APPLICATION FOR PENSION DUE DECEASED SOLDIER BY MRS. R. V.
MORRIS, WIDOW OF R. V. MORRIS OF GORDON COUNTY
State of
Georgia, Gordon County.
Personally
before me comes Mrs. R. V. Morris, of
said county, after being duly sworn, on oath says that she is the widow of R. V. Morris, who was duly enrolled as
an Indigent Pensioner from this
county of Gordon and was paid a Pension of Sixty
Dollars from Gordon county for 1907, and that she said that R. V. Morris
died in Gordon county on the 30th day of
November 1908, and at the time of his death a Pension of $15.00 was due him from Gordon county
and unpaid for 1907.
Applicant
further swears that she married R. V. Morris on the fourth day of February, 1854
in Hall county and State of Georgia and resided with him from the date of
marriage to his death as his lawful wife, and is now his dependent widow, and
she asks that the Pension so due and unpaid be paid to her.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 14 day of December
1908.
Signed: M. T. Morris
Witness: T. C. Brown, N. P.
Georgia, Fulton County.
Personally
before me comes Allen D. Candler, who on oath says he knew R. V. Morris while
in life and that he knows his widow Mrs. Martha Morris, the above applicant;
that he knows that the said R. V. and
Martha Morris lived together as husband & wife prior to the War & was
so living when he enlisted in the Army, returning after War ended-they
continued to live together as husband and wife, and that they resided together
as husband and wife from date of marriage to the day of his death on the 30th
day of November 1908, and I know that she is his dependent widow-and he died
in Gordon County-was on Indigent Pension Roll.
Signed: Allen D. Candler
Personally came before me Mrs. R. V. Morris who says on
oath that she is the widow of R. V. Morris to whom. in the County of Banks
State of Georgia she was married 8th day of February 1854, that she remained
his wife up to the 30th day of November 1908, at which time he died, and that
she has not since married. At the time
of his death he was a resident of Gordon County, in said State of Georgia, and
was on the Indigent pension roll of the State of Georgia, having been allowed a
pension of $60.00 per annum on account of being a soldier in Company H 24th
Regiment, Georgia Volunteers.
What
affliction have you and how does it affect you? Rheumatism, a crippled hand
due to a fall and those that usually result from old age.
What have you
been doing to earn a support since 1st January, 1900? Have been supported by children and husband's pension.
What property
or effects had you on 1st January, 1900?
Small home partially paid for.
What have you
acquired since, and what income have you now?
Have not acquired anything since
and have no income.
What
disposition have you made of any property since 1st January, 1900, and at what
price and for what purpose? Sold home for $1100.00, which was used in
payment of debts, burial expenses of husband etc.
Deponent
further says she is now a resident of Gordon County, and has continuously
resided in the State of Georgia since the 22nd day of April 1834. She applies for the pension provided by the
Act of the General Assembly approved December 18, 1901.
Signed: M. T. Morris
Personally came A. D. Candler and E. Morris known to me to
be reputable and truthful person, who says on oath that from his personal
knowledge Mrs. M. T. Morris who made the foregoing affidavit, is the widow oF
R. V. Morris who died in Gordon County and State of Georgia on the 30th day of
November 1908, and that she has not since married; that she became his wife on
blank day 18_. A. D. Candler says that he does not know the date of
marriage but has knew them before the
War they were residing toghether as husband and wife until his death and that
she has resided in this State continuously all her life.
With what
affliction does she suffer? The infirmities of old age.
What property
or income had she on 1st January, 1900? None.
What has she
in her possession and control now? None.
How was she
supported in 1900 and 1901? Husband and children.
I have no personal interest in the pension asked for.
Signed: A. D. Candler
E. Morris
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of June
1909.
Personally
came before me Drs. E. O. Shellhorse and J. M. Erwin, both of whom are known to
me to be reputable physicians, who on say on oath that they personally know M. T.
Morris mentioned in the foregoing affidavit, that she is personally afflicted
(state disease and how it prevents her from earning a support)...Rheumatism, a crippled hand due to a
fall and old age.
Signed: E. O. Shellhorse M. D.
J. M.
Ervin M. D.
No further pension record beyond 1909 although other
family documents indicate Martha Morris received a pension through 1914.
Martha Terrell Waters Morris was the daughter of John
Waters and Oneida Terrell. She and
Richard Venable Morris are buried in Gordon County, Georgia at Shiloh Methodist
Church Cemetery. (GNIS Latitude 342857N and Longitude 0844210W)
A payment of $36.50 in 1914 for a casket and robe for
"Mama" was listed in the settlement of Richard V. Morris' estate.