Confederate Widow’s Application of Priscilla M. Ayers

To be put of Roll in Her Own Right When Husband Was on the Indigent Roll or Put on Under Act of July 11, 1910.

County-Banks

Name-Mrs. P. M. Ayers

Widow of-O. W. Ayers

Company B 15^th Ga.

“Okay for 1918"

Widow’s Affidavit.

State of Georgia,

Banks County.

Personally before me comes Mrs. P. M. Ayers of said County who, after being duly sworn, on oath says, that she is the widow of O. W. Ayers to whom in the County of Yancey State of North Carolina she was married on the 12 day of July 1865 and she remained his wife, and resided with him to the date of his death on 9/11 1918 and she has not since his death remarried. At the time of his death he was a resident of Banks County, in said State of Georgia, and he was on the Indigent Pension Roll of the State and paid a pension of $80.00 in Banks County for 1918 per annum, on account of being a soldier in Company B 15 Ga. Regiment.

At the death of my husband, he was in the use and possession of the following property...none... of the cash value of $ none.

What property of any kind and value have you in your use, control and possession now, and the cash value, (State fully and where situated.)

No Acres Land $00.00

No Horses and Mules $00.00

1 Cow $40.00

That she is now a bona fide resident citizen of said County of Banks and she has so continuously resided since ....day of ... 1901. [They are enumerated in the 1900 Franklin County Ga. Census]

Signed: Mrs. P. M. Ayers (X her mark)

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 19 day of Oct. 1918

W. M. Thomas Ordinary, of Banks County Georgia.

Affidavit of Witnesses to Prove Marriage and to Whom–Date of Death of Husband.

State of Georgia,

Banks County.

Personally before me come J. B. Hensley known to be a responsible and truthful persons, residing in said County, who after having duly sworn on oath, say: that of their own personal knowledge Mrs. P. M. Ayers who made the foregoing affidavit, is the lawful widow of O. W. Ayers who died in Banks County in said State of Georgia on 11 day of Sept. 1918 and that she has not remarried. That she became the wife of O. W. Ayers on the 12 day of July 1865 and that she and he resided together as man and wife continuously since 12 day of July 1865 and the O. W. Ayers was the same man who was on the pension roll of said State Georgia from Banks County when he died.

Signed: J. B. Hensley

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 14 day of Oct. 1918

W. M. Thomas Ordinary, of Banks County.

Invoice presented to the Pension Office for the final expenses of Mrs. P. M. Ayers:

Commerce, Ga. May 24^th 1927.

Mrs. P. M. Ayers’ Estate

In Account With

Little-Ward Furniture Company, Funeral Director and Embalmers, Furniture Dealers.

May 24- 1 Casket $75.00, 1 Dress $25.00=$100.00

Georgia, Banks County.

The above and foregoing account is rendered for burial expenses of Mrs. P. M. Ayers who died without owning sufficient property to pay this bill.

Signed: C. C. Ward for Little-Ward Furniture Co.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this May 27, 1927.

W. M. Thomas, Ordinary of Banks County Ga.

Note-While the invoice did not specify place of burial it is believed that Priscilla M. Ayers was laid to rest next to her husband at Mount Olivet Methodist Church cemetery in Banks County.

Transcribed 2006 by Jacqueline King