WAR OF 1861

CLAIM FOR WIDOW'S PENSION, WITH MINORS

BRIEF in case of Lydia M. Thompson................................................ , Widow of

Vincent Thompson Volunteer in Temporary Service .

Resident of Washington................................. County, and State of Tenn............

Post Office address: Jonesboro................................................................ "..................

DECLARATION AND IDENTIFICATION IN DUE FORM.

PROOF EXHIBITED.

Service.

No evidence of enrollment or service in the office of the Adjutant General or Second Auditor. Alexander Hicks late Lieut. of Co. F 3 Tenn. Mtd. Vol. swears that Thompson had been acting in the capacity of spy bringing & carrying in information for some months prior to Jany 22, 1865.

Death.

On which day the Company were engaged with the enemy. Thompson went into the fight with the Co. and did good service & was mortally wounded in action. This information was mostly obtained from the men who were captured. Nat. Pickering & Isaac Crawford swear that they were members of the Co. & in the engagement with the rebels Jany 22, 1865 and know that Thompson volunteered temporarily & went to battle with the Co. & was killed --or was mortally wounded and died in 2 or three hours --they claim personal knowledge of the facts, he fell at the feet of Crawford. Adjutant General reports the witnesses were captured Jany 22, 1865. Martha J. Baxter certified to be creditable swears that the above named battle was fought near her residence & that Vincent Thompson was brought to her house mortally wounded & died of his wounds about two hours from when he was brought in.

Names
and dates
of birth of
children

, born

, 18... , who will be 16 years old

John B.

"

Nov 12

, 1851

"

"

"

Nov 11

, 1867

Martha M.

"

Oct 27

, 1853

"

"

"

Oct 26

, 1869

Joseph T.

"

May 21

, 1855

"

"

"

May 20

, 1871

Francis M.

"

March 26

, 1857

"

"

"

March 25

, 1873

Mary C.

"

Dec 21

, 1858

"

"

"

Dec 20

, 1874

George W.

"

Jany 31

, 1861

"

"

"

Jany 30

, 1877

Nancy A.

"

Dec 14

, 1862

"

"

"

Dec 13

, 1878

Sarah J.

"

Sept 19

, 1865

"

"

"

Sept 18

, 1881

Proof of ages

Attending physicians

Marriage.

Vincent Thompson and Lydia Bolton were married March 24th 1847.

Loyalty.

Declared

Agent,
and his P.
O. address.

R. W. Walker Esq. Present

Issue certificate for Eight dollars per month, commencing Jany 23, 1865, and two

dollars per month additional for each of the above-named children, commencing 25 day

of July , 1866.

G. S. Slory........... , Examiner.

Passed June 12................... , 1869

APPROVED:

S. F. S.