Confederate Widow’s Pension Application of Margaret Rich Carter

 

Widow’s Application To Be Put on Roll in Her Own Right When Husband Was on the Indigent Roll or Put on Under Act of July 11, 1910-As Amended by Act of 1919.

County-Banks

Name-Mrs. M. R. Carter

Widow of -D. C. P. Carter (Hall 1910)

Company-“B”

Regiment-6th Ga. Cavalry

(OK for 1920)

 

Widow’s Affidavit.

State of Georgia,

Banks County.

Personally before me comes Mrs. M. R. Carter of said County, who, being duly sworn, says that she is the widow of D. C. P. Carter to whom, in the County of Union State of Georgia she was married on the 15 day of Sept. 1871, and that, she remained his wife, and resided with him to the date of his death in Nov. 30 1910 and that she has not since his death remarried.  At the time of his death he was a resident of Hall County, in said State of Georgia, and he was on the Indigent Pension Roll of the State and paid a pension of $60.00 in Hall county for 1910, per annum, on account of being a soldier in Company B Regiment 6 Ga. Cavalry.

That she is now a bona fide resident citizen of said County of Banks and she has so continuously resided since the [blank] day of April 1913.

Signed: Mrs. M. R. Carter [X her mark]

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 21 day of October 1919

W. M. Thomas Ordinary of Banks County.

 

Affidavit of Witnesses to Prove Marriage and to Whom. “See certificate for marriage” handwritten]

Date of Death of Husband.

State of Georgia,

Banks County.

Personally before me comes W. F. Lewallen known to be responsible and truthful persons, residing in said County, who after being duly sworn, say: that of their “his” own personal knowledge Mrs. M. R. Carter who made the foregoing affidavit, is the lawful widow of D. C. P. Carter who died in Hall County in said State of Georgia on 30 November 1910, and that she has not since remarried, and that she and he resided together as man and wife continuously since “knowing them”, and that D. C. P. Carter was the same man who was on the pension roll of said State Georgia from Hall County when he died.

Signed: W. F. Lewallen

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 21 day of Oct. 1919

W. M. Thomas Ordinary of Banks County.

 

Invoices sent to Pension Department for reimbursement on the final expenses of Mrs. Margaret R. Carter:

 

Gainesville, Ga.

August 31-21 [1921]

Mrs. Margaret R. Carter

Bought of Stow, Bell & Co.

Funeral Directors & Embalmers.

Coffins, Caskets, Robes, etc.

45 Main Street, Phone 224

Aug. 31 To Casket & Box 75.00

Robe 10.00

Pr. Gloves .50

Total $85.50

Burial expense of Mrs. Margaret R. Carter

Personally came D. C. Stow who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that the above account is just, true, due and unpaid.

Signed: D. C. Stow

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2 Sept. 1921

C. E. Smith, N. P. [Hall county, Ga.]

 

Doctor W. H. Quillian’s Invoice for medical treatment:

Ga. Hall County-Lula, Ga.

Mrs. M. R. Carter,  Debtor to Dr. W. H. Quillian

1921

June 18 Went to residence and medicine-$7.00

Aug. 29 Went at night and med. $9.00

Aug. 31 Went to residence daytime and med. $7.00

Total $23.00

Signed: Dr. W. H. Quillian

The above acct. is correct, Just and unpaid.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 2nd day Sept. 1921

[illegible initials]  Whitworth, N. P., Hall Co. Ga.

 

Lula, Ga., Jan. 26th, 1922

Mrs. M. R. Carter, deceased, in account with W. F. Lewallyne [sic], for the following amounts paid by him for articles furnished during the last illness of the deceased, to-wit:

1921.

Aug. 29th To one Bed Pan $2.50

Aug. 31st To Cloth for Burial Purposes $4.50

Aug. 31st To lumber for Burial Purposes $2.50

Aug. 31st To Truck hire for hauling corps [sic] $5.00

Aug. 31st To Telephone calls notifying relatives $2.50

Total-$16.50

Georgia, Banks County.

The above and foregoing account is rendered for services in the last illness and funeral expenses for Mrs. M. R. Carter, deceased, who died without owing sufficient property to pay this bill.

Signed: W. F. Lewallen

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this Jan. 26th, 1922

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

 

Notes:

Union County, Georgia marriage records:

D. C. P. Carter to Rebecca Rich, 15 September 1871, J. B. Parham, Minister of the Gospel

 

Silver Shoals Baptist Church cemetery, Banks county;

D. C. P. Carter, 13 July 1835 to 30 Nov. 1911

M. R. Carter (wife of D. C. P.) 31 July 1844 to unknown

Source: Cemeteries and Deaths in Banks County, Georgia, by Richard J. Chambers

 

Death Certificate on file at Probate Court, Homer, Ga.;

Margarite Carter

Date of Death 31 August 1921

Certificate number 19056-C

 

Transcribed 2006 by Jacqueline King