The following deposition was made by the brother-in-law of my GG-grandmother Iva Kincheloe Clark. From the Civil War pension file of my GG-grandfather Joseph Thomas Clark, formerly of Wood County, WV who removed to Lancaster Co., Nebraska and raised his family there. Deposition B. Case of Iva E. Clark, W.O. No. 1,005,683 On this 23rd day of March, 1914 at Council Bluffs, County of Pottawattomie, State of Iowa, before me, George M. Beckett, a special examiner of the Bureau of Pensions, personally appeared Daniel Hoy, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this special examination of aforesaid claim for pension, deposes and says: I was 71 years of age on the 19th day of this month. P. O. address: Roca, Lancaster Co., Neb., R. R. 2. I am a retired farmer. I know this claimant. She is my sister-in-law. I have been more intimately acquainted with her since 1865, but I knew her before the war. I was married to her sister on January 30, 1866. I have no interest in her pension claim. I knew her husband the soldier, J. T. Clark, Joseph T. Clark, I think. I became acquainted with him after the war, probably in the latter part of 1866, because it was soon after I was married. He was working for my father-in-law in a saw mill when I first met him. He was married but once to my knowledge, and that was to this claimant. I should think he was 23 or 24 when I first met him. I was not personally acquainted with his brothers, but he had two that I saw, but no sisters that I ever heard of. His brothers were Miller and Abisha. Miller did live in Morgantown, W. Va., but I heard he is dead. Abisha is dead. I do not know anyone by whom the fact of no prior marriage on his part could be proven. This claimant was married but once to my knowledge. She was not very old when she married, probably 17. I think she and soldier were married in 1868 but I would not be real positive. It was one or two years after I was married. They said they were married in Pennsylvania, near Wheeling. I do not know where. I believe the young folks called the place Hard Scrabble when they came back. I cannot tell you who married them, whether a Justice of the Peace or a minister. I was not present at their marriage. They claimed to have a certificate and to have lost. I don't know as I ever saw it. I cannot remember seeing it. They, soldier and claimant, and her brother Taylor and Zack Lyons, and Taylor's wife, Lois Hultz, went away together when they went to get married. They were married in the Fall of the year. I think that the reason for their going away to get married was because of objections of the parent of Taylor's wife, to his marriage with her. Claimant's parents did not oppose her marriage with soldier to my knowledge, at least said nothing about it. No sir, there was nothing compulsory about their marriage. Yes sir, claimant and soldier lived together as man and wife continuously from the time of their marriage to his death. Soldier died a little over a year ago, but I do not remember the exact date. I can't tell what month. Claimant has not remarried since his death. If my memory is right they took a boat to Wheeling when they went away to get married. Cannot say how long they were gone. Of course the parents of both parties must have recognized their marriages, as they were allowed to live together, and they were always regarded as man and wife by all the family. I never heard the fact of claimant's marriage with soldier ever questioned by anyone. I do not know whether Zack Lyons is living or not. He was then living when I saw him in 1900 on Wellington Creek, W. Va., and about 10 miles from Parkersburg, and North West of Parkersburg. I think he was living on the home place then. I met him in the city of Parkersburg. Claimant had a child born to her before the regular time; they called it a seven months child, and it was always considered the soldier's child and went by his name. I don't think the family knew anything about the matter until the child was born, or if they were told, they never said anything about it. No one ever questioned the fact of their marriage on that or any other account, that I know of. I am correctly recorded in the deposition which has been read to me. Your questions were fully understood. Word objections underlined as, before signing. Word 'been' erased line 38 before signing. Daniel Hoy - Deponent Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23rd day of March 1914, and I certify that the contents were fully made known to deponent before signing. George M. Beckett - Special Examiner Always digging for my roots, Kathie Harrison Lancaster Co. Coordinator, NEGenWeb Project http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irishrose/lancindex.html