Abstracted from the pension file for
Daniel Mummey
MOTHER'S
DECLARATION --- ARMY PENSION
State of Ohio}
Union County}ss
On this 19th day of August A.D. 1865
personally appeared before me, the probate judge in and for the county and State
above named (1) Elizabeth Mummy a resident of (2) Watkins in the county of
Union in the State of Ohio she being the age of 54 years, who, being first duly
sworn according to the law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration,
in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by act of Congress
approved July 14, 1862: That she is the widow of (3) Solomon Mummy and the
mother of Daniel Mummy who was a (4) private in Company (5) "C"
commanded by (6) Jess Banning in the (7) 121 Regiment of (8) Ohio Volunteers in
the war of 1961, who died (9) on the 19th of March 1865 on the battle field at
Bentonville in the State of North Carolina. He was killed in battle by the
enemy by gunshot.
She further declares that her said
son, upon whom she was wholly or in part dependent for support, having no
widow, or minor child under sixteen years of age surviving, declarant makes
this application for a pension, under the above-mentioned act, and refers to
the evidence filed herewith, and that in the proper department, to establish
her claim.
She also declares that she has not,
in any way, been engaged in or aided or abetted the rebellion in the United
States; that she is not in receipt of a pension under the second section of the
act above-mentioned or under any other act, nor has she married since the death
of her son, the said Daniel Mummy.
She further declares that she was
married to the said (10) Solomon Mummy on the ___ day of August in the year
____; that her husband, the aforesaid Solomon Mummy died on the 17th of April
AD 1849. And she further sates that she believes there is no public record of
her said marriage and no private record of said marriage, (11) that no public
record of marriage was at that time kept of marriage in the State of
Pennsylvania. Said marriage took place at the house of Peter Wagner in Green
County in the State of Pennsylvania & the marriage was performed by
Marshall Eurten, a justice of the peace.
The said Daniel Mummy lived with me
at the time he enlisted & gave his entire labor to my support & worked
& gave his wages always for my support. He gave his local bounty & his
government pay to support me while he was in the army. He sent fifty dollars of
his government pay also to me while in the service. I have no land or house
& only one cow & two pigs & no other property. I have no other son
upon whom I can depend for support.
Her Post Office address is Watkins,
Union County Ohio. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the
Pension to which she is entitled by reason of the services and death of her
said son. And she hereby constitutes and appoints J. W. Robinson of Marysville
Ohio her attorney, with power of substitution, to prosecute the claim and
procure a Pension Certificate.
Her
Elizabeth X Mummy
Mark
Witnessed by
Jacob S. Hutchison
Henry Felkner
Also, personally appeared before me
Jacob S. Huchison and Henry Felkner residents of Watkins Union County Ohio
persons whom I certify to respectable and entitled to credit, and who being by
me duly sworn, say that they were present and saw Elizabeth Mummy (12) make her
mark to the foregoing declaration; and they farther swear that they have every
reason to believe, from their knowledge of, and acquaintance with her, that she
is the identical person she represents herself to be, that they have no
interest in the prosecution of this claim, and they farther say they (13) knew
her husband and son to be dead; that they died at the time and place above
stated, and that she is still a widow. And they also say that they are acquainted
with the circumstances of said Elizabeth Mummy and know them to be as follows:
She has no land & no property except a cow & two pigs & a very
little household furniture. We also know personally that her said son Daniel
Mummy gave his said mother all his earnings before he enlisted in the 121st
Regiment of Ohio Volunteers & he gave her his local bounty & has sent
her money to support her since he enlisted in said service & that she has
no means of support whatever except her own labor and she is not able at her
age to earn a living by her labor.
Jacob S. Hutchison
(illegible)
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Notes by RHC:
The numbers in parenthesis indicate blanks that the applicant fills out to complete the preprinted document. Underlines indicate blanks that were not completed.