| THE
STATE OF TEXAS |
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| County
of Shelby |
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I, Mrs
Sarah A (KING) BRYAN, do hereby make
application to the Commissioner of Pensions for a
pension to be granted me under the Act passed by
the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of
Texas and approved, April 7, A.D. 1913 on the
grounds:
I am a widow of E. F. (Edward Fox) BRYAN ,
deceased, who departed this life on the 5th of
Sep 1899, in the county of Shelby, in the State
of Texas.
I have not remarried since the death of my said
husband, and I do solemnly swear that I was never
divorced from my said husband, and that I never
voluntarily abandoned him during his life, but
remained his true, faithful and lawful wife up to
the date of his death. I was married to him on
the 24th day of Dec 1857, in the county of Shelby
in the State of Texas.
My husband, the said E.F. BRYAN
enlisted and served in the military service of
the Confederate States during the war between the
States of the United States, and that he did not
desert the Confederacy Service. I have been a
resident of the State of Texas since prior to Jan
1, A.D. 1900, and have continuously since a
citizen of the State of Texas. I do further stat
that I do not received from any source whatever
money or other means of support amounting in the
value to the sum of $300.00 per annum, nor do I
won in my own right, nor does anyone hold in
trust for my benefit or use, estate or property,
either real, personal or mixed, either in fee or
for life, of the value of one thousand dollars,
exclusive of the home of the value of not over
$1,000.00; nor do I receive any aid or pension
from any other State or from the United States,
or from any other source, and I do further state
that the answers given to the following questions
are true:
- What
is your age?
73 years
- Where
were you born?
Madison Co, AL
- How
long have you resided in the
State of Texas:
62 years Note: That
would make the KINGS arriving in
Texas 1853
- How
long have you resided in the
county of your present residence?
And what is your postoffice
address?
62 years - Timpson,
Texas
- Did
husband draw a pension? If so,
give his file number?
No
- What
was your husband's full name?
Edward Fox BRYAN
- What
was the date of his death?
Sept 5th
1899
- How
long did your husband serve? If
known to you give date of
enlistment and discharge
About 21 mos, Enlisted
in Summer or Fall of 1863.
Serviced in the Surrender of
Trans Mississippi. Department by
Gen Kirby SMITH 1865.
- What
was the name or letter of the
company or number of the
battalion, regiment or battery of
artillery in which your husband
served? If he was transferred
from on branch of service to
another, give time of transfer,
description of command and time
of service
Company H, Capt. Geo W
DIAMOND, Col. A.W. TERRELL, 34th
Reg't of Texas Cavalry
- Name
branch of service in which your
husband served, whether infantry,
Cavalry, artillery or the navy,
or if commissioned as and officer
by the President, his rank and
line of duty, or if detailed for
special service, under the law of
conscription, the nature of such
service, and time of service
Capt Geo W DIAMONDS,
Co H, Col A.W. TERRELL, 34th
Reg't of Texas Cavalry.
Trans-Mississippi Department. Was
a private soldier.
- Have
you transferred to others any
property of any kind for the
purpose of becoming a beneficiary
under this law?
No
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Wherefore
your petitioner prays that her application for
pension may be approved and such other
proceedings be had in the premises as required by
law.
(Signature
of Applicant) S. A. BRYAN
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 27th day
of March A.D. 1915
Hoya B SHORT
County Judge Shelby County, Texas
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