Person:Luther Mingus (1)

Reference: Jim Anderson (providing the following documentation in an e-ma il dated 5-14-1999):

The State of Ohio Morgan County SS

On this 17th day of January in the year 1853, Mary Mingus came personal ly before me a Justice of the Peace within and for said County who being d uly sworn according to law desposes and saith that that (sic.) Luther Ming us in apliant for Bounty land in right of John Mingus deceased who was a p rivate in Captain H. Hickman's Company of the twelfth regiment of Infant ry United States Army, war of 1812 and who died in the service at Buffal o, New York, on or about the 28th day of October in the year 1814. Dep*

• • said that she is the sister-in-law of the said applicant that affia

nt is the widow of Gideon, a Brother of applicant and also of the said Jo hn Mingus in whose right said land is saught to be obtained, affiant furth er avers that she is acquainted with the said applicant forty years that s he knew the said John Mingus applicant's Brother before he went into the A rmy, that said Luther Mingus was always recognized regarded and hath by th eir parents to be their lawful child and son of the same parents of said J ohn Mingus, that the said Luther Mingus hath no Brother living and no sist er living to the best of affiant's knowledge, that both the Parents of sa id Luther are dead and that the said Luther is to the best of affiant's kn owledge and belief the only surviving heir of John Mingus aforesai

                                        Mary Mingus

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 17th day of January A.D. 1853 Jam es A. Adair, Justice of the Peace"

There is a similar document signed by Hannah Mingus, widow of William Ming us. Signed 13th day of January 1853. It has the same death date for Jo hn Mingus.

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