No. 4618

Name Emma Elliott
Filed Dec. 7, 1912
Widow of W. J. Elliott
Blakes Scouts

FILE IS STAMPED Accepted

STATE OF TENNESSEE
Crockett County

Mrs. W. J. Elliott of said State and County, desiring to avail herself of the Pension allowed to Indigent Widows of Soldiers, under Act of General Assembly, approved April, 1905, being Chapter 202 of the Acts of 1905; Chapter 103, Acts of 1909; and Chapter 7, Acts of 1911, hereby submits her proofs, and after begin duly sworn true answers to make to the following questions, deposes and answers as follows:

1. What is your full name and where do you reside? (Give State, County and Postoffice.)
ANSWER: Emma Elliott, Tennessee, Crockett Co., Bells

2. How long and since when have you been a resident of this State?
ANSWER: 54 yrs, since 1858

3. When and where were you born and what was your maiden name?
ANSWER: ---? 1858 at Alamo, Emma Craddock, Daughter of Capt. William M. Craddock, Company H of 12th Regiment Tenn Cavalry

4. When and where was your husband born -- state his full name, and when and where were you and he married, and who performed the marriage ceremony? (Attach certified copy marriage license in every case.)
ANSWER: William Jonathan Elliott, At Alamo, May 17th 1876 By Rev. ---- Parker.

5. When and where and in what Company and Regiment did you husband enlist or serve during the war between the States?
ANSWER: In 1861 At Columbus, Ky, Capt. H. A. Tyler's & Capt. Blakes Reg. of Scouts.

6. How long did your husband serve in said Company and Regiment?
ANSWER: 4 years

7. When and where did your husband's Company and Regiment surrender?
ANSWER: Don't know for sure, but I think it must have been at ---- ---

8. Was your husband present at the time and place when his Company and Regiment surrendered?
ANSWER: Yes

9. If not with his command at surrender state clearly and specifically where he was when he left command, for what cause and by what authority?
ANSWER: ________________

10. Was your husband a pensioner or an applicant for pension, under the laws of Tennessee?
ANSWER: No

11. Have you heretofore applied for a pension in this State?
ANSWER: No

12. When and where did your husband die?
ANSWER: Oct. 21st 1911 at Bells Tennessee

13. At the time of your husband's death, were you living with him as his lawful wife?
ANSWER: I was, yes

14. Have you married since the death of your soldier husband?
ANSWER: No

15. How many children did you have by your said husband? Give sex and age at this time.
ANSWER: 2 children - 1 boy - Bernard C. Elliott 31 yrs - 1 girl, Age 27 yrs - Katherine (Elliott) Sherrod

16. What property, real or personal, or income do you have or possess, and its gross value?
ANSWER: A little Home, no income

17. What property, real or personal, did you possess at death of husband or did he leave you, and what disposition, if any, by sale or gift, have you made of the same?
ANSWER: Have - still have it.

18. Have you a family? If so, who composes such family? Give their means of support? Have they any lands or other property?
ANSWER: No - children both married. Son Rural Mail Carrier - No

19. Name some friend, giving his name and postoffice address, who will be willing to have us write to him about your case, if neccessary
ANSWER: Mr. J. C. W. Nunn, Ed. of Crockett Co. Sentinel, Bells, Tenn., Capt. H. A. Tyler, Hickman, Ky, Dr. W.? R. Wilson, Brownsville, Tenn - H. W. Goodloe, Nashville, Tenn & State Capitol

(Signed) Mrs. W. J. Elliott

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 2nd day of Dec 1912
[Scribble - can't read], N. P.
of Crockett County

STATE OF TENNESSEE,
Crockett County

I, J. C. W. Nunn of the said State and County, having been presented as a witness in support of the application of Mrs. W. J. Elliott for a Pension under Chapter 202, Acts of 1905, Chapter 18, Acts of 1909; and Chapter 7, Acts of 1911, and after being duly sworn true answers to make to the following questions, deposes and answers as follows:

1. What is your name and where do you reside?
ANSWER: J. C. W. Nunn, Bells Tenn

2. Are you acquainted with the applicant, Mrs. W. J. Elliott
ANSWER: I am. Have known her 40 years

3. Where does she reside, and how long and since when has she been a resident of this State?
ANSWER: She resides in Bell, Tenn now. Has lived in the State all of her life

4. When and where was she born?
ANSWER: In Alamo

5. Were you ever acquainted with her husband?
ANSWER: Yes

6. When and by whom were they married?
ANSWER: By Rev. O. P. Parker

7. Were either or both of you present at the marriage?
ANSWER: I J. C. W. Nunn was present

8. How long did you know him?
ANSWER: For 38 years

9. When and where did W. J. Elliott enlist in the war between the States, and in what Company and Regiment did he enlist, and how do you know this?
ANSWER: Columbus, Ky, in 1861 - Joined Lilliards Ky. scouts in Feby. 1862, afterwards, Faulkners 12th Ky. Calvery, Capt. H. A. Tyler's Company.

10. Were you a member of the same Company and Regiment?
ANSWER: We were messmates until the retreat from Nashville Dec. 1864. We became seperated at Mouth? of Big Harpeth? [stain on page - can't read] Sep/Dec? 18th 1864

11. How long did he perform regular military duty?
ANSWER: Four years

12. When and where was his Company and Regiment surrendered?
ANSWER: Gainsville, Ala., under Gen. Forrest at the close of the war.

13. Were you with the command when it surrendered?
ANSWER: I was not - was on a scout in Ky.

14. Was ____________ the husband of applicant present?
ANSWER:

15. If not present, where was he?
ANSWER: ____________

16. When and where did he leave his command? ____________
For what cause? ____________
By whose authority did he leave? ____________
How do you know all this? (State fully and clearly) ____________

17. When and where did ____________ die?
ANSWER: ____________

18. Where did he reside at his death and how long had he been a resident of Tennessee at his death?
ANSWER: Bells, Tenn. All his life

19. Do you of your own knowledge know that applicant is the lawful widow of W. J. Elliott
ANSWER: I do.

20. Has she remained unmarried since her soldier husband's death, and is she now his widow?
ANSWER: She is now his widow

21. What property, effects or income has the applicant, if any, and how do you know this of your own knowledge?
ANSWER: A small home & lot. No Income

22. Has applicant conveyed any property in last two years or given any away, if so, what was it and to whom?
ANSWER: No

NOTE -- Let the witness who can answer the greater number of the questions do so; then let the other witness state in the space below how much of the testimony of the first witness he concurs in, and whether or not he can answer any of the questions not answered by the first witness.
ANSWER: _________________

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2nd day of Nov 1912

T. W. Green (witness)
J. C. W. Nunn (witness)
[Scribbled] (Notary Public)

I, Jno. F. Peal Trustee of Crockett County, Tennessee, hereby certify that the property assessed on the tax books of this County to Mrs. W. J. Elliott the widow of W. J. Elliott, amounts to $500.00 real estate and $No personal

Jno. F. Peal Trustee
For Crockett County, Tenn.

STATE OF TENNESSEE,
Crockett County

I, [Scribbled - can't read] Clerk or Notary Public, in and for said County, hereby certify that the applicant, Mrs. W. J. Elliott resides in said County, and has been a bona fide resident of this State since the ____ day of Oct, 1858, and that the witnesses, Mr. J. C. W. Nunn are of trustworthy character, and that their statements are entitled to full faith and credit.

I do further certify that before answering the foregoing questions, the applicant and said witnesses took the oath herein prescribed, and the full text of the affidavits was read to the applicant and witnesses before the same was signed and subscribed.

Witness my hand and official seal this 2nd day of Dec 1912

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N. P. Crockett County

Marriage Certificate included in file
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State of Tennessee
Crockett County
Marriage Certificate

This Certifies that W. J. Elliott
and Jessie E. Craddock
were united by O. P. Parker, M.G. in the
Holy Bonds of Matrimony
On the 17th day of May, in the year of our Lord 1876
As appears of record in my office in Marriage Record, book No. 2, page 123
This 29th day of November 1912
[Signed] R. L. Conyers
Clerk of the County Court

Typed letter included in file
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Headquarters
Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners

Nashville, Tenn. July 24, 1916

Postmaster:
Bells, Tenn.

Dear Sir:
Mrs. Emma Elliott, a pensioner, has not sent in her voucher for March 1916

We suppose she has died or removed from the State. In order that we may correct our roll, will you kindly make inquiry of a carrier, justice of the peace, [stain on page - can't read] result of the inquiry on the back of this sheet?

The last address given by her was Bells, Tenn.

In case of death the widow or other legal representative is entitled to the pension for the full quarter in which the pensioner died, upon making an affidavit before an officer using a seal, stating the date of death and name of the widow or other legal representative.

I enclose stamp for reply, and will appreciate your courtesy.

Yours truly,
Frank A. Moses
Special Examiner

[Handwritten on bottom] She is Dead

There are three other brief documents included, but I am unable to transcribe them. One is too dark to read, and the other two are too light.