Confederate Widow’s Pension Application of Mary Ann Osborn
aka Mary Ann Ausburn
Widow’s Pension, 1898 No. 3819
Paid To Mrs. Osborn, M. A.
Of Banks County.
Widow of H. B. Osborn [Hugh B. Ausburn]
Warrant Issued Sept. 20 1899 and Handed to J. M.
Terrell.
Affidavit to be Made by the Widow.
State of Georgia,
County of Banks.
In person came before me, the undersigned Ordinary in
and for the County of Banks Mrs. M. A. Osborn, who being duly sworn according
to law, says under oath that she is the widow of H. B. Osborn, who was a
soldier in the service of the Confederate States, and served as a member of
Company G of the 1st Regiment of Georgia Volunteers; that he
enlisted in said service on or about the 13th day of Feb. 1862, and
was in the .......Army up to the 17th January 1865. That while in the Army, he was on the 11th
day of January 1865,
“He was attacked with hemorrhoids and suffered along
all the time until he was discharged, though he was put on light duty. He lingered along after his discharge with
the named disease until from it he died on the 26th day of March
1879 [see notes]. As a result of the
hemorrhoids he became very nervous. He
was healthy and robust when he went into the service, and the exposure there
was the cause of the disease.”
Deponent further swears that she was the wife of the
diseased 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 3rd day of
March 1843, and that she was born in Banks County [Banks County was formed in
1859] and has resided in Georgia continuously since the 15th day of
Feb. 1826; that Georgia is her home, and was such on the 23rd
December, 1890, and since said date she has not lived in any other State or
locality. Deponent, as the widow of
said deceased soldier husband, applies for the pension provided by the Act of
the General Assembly of Georgia, approved December 23, 1890, for the pension
year ending February 11th, 1897, and herewith tenders the proof of
her right to receive the pension granted by said Act.
Signed: M. A. Osborn [X her mark]
Post Office, Pruitt, Ga.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 22nd
day of March 1897.
T. F. Hill, Ordinary.
Affidavit For Three Witnesses.
State of Georgia,
County of Banks.
In person came before me, the undersigned Ordinary in
and for said County, witnesses J. A. Hill, D. W. Mize and A. L. Griffin (each
known to the Attesting Officer as truthful, reliable and reputable citizens),
who severally say under oath, that, FROM THEIR OWN PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE, Mrs. M.
A. Osborn, now a resident of the County of Banks State of Georgia, is the widow
of H. B. Osborn who was a soldier in Company G of the 1st Regiment
of Georgia Volunteers. That the said
soldier enlisted in the service of the Confederate States (or Georgia State
Troops) on or about the 13th day of Feb. 1862. That while in said
service or by reason of said service in the Army, he died on the 26th
day of March 1879 from the following causes:
He was taken with hemorrhoids on account of exposure
while in the service about the 11th day of January 1865, and was put
on light duty until he was discharged on the 17th day of Jan. 1865
the disease being the cause. He
suffered after returning home greatly with the named disease and became worse
gradually, and nervousness followed, until on account of the hemorrhoids so
contracted in the service he died March 26th 1879. He was a good soldier, and was always on
duty.
Our opportunity for knowing the facts stated in
reference to death of applicant’s husband were [blank].
We further swear that she became his wife on the 3rd
day of March 1843, and so remained to his death, since then she has not again
married, and she resided in the State of Georgia on the 23rd of
December, 1890, and that she has so continued to reside up to this date.
We further swear that we have no personal interest in
the pension asked for.
Signed: J. A. Hill, D. W. Mize [X his mark], A. L.
Griffin
Power of Attorney.
State of Georgia, Banks County.
I, M. A. Osborn hereby authorize T. F. Hill of Homer,
Ga., to receive and receipt for the pension allowed and request that he remit
the same to me at ........ by........
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
seal, this 22nd day of Marchc1897.
Signed: M. A. Osborn [X her mark]
Executed in the presence of Oscar Brown, Logan
Perkins, C. S. C.
[Two notes from the Pension Office in Atlanta on the
cover of this application:
Pension Office 4/12/1897.
The evidence given to show that deceased came to his
death by reason of disease contracted in the service in not clear or
satisfactory.
Richard Johnson, Com. of Pensions
Pension Office 3/22/1898.
The only disease with which the deceased was afflicted
at the close of the war was hemorrhoids.
It should be clearly & distinctly proven that same originated
in the service & that it was the direct cause of death and the
witnesses should state fully why they say so.
Richard Johnson, Com. of Pensions]
[Handwritten statement apparently sent to the Pension
Office to clarify the questions posed in the above notes]:
Georgia,
Banks County.
Personally appeared before me the undersigned Ordinary
of said County Elias Watson, A. L. Griffin and J. M. J. Borders, citizens of
said County well known to me to be trustworthy and that their statements are
entitled to full faith and credit. And
after being duly by me sworn say that they have personally known H. B. Osborn
the husband of Mrs. N. [sic] A. Osborn who is applying for a pension since
before the Confederate war. The each
served in the war with him in same Co. and Regt. (Co. G 1st Ga.
State Troops) and know while he was having to ride horse back on a ruff [sic]
saddle night and day in Dec. 1864 and Jany. 1865, he contracted
hemorrhoids. He soon became unable to
do further duty and was discharged and sent home and when we got home in April
1865 we found him suffering greatly with the same disease and he continued to
suffer for several years. He for a
while for better but when he exposed himself to do any work he got worse and
the disease came back and for a while his rectum protracted out some 3 inches
which caused information [inflammation] and served to effect his whole system
and after a few years he got so that he could not sit down attall [sic] and he
grew worse from said disease until March 1879 when he died.
Signed: Elias Watson, A. L. Griffin, J. M. J. Borders
Sworn to and subscribed before me May 24th
1898.
T. F. Hill, Ordinary
Georgia,
Banks County.
I, T. F. Hill, Ordinary in and for said County do
hereby certify that Elias Watson, A. L. Griffin and J. M. J. Borders whose
testimony Mrs. N. [sic] A. Osborn presents to sustain her claim for Pension are
known to me to be trustful witnesses entitled to full faith and credit as such
and that the full text of the affidavit was read to and understood by them
before the same was signed.
Given under my hand and seal this May 24th
1898.
T. F. Hill, Ordy. Banks Co.
Widow’s Pension, No. 3339, for year ending February 15th,
1899.
Paid to Mrs. Orsborn (or Osborn), M. A.
Of Banks County
Widow of H. B. Orsborn (or Osborn)
Warrant Issued 2/9/1899 and handed to T. F. Hill.
For Widows Heretofore Allowed Pensions.
State of Georgia,
County of Banks.
Personally comes Mrs. Mary A. Orsborn [sic] who, being
duly sworn, says on oath, that she is a bona fide resident of said county of
Banks State of Georgia, and that she has resided in said State continuously
since her birth 1832. That she is the Widow
of H. B. Orsborn who was a soldier in Company A [G] of the 1st
Georgia State Troops of Ga. Volunteers, that he enlisted in said regiment on or
about the month of March 1862 and served in the Army up to.....1865. That he lost his life on the ... day of ....
18...
“He contracted Hemorrhoids while in the Confederate
War which resulted [cannot make out word] lay sick a long time after he came
home from the Army in 1865 and he never was able to do but very little work
while he lived and died 26th March 1890.”
Deponent swears that she was the wife of said deceased
soldier, during his service in the army as a soldier, and that she has never
married since his death aforesaid, and that she became his wife in 1852.
I have been allowed a pension as a resident of Banks
County for the year ending February 15th, 1898, and now apply for
the pension provided by law for the year ending February 15th, 1899.
Signed: M. A. Orsborn [X her mark]
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 17th
day of Jany. 1899.
T. F. Hill, Ordinary
Note- Mary Ann Ausburn is buried at Damascus Baptist
Church cemetery in Banks County, Ga.
Her stone reads 6 Jan. 1832 to 26 June 1899.
Transcribed 2006 by Jacqueline King