No. 9330

Name Mary Hay
Filed Mar. 27, 1929
Widow of J. T. Hay
G 10 Ga Inf

Died March 12, 1936

Married 11 Oct 1877 in Crockett Co., TN

FILE IS STAMPED Accepted

STATE OF TENNESSEE
Crockett County

Mary Hay 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: Mary Hay Friendship, Tennessee, Dyer Co.

2. How long and since when have you been a resident of this State?
ANSWER: Since Fall of 1865

3. When and where were you born and what was your maiden name?
ANSWER: Mary Leathers, State of Mississippi

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: John Thomas Hay, State of Georgia. Married in Crockett Co. October 11, 1877. J. T. Hay Born Sept. 30, 1846.

5. When and where and in what Company and Regiment did you husband enlist or serve during the war between the States?
ANSWER: Year 1861. State of Georgia. Co. G. 16th Regt. Ga.

6. How long did your husband serve in said Company and Regiment?
ANSWER: From beginning until end of war

7. When and where did your husband's Company and Regiment surrender?
ANSWER: Year 1865 at close of war

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: Pensioner

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

12. When and where did your husband die?
ANSWER: Dyer Co. Tennessee, Jan. 7, 1929.

13. At the time of your husband's death, were you living with him as his lawful wife?
ANSWER: 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: Two girls and one boy dead. Boys age forty years old living. He is married & has wife & 6 children.

16. What property, real or personal, or income do you have or possess, and its gross value?
ANSWER: Life Diary 30 acres of land. Gross value about $1500. Personal property one cow and one buggy. Gross value $100.

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: None

18. Have you a family? If so, who composes such family? Give their means of support? Have they any lands or other property?
ANSWER: Small farm 30 acres. 1 son married

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: L. B. Harwell & J. L. Stallings, Friendship Tenn.

(Signed) Mary Hay

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 25 day of March 1929
C. E. Sweatt N.P.
of Crockett County

STATE OF TENNESSEE,
Crockett County

L. J. Laster and J. N. Edwards of the said State and County, having been presented as a witness in support of the application of Mrs. Mary Hay 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: L. J. Laster and J. N. Edwards

2. Are you acquainted with the applicant, Mrs. Mary Hay
ANSWER: Yes
If so, how long have you known her?
ANSWER: 50 yrs

3. Where does she reside, and how long and since when has she been a resident of this State?
ANSWER: Friendship R4, since 1865

4. When and where was she born?
ANSWER: 1857 - Mississippi

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

6. When and by whom were they married?
ANSWER: 1877 - B. H. Harmon J.P.

7. Were either or both of you present at the marriage?
ANSWER: Yes - one

8. How long did you know him?
ANSWER: 50 years

9. When and where did ____________ enlist in the war between the States, and in what Company and Regiment did he enlist, and how do you know this?
ANSWER: ____________

10. Were you a member of the same Company and Regiment?
ANSWER: ____________

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

12. When and where was his Company and Regiment surrendered?
ANSWER: ____________

13. Were you with the command when it surrendered?
ANSWER: ____________

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 Jno. T. Hay die?
ANSWER: Jany 7, 1929

18. Where did he reside at his death and how long had he been a resident of Tennessee at his death?
ANSWER: Dyer Co. Tenn since 1867

19. Do you of your own knowledge know that applicant is the lawful widow of Jno. T. Hay
ANSWER: Yes

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

21. What property, effects or income has the applicant, if any, and how do you know this of your own knowledge?
ANSWER: Small farm 30 acres Val 1000.00 to 1250.00 one cow & 1 buggy

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: Concur in all questions answered

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 25 day of March 1929

J. L. Lasiter (witness)
J. N. Edwards (witness)
C. E. Sweatt (Notary Public)

I, Joe Light Trustee of Dyer County, Tennessee, hereby certify that the property assessed on the tax books of this County to Mr. J. T. Hay deceased the widow of J. T. Hay, now owned by his widow Mrs. Mary Hay, 30 acres, amounts to $1000; real estate and personal $None

Joe Light Trustee
For Dyert County, Tenn.

Typed letter/document included in file:

Georgia Soldier Roster Commission
303 State Capitol

Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 26, 1929

Mrs. John T. Hay,
Friendship, Tenn.,

Dear Madam:

Your letter addressed to the Postmaster, Atlanta, Ga., has been forwarded to this office.

Our records show that John T. Hay enlisted as a private, Co. G, 16th Regt. Ga. Infantry July 20, 1861. He was captured, Sailor's Creek, Va., Apr. 6, 1865. Released, Newport News, Va., June 14, 1865.

Trusting this information may enable you to secure your pension, we are,

Very truly yours,

GEORGIA SOLDIER ROSTER COMMISSION,

By (Signed) Lillian Henderson
Superintendent.