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Henderson County Texas
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Mary Frances Lowrey Price
Widow of M. D. L. Price
Widow's Application For a Pension #39082
Mrs. M. F. PRICE (Mary Frances Lowrey)
Henderson Co. TX
Postoffice Brownsboro
Filed: 6--8-1923
Approved: 6-11-1923
Pension allowed from: 6-1-1923
The State of Texas County of Henderson
I Mrs. M. F. PRICE do hereby make application to the Comptroller
of Public Accounts for a pension, to be granted me under the Act
passed by the Thirty-third Leg. of the State of TX, and approved
April 7, A.D. 1913, on the following grounds:
I am the widow of M. D. L. PRICE (Marques De L. Price) deceased, who departed this life on the 28 day of Mar., A. D. 1923 in the county of Henderson, in the State of TX.
I have not remarried since the death of my said husband, and I do solemnly swear that I was never divorced from my said husband, and that I never voluntarily abandoned him during his life, but remained his true, faithful and lawful wife up to the date of his death. I was married to him on the 16 day of May, A. D. 1866 in the county of Van Zandt in the State of TX.
My husband, the said M. D. L. PRICE, enlisted and served in the military service of the Confederate States....
1. What is your age? 72
2. Where were you born? Mississippi
3. How long have you resided in the State of Texas? 71 years
4. How long have you resided in the county of your present
residence? And what is your postoffice address? 57 years,
Brownsboro Texas
5. Did your husband draw a pension? If so give his file number
30739
6. What was your husband's full name? M. D. L. PRICE
7. What was the date of his death? Mar. 28, 1923
8. In what State was your husband's command original organized?
Texas
9. How long did your husband serve? If known to you, give date of
enlistment and discharge. Four years. Do not know
written across # 10 and 11 is "See file #30739"
12. Have you transferred to others any property of any kind for
the purpose of becoming a beneficiary under this law? No
(Signature of Applicant) xx Mrs. M. F. Price xx
Sworn to and subscribe before me this 8 day of June, A. D. 1923
(Joab Johnson) County Judge Henderson Co. Texas
Affidavit of Witnesses:
Henderson Co. TX
Before me Joab Johnson, Co. Judge of Henderson Co....appeared D.
T. O. Wells, M. L. Miller, who are personally known to me to be
creditable citizens, who being by me sworn, on oath state that
they personally know that Mrs. M. F. Price, applicant for a
pension as the widow of M. D. L. Price deceased, is in truth and
fact the widow of M. D. L. Price.
Sworn to and subscribed 8 June, 1923
Certificate of State and County Assessor
I D. C. Davis State and County Assessor in the Co. of Henderson
State of Texas, do certify that Mrs. M. F. Price whose name is
signed to the foregoing application for a pension, under the Act
of the Thirty-third Leg. ...is charged on the tax rolls of said
county with a homestead of the value of $1200.00 Dollars, and of
other property, real or personal, or both, of the value of $30.00
Thirty Dollars.
Given under my hand, this 8 day of June A. D. 1923 D. C. Davis
Application for Mortuary Warrant
State of TX
I C. H. Temple do hereby certify that I am the person to whom is
entrusted the paying of the accounts and indebtedness of the late
Mrs. M. F. Price, who was a pensioner of the State of TX, and
whose file number was 39082 and whose original county was
Henderson.
The said pensioner Mrs. M. F. Price, died on the 15th day of
December, 1924, in the town of Brownsboro County of Henderson,
Texas.
The pensioner died in the home of her son.
I am related to the pensioner as Son-in-law. that my
postoffice address is Brownsboro Texas, P.O.86 Brownsboro Texas
Signed C. H. Temple Sworn to before me this 22 day of Dec. 1924
Certificate of Undertaker
I J. F. Daniel, do certify that I am undertaker in the town of
Tyler County of Smith, State of Texas that I had charge of the
body of Mrs. M. F. Price, who died in the town of Brownsboro,
County of Henderson, State of Tx on the 15th day of Dec. 1924.
That said body was prepared for burial by me on the 16th day of
Dec. 1924, and that I am on the opinion that warrant herein
applied for should be issued to the said C. H. Temple who makes
the foregoing application. Signed J. F. Daniel Undertaker
Certificate of Physician
I Dr. T. O. Wells, do certify that I am a practicing physician,
and that I attended Mrs. M. F. Price in her last illness, and am
of the opinion that her ailments were Dilatation of the heart.
Signed T. O. Wells M. D.
Physician's address Brownsboro TX
Mary Frances is buried in the Asbury Cemetery near Edom TX
I have 7 children listed for her.
Return to Military Records of Henderson Co.
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