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Surname: JACKSON, DAVISSON
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Here is the text from my gg grandmother's:
Declaration for Widows Army Pension,
it states:
State of Indiana
County of Randolph
On this 21 day of April, 1869, personally appeared before me James Goodrich
(hard to read this signature), Clerk of the Circuit Court, within and for
the County and State aforesaid, Esther Ann Jackson, a residence of ___
in the county of Randolph and State of Indiana, aged 33 years, who being
first duly sworn according to law, doth, on ther oath, make the following
the declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by
the act of Congress, approved July 14, 1862.
That she is the widow of Jacob A. Jackson who enlisted in the service of
the United States at Richmond, in the state of Indiana on the 14th day
of December 1863, as a Private in Company C, commanded by Capt. Benjamin
F. Brown in the 9th Regiment of Indiana Volunteer Calvary in the war of
1861; promoted to 2nd and 1st Lieutenant who while in the service aforesaid,
in the line of his duty, received an injury (from which he died after discharge)
at Randolph County in the State of Indiana on the 23rd day of November
A.D. 1865. She further declares that she was married to the said Jacob
A. Jackson in the County of Randolph and State of Indiana on the 20th day
of March, in the year 1854 (note from Marta Jackson Vaillancourt-Esther
listed the wrong date for her marriage as I have her actual marriage certificate
to Jacob A. JACKSON which states a date of 22 March 1853); that her name
before her said marriage was Esther Ann Davisson. That her husband, the
aforesaid Jacob A. Jackson, died on the day above mentioned, and that she
has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear
by reference to the proof hereto annexed. An further, the following are
the names and dates of births of the minor children of the said Jacob A.
Jackson and Esther Ann Jackson now living, who are under sixtten years
of age at the time of his decease, viz:
John W. Jackson was born on the 27th day of January 1854, Jemima E. Jackson
born on the 22nd day of June 1856, Sarah E. Jackson born on the 7th day
of February 1858,Samuel J. Jackson born on the 21st day of December 1859,
Armilda C. Jackson born on the 12th day of October 1860, Martha E. Jackson
born on the 10th day of April 1862, Jacob E. Jackson born on the 28th day
of November 1863.
She also declares that she has not, in any manner been engaged in, or aided,
or abetted the rebellion in the United States. She hereby appointed Jacob
T. Wright of Indianapolis, State of Indiana, her true and lawful Attorney
will full power of substitution to prosecute this claim for pension, and
to receive the certificate which may be issued therefor. She requestes
that her pension be paid at Indianapolis State of Indiana. Her post office
address is Trenton County of Randolph, State of Indiana.
Signature of Claimant: her mark (X) (Esther Ann Jackson)
Signaure of Witnesses: George Stevenson
Jacob Oren
Also, personally appreared George Stevenson and Jacob Oren, residents of
County of Randolph State of Indiana whom I certify to be respectable and
entitled to credit, and who being by me first duly sworn, say they were
present and saw Esther Ann Jackson sign her name and make mark to the foregoing
declaration and power of attorney; and they further swear that they have
every reason to believe, from the apprearance of the applicant and their
acquaintance with her, that she is the identical person she represents
herself to be; that they have been well acquainted with her and her said
husband Jacob A. Jackson deceased for 1 year, and know they lived together
as husband and wife, and were so reputed that the names, ages and residence
of his children as represented by her in the foregoing declaration are
true as they verily believe; and also, that the only child of said Jacob
A. Jackson under sixteen years of age at the time of his decease.
(signed by the two witnesses mentioned above on the 21st day of June, 1869)