain
the Pension provided by the Act of Congress approved July
14 1862. That she is the widow of John Housley, who was a
Compy. Sergeant in Company H commanded by Capt. Jacob Fretts
in the 9th Regiment of Tennessee Cavalry in the War of 1861;
that her maiden name was Margaret Taylor and that she was
married to said John Housley on or about the 15th day of September
1856 at _______ in the County of Campbell and State of Tennessee
by R.J. Green a Justice of the Peace, that she knows of record
evidence of said marriage and (?) transmits certified copy
of the same.
SHE FURTHER DECLARES that
said John Housley her husband, died out of the service of
the United States as aforesaid at home in Campbell County
in the State of Tennessee on or about the 19th day of June
1868, of chronic diarrhea contracted while in the service
of the U.S. and line of his duty. she also declares that she
has remained a widow ever since the death of said John Housley
and that she has not in any manner been engaged in, or aided
or abetted, the rebellion in the United States; and she hereby
appoints A.J. Johnson of the city of Knoxville Tennessee as
her lawful Attorney, with power of substitution, and authorizes
him to present and prosecute this claim, and to receive her
pension certificates. The following is the names, date of
birth and place of residence of all of the children of her
deceased husband who were under sixteen years of age at the
time of his death: Sarah born Jan 13 1859, Annis born Dec
11th 1857, George born Aug 30 1860; James born May 9 1862;
Joseph born Aug 5 1864, William born Sept 13 1866; John born
September 18 1868.
My Post Office is Wellspring
Tennessee
(signed) Margaret Housley
(signed) James Housley (witness)
ALSO PERSONALLY APPEARED
before me, Stephen D. Ford and Thomas Townsend, residents
of Campbell County, and State of Tennessee, to me well known
as credible persons, who being duly sworn, declare that they
were present and saw said Margaret Housley sign her name to
the foregoing declaration, and that they have every reason
to believe, from the appearance of said applicant, and their
acquaintance with her, that she is the identical person she
represents herself to be, and know that said deceased recognized
said applicant as his lawful wife, and that she was so recognized
by the community in which they resided; and that they have
no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this
claim.
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Notes:
* Margaret married Burrell
A. Rucker 21 December 1876
* Margaret was born 22 August
1837 & died 17 December 1877
Transcribed by Tom Housley
2 June 2001
