No. 9904

Name Lela F. Haynes
Filed July 11, 1930
Widow of William A. Haynes
Forrest Regt

Marriage Certificate shows that William A. Haynes married Lela Cole 25 Nov. 1897 in Benton Co., TN

FILE WASN'T STAMPED Rejected or Accepted

STATE OF TENNESSEE
Crockett County

Mrs. Lela Forrest Haynes 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: Gadsden Tenn. RFD 1. Lela Forrest Haynes

2. How long and since when have you been a resident of this State?
ANSWER: 49 years of age and a resident of Tennessee all of her life.

3. When and where were you born and what was your maiden name?
ANSWER: Benton County Tennessee; Maiden name: Lela Forrest Cole.

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: Husband: (W. A. Haynes) born in Decatur County Tenn. - exact date of birth not known to affiant

5. When and where and in what Company and Regiment did you husband enlist or serve during the war between the States?
ANSWER: Affiant does not of her own knowledge know Regiment, or Company

6. How long did your husband serve in said Company and Regiment?
ANSWER: Affiant does not know

7. When and where did your husband's Company and Regiment surrender?
ANSWER: Affiant does not know

8. Was your husband present at the time and place when his Company and Regiment surrendered?
ANSWER: Affiant does not know

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: Yes

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

12. When and where did your husband die?
ANSWER: June 13th, 1930, Crockett County Tennessee

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. What property, real or personal, or income do you have or possess, and its gross value?
ANSWER: Affiant owns nothing but few household goods, and one milk cow. Owns no land, and is a farm renter, making small crop.

16. 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: R. F. Jerman, County Judge, Alamo, Tenn.

(Signed) Leler Forst Haynes

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the
1st day of July 1930
J. B. Edwards, Clerk
of Crockett County

STATE OF TENNESSEE,
Crockett County

Will Yearwood, Undertaker of the said State and County, having been presented as a witness in support of the application of Mrs. Lela Forrest Haynes 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: Will Yearwood, Alamo Tennessee

2. Are you acquainted with the applicant, Mrs. Lela Forrest Haynes
ANSWER: Yes
If so, how long have you known her?
ANSWER: Only a few weeks

3. Where does she reside, and how long and since when has she been a resident of this State?
ANSWER: Near Gadsden Tennessee. I don't know how long she has been a resident of the State.

4. When and where was she born?
ANSWER: Don't know

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

6. When and by whom were they married?
ANSWER: Don't know

7. Were either or both of you present at the marriage?
ANSWER: No

8. How long did you know him?
ANSWER: Short time.

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: No

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 W. A. Haynes die?
ANSWER: June 13th 1930

18. Where did he reside at his death and how long had he been a resident of Tennessee at his death?
ANSWER: Near Gadsden Tennessee, in Crockett County.

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

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

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: I, Dr. E. Farrow, a practising [sic] physician of Crockett County Tenn. was acquainted with W. A. Haynes, who died near Gadsden Tenn. June 13th 1930.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1 day of July 1930

W. R. Yearwood (witness)
E. Farrow (witness)
J. B. Edwards, C.C.C.

I, E. C. Pittman Trustee of Crockett County, Tennessee, hereby certify that there is no property assessed on the tax books of this County to Mrs. Lela Forrest Haynes the widow of W. A. Haynes, ____ lots, $None, _____ acres, $None; real estate and personal $None. Neither was there any property assessed to W. A. Haynes

E. C. Pittman Trustee For Crockett County, Tenn.

Typed statement:

State of Tennessee
Crockett County

I was personally acquainted with W. A. Haynes of Crockett County Tennessee and can state on information that he died in this County June 13th 1930. He was very feeble the last time I saw him and shortly thereafter I heard he was dead. I am acquainted with his widow Mrs. Lela Forrest Haynes. They were very poor people and had no property or means. I assisted W. A. Haynes without compensation secure a pension and have assisted his widow, also without compensation prepare these papers.

(Signed) R. F. Jerman
County Judge, Crockett County Tennessee