Confederate Widow’s Pension of Margaret Brewer

State of Georgia

Banks County.

In person came before me, the undersigned Ordinary in and for the County of Banks, Mrs. Margaret Brewer who being duly sworn according to law, says under oath that she is the widow of Freeman Brewer, who was a soldier in the service of the Confederate States, or Georgia State troops, and served as a member of Company A, of the 1 Regiment of Ga. State Volunteers; that he enlisted in said service on or about the [Blank] day of [Blank] 1863, and was in the Army [Blank] up to [Blank] 1865. That while in the Army he was on the [Blank] day of [Blank] 18__, He came home after the surrender April 1865 sick with chronic diarrhoea which lasted amd continued to grow worse up to the time of his death. He would get better & worse at times he could do lite [sic[ work and then when on exertion his bowels would inflame and run off and reduce his system until for months he was not able to get out of his room. Thus he continued to get better & worse from the time he came home in April 1865 up to his death in 1879.

Deponent further swears that she was the wife of said deceased soldier during his term of service in the Army, and that she has never married since his death; that she became his wife on the [Blank]th day of [Blank] 1858, and that she was born in the State of Ga., and has resided in Georgia continuously since the [Blank] day of 1839; that Georgia is her home, and was such on the 6^th December, 1897, and since said date she has not lived in any other State of locality. Deponent, as the Widow of said deceased soldier husband, applies for the pension provided by Act of General Assembly of Georgia, approved December 23d, 1890, for the pension year ending February 15^th, 1898, and herewith tenders the proof of her right to receive the pension granted by said Act.

Signed: Margaret Brewer [X her mark]

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 17^th day of Feby. 1898.

T. F. Hill, Ordinary

Power of Attorney

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In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this the 23d day of March 1898.

Signed: Margaret Brewer [X her mark]

Executed in the presence of

Signed: E. D. Owen

Signed: J. H. Mangum, Dept. S. C. [Superior Court]

Notes: On the application for Widow’s Pension 1898;

Pension Office 4/25/1898

The witnesses will separately state when and where they first noticed the disease mentioned.

Was the deceased sick at any hospital, if so, when & how long did he remain in such hospital? Was he discharged from service-if so, where and when? Do you speak entirely from personal knowledge? Have you testified in this case before now?

Richard Johnson

Commissioner of Pensions.

Whatever the problems were they were apparently resolved as a Warrant for pension was issued 8/15/1898.

Transcribed 2006 by Jacqueline King