Phebe (Fulkerson) Harris Pension records
Phebe (also Phoebe in the same document) B. Harris filed a "War of 1812
Application for Service Pension" in Sonoma County on 10 March 1879, as an
83 year old resident of Santa Rosa. Application was number 35, 443 (claim
number: WC-28-639).
Richard Fulkerson, age 73, and
T. S. Fulkerson, age 71 both signed as witnesses. Both claimed to have known
her 65 years. Phebe B. Harris just signed with her mark.
James Voorhees of San
Francisco was her attorney.
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State of California
County of
Sonoma
In the matter of the
application of Phoebe B. Harris for widow's pension.
On this 21st day of
July A. D. 1879, personally appeared before me clerk of the County Court, a
court of record within and for the county and state aforesaid. Dr. T. S.
Fulkerson aged 71 years a resident of the county of Sonoma State of California
well known to me to be the reputable and entitled to credit, and who being duly
sworn according to law disposes and says that his name is T. S. Fulkerson and
he resides as aforesaid, that he was personally acquainted with Samuel Harris
husband of the aforesaid Phoebe B. Harris that said Samuel Harris died in the
county of Sonoma State of California on or about the 15th day of October A. D.
1864, that this knowledge of said death is derived from the fact that he
attended on the said Samuel Harris professionally at the time and place
aforesaid. That he has no interest direct or indirect in any claim the widow of
said Samuel Harris may have against the United States.
That his post office
address is at Santa Rosa, County of Sonoma, State of California
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From her "Widow's Brief
from 29 January 1880, it was "admitted" that she should get a pension
of eight dollars a month starting from 9 March 1878.
She filed an "Application
for Bounty Land" on 14 Sep 1885 at the age of 89. Joseph Childers and John
Fulkerson signed their name as witnesses. Phebe B. Harris signed with a mark.
It further states that Joseph Childers is 51 years old and living on Tupper
Street in Santa Rosa and has known Phebe Harris for 30 years, and John
Fulkerson is 49 and living near Santa Rosa, and has known Phebe Harris for 49
years.
When Phebe Harris passed away,
her son-in-law sent this letter to the pension office:
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Calistoga, Cala
May 17th 1895 Wm.
Lockner
Commissioner of
Pent.
Phebe B. Harris, Widow
of Samuel Harris: War of 1812 died at my house in Calistoga May 25th 1895; her
age was 99 yrs. 3 m. + 5days.
I (one of her sons in
law) have been her custodian for about five years -- She has ben receiving a
pen. of $12 per month Certificate No. 28 639 from 4th of March to her death 2 M
+ 20 days $32.00 would be due her. She wished the am't paid to me to help in
paying her funeral expenses. There is no property left.
She had nothing but her
Pension, the rest her children furnished.
Please inform me how to
proceed to get the money.
Josiah
Downey
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