Nov. 25, 2000
WIDOW'S CLAIM FOR PENSION
ELIZABETH J. RAY wife of JOHN RAY
OF ALAMANCE COUNTY
from the Archives in Raleigh, NC
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,}
COUNTY OF Alamance
}
On this 30 th day of May
A. D. 190 1,
personally appeared before me,
J. D. Kernodle , C. S. C., in
and for the State and County aforesaid,
Elizabeth J. Ray
, age 62
,years, and a resident at
Graham
post-office in said County and State, and who being
duly sworn,
makes the following declaration in order to obtain the pension under the provisions of an
act entitled "An Act to amend
Chapter 198 of the Laws of 1889, for the relief of certain Confederate Soldiers and
Widows," ratified March 2, 1901; that she is
the widow of the late
John Ray
who enlisted in Co. G
, 3rd Reg. N. C. State Troops, on or
about the 15 th day
of
March
, 186 2 , to serve
in the armies of the late Confederate States.
She further states that she was married to said Soldier or Sailor before the first day of
April, 1865, and she has never re-married;
that she is, and has been for twelve months immediately preceding this Application for
Pension, a bona fide resident of North
Carolina; that she holds no office under the United States, or under any State or county,
from which she is receiving the sum of
three hundred dollars as fees or as salary annually; that she is not worth in her own
right, or the right of her late husband;
property at its assessed value for taxation to the amount of five hundred dollars ($500).
Nor has she disposed of property of such
value by gift or voluntary conveyance since the 11th of March, 1885.
Killed at Sharpsburg
Sworn and subscribed before me, this 30 th }
her
day of May , 1901 }
Elizabeth J. x Ray
J. D. Kernodle }
mark
Signature
of Applicant
Signature of C.S.C. }
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE
Also personally appeared before me J.
L. Scott
, who
resides at Graham
post-office,
and Dr. J. B. Thompson
standing, whom I know to be respectable and entitled to credit, and being by me duly
sworn, say that they are
acquainted with
Elizabeth
J. Ray
,
the widow of the late
John Ray
,
of Co. G 3
rd
Regiment North Carolina State Troops, and that they believe her to be the
identical person she represents herself to be, and
that the facts set forth in her affidavit are correct to the best of their knowledge
and belief, and that they have no interest, direct or indirect, in this claim.
Sworn and subscribed before me, this 1st
}
day of May , 1901
}
J. L. Scott
J. D. Kernodle
}
J. B. Thompson
Signature of C.S.C.
}
Signature of Physician…
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, }
Alamance
County.
}
To the Auditor of the State of North Carolina:
We certify that we have carefully examined the application of
Elizabeth
J. Ray
the widow of the late
John Ray
, who enlisted in
Company G ,
3rd
Regiment,
North Carolina State Troops, for a pension under the provisions of an act entitled
"An Act
to amend chapter 198 of the Laws of 1889, for the relief of certain Confederate Soldiers
and Widows," ratified March 2,1901, and
the proofs filed in support thereof; that we are satisfied that the said
Elizabeth J. Ray
is the widow of the late
John Ray
who
enlisted in Company
G
,
3
Regiment of North Carolina State Troops, on or about the 15
day of Mar
186 2 ,
We certify the following allegations set forth in her application to be true, namely: That
she has never re-married; that she is, and has been for twelve months immediately
preceding this Application for Pension, a bona fide resident of North Carolina;
that she holds no office under the United States, or under any State or County, from which
she is receiving the sum of three hundred dollars as fees or as salary annually; that she
is not worth in her own right, or the right of her late husband; property
at its assessed value for taxation to the amount of five hundred dollars ($500). Nor has
she disposed of property of such value by
gift or voluntary conveyance since the 11th of March, 1885, and therefore her application
is correct and just under the act.
{Seal } S. H. Webb
Ch'mn Board Com'r
"
A. J. Albright
Commissioner.
"
J. G. Dialey
"
"
Jas. W. Somers
"
{IMPRESS COUNTY SEAL HERE}
"
S.E. Tate
"
"
L.B.
McAdams
Sheriff
{Seal} J D. Kernodle Clerk of Superior Court
Approved: W. M
Andrews
J. A. Roney?
L. B. Holt
R. L. Walker
#27
County Advisory Board
WIDOW'S APPLICATION FOR PENSION
ACT OF
MARCH 2d 1901
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Mrs. Elizabeth
J. Ray
Widow of
John Ray
Company G
, 3rd Regiment,
North Carolina State Troops
( Stamped )
APPROVED S. B. P. FOURTH CLASS
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Filed by board of Inquiry of Alamance
County, N.C . 1 day of
July
190 1
Nov. 25, 2000
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