Civil War Pension file of Abraham Eversole ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES CERTIFICATE OF DISABILITY FOR DISCHARGE ABRAHAM EVERSOLE, Private of Captain William McDaniel’s Company I of the 8th Kentucky Regiment of the United States Volunteers was enlisted by Captain William McDaniel of the 8th Regiment of Kentucky Volunteers at Wild Cat on the 8th day of October, 1861, to serve 3 years, he was born in Perry County in the State of Kentucky, he is 21 years of age, 5 feet 5 inches high, white complexion, blue eyes, auburn hair, and by occupation when enlisted a farmer. During the last 2 months said soldier has been unfit for duty 60 days. Had measles and Typhoid Fever, lameness in the right leg, rendering him unfit for further service Station: Nashville, Tennessee Date: April 25th, 1862 Capt. William McDaniel, Commanding Company I certify, that I have carefully examined the said Abraham Eversole of Captain William McDaniel’s Company, and find him incapable of performing the duties of a soldier because of lameness of the right leg following an attack of Typhoid Fever while in the service John R. Ritte, Surgeon 8th Ky. Vol. In charge of General Hospital, Nashville, Tenn. Discharged this 22nd day of May 1862, at Nashville, Tennessee R May, Lieutenant Colonel 8th Kentucky Regiment DECLARATION FOR PENSION OF CHILDREN OVER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE State of Kentucky, County of Owsley On this 3rd day of January, A.D. 1883, personally appeared before me W.C. Franklin, a County Court Clerk the same being court record within and for the County and State aforesaid J B EVERSOLE a resident of South Fork, County of Owsley, State of Kentucky, aged 19 years, who, being duly sworn according to law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain the pension provided by Acts of Congress for children under sixteen years of age. That he is the legal and legitimate child of ABRAHAM EVERSOLE, who enlisted under the name of Abraham Eversole at Kentucky on the _ day of September, A.D. 1861 in Company I, 8th Kentucky Volunteers, Captain William McDaniel’s in the war of 1861, who died of disease of lungs contracted in service at Nimaha, Nebraska, on the 11th day of December, A.D. 1873, and who bore at the time of his death the rank of Private, in Company I, 8th Kentucky Volunteers, that he left a widow surviving ADELLA EVERSOLE, who remarried August 27, 1880 to Milton McIntosh, that the above named are the only surviving legitimate children of said Abraham Eversole who were under sixteen years of age at the time of his death, of whom, Almeta died, that the children were the issue of said soldier as follows, the dates of thir birth being hereafter stated: J.B. Eversole, of soldier by Adella Eversole Woolery Eversole, of soldier by Adella Eversole Martha E. Eversole, of soldier by Adella Eversole Abijah Eversole, of soldier by Adella Eversole That the father was married under the name Abraham Eversole to Adella Begley, there being no legal barrier to such marriage; that the said children have not aided or abetted the rebellion; and that the prior application has been filed That declarant hereby appoints, with full power of substitution and revocation N W Fitzgerald of Washington, D.C., his attorney to prosecute the above claim; that his residence is South Fork, in County of Owsley, State of Kentucky, and his post office address is South Fork, Owsley County, Kentucky. Attest: his R G Ramsey J B X Eversole John R. Begley her Adella X McIntosh Also personally appeared R G Ramsey, residing at South Fork in Owsley County, and John R. Begley, residing at Travellers Rest, Owsley County, Kentucky, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me dult sworn, say that they were present and saw J B Eversole the claimant, sign his mark to the foregoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe from the appearance of said claimant and their acquaintance with him that he is the identical person he represents himself to be; and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim. R G Ramsey John R Begley Sworn and subscribed before me this 3rd day of January 1883 W C Franklin, Clerk Owsley County Court APPLICATION OF GUARDIAN OF MINOR CHILDREN IN ORDER TO OBTAIN ARMY PENSION, ACT JULY 14, 1862 State of Kentucky County of Owsley On this 3rd day January, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and eighty three personally appeared before the Circuit County Clerk of the County of Owsley, ADELLA McINTOSH a resident of South Fork, in the County of Owsley and State of Kentucky, aged 35, who, being duly sworn according to law, doth, on oath making the following DECLARATION as GUARDIAN of the minor child of Abraham Eversole deceased, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress approved July 14, 1862, granting pensions to minor children, under sixteen years of age, of deceased officer’s and Soldier’s; that he is the guardian of Woolery, Martha E., Abijah Eversole whose father was a Private in Company I, commanded by Captain William McDaniel, in the 8th Regiment of Kentucky Volunteers commanded by Colonel S.M. Barns in the War of 1861; and that the said Abraham Eversole died at Nimaha, Nebraska on the 11th day of December in the years A.D. 1873, that his death was caused by disease of lungs contracted in army; that the mother of the children aforesaid remarried on the 27th day of August 1880, and that the dates of birth of his said wards as follows: Woolery born September 7, 1865, Martha E., born March 24, 1869, Abijah born March 15, 1873 He further declares that the parents of his said wards were married at Owsley County, Kentucky on the 8th day of June, in the year eighteen hundred and 62 He also declares that he or his wards have not any manner beed engaged in, or aided or abetted the rebellion of the United States, but have always been true and loyal to the Government of the United States; and he hereby authorizes and empowers N W Fitzgerald of Washington, D.C. to prosecute this claim, and to receive and receipt for any certificate or draft that may be issued for the same. Adella X McIntosh Also appeared R G Ramsey and John R. Begley residents of Owsley County, State of Kentucky, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who being by me duly sworn, say that they were present and saw Adella McIntosh sign her mark to the foregoing declaration; that they are well acquainted with the applicant, and the children of the said Abraham Eversole, and kow them to be the identical persons represented, and they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim; that the names and ages of the children of Abraham Eversole under sixteen years of age at his decease were follows: Woolery born September 7, 1865, Martha E. born March 24, 1869, Abijah born March 15, 1873 That the mother of said children aforesaid remarried on the 27th day of August A.D. 1880; that the parents of said children were married at Owsley County, Kentucky on the 8th day June, A.D. 1862, that said guardian and children have not in any way been engaged in, or aided or abetted the rebellion, but have always been true and loyal to the Government of the United States. That they are able to state the foregoing facts from the following circumstances: R G Ramsey say he was well acquainted with Abraham Eversole and served in the army in the same Regiment with him and John R. Begley says he is the father of Adella McIntosh who is the mother and guardian of said wards. R G Ramsey John R. Begley Sworn and subscribed before me this 3rd day of January 1883 W C Franklin, Clerk Owsley County Court WAR DEPARTMENT ADJUTANT GENERAL’S OFFICE Washington, D.C. August 11, 1883 Respectfully returned to the Commissioner of Pensions ABRAHAM EVERSOLE, a Private of Company I, 8th Regiment Kentucky Volunteers, was enrolled on the 13th day of November, 1861, at Manchester, Kentucky for 3 years and is reported on roll from enrollment to February 28, 1862 present. Muster out roll of Company B to which name was transferred by consolidation dates November 17, 1864 reports him discharged at Nashville by surgeon for inability. Certificate of Disability shows him discharged at Nashville, Tennessee May 22, 1862 No additional information, Books of organization not on file WIDOW’S CLAIM FOR PENSION State of Kentucky County of Owsley On this 3rd day of January 1883, personally appeared before me, a County Clerk of a Court of Record in and for the County and State aforesaid Adella McIntosh, a resident of South Fork in the County of Owsley, State of Kentucky, aged 35 years, who being duly sworn, makes the following declaration, in order to obtain the pension provided by the Acts of Congress approved July 14, 1862. That she is the widow of Abraham Eversole, who was a Private, in Company I, Commanded by Captain William McDaniel in the 8th Regiment of Kentucky Volunteers in the War of 1861; that her maiden name was Adella Begley and that she married said Abraham Eversole on or about the 8th day of June 1862, at Owsley County, State of Kentucky, by William Bowlin She further declares that said Abraham Eversole her husband, died as aforesaid at Nimaha County in the State of Nebraska on or about the 11th day of December 1873 of disease of the lungs contracted in the service and in the line of duty. She also declares that she has not remained a widow ever since the death of said Abraham Eversole and that she has not in any manner been engaged in, or aided or abetted, the Rebellion in the United States; and hereby appoints N W Fitzgerald of Washington, D.C. as her lawful attorney, with full power of Substitution, and authorizes them to present and prosecute this claim, and to receive her pension certificates. The following are the names, dates of birth and place of residence of all the children of her deceased husband who were under sixteen years of age at the time of his death John Eversole born April 30th, 1862 Woolery Eversole born September 7, 1865 Almeta Eversole born June 9, 186* died Martha Elizabeth Eversole born March 24, 1869 Abijah Eversole born March 15, 1873 My post office address is South Fork, Owsley County, Kentucky R G Ramsey her John R. Begley Adella X McIntosh Also personally appeared before me R G Ramsey and John R. Begley, residents of Owsley County, State of Kentucky to me well known as credible persons, who being duly sworn, declare, that they were present and saw said Adella McIntosh sign her mark to the foregoing declaration, and they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of said applicant, and their acquaintance with her, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and know that said deceased recognized said applicant as his lawful wife, ad that she was so recognized by the community in which they resided; and that they have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim. R G Ramsey John R. Begley Sworn to and subscribed to before me this 3rd day of January 1883 W C Franklin, Clerk Owsley County Court WIDOW’S DECLARATION FOR PENSION State of Kentucky County of Clay On this 20th day of September, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and eighty eight, personally appeared before me, a Clerk of the Clay County a Court of Record within and for the County and State aforesaid, ADELLA McINTOSH, aged 40 years, who, being duly sworn according to law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain the pension provided by Acts of Congress granting pension to widows: That she is the widow of ABRAHAM EVERSOLE, who enlisted under the name of Abraham Eversole at Camp Wild Cat, on the _ day of September, A.D. 1861 in Company I, 8th Regiment Kentucky Volunteers in the war of 1861-1865 and who died December 11th, 1873 in the State of Nebraska from disease of the lungs contracted in the service, who bore at the time of his death the rank of Private, in aforesaid service, that she married under the name of Adella Bigley to said Abraham Eversole on the 8th day of June, A.D. 1862 by William Bowlin at Owsley County, Kentucky, there being no legal barrier to such marriage; that neither she nor her husband had been previously married, but has since remarried one Milton McIntosh, August 27th, 1880 The following are the names and dates of birth of all his legitimate children yet surviving who were under sixteen years of age at father’s death: J B Eversole, of soldier, born April 30, 1863 Woolery Eversole, of soldier, born September 7, 1865 Martha Elizabeth Eversole, of soldier, born March 24th, 1869 Abijah Eversole, of soldier, born March 16, 1873 That she has not abandoned the support of any her children, but that they are still under her care and maintenance, that she has not in any manner engaged in, or aided or abetted, the rebellion in the United States: That a prior application has been filed No. 300.290, that she hereby appoints, with full power of substitution and revocation. E H Gelston and Co. of Washington, D.C. her attorney to prosecute the above claim, that her residence and post office address is South Fork, Owsley County, Kentucky James Eversole her J W York Adella X McIntosh Also personally appeared James Eversole, residing at Tanksley, Clay County, Kentucky and J W York, residing at Doorway, Owsley County, Kentucky, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say that they were present and saw Adella McIntosh the claimant, sign her mark to the foregoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe from the appearance of said claimant and their acquaintance with her that she is the identical person she represents herself to be; and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim. James Eversole J W York Sworn to and subscribed before me this 20th day of September 1888 James Marcum, Clerk Clay County Court CLAIMANT’S TESTIMONY State of Kentucky, County of Owsley In the matter of the application for ADELLA McINTOSH, pension, widow of ABRAHAM EVERSOLE, ******, of NANCY COUCH personally comes the claimant, who being first sworn on oath, says: That she was present at the births of said children and John Eversole was born in Owsley County, Kentucky the 30th day of April, 1863 and Woolery Eversole born September 7th, 1865 and Martha Elizabeth Eversole born March 24th, 1869, and Abijah Eversole born March 16th, 1873. She states she knows these facts that she was present at the births of all these children and an eyewitness to the same. My post office address is Doorway, State of Kentucky, County of Owsley. her Abijah Burns Nancy X Couch ***** Burns Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of January 1891 William Bolin, DC Owsley County Court OFFICER’S OR COMRADE’S TESTIMONY I JAMES MOSLEY a resident of Crockettsville in the County of Breathitt, State of Kentucky late of Company I of the 8th Regiment of Kentucky on oath, depose and say, that I was well acquainted with Abraham Eversole, late in Company _ of 8th Regiment of the war of 1861; that at the time of his enlistment said soldier was a sound able-bodied man and free from disease and while in the military service of the United States, in the line of duty, and without fault or improper conduct of his own, on or about 1862 at Lebanon in the State of Kentucky he was taken with measles and taken cold and settled on his lungs and when I left Lebanon, Kentucky I seen said soldier at that place and the next time I saw him I saw him at his home and he was still complaining with same disease. I know these facts from my own personal knowledge and I have no interest whatever in the prosecution of this claim. J W York his William S Riley James X Mosley Sworn to and subscribed before me this 20th day of January 1893 William Bolin, DC Owsley County Court CLAIMANT’S TESTIMONY State of Kentucky, County of Owsley In the matter of the application for ADELLA McINTOSH, pension Widow of ABRAHAM EVERSOLE, Company I, 8th Kentucky Volunteers, being first duly sworn on oaths says: personally appeared before me a Deputy County Clerk, in and for the aforesaid County and State, duly authorized to administer oaths: SQUIRE RILEY, age 54 years, post office address is Crockettsville, County of Breathitt ad State of Kentucky, who being first duly sworn declares in relation to the said case, I was well acquainted with Abraham Eversole when he enlisted in the 8th Kentucky Regiment Volunteers, Company I, I served with him in the said Company and Regiment. The first of March 1862 he was taken sick with measles at Lebanon, Kentucky then was taken cold and it settled on his lungs and we left him and we went to Nashville, Tennessee and when I left there I seen him sick in Nashville, Tennessee and then the next time I seen him he was still sick and remained sick until he left and moved to the West. I saw him under Dr. James Riley’s care Squire Riley Sworn to and subscribed before me this 20th day of February 1893 William Bolin, DC Owsley County Court GENERAL AFFIDAVIT State of Kentucky, County of Owsley In the matter of the application for pension of ADELLA McINTOSH, widow of ABRAHAM EVERSOLE, 8th Regiment of Company I On this 21st day of February, A.D. 1893, personally appeared before me, a Deputy Clerk in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized to administer oaths, SAMPSON COUCH, aged 56 years, a resident of the County of Leslie and State of Kentucky whose post office address is Shoal, and HENDERSON WEST, aged 51 years, a resident of County of Leslie, and the State of Kentucky, whose post office address is Shoal, well known to me to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who being duly sworn, declare in relation to the aforesaid case as follows: That they have been well and personally acquainted with Abraham Eversole for 40 years respectively, and that and when he enlisted in the army he was a sound able-bodied man free from any disease and they saw him as soon as he came home out of the United States service and he was sick and was complaining misery in his breast and his lungs and had a bad cough. We both lived a near neighbor to him for about 8 years and worked with him and saw him try to work all he could, but he could not work. We have known him have to leave the field and go to his bed at different times for we saw him on an average once a week for we lived in half a mile of him. We don’t believe he was able to do any hard labor at all. We know these facts from our own personal knowledge by living a near neighbor to him and hearing him complain and seeing him trying to work. We further state that Abraham Eversole and Adella McIntosh never had been married before their marriage. We further declare that we have no interest in said case and is not concerned in its prosecution. his Anderson York Sampson X Couch John Couch Henderson West Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2nd day of March 1893 William Bolin, DC Owsley County Court State of Kentucky, County of Leslie In the matter of Adella McIntosh, Widow of Abraham Eversole, Company I, 8th Kentucky Regiment, personally appeared before me JP, SAMPSON COUCH and states in regard to the child Almeta Eversole heir of Abraham Eversole, that she died in July 1876, but he doesn’t remember the day of the month and he further says that he is able to make the foregoing statement by being present when the child was buried. The affidavit was prepared in my presence and from my dictation in Leslie County, Kentucky, on the 20th day of February 1894 by JOHN B. EVERSOLE Malinda Gay his H C Gay Sampson X Couch Sworn and subscribed before me this 20th day of February 1894 Blevins Huff, JP Leslie County This is to certify that the RITES OF MARRIAGE, were legally solemnized by me between ABRAHAM EVERSOLE and ADELLA BEGLEY at the house of JOHN GILBERT’S in Owsley County, Kentucky on the 8th day of June 1862 in the presence of ISAAC GILBERT and JOHN GILBERT WILLIAM BOLIN, JPOC GENERAL AFFIDAVIT State of Kentucky, County of Leslie In the matter of the pension claim No. 300.291 of ADELLA McINTOSH, widow of ABRAHAM EVERSOLE On this 20th day of February A.D. 1894, personally appeared before me, Blevins Huff, JP in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized to administer oaths, SAMPSON ESTEP and SAMPSON COUCH, aged about 63 years, residents of Shoal, in the County of Leslie, State of Kentucky, well know to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declares in relation to aforesaid case as follows: That we Sampson Estep and Sampson Couch was both acquainted with Abraham Eversole and Adella McIntosh before they were married to each other. We are able to make this statement by being acquainted with Abraham Eversole and Adella McIntosh from youths up and that they never were married before they were married to each other. We further state that all the children claimed for is still living except Almeta. Were able to make this statement by being acquainted with the children at this time. This affidavit was prepared in our presence and from our dictation in Leslie County on the 20th day of February 1894 by John B. Eversole H C Gay his Nelson Gay Sampson X Couch His Sampson X Estep State of Kentucky County of Perry On this 24th day of May 1895, personally appeared before me a Deputy Clerk of the Perry County Court, a Court of Record, within and for the County and State aforesaid, MARTHA ELIZABETH GILBERT, a resident of Crockettsville, County of Breathitt, State of Kentucky, age 26 years, and ABIJAH EVERSOLE, a resident of Crockettsville, County of Breathitt, State of Kentucky, age 22 years, who being duly sworn according to law makes the following declaration in order to obtain the pension provided by Act of Congress for children under sixteen years of age. That she is the legitimate child of Abraham Eversole who enlisted under the name of Abraham Eversole on the _ day of September 1861 in Company I, 8th Regiment of Kentucky Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion, who died of disease of the lungs contracted in the U.S. service in Nebraska on the 11th day of December 1872 and who bore at the time of his death the rank of Private in the service as aforesaid. That he left a widow surviving who remarried one Milton McIntosh August 27th, 1880, that the above is one of the surviving legitimate children of Abraham Eversole who were under sixteen years of age at the time of his death. One child Almeta died July 18th, 1876, that said children were the issue of soldier as follows. The dates of birth being as hereinafter stated: John Eversole of soldier by Adella Eversole McIntosh, born April 30thm 1863 Woolery Eversole of Soldier, by “ “ “ “ “ “, born September 7th, 1865 Martha Elizabeth Eversole of soldier, by “ “ “ “ “, born March 24, 1869 Abijah Eversole of soldier, by “ “ “ “ “ “ “, born March 16, 1873 That the mother was married under the name of Adella Begley to Abraham Eversole by Rev William Bolin, there being no legal barrier to such marriage that the said children have not aided or abetted the rebellion and that a prior application has been filed by Guardian Adella McIntosh sometime in 1883, that the declarant hereby appoints with full power of substitution and revocation E H Gelston and Co of Washington, D.C. her attorney to prosecute the above claim that their post office address is Crockettsville, Kentucky. her Crit Johnston Martha Elizabeth X Gilbert Asbury McIntosh Abijah Eversole Sworn and subscribed before me this 24th day of May 1895 Arch Cornett, Clerk Perry County Court John B Eversole Confluence, Leslie County, Kentucky his Wooery B x Eversole Crockettsville, Breathitt County, Kentucky Martha x Gilbert Crockettsville, Breathitt County, Kentucky Abijah Eversole Crockettsville, Breathitt County, Kentucky State of Kentucky County of Perry I Arch Cornett, Clerk of the County court for the County and State aforesaid certify that the above is the signatures and PO addresses as wrote by the surviving children of Abraham Eversole. Given under my hand this 7th day of May 1895 Arch Cornett, Clerk Perry County Court DEPOSITION “A” Case of ADELLA McINTOSH, No. 300.291 On this 6th day of August, 1896, at Crockettsville, County pf Breathitt, State of Kentucky, before me, John Bell, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared, ADELLA McINTOSH, claimant, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to her during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says: I am 49 years of age, the wife of Milton McIntosh, post office address Crockettsville, Kentucky. I was the widow of Abraham Eversole who served as a Private, in Company I, 8th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry from late I the fall of 1861 to the spring of 1862. I cannot give the exact dates, but he was discharged for disability in the spring of 1862 and we married in June 8th, 1862. He died December 11th, 1872 at Brownsville, Nebraska from consumption or disease of the lungs. The soldier was not in any military or naval service except stated above. I was married to the soldier on June 8th, 1862 in Owsley County, Kentucky and there is a record of the marriage in the Owsley County Clerk’s Office. The ceremony was performed by William Bolin, a Justice of the Peace. my maiden name was Adella Begley and I had never married prior to my marriage to the soldier. Abraham Eversole had never married prior to his marriage with me. I have not remained the widow of the soldier, but I remarried August 27th, 1880 to Milton McIntosh. I was married to McIntosh in Perry County, Kentucky and the exact date August 27th, 1880 can be checked from the records in Perry County, Kentucky. John Gay and wife were present. I had five children by the soldier who were living and under sixteen years of age at his death. They were: John B Eversole born April 30thm 1863 Woolery B. Eversole born September 7th, 1865 Martha Elizabeth Eversole born March 24th, 1869 Abijah B Eversole born March 16th, 1873 Almeta Eversole born June 6, 1867 All of these children were in my care and custody until they reached the age of sixteen years except Almeta who died July 18, 1876. James McIntosh and Sampson Couch know as to the date and fact of this child’s death they helped to bury her. I cannot give the exact date of the marriage of Martha Elizabeth, but she was just about sixteen years of age. I have no record now of the births of my children, my bible in which it was kept is destroyed. The woman who attended me at the births is dead. There was no physician present. The children were all born on Buffalo Creek in Owsley County, Kentucky and the only person living who was present is Nancy Couch of Shoals, Leslie County, Kentucky. Mrs. Dolly Couch was the mid wife but she is dead. I have kept the dates in my head and know them to be right. I had known the soldier from childhood and we were sweethearts when he enlisted. He was to the best of my knowledge a sound able- bodied man at enlistment. He ha measles and small pox in service and was discharged at Nashville, Tennessee in the spring of 1862. He came home on crutches and had a running sore on his leg as long as he lived. He had a cough too and complained of his chest. He had bleeding spells from the lungs almost from the very time we married. He was always at work when he could get out, but he was short of breath and could not do much. Dr. James Riley (dead) used to give him medicine for his breast and the cough. He lived in Owsley County, Kentucky from 1862 to 1869 and went to Kansas City and staid a year. He then moved up to Brownsville, Nebraska and lived until the soldier died. My husband was almost helpless for the last years of his life on account of the shortness of breath. He was able to work about the house until 11 days before his death. Dr. Matthews treated him for the last year of his life and was with him in his last sickness. The death cause was consumption- the soldier had just coughed and spit up his lungs and was a walking skeleton when he died. Sampson Couch, Henderson West, Squire Riley, and James Mosley knew my Husband well before service and lived in the same neighborhood with us from *** of the war to 1869. My husband was a farmer from 1862 and Sampson Couch, Joseph Barger and Lewis Smith worked for and with him. He rented a farm and raised me a crop in Kansas. The farm belonged to John Kennedy and James Pratt of Autiwa, Kansas. Dr. Schaffer of the same place treated him while there. Thomas Heady, George **** (dead), Benjamin Wade, Samuel Parker and William Vanderford of Brownsville, Nimaha County, Nebraska were close neighbors of ours and know as to the cause and date of the soldiers death. Tymandy Calahan her Ed Calahan Adella X McIntosh DEPOSITION “B” Case of ADELLA McINTOSH, No. 300.291 On this 6th day of August, 1896, at Crockettsville, County of Breathitt, State of Kentucky, before me, John Bell, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared PETER McINTOSH, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says: I am 75 years of age, a farmer, post office address same as above. I performed no military service during the late war. I knew the soldier Abraham Eversole from the time he was a boy. He enlisted in the army. I do not know the number of his Regiment and was gone for a year or two when he returned. He married claimant Adella Begley now McIntosh. He had never been married before and he lived with claimant until he went to Nebraska and died. The claimant returned to this community and was married to Milton McIntosh some 15 years ago. She raised four children of the soldier, John B, Woolery, Martha E, Abijah- There was another child, but it died about 1876. I cannot tell you the exact dates of birth of the children. The widow did not marry or cohabit with any man between 1872 and 1880. She had the care and custody of the above named children of the soldier from the date of his death to the time they were sixteen years of age. I knew the soldier very well after discharge and know that he was a feeble man, but I do not know the nature of his disease. Never worked with him and do not remember to ever heard him say what was wrong with him. I knew from his appearance that he was in bad health. He was to all appearance a stout, healthy man before the war. Have understood my answers and questions. his Ed Calahan Peter X McIntosh Tymandy Calahan DEPOSITION “C” Case of ADELLA McINTOSH, No. 300.291 On this 8th day of August, 1896, at Gays Creek, County of Perry, State of Kentucky, before me, John Bell, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared SAMPSON COUCH, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this Special Examination of aforesaid claim, deposes and says: I am 50 years of age, a farmer, post office address Shoals, Leslie County, Kentucky I served as a Private in Company I, 14th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry from November 1862 to March 1864 and never had any other service and was not in any Confederate service. I knew the soldier Abraham Eversole before service; was raised with him and claimant. Neither of them were married prior to their marriage with each other. The soldier enlisted in the army before I did and had come home on crutches just before I enlisted. I knew he was in bad health and believe he had been discharged for disability at that time. When I returned from service he was living a close neighbor to me and remained there until 1868-9 when he moved West and died. He was a confirmed invalid during this time and complained of his breast and his hip. He had a bad cough. I remember and often in working with him after the war he would cough and could not get up a hill at all. He lived within ¾ of a mile of each other and I saw him twice a week from my return from service until he went West. He never had any disability of this or other nature before service. My wife Nancy Couch was present at the births of this claimant’s children, but I cannot give you any dates of any of them. There were five children and one of them died very shortly after claimant returned home from the West about 1875-6 I think. I remember I was present and helped to bury this child but cannot give the exact date of its death. The widow had the care and custody of the other until they grew up. She bore a good responsibility while a widow and was married to Milton McIntosh about sixteen years ago. Ed Calahan his Henderson West Sampson X Couch DEPOSITION “D” Case of ADELLA McINTOSH, No. 300.291 On this 8th day of August, 1896, at Shoals, County of Perry, State of Kentucky, before me, John Bell, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared NANCY COUCH, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to her during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says: I am 64 years of age, a housekeeper, post office address as above. I have known claimant Adella McIntosh since about the time she married Abraham Eversole. The claimant and soldier moved within about ½ mile of where I lived when they married and lived there for some ten or twelve years when they moved to Nebraska. I cannot remember the dates, but it was about the time of the war. I never acted as a mid-wife, but was present when four children were born to this claimant- Dolly Couch acted as Mid-wife but she is dead. I cannot give you the dates at which these children were born, but the oldest was a boy named John B, the next was a boy Woolery, Martha- Elizabeth. No I cannot give you the years any of these children were born. There was a younger child born after this claimant returned from Nebraska called Abijah, but I do not know the dates of its birth. I cannot tell you the year the war began in or even what this present year is. I made some statements to Mr. Bolin about this claim, but I am old and have no education and cannot tell anything about what I said. I could not give you any idea as to the date of births of these children. The old woman Dolly Couch is dead as is Betsy Fields who was present. I do not know of any person living who was present except myself. Ed Calahan Jerry York Nancy X Couch DEPOSITION “ E” Case of ADELLA McINTOSH, No. 300.291 On this 8th day of August, 1896, at Gays Creek, County of Perry, State of Kentucky, before me, John Bell, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared, HENDERSON WEST, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says: I am 61 years of age, a farmer and post office address is Shoals, Kentucky. I served as a Private, in Company I, 14th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry from October 1862 to March 1864. I never had any other service and was not in any Confederate Service. I knew both the soldier and Claimant before service. The soldier and I were playmates and schoolmates. He enlisted in the army before I did and I did not know much of him until after he was discharged. Once or twice while I was a soldier I saw him back at home after he had been discharged from the service sick. He was crippled in someway and some breast trouble which was accompanied by a severe cough. He was affected in this way as long as I knew him after service. I don’t know anything as to the date or circumstances of his death. He never had any cough before enlistment to my knowledge. I am not related to claimant and have no interest in this claim. Henderson West DEPOSITION “F” Case of ADELLA McINTOSH, No. 300.291 On this 8th day of August, 1896, at Gays Creek, County of Perry, State of Kentucky, before me, John Bell, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared JAMES McINTOSH, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says: I am 41 years of age, a farmer and post office address as above I have known claimant since about 1873. She moved into our neighborhood from the west about that date and had five children with her. One of which died in the summer of 1876 in July I think. I know the date of my marriage was September 1876 and I had to assist the family in burying this child about 2 months before I married. No I have no record of the death and state this from memory. The child was a girl child named Almeta. The claimant raised the other four children who were named John B, Woolery, Martha E, and Abijah, but I do not know ages or dates of birth of any of them. I never heard anything said derogatory about the claimant’s character in my life. I am certain that she never cohabited with any man as his wife from the time she returned to this neighborhood until she remarried her present husband about 1880. O B Gay J B Smith James X McIntosh DEPOSITION “G” Case of ADELLA McINTOSH, No. 300.291 On this 8th day of August, 1896, at Gays Creek, County of Perry, State of Kentucky, before me, John Bell, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared HENDERSON EVERSOLE, who. Being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says: I am 57 years of age, a farmer and P.O. Box as above. I served as a Private, Company B, 7th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry from August 1861 to 1864. I never had any other service and was not in any Confederate service. The soldier Abraham Eversole was a cousin of mine and I knew him and claimant from childhood. Neither of them were ever married prior to their marriage to each other and they lived together as man and wife until they left here for the West about 1869-70. Do not know anything as to the soldier’s death. He was to the best of my knowledge a sound- man before the war. I went into the army before he did and did not know anything of him until I was mustered out. The soldier Abraham Eversole was at home when I returned in 1864 and was there and he did as long I knew him complain of his breast and suffer from a cough. He told me of having suffered from Small Pox in service and of never having any health problems prior to that time. I never knew him to complain of his legs any. The soldier had five children by claimant one of which is dead. I do not know the exact date of death. The four living are John B Eversole, Woolery Eversole, Martha E. Eversole and Abijah Eversole. I do not know the dates of their birth but they were raised by claimant and were all with her until they were sixteen years of age. Henderson Eversole DEPOSITION “H” Case of ADELLA McINTOSH, No. 300.291 On this 8th day of August, 1896, at Gays Creek, County of Perry, State of Kentucky, before me, John Bell, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared JOHN B. GAY, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says: I am 41 years of age, a farmer and my Post Office Address is as above. I have known claimant for perhaps 20 years. I was present and saw her married to Milton McIntosh by Louis Eversole in Perry County, Kentucky about August 1880. I cannot fix the day of the month. She had lived at my house for some months before this marriage and had a good reputation. John B. Gay DEPOSITION “I” Case of ADELLA McINTOSH, No. 300.291 On this 8th day of August, 1896, at Gays Creek, County of Breathitt, State of Kentucky, before me, John Bell, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared LEWIS SMITH, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says: I am 49 years of age, a farmer, post office address Crockettsville, Kentucky I served as a Private, in Company I, 14th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry from October 1862 to March 1864, I never had any other service and was not in any Confederate Service. I knew the soldier Abraham Eversole from the time we were boys. We were raised in the same community and he enlisted in the army before I did. I did not know anything of him until after I was discharged in March 1864. He lived here in the neighborhood for perhaps five years after I came back from the army when he moved West and I have understood died. I suppose I saw him once each month since 1864 to 1869. He was to the best of my knowledge a sound- man at enlistment and was a very feeble man from 1864 to 1869. He had a severe cough and a sickly appearance. He complained of his breast. No I do not remember him being lame or complaining of his legs. Never knew of him having a fever sore on his hip. Never worked with him after discharge. I knew the claimant ever since she married the soldier and particularly well from about 1872-3 to the time she married her present husband McIntosh which was seven or eight years. She lived in this neighborhood and a portion of the time at my house. She was a woman whose character was all right and stood well in the community. The soldier was not married prior to his marriage with claimant. I cannot give the exact dates of birth of any children, but she raised four in all. There was never any divorce between claimant and soldier to my knowledge. I am not related to claimant and have no interest in this claim for pension. Lewis Smith DEPOSITION “J” Case of ADELLA McINTOSH, No. 300.291 On this 8th day of August, 1896, at Doorway, County of Owsley, State of Kentucky, before me, John Bell, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared GRANVILLE BAKER, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says: I am 56 years of age, a farmer, post office address as above I served as a Private in Company I, 8th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry from November 8, 1861 to October 1862 when I was furloughed sick at Gleason, Kentucky and come home. I never rejoined the Regiment. Was not in any other service or Confederate Service. I knew the soldier Abraham Eversole before service and was a comrade of his in Company I, 8th Kentucky Infantry. He was discharged at Nashville, Tennessee having suffered from fever at Lebanon, Kentucky and being unfit for duty. He walked on a stick and had something wrong with one leg. He was in the hospital with me at Nashville, Tennessee and was complaining of his back and breast. He had a bad cough and had suffered from measles I think. When I first saw him after service he was suffering from a cough I lived some distance from him after discharge and I did not see much of him and did not work with him, but when I did see him he was in bad health and had a bad cough. I do not know as to date or circumstances of death as he went to Nebraska and died there. I am not related to the soldier or claimant and I have n interest in the prosecution of this claim for pension. Granville Baker DEPOSITION “K” Case of ADELLA McINTOSH, No. 300.291 On this 8th day of August, 1896, at Doorway, County of Owsley, State of Kentucky, before me, John Bell, Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared MRS. CHANCE GAY, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to her during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says: I am 38 years of age, the wife of John Gay, post office address as above. I have known claimant Adella McIntosh for about eighteen years. She was a widow with four children and was living at our house when she married her present husband Milton McIntosh. She was married in Perry County, Kentucky on Leatherwood Creek. My husband and myself were present and Lewis Eversole performed the ceremony. This was in August 1880. I know by one of my children that fall will soon be sixteen years old. I do not know as to *** of the claimant’s children of the soldier, but she had the care and custody of them until they were grown. her O B Gay Chance X Gay John B. Gay DEPOSITION “L” Case of ADELLA McINTOSH, No. 300.291 On this 9th day of August, 1896, at Crockettsville, County of Breathitt, State of Kentucky, before me, John Bell, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared JAMES MOSELY, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says: I am 52 years of age, a farmer, Post Office address as above. I served as a Private in Company I, 8th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry from September 13, 1861 to April 1864. Never had any other service and was not in any Confederate Service. I knew the soldier Abraham Eversole very well before service and believe him to have been a stout healthy man. He enlisted in Company I, 8th Kentucky before I did and served with him until sometime in 1862. He joined us at Irvine, Kentucky and left us at Nashville, Tennessee. I think. He had measles at Lebanon, Kentucky and was in such feeble health when we got to Nashville in 1862 that he went to the hospital and I never saw him again until after discharge. I do not know just how he was affected from the time he was sick at Lebanon until we reached Nashville, Tennessee, but I think he complained of one side and his breast and was lame. When I got home in 1864 he was married to claimant and was living on Buffalo Creek in Owsley County, Kentucky and very shortly after I got home I staid over night at his house. He was a very sickly man at this time, he was walking with a stick and complaining of his side and breast. I do not know if he had any disease of lungs. He did have a cough. He went so far as Nashville, Tennessee with us. He had been in the hospital at Lebanon and got able to go to Nashville, Tennessee. Q. You stated on affidavit filed in this claim on March 14, 1893 that this soldier had measles at Lebanon, Kentucky that they settled on his lungs and that you left him at Lebanon. At which place did you leave him? A. I cannot possibly remember now, but at one place or the other. I am in no position as to his suffering from measles and being in bad health afterwards. I do not remember him having fever or other sickness except measles. Ed Calahan his Tymandy Calahan James X Mosely DEPOSITION “A” Case of ADELLA EVERSOLE McINTOSH, No. 300.291 On this 18th day of February, 1897, at Three miles south of Peru, County of Nimaha, State of Nebraska, before me, J H Hines, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared, DR. H L MATTHEWS, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says: My age is 73, past occupation was Physician, P.O. Peru, Nebraska and residence 3 miles South. I have been in this locality since 1867. I have practiced medicine 53 years. I knew the claimant Adella Eversole now McIntosh probably as far back as 1868 or 1869. She was then the wife of Abraham Eversole. I don’t recollect how many years I knew him. I remember treating him in his last sickness. I can’t recollect of treating him before that. I have been moving around and I do not know where my records covering that period now are. I cannot give the date of his death. I knew him here up to that time of his death. I couldn’t state what he died of. It has been to long ago for me to recall the nature of his last sickness. I don’t recollect how long he was sick in his last sickness. It appears to me that he was a man in very poor health all the time I knew him; but I have forgotten the nature of his disease now. (Claimant’s statement read) The statement you have read refreshes my memory. I think her statement is correct; but I couldn’t call the matter up when you first spoke of the claim. I believe as near as I can recollect that Pulmonary Consumption was the cause of death. I recollect now of treating him for his lungs after reflection and hearing her statement I am satisfied consumption was the cause of death. He was always poorly while I knew him here- I do not know the history of the consumption. Yes I think I recollect about the running sore on his hip. I remember about fixing preparations for it- salves- I used to dress the sore. I don’t’ know whether the sore had any connection with lung disease or not. He was troubled with indigestion- I do not recollect in what condition his bowels were. Food did not seem to nourish him. I think the date of death as given by her is correct. I cannot recall anything further in regard to his health. The more I think about the matter the more confident I am that her statement is correct. I am not related and have no interest in the prosecution of this claim. H L Matthews, MD DEPOSITION “B” Case of ADELLA EVERSOLE McINTOSH, No. 300.291 On this 18th day of February, 1897, at three miles south of Peru, County of Nimaha, State of Nebraska, before me, J H Hines, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared WILLIAM VANDERFORD, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says: My age is 59 on February 25, Occupation farmer, P.O. Peru, Nebraska and residence 3 miles South. I have lived in this County ever since the fall of 1860. I became acquainted with the claimant Adella McIntosh along about 1866 or 1867. She was then the wife of Abraham Eversole. I knew him all the time he lived here till he died. I saw him very frequently while he lived here. He was weakly. He complained of his breast hurting him- He had a cough- I guess there is no doubt that he had consumption. He suffered from lung trouble as long as I knew him. He was very lean. I saw him in his last sickness and helped to bury him. He was buried about a mile North of us. I don’t think there is a headstone at his grave. As well as I remember he died in the fall- I don’t remember the year. Q. The claimant alleges that the soldier died December 11, 1872. Is that date correct? A. My recollection is that date must be somewhere near correct. I do not know of him having any other disease. I do not know the dates of births of the children. I think she was in the family way when she left here after he died. They were not divorced while they lived here. I don’t remember about him having a sore on one hip. My recollection is that he claimed exposure in the army caused lung disease. I am not related and have no interest in the prosecution of this claim. William Vanderford DEPOSITION “C” Case of ADELLA EVERSOLE McINTOSH, No. 300.291 On this 23rd day of February, 1897, at Smartville, County of Johnson, State of Nebraska, before me, J H Hines, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared SAMUEL PARKER, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says: My age is 53, Occupation farmer, P.O. Smartville, Nebraska and residence 1 ¼ mile East. I have lived here 18 years. Prior to that I lived near Brownsville, Nebraska. I first knew the claimant Adella Eversole now McIntosh when they first came to near Brownsville. I can’t give the exact time; it must have been about 1868 or 1869. I knew Abraham Eversole from the time he came to Brownsville till he died- lived within half a mile of him. I saw him often, sat up with him in his last sickness. He was not a well man while I knew him- was not able to do any work that I know of. My recollection is that everybody claimed he died from consumption. I remember he had a bad cough. He was thin and pale. You could tell by looking at him that he was a consumptine. He could not be considered a well man while I knew him. I don’t remember whether he had chronic diarrhea or not. He got awful poor- and I think had bad bed- sores when he died. He died in the fall- can’t give the month. I think he lived there about 18 months before he died. He must have died along in 1869 or 1870. It might have been later. Statement as to condition, date and cause of death read: Her statement as to him being a walking skeleton is true. There is no headstone at his grave and no public record of the fact and date of death that I know of, Since thinking over the matter I still think that it was not later than 1871 when he died. I am not related and am not interested in the prosecution of this claim. Samuel B. Parker DEPOSITION “A” Case of ADELLA EVERSOLE McINTOSH, No. 300.291 On this 14th day of May, 1897, at Burning Springs, County of Clay, State of Kentucky, before me, Chas W Tanon, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared JAMES EVERSOLE, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says: My age 63, lawyer, P.O. Tanksley, Kentucky I was a Private, Company I, 8th Kentucky Infantry from 1861 or 1862 to end of about 15 months. My brother Abraham Eversole was in that Company. He was in no other service. I went in first two or three months. I think he came out first. While at Lebanon, Kentucky he took pneumonia. That was sometimes towards spring of the next year after we enlisted. After that he lost the use of himself and had to go on two crutches- couldn’t stand on his feet and lost the use of himself, he got better though. He was never put on any other duty till mustered out. After service he got so he could go about, but finally lost his mind. Then he got better of that and moved away and died. Can’t give date or approximate time of loss of mind, but it was in a few years after discharge. I don’t remember the sore mentioned by claimant. He lived on my land close by me till he left this country and went to Kansas. Don’t know what year he died. He had measles in service and took cold I called it pneumonia, but I don’t know what the doctor called it. That was at Lebanon. He went from there to Nashville and was discharged on account of disability. I think I was finally mustered out March 1864 and returned home. Soldier was then at home. He was then going about, but looked pale and thin and complained of his side I think. He did not to my recollection wear crutches at time I saw him after discharge. He didn’t look healthy. It might have been his hip, but my recollection is that he complained of his side. He had a cough too and it is my recollection he had it after the spell of sickness at Lebanon. He was living on my place in a house to himself- he and his family and the first thing I knew his mind was affected and I had to guard him. I don’t believe we guarded him over a week. He improved pretty fast, but never got right anymore as long as he stayed there. I don’t know what year he left here, but he didn’t live very long after he left and he had a cough when he left. He had diarrhea when he was taken with pneumonia. I don’t know whether he ever had it after that or not. If I noticed any hemorrhage I don’t remember it. There was no divorce between soldier and claimant and they lived together till they left here. I saw nothing to make me think soldier had consumption while he was here any more than he had a cough. There was no hereditary consumption in the family. James Eversole DEPOSITION “A” Case of ADELLA EVERSOLE McINTOSH, No. 300.291 On this 9th day of September, 1897, at Meriden, County of Jefferson, State of Kansas, before me, W H Andrews, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared BENJAMIN F. WADE, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says: My age is 54 years, occupation farmer, residence near my post office as above. I first knew Abraham Eversole the same year I was married in 72. I was married September 23, 1872 and the next season I lived right near him and the summer of 73 we cut saw logs together and he took sick in July so he had to quit work and I think he died about the middle of November 1873. We were near neighbors. He never appeared to be a stout man. I think from his appearance that he had consumption of the lungs of which he died. I think he was down in bed from July until he died. He had a cough all the time I knew him. I visited him during his sickness and I think was present when he died. I was husking corn when claimant came to the field and told me he was dying. No, I had just began husking and it could not have been as later as December when he died. It was about November 15m when he died (1873) I knew nothing about his military service or their marriage or dates of birth. They lived together as husband and wife and I never knew or heard that they were divorced. Yes, I think soldier bled at the lungs. I haven’t a doubt, but what his fatal disease was lung trouble. I never knew that he had been in the army. Samuel Parker is at Smartville, Johnson County, Nebraska, William Vanderford at Peru, Nebraska, Ira Parker at Brownsville, Nebraska, resided there at time of death. The Edwards boys, John and Joseph were also there. I do not know there addresses. I do not recall any others who were there except Dr. Matthews, Brownsville, Nebraska who was the attending Physician. Benjamin F Wade DEPOSITION “B” Case of ADELLA EVERSOLE McINTOSH, No. 300.291 On this 9th day of September, 1897, at Meriden, County of Jefferson, State of Kansas, before me, W H Andrews, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared MATILDA WADE, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says: My age is 42 years, occupation housekeeper, P.O. as above. I am the wife of Benjamin Wade. I first knew Abraham Eversole about the summer of 72, but was not much acquainted with him until after I was married September 22, 1873. We lived near neighbors. The next summer after our marriage, my husband worked with Abraham Eversole in the timber. About July he had to quit work, he appeared to have consumption of the lungs that caused his death. My husband was husking corn when they sent for him and reported the soldier was dying. It must have been about November 15 when he died- November 15, 1873. I think he had just began husking as he had got near out in the field. Matilda Wade Declaration for Pension due the widow from the date of his discharge not the date of his death. State of Kentucky, County of Perry On this 2d day of September 1914, personally came before me a Notary Public for the County and State aforesaid, ADELIA McINTOSH, age 68 years, whose post office address is Brick ****, Perry County, Kentucky, Well known to me to be respectable and entitled to credit, who being duly sworn by me makes the following statement to the Honorable Commissioner of Pensions for the purpose of obtaining and receiving all the pay from the date of her husband’s discharge to the date of his death. His death being the result from his army service, that she Adelia McIntosh was the widow of Abraham Eversole who was a Private of Company I, of the 8th Regiment of Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, who was enlisted in the summer of 1861, July or August or September 1861 and was discharged in the Spring, March or April or May I cannot fix the exact date said soldier Abraham Eversole was discharged from the army by a surgeon’s certificate of disabilities and lingered in bad health with same disabilities until his death December 11, 1872. I was married to said soldier in June the 8th, 1872 and I Adelia McIntosh file a claim for pension in the year 1880 or 1881 for my husband Abraham Eversole of Company I, 8th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry and **** me the children a pension from the date of the filing of my claim, but did **** the pay from the date of discharge of my husband to his death under the Act of January 25th, 1879, filing me as his widow the areas of the pension from his death or from the date of his discharge to the date of his death December 11th, 1872 a difference of about 8 years of which I did not receive and I am old and almost helpless for 16 or 18 years and that I have not been able for this time to **** my house one half mile and I have to keep a person all the time to wait on me as my weight is 350 lbs, three hundred and fifty pounds. And my health is bad and I make this declaration to the Honorable Commissioner of Pensions for the purpose of obtaining the pension from the date of my husband discharge to the date of his death as stated above, I received a pension, me and my children from the date of application and did not receive the areas of pension which I am entitled to and which I *** had at date of pension and all the *** to *** with the discharge are on file in the pension office in Washington, D.C. and that this application is for all areas of pay and back pay from the date of my husband Abraham Eversole of Company I of the 8th Regiment of Kentucky Volunteer Infantry in the War of 1861. The pay I am due is from the date of his discharge to the date of his death, which was December 11, 1872. This statement is correct to the best of my recollection and belief given under my hand and I further make and appoint with full power and substitution and revocation Milton H. Smith my lawful attorney to present and prosecute my claim. Given under my hand this 2d day Of September, 1914 her Adelia X McIntosh A B Eversole Mamie Eversole