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Affidavit by Alice Varner for minor pension of Jacob Varner

Minor veteran pension application by Alice and Charles Varner for pension of Jacob Varner.

Statement number 1 by Alice Varner.

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General Affidavit

STATE OF Indiana, COUNTY OF Vigo SS: In claim No. 670084 of Alice and Chas. Varner heirs of Co. I/B of the 27/13 Regt. of Ind. Vols./" Cav., Personally appeared before the undersigned duly authorized to administer oaths within and for said County, Alice Varner aged 30 years, whose P.O. is Terre Haute, County of Vigo, State of Indiana, who being duly sworn states in relation to said claim as follows to wit:
My father died in Saline City Clay County Indiana April 10th 1881. There is no record on file at the court house in Clay County Indiana of my fathers death. I can't tell why Jacob Varner's death (who is my father) was not recorded. I got Mr. John Jenkins to see the clerk and the clerk could not find any record of his death.

And affiant further states that he has no interest in this claim.^[1]

Jnn(?) G. Robinson [witness]
James H Mullen [witness]
If affiant signs by mark two witnesses sign here.

Alice her X mark Varner
Affiant's signature.

Sworn to and subscribed before me on the 1st day of January 1900, and I hereby certify that the contents of this affidavit were fully made known before signing to the affiant, who is credible, and I have no interest in this claim or its prosecution.

Bazil Brown
Justice of the Peace
Certificate on file

[stamp: U.S. PENSION OFFICE, Jan 9 1900]

1. ↑ Note: Alice, the affiant, did have an obvious interest in the claim. She was a claimant.