In a message dated 12/22/1999 1:25:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, dw150641@eee.org writes: > Questions or comments that MIGHT be considered critical should be made > privately to the sender of the message -- not publicly to the list. Normally I would agree with you totally. However, if someone is doing something unethical like harvesting info from other websites or lists without permission I think it is something we should all be aware of so we can decide how much, if anything, we will share with that person. I am not taking sides here, I don't know the person who is supposedly doing this. But I am aware of the possibility of a problem now, and I think that is a good thing. Unfortunately, genealogy is not always sweetness and light. Vickie Elam White

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------12DE98C7A0DAE010FC75B26C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Webmaster: Shouldn't you be telling people to keep their arguments to themselves and not to the list? --------------12DE98C7A0DAE010FC75B26C Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Message-ID: <385FDD07.CAB62603@ix.netcom.com> Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 15:03:19 -0500 From: "Margaret M. O'Neill" <topics@ix.netcom.com> Reply-To: topics@ix.netcom.com Organization: TOPICS Troubleshooters Inc. X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: webb2705@knox.mindspring.com Subject: Re: [TNBlount] RE: New Pictures of the MYERS and MOYERS ofCades Cove,Smoky Mtn TN References: <1.5.4.32.19991221112120.00f3f550@pop.knox.mindspring.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Time to stop the cat fight ladies, at least over the Internet, and quit clogging our mailboxes - take it outside! --------------12DE98C7A0DAE010FC75B26C--

Webmaster: Shouldn't you be telling people to keep their arguments to themselves and not to the list? ************************************ Time to stop the cat fight ladies, at least over the Internet, and quit clogging our mailboxes - take it outside! ************************ I agree about the arguing and cluttering our mail boxes , but then at the same time I was quite glad to be made aware of the situation, since I am working some 20 names in the Cove area mentioned, and I fell that if anyone exploits anothers material for their own "recognition" they should be exposed and made to suffer the consequence. ln

Good Morning Hester, I would be willing to bet money that Chrysty does not have permission to use any of the pictures she has posted or the thousands of names/files she has incorporated into her webpages. I know for a fact that she does not have permission to use the family information she copied from my family history. Everyone should be aware that Chrysty does and apparently will continue to harvest information from what ever source she can get it. Even then she is not careful to keep out her own mistakes when transcribing. It is a hisrorical fact that no one has anything to do with chrysty for very long. She has the gall to claim copyrite to the information she has posted. Jay S. Webb 230 Harris Street Clinton, TN 37716-4108 ----------------- At 11:02 PM 12/20/1999 -0600, you wrote: >Chrysty > >I looked over your files and I am amazed that with all the thousands of >names you have, I found none of my Sevier or Blount Co. TN ancestors there. > >Cades Cove is not, nor has it ever been in Sevier County. It is in Blount >County. > >I was also wondering if you obtained permission from Professor Dunn to use >the photographs from his book, "Cades Cove, the Life and Death of a Southern >Appalachian Community"? > >hj > > Webb and Whitehead/Whitted http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/w/e/b/Jay-S-Webb/

Chrysty I looked over your files and I am amazed that with all the thousands of names you have, I found none of my Sevier or Blount Co. TN ancestors there. Cades Cove is not, nor has it ever been in Sevier County. It is in Blount County. I was also wondering if you obtained permission from Professor Dunn to use the photographs from his book, "Cades Cove, the Life and Death of a Southern Appalachian Community"? hj

If anyone would like to look at the pictures I just uploaded to my MYERS Surname Site "familytree site' listed below. Please do. Asso surnames w/these picts are: TIPTON, OLIVER, MYERS, CABLE, McKELDER, McNABB, ABBOTT, LAWSON, McCLURE, GREGORY, RUSSELL, WHITEHEAD, SPARKS, BURCHFIELD, and many more. Chrystie MYERS Consider joining the MOYERS-L & D and the MOYER-L & D Rootsweb: MOYERS-admin@lists3.rootsweb.com and the MOYER-admin@lists3.rootsweb.com with only the word "subscribe" (unquoted) in the message area. Visit Chrystie MYERS Surname Site at http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/k/r/a/Christina-C-Krabal/index.html & my Rootsweb Database at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chrysty/myersfam.html Asso. Surnames: MAYER, MYERS, MOYERS, MOYER, BLACKBURN, JUPFER, HENN, GANN, LANDIS, HUBER, GARRETT, BRADSHAW, RITCHIE, ARBOGAST, ANDERSON, HUSKEY, McCLURE, LINDSEY, WILLOUGHBY, SIMMONS, LEACHMAN, BUCHANAN, LEMLEY, THOMAS, GRIMM, PUGH, COWGER, ZICAFOOSE, VANDEVENDER, STANAKER, SWECKER, WAYBRIGHT, ALLEN, DUNN, BIBLE, WEBB, MULLINEX.

Are there any type of notices or records for births and deaths from 1850 to 1860? Looking for any records of children listed below. My family from Blount Co, TN Samuel Lasley RICHARDS b.20 Dec 1819 TN d.5 Nov 1896 Wright Co, MO. married in Maryville,TN on 15 Feb 1848 to Maleney(Lena)CRISP b. 1830? Burke Co, NC. d.16 Jan 1908 Wright Co, MO. Daughter of Chesley? CRISP and Sarah Jane PROCK children of Sam and Lena born Maryville, TN. 1. John RICHARDS b.25 Dec 1852 d. 31 Jan 1918 Lawrence Co, AR (my G-Grandfather) 2. Sarah RICHARDS b.Feb 1850 d. bef 1900 3. Andrew L. RICHARDS b. abt 1884 d. bef 1900 Samuel served 3rd Reg Co.I, TN Vol.Cav. Union. I have his records and pension papers filed by Lena. Which included Marriage license of 1848! Would like to hear from other RICHARDS/CRISP researchers. Debra RICHARDS TOMS in IL.

CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU OUT THERE AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEARS. HOPE YOU ALL HAVE FUN AND DO BE CAREFUL.....WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY ALSO THE THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR THE ASSISTANCE YOU HAVE GIVEN ME IN THE PAST YEAR AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AGAIN IN 2000. LEE NEEDHAM

WIDOW'S DECLARATION FOR PENSION OR INCREASE OF PENSION. State of Tenn., County of Knox, ss: ON THIS 4 day of Nov, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and ninety six, personally appeared before me, C. G. WAYLAND a Notary Public within and for the County and State aforesaid, MARGARET WEBB, aged 58 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 BENJAMIN WEBB, who enl under the name of BENJAMIN WEBB on the 15 day of Aug, A. D. 1862 in Co. B. 2" Tenn Cav in the war of Rebellion, who died of disease contracted in the service on the 12" day of Oct., A. D., 1896, that she was married under the name of MARGARET BRYANT to said BENJAMIN WEBB, on the (blank) day of (unclear) A. D. 1866, by Squire SNYDER, in Blount Co. Tenn. there being no legal barrier to such marriage; that neither she nor her husband had been previously married; that she has to present date remained his widow; that 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, viz: no children; that she has no abandoned the support of any one of her children, but that they are still under her care or maintenance; that she has not in any manner engaged in, or aided or abetted, the rebellion in the United States: that no prior application has been filed by her. Soldier was a pensioner by Cert. 430.901; that she hereby appoints, with full power of substitution and revocation, A. C. MACNULTY, of Knoxville, Tenn., her attorner, to prosecute the above claim; and her Post Office address is Shooks, Tenn. MARGARET (X her mark)WEBB Z. J. TRENT PLESANT S JINKS (Two witnesses who can write, sign here.)

CERTIFICATE OF DEATH. KNOXVILLE, TN. 1. Name of Deceased: Benj Webb 2. Color: White 3. Sex: Male 4. Age and Date of last Birthday: 56 5. Married, Single, Widow or Widower: Married 6. Date of Death: Oct 11 1896 7. Cause of Death: Surgical operation (If from Smallpox, state whether Vaccination has ever been performed. If Still-born, state the supposed cause.) 8. Occupation: Farmer 9. Nativity: US How long res. in Knoxville: X 10. Place of Death: X Ward: X St., No: X If in suburbs, state locality: 21 dist. Knox Co 11. Name of Father and Mother: X 12. Kinship of parents, if any: X C. DEADERICK MD: Attending Physician. W. S. NASH Sec B of H: Coroner. This Certificate to be returned to Secretary of Board of Health, who will issue a burial permit. ***************** ORDINANCE PASSED JULY 24, 1874. Chap. 32, Section 16. --Whenever any person shall die in the city or suburbs of Knoxville, it shall be the duty of the attending physician, or the coroner as the case may be, to furnish within thirty hours after the death, to the undertaker or other person applying for a certificate setting forth as far as can be ascertained, the usual information required in death certificates to be kept and issued by the Secretary of the Board of Health upon application. In case of a death without any attending physician, or coroner, or where the attending physician neglects or refuses to furnish the certificate, then the Secretary of the Board of Health, or in his absence or inability, some one of the Sanitary Committee must cause the certificate to be filled out and furnished the applicant. Upon presentation of the death certificate to the Secretary of the Board of Health, he shall issue to the applicant a burial permit. Blank certificates to be obtained from the Board of Health.

GENERAL AFFIDAVIT State of Tennessee, County of Blount In the matter of BENJAMIN WEBB late a Private in Co B of the 2d Reg't. of Tenn Cavy Vols., for Orig Inv Pension. On this the first day of November A. D., 1887, personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized to administer oaths BENJAMIN WEBB aged 43 years, a resident of Tuckaleechee in the County of Blount and Statae of Tenn whose Postoffice address is as above and well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declared in relation to aforesaid case as follows: "That I am unable to furnish medical testimony as to continnance since discharge for the reason that I have received no treatment from any physician, having used patent medicines. That I am also unable to furnish the testimony of a surgeon as to treatment in the service for the reason that the only one who treated me Surgeon J. W. MAYS is dead." BENJAMIN WEBB (Signature of Affiant.) State of Tennessee, County of Blount, ss: Sworn to and subscribed before me this day by the above-named affiant, and I certify that I read said affidavit to said affiant, including all the words erased, and all the words added and acquainted him with its contents before he executed the same. I further certify that I am in nowise interested in said case, nor am I concerned in its prosecution; anad that said affiant is personally known to me, and that he is a creditable person. J. N. CAMERON (Official Signature.) J. P. for Blount County (Official Character.) This affidavit may be sworn to before any officer authorized to administer oaths. If executed before a Notary or Justice, however, the certificate of Clerk of Court should be attached, showing official capacity of said Notary or Justice, if such certificate be not already on file. (Filed in the U. S. Pension Office on November 17, 1887, by J. B. CRALLE, 472 Louisiana Ave., Washington, D. C.)

That's all for Lynch's pension file. More to come on other Blount Co. families. Ruth

GENERAL AFFIDAVIT State of Tennessee, County of Blount, ss: In the matter of the application for pension of LINCH WEBB. ON THIS 7th day of December A. D. 1888 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace MERAH E. YEAROUT aged 42 years, a resident of Tuckaleechee in the County of Blount and State of Tennessee, well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declared in relation to aforesaid case as follows: "that he have bin well and personly acuainted with Claimant for 40 years or all my life. He was a stout able Bodyed man up to his Enlistment into the war as far as I knowed. I have worked with him & for him Before the war and since the war. Before the war he could doo as much work as any body of hi size. After the war or now I don't think he can do more than one fourth as much work as he could Before the war. At the (two unclear words) fight or about that time he taken Piles, he says he has had them ever since. I have lived near him Since I was a Boy except 4 years while he was in Texas. I have Seen him with the Piles at Several diferent times. I was in the Ridgment with him and the Same company with him in the war. Have known him when he couldn't go on acct of Piles. I further declare that I have no interest in said case and am not concerned in its prosecution." MERAH E. YEAROUT (Signature of Affiant.) STATE OF Tennessee COUNTY OF Blount ss: Sworn to and subscribed before me this day by the above name affiant, and I certify that I read said affidavit to said affiant, including the words erased, and the words aded and acquainted him with its contents before he executed the same. I further certify that I am in nowise interested in said case, nor am I concerned in its prosecution; and that said affiant is personally known to me and that he is a credible person. J. N. CAMERON (Official Signature.) J. P. for Blount County (Official Character.) I, BEN CUNNINGHAM, Clerk of the County Court in and for aforesaid County and State, do certify that J. N. CAMERON, Esq., who has signed his name to the foregoing declaration and affidavit was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State, duly commissioned and sworn; that all his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit, and that his signature thereunto is genuine. Witness my hand and seal of office, this 7" day of Dec, 1888. BEN CUNNINGHAM Clerk of the County Court NOTE. - This should be sworn to before a CLERK OF COURT, NOTARY PUBLIC or JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. If before a JUSTICE or NOTARY, then CLERK OF COUNTY COURT must add his certificate of character hereon, and not on a separate slip of paper. (Filed by W. H. ROBERTS, Knoxville, Tenn)

GENERAL AFFIDAVIT For the testimony of EMPLOYERS or NEAR NEIGHBORS of soldier, (other than relatives) who have known him before his enlistment, or since his discharge and return from the army. State of Tennessee, County of Blount, ss. In the matter of the application for pension of LINCH WEBB. ON THIS 26" day of November A. D. 1888; personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized to administer oaths THOMAS YEAROUT aged 66 years, a resident of Ellejoy in the County of Blount and State of Tennessee whose Post Office address is Ellejoy Tennessee and 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 he has been well and personally acquainted with Claimant for 50 years, and that "he has known him ever since he was a boy worked with him and for him he was a stout able boddied man until he joined the army. have lived near him ever since the man except four years that he was in Texas when he came home from the war he had piles and has them yet and many had have saw him at various tims have been with him where he would have to stop and put them back saw the blood run from him." He further declares that he has no interest in said case and is not concerned in its prosecution. WILLIAM THOMAS THOMAS (X) YEAROUT P. R. STEPHENSON (If affiants sign by mark, two persons who can write sign here.) NOTE. - The witnesses, if not themselves equal to the task of drawing the affidavits, should go to some Notary Public, Justice of the Peace, or other officer or competent person, and have the blank filled out and properly executed. STATE OF Tennessee, COUNTY OF Blount, ss: Sworn to and subscribed before me this day by the above-named affiant, and I certify that I read said affidavit to said affiant and acquainted him with its contents before he executed the same. I further certify that I am in nowise interested in said case, nor am I concerned in its prosecution; and that said affiant is personally known to me and that he is a credible person J. G. NORTON Justice of the Peace I, BEN CUNNINGHAM, Clerk of the County Court in and for aforesaid County and State, do certify that J. G. Norton, Esq., who has signed his name to the foregoing declaration and affidavit was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State, duly commissioned and sworn; that all his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit, and that his signature thereunto is genuine. Witness my hand and seal of office, this 7" day of Dec, 1888. BEN CUNNINGHAM Clerk of the County Court NOTE. - This should be sworn to before a CLERK OF COURT, NOTARY PUBLIC OR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. If before a JUSTICE or NOTARY, then CLERK OF COUNTY COURT must add his certificate of character hereon, and not on a separate slip of paper. (Filed by W. H. ROBERTS, Knoxville, Tenn)

Hi, Thanks for answering my quiery. The reason I posted it is that I am researching the Cox line in Blount County. No one has ever been able to find the wife of Henry Cox. I'll give a hopefully brief overview: Henry Cox/Cocke b. VA mid 1700's m. wife #1 ____ CURD abt 1762 Henrico Co or Charlotte Co. VA. They had a son CURD COX b. 1762 Charlotte Co.,VA. We think the mother may of died either in childbirth or very soon after for Curd when interviewed could not remember anything about his mother. Henry Cox/Cocke wife #2 Ann Madison 1773 Charlotte Co.VA. They migrated to Blount County in the early 1790's. I am inquiring about Charles because he was mentioned in the probate thinking he may of been related to the first wife of Henry Cox/Cocke. You can get a copy from our web page at http://www.coxcousins.freeservers.com just cut and paste or download it. >From you decendency chart there is also mentioned Patsy Cox. Do you know what line she is of? I am wondering if she is possibly connected to Henry. ............. 5 Rebecca McCoun 1822 ................. +Robert Slaughter Curd ......... 4 Thomas Curd 1796 d: 1878 ............. +Patsy Cox ......... 4 Lucy Brent Curd 1798 d: 1813 killed by lightning ......... 4 William Curd 1800 Do you know if your John CURD is connected to Edward CURD of Henrico? I found a land Patent in the VA Lib CURD, EDWARD Mar 20, 1745 Henrico County 294a. Begg. at Captn. James Cockes corner gum standing on the South side of the Main run of Chickahominy swamp. Patents 25, p. 10 THIS IS NOT THE SAME ONE THAT IS FROM THE PATENT ABOVE CAUSE THE LATTER ONE IS DEAD. Is the John listed in his will your John? Will of Edward CURD, Sr. dated Feb. 4, 1739-40 probated in Henrico Co., VA Dec., 1742. Mentions sons, Edward, Jr., John, Richard and daughters Mary MCBRIDE, Mary RICHARDSON, Elizabeth WILLIAMS, grandsons Edward MCBRIDE and John CURD, Jane MCBRIDE and step-daughter Mary PUNCH. This Edward CURD patented 531 acres on west side of North Branch of Beaver Dam Creek, Goochland Co., Oct 31. 1716. Patent Book 10, Page 307 Ruth in NC e-mail: RLugowski@aol.com Rootsweb Sponsor I don't know if this is your John CURD: CURD, JOHN 15 Nov 1786 Nelson County, KY 1000a. on the south side of Salt River about seventy poles above the mouth of Ashes Creek adjoining Humphrey Marshall 23.055 acres survey Grants 6, p. 606 (thought I would just pass that along since I had it.) Sorry I don't have anything on Watkins. Bushy Hartman mihartman@infoave.net

I am looking for a CHARLES CURD was mentioned in a probate of CURD COX 1859 in Knox Co., TN. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Bushy Hartman mihartman@infoave.net

I found this tonight at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~george/johnsgermnotes/germhis3.html Here's part of what I found regarding the MOYERS/MYERS, the original spelling of MIER, MAYER from MAJOR, Ulm, GERMANY, immigrating to VA. (I know this is the line I've studied at the Enoch Pratt Research Library in Balto., MD). I have 2 lines of MOYERS, MYERS. My MOYERS changed their spelling to MYERS abt the turn of the century, not to be confused w/my MYERS side - totally different. r.65: Continuing with the Volck, Utz, Majer families who have an appearance in Hüffenhardt, the name Volck in Germany was transcribed in Virginia by John Huffman as Folg. Probably John's wife and mother-in-law could not write and so may have been uninformed on the spelling. John Huffman's spelling is reasonable; it sounds almost the same. In Germany, the letter "j" was a vowell and was used almost interchangeably with the letter "i" or "y". Thus the name Majer might have been spelled by some as Maier or as Mayer. And it would not be difficult to believe that it might be spelled as Moyer in Virginia. It is interesting that the Moyer family had land in Virginia that was close to the Utz and the Huffman tracts. Therefore much interest has been expressed in the origins of Anna Barbara Majer whose father was Hans Majer of "Wolfartweyher". Though several villages might have this variation of spelling, research has been unsucessful in finding Hans Majer. Another family in Virginia that seems linked to the origins of Hans Majer and his family is the Balthasar Blankenbaker family. Bathasar was a sponsor at the baptism of all twelve children of John and Mary Sabina Huffman which indicates that perhaps his wife was also a member of the Majer family. The parents of Johann Michael Volck are known; they are Michael Volck and Margaretha Albrect. The grandfathers of Johann Michael Volck are also known; they are Martin Volck and Hans Georg Albrect. The marriage of Michael Volck and Margaretha Albrect took place in Hüffenhardt on 18 Nov 1656. The births of nine children are recorded at Hüffenhardt: Hans Diether, 30 Oct 1657; Hans Martin, 29 Jan 1660; Hans Jerg, 30 Nov 1661; Hans Michael (the father of the immigrant, Mary Sabina), 29 Jan 1663; Georg Dieterich, 3 Sept 1666; Maria Margareta, 23 Feb 1669; Anna Margareta, 30 Nov 1670; Maria Christian, 27 Jan 1679; Maria Barbara, 12 Aug 1680. The father of Johann Georg Utz was Michael Utz who is identified with "Haundorff". This seems to be located to the east where several Utz family members have been located; however, due to a lack of records, no positive identifications have been made. (At some future time, I will recap the movements of several of the Germanna people from the "east".) [In the 1700's, there was a poet from this region by the name of Utz. He was so well thought of that his works were reprinted a hundred years later.] The death of the sons of George and Barbara Utz, namely, Ferdinand and John, may have occurred at a late date. In the 1739 tithables, George Utz is charged with three which we presume to be the father and two sons. The two sons might have been Ferdinand and John or it might have been one of these and Michael who was born in Virginia. In 1739, Ferdinand would have been 24 and John would have been 23 so it is possible that they left heirs. However, no evidence is known to support the idea. Chrystie MYERS Consider joining the MOYERS-L and MOYER-L Rootsweb newgroups by emailing me at : MOYERS-admin@lists3.rootsweb.com or : MOYER-admin@lists3.rootsweb.com with the word "subscribe" in L or D (digest mode). Visit my Familytree MOYERS and MYERS Site at http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/k/r/a/Christina-C-Krabal/index.html and my new Rootsweb Database at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chrysty/myersfam.html

Does anyone have a really old photograph of Four Mile Church? Would really like to have a copy made. Also looking for an old photo of Baker's Creek Presbyterian. Thanks, Shelia

GENERAL AFFIDAVIT For the testimony of EMPLOYERS or NEAR NEIGHBORS of soldier, (other than relative) who have known him before his enlistment, or since his discharge and return from the army. State of Tennessee, County of Sevier, SS. In the matter of the application of pension of LINCH WEBB Pvt Co B 2ond Tenn Cav Vol. ON THIS 6" day of August A. D. 1888; personally appeared before me, a Clerk County Court in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized to administer oaths W. W. JONES aged 43 years, a resident of Allensville in the County of Sevier and State of Tenn whose Post Office address is Allensville Sevier Co. Tenn and 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 he has been well and personally acquainted with LINCH WEBB for 9 years and that "I worked for the applicant and was well acquainted with him liveing on his land for about 3 or 4 years of the time. He was frequntly down with Piles for weekes at a time that he could not do any thing I have frequently seen a half pint or more of Blood where he had to attend to the call of nature when worken on his Farm He would frequently call my attention to the Same I was vary intimate with Clamant all the time I was aquainted with him he was frequently confined to his house he was totally disabled during a large portion the time to do any manuel labor at all they would last Seven or eight days at a time he would then get some better and try to labor some. I further declare that I have no interest in said case and am not concerned in its prosection of the Same." W. JONES (Signature of Affiant) STATE OF Tennessee, COUNTY OF Sevier, ss: Sworn to and subscribed before me this day by the above-named affiant, and I certify that I read said affidavit to said affiant, and acquainted him with its contents before he executed the same. I further certify that I am in nowise interested in said case, nor am I concerned in its prosecution; and that said affiant is personally known to me and that he is a credible person. R. A. WEAR, Clerk Circuit Court

STATE OF Tennessee COUNTY OF Blount In the matter of pension Claim No 612771 of SARAH WEBB widow of LINCH WEBB of Co B 2d Regt Tenn Cav Vols. Personally came before me, a Clerk of a Court in and for said County and State, WILLIAM L HUTTON aged 65 years, whose postoffice address is Maryville County of Blount, State of Tenn well known to me be reputable and entitled to credit, and who being duly sworn, declares in relation to the aforesaid case, as follows: "I was well acquainted with the Soldier and the Claimant before their marriage, and I was living near them when they were married by Esq Saml Jackson, and Knew them well since that time. I Know they have all these years been recognized as husband & wife up to date of the soldier death by the Community where they have resided. I Know they were never previously married, and that they were never divorced from each other. The claimant has not re-married since the death of the said LINCH WEBB. I have no interest in this claim and I am not concerned in its prosecution. This affidavit was all written in my presence in Maryville Tenn on the 9th day of March, 1896, from my oral statements here made to W. C. CHUMLEA and reduced to writing by him and in making the same I did not use and was not aided or prompted thereto by any written or printed statement or recital prepared or dictated by any other person." WILLIAM L. HUTTON Sworn to and Subscribed before me this day by the above named Affiant; and I certify that I read said Affidavit to said Affiant and acquainted him with its contents before he executed the same. I further certify that I am in nowise interested in this case, nor am I concerned in its prosecution, and that said Affiant is personally known to me, that he is a creditable person and so reputed in the community in which he resides. Witness my hand and official seal, this 9th day of March, 1896 BEN CUNNINGHAM Signature of Official Clerk County Court