Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8906, for George Oliver, North Carolina
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]
(3-1776)

SERVICE
N. C.

Oliver, George

NUMBER
S8906

CONTENTS
Carded
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]
12240
North Carolina
George Oliver
of Lincoln in the State of N.C.
who was a Pri in the Com commanded
by Captain ___ of the Reg commanded
by Col. Paxton in the NC__
line for State Troops

Inscribed on the Roll of N. Car__
at the rate of 50 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of April 
1833 and sent to Vandy
McBee. Clk. Lincolnton N.C.

Arrears to the 4th ff March 33 $100.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sept. 33 25.00
[total]                                            $125.00

(Revolutionary Claim, )
(Act June 7, 1832.       )
Recorded by E.D. Bullock Clerk
Book E Vol [illegible] Page 50

[right side]
John Y Bryant
Oct 22/53
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18544
George Oliver
North Ca" [Carolina]

Admit for 15 mo as
private from 1778
Cd Paxton __$50
NC

Vandy McBee CR
Lincoln Co
NC
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[typed form with handwritten responses]

BRIEF in the case of George Oliver
County of Lincoln in the State of North Carolina
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Courts

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirm?   [blank]

3.  How old is he?  72

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
[four columns in table form}

[first column]
[title]
Period

[line one]
Vol. In 1778

[line two]
Vol.

[second column]
[title]
Duration of Service.
Years, Months, Days

[line one]
11 [months]

[line two]
2 [months]

[line three]
1 [month]

[line four]
1 [month]

[third column]
[title]
Rank.
as a

[line one]
Private

[line two]
Private

[line three]
Private

[line four]
Private

[fourth column]
[title] 
Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served

[line one]
General Lincoln Green
Capt. Buford, Col Paxton

[line two]
Capt Cook

[line three]
Capt Gates

[line four]
Capt Henderson
[end of table]

5.  In what battles was he engaged?  Stono, Guilford

6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Guilford N.C.

7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  traditionary

8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  not properly
attached.

Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.

Chas W Forrest
Examining Clerk.
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[typed form with handwritten responses]

STATE OF North Carolina )
COUNTY OF Gaston         )
BE IT KNOWN, That on this 4th day of October A.D.,
1852 before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County
and State aforesaid, personally appeared Sarah Boyd & Harriett Oliver
resident, of Gaston County, and made oath in due form of law, that they
is the daughters of George Oliver who made application for a Pension, and
was allowed at the rate of $50 per annum, that they has been informed that said Pension, and
was allowed at the rate of $50 per annum, that they has been informed that said Pension ought to be
Increased that they are directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be
filed with such additional evidence or arguments, as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Sarah her x mark Boyd
Harriet her x mark Oliver

Sworn to and Subscribed, the day and )
year aforesaid, before me,                     )
J G Lewis J.P.

I John G Lewis a Justice of the Peace, in and for the said County, do hereby
certify, that Sarah Boyd & Harriet Oliver who executed the foregoing paper, are
respectable residents of this County, and are I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth.
J.G. Lewis J.P.

I, John H Roberts Clerk of the County Court for the
County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that John G Lewis before whom the
foregoing papers were executed, was at the date of the same, and is now, a Justice of the Peace in and for
said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths, and the name thereunto subscribed is
signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and
affixed my seal of office, this twenty third day of
A.D. 1853
John H Roberts CCC
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[typed form with handwritten responses]

STATE OF North Carolina )
COUNTY OF Gaston         )
KNOW ALL MAN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we Sarah Boyd & Harriet Oliver
of the County of Gaston and State of North Carolina do hereby constitute
and appoint William F Davidson my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute
the claim of George Oliver for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or
increase of Pension, that may be due; and we hereby authorize our said Agent to examine all
the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments at Washington City, or else-
where, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said
claim, which Certificate I wish made payable to Sarah Boyd & Harriet Oliver
to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that
might or could do were we personally present.  Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attor-
ney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises; and revoking any and all other Powers of Attorney that
I may have heretofore made in relation to this Claim.

Witness our hands and seal this 4th day of October A.D. 1852
Sarah her x mark Boyd
Harriet her x mark Oliver

Signed and sealed in the presence of
Laban Friday
J R Hand

STATE OF North Carolina  )
COUNTY OF Gaston          )
ON THIS 4th day of October A.D. 1852 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of
the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Sarah Boyd & 
Harriet Oliver and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be their act and deed,
for the purposes therein mentioned.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year aforesaid.
J. G. Lewis J.P.
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[printed form handwritten responses]

STATE OF North Carolina )
                                         )ss.
COUNTY OF Gaston         )

It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me John H Roberts
upon the affidavits Samuel Armstrong & Sarah Boyd
that George Oliver was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United
States at the rate of $ [blank] per annum and that he died on the
24 day of October eighteen hundred and forty four
leaving surviving William Oliver George Oliver John Oliver
Elizabeth Armstrong Sarah Boyd Mary Bollinger
Harriet Oliver Pleasant Oliver Gemma Davis
and that Elizabeth Armstrong --Sarah Boyd &
Harriet Oliver
the only surviving children of the aforesaid.  George Oliver known
to be living others not having been heard from
for several years

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal of office, this 23 day of
Feb one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three
John H Roberts C.C.C
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George Oliver,
declaration
18544
(check mark)
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State of North Carolina  )
Lincoln county                )ss.
On this third day of November in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred & thirty two personally appeared in
open court before the Justices of the court of
pleas & quarter sessions in & for the county
& state aforesaid now sitting George Oliver
a resident the county of Lincoln aforesaid &
of the State of North Carolina aforesaid aged
72 years who having first duly sworn according
to law doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit
of the act of congress passed June 7th 1832
That he entered into the service of the United
States as a private of the Malitia [militia] under the following named
officers and served as herein stated That he
entered the service in the month of October in
the year 1778 in the county of Guilford North
Carolina under the command of General Lincoln
Colonel Layton and Captain Ruford That he
marched from Guilford through Salisbury
to the ten mile house from Charleston South Carolina from thence
to a little Town on Savanah [Savannah] River called 
Pursburg from thence to Charleston and
continued there until after the battle
of Stono he continued in the servace [service] of
the United States for the space of nine
months but he lay in Charleston in the
Hospital for some time & if that was
taken into the calculation he was in 
the service upwards of eleven months
before he got his discharge
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He was in a small engagement at the Savanah
River & was in several scirmishes [skirmishes] on the way
to Charleston He entered said servace [service] and a [illegible]
[illegible] [cross hash symbol inserted above the line] He has now no documentary evidence
and that he knows of no person within a con
venient distance whose testimony he can
present who can testify to his
service He hereby relinquishes every claim
whatever to a pension or annuity except
the present and declares that his name is
not on the pension roll of the agency of
any state or of the agency of the state of North 
Carolina
Sworn to and Subscribed
George his mark Oliver
Jst Vardry McBee
Clerk of the Court
[illegible] B T Kirdy a clergyman a resident of
the county of Lincoln & State of North Caro
lina and Robert Barry a resident of the
state & county aforesaid Hereby certify that
we are well acquainted with George Oliver
who has subscribed & sworn to the above
declaration that we believe him to be
of 72 years of age that he is reputed and
believed in the neighborhood where he 
resides to have been a soldier of the revol
ution & that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year
aforesaid
B. T. Kirby
Robert Perry
Jst Vardy McBee
Clerk of said Court
And the said court do hereby declare
their opinion after the investigation of
the matter, and after taking the interro
gatories presented by the war department
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that the above named applicant was a revolu
tionary soldier and served as [illegible]
The court further certifies that it appears
to them B.T. Kirby who has signed the
preceding certificate is a clergyman resident
in the county of Lincoln & State aforesaid 
and that Robert Barry who has also signed
the same is a resident of the county &
State aforesaid and is a credible person
and that their statement is entitled to
credit.

J. Vardy McBee clerk of the court of
pleas & quarter sessions and for the
county of Lincoln do hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said court in the
of the application of George Oliver for
a pension In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & seal of office
this third day of November 1832
Vardry McBee CC

Interrogatories propounded by the court
to Geo. Oliver
1st where & in what year were you born?
Ans. In Prince Edward County in Va in the
year 1760__
2nd Have you any record of your age; & if so where
is it?
Ans.-- I have not.__
3rd Where were you living when called into service?
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where have you lived since the revolutionary war
& where do you now live?
Ans In Guilford County No Carolina__in
Mecklenburg & Lincoln No Ca & I now
live in Lincoln.
4th How were you called into service, were
you drafted; did you volunteer or were
you a substitute? And if a substitute--
for whom?
Ans. I was a volunteer as before stated.
5th State the name of some of the regular
officers who were with the troops when
you served; such continental & militia
regiments as you can recollect, & the gen-
eral circumstances of your Service.
Ans. I have stated their names & the circum-
stances of my service in the above declar-
ation___
7th State the names of persons to whom you are known
in your present neighborhood, & who can testify
as to your character for veracity, & their belief
of your service as a Soldier of the revolution.--
Ans.  B. T. Kirby, clergyman & Robert Barry.
George his mark Oliver
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[cross hatch symbol] He further states that about a year after he
returned home from his first service He
volunteered again & entered the services
of the United States in Guilford county
& served two months under General Green
& under Captain Cook & was in the battle
of Guilford He then volunteered as a 
guard for Governor Martin at the
seat of government in North Carolina
& served one month under Captain
Gates.  He again volunteered & served
another month under Captain Samuel
Henderson in the 18 month service &
then hired a certain Thomas Wolson
a substitute who served about 3 or
4 months & then the war ended
This statement he [illegible] in the
foregoing declaration
George his mark Oliver
Jst Vardry McBee
Clerk of said Court
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[typewritten]
April 29, 1936

BA-J/EXL
George Oliver-S.8906

Mr. Roy K. Kirkman
2210 Lenex Avenue
Detroit, Michigan

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
record of George Oliver, who served in the North Carolina Troops,
Revolutionary War, and received a pension while residing in Lin-
coln County, North Carolina.

The data that follow are obtained from the papers on file
in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.8906, based upon the mili-
tary service in that war of George Oliver.

George Oliver was born in 1760, in Prince Edward County,
Virginia.  The names of his parents are not shown.

While residing in Guilford County, North Carolina, George
Oliver volunteered in October, 1778, served as a private in Cap-
tain Raford's company, Colonel Sexton's North Carolina Regiment,
was in a small engagement at the Savannah River and in several
skirmishes:  length of this service, eleven months: about a year
or more after his return home, he again volunteered, served two
months in Captain Cook's North Carolina Company and was in the
battle of Guilford:  he enlisted and served one month in Captain
Gates' North Carolina Company and acted as a guard for Governor
Martin at the capital of North Carolina and one month in Captain
Samuel Henderson's North Carolina Company: no specific dates are
given for these services.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November
3, 1833, while a resident of Lincoln County, North Carolina.  He
had resided, also, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, after
the war.  

He died October 24, 1844, place not shown.
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George Oliver was survived by the following children.
There are no data in regard to soldier's wife.

William Oliver
George Oliver
John Oliver
Elizabeth Armstrong
Sarah Boyd 
Mary Bollinger
Harriet Oliver
Pleasant Oliver
Gemma David

The date of birth and the names of the husbands of the daugh-
ters are not stated.  In 1853, Sarah Boyd and Harriet Oliver,
Both of Gaston County, North Carolina, and Elizabeth Armstrong,
her place of residence not given, were the only surviving children.

Very truly yours

A D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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[double sided page]
[left]
1930-Nov 3-Hist: to
Mrs. Flora M. Norman EEL

1931-Jan 6-Mrs. Flora Oliver
Norman ad. that date of
death-in letter of Nov 3
is correct- EEL

1934. May 10-Mrs. E. C Norman advd
names of soldiers parents not given [illegible]
claim (see ltr in clm. S.31888 of John
Oliver)  --  MLB

1935-Oct 15-Hist to Mrs
Lester McKee - EL.

1935-Oct 16-Hist to Dr
E W. Oliver EL

1936-Apr 29-Hist to Ray
K. Kirkham - EL

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{printed form handwritten responses]
[sideways] Rev War

8906
INVALID

File No. 8906
George Oliver
Priv. Rev. War.

Act: June 7th 1832
Index:--Vol. 1st, Page 281

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Washington City
October 7th. 1853

Sir,
Please inform me what
progress has been made in the
case of Sarah Boyd and Harriet
Oliver, daughters of George Oliver
of North Carolina for a Rev-
olutionary Pension, filed April
4th. 1853.
Very respectfully
Your Obdt. Servt.
John Y. Bryant
per William H. Dietz

To
Hon. L. P. Waldo
Comr. of Pensions.
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[left] blank

[right]
Geo. Oliver

[illegible]
J Y. Bryant
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Washington City
April 4th 1853.

Dir,
As the Attorney of Wm. F. Davidson Esqr. of Charlotte N. Carolina
I enclose to you herewith, a Power of Attorney to him from
Sarah Boyd and Harriet Oliver of Gaston County in Said 
State, claiming an increase of the pension heretofore
allowed their Father Geroge Oliver, under the Act of the
7th June 1832
accompanied by their affidavits and those of Saml. Armstrong
and Sarah Boyd, touching said claim for increase of
pension.
I request, in behalf of Wm Davidson, and as his Agent
and Attorney, that I may have access to the files and records
of your office relative to said claim.
Very respectfully
Your Obdt. Servt.
John Y. Bryant

Commr. of Pensions
Present.
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[printed form handwritten responses]
BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
George Oliver which require
further proof or explanation.

I.  Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes

II.  Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes

III.  If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
[blank]

IV.  Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?  yes

V.  [asterisk symbol] Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he
served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled?  yes

VI.  Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes

VII.  Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
June 7, 1832? yes

VIII.  Has the Court given their opinion? yes

IX.  Has the Clerk given his certificate?  yes

X.  If the Clerk's seal affixed?  And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal? yes
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[printed form with handwritten responses]
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XII.  Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolu-
tionary service?  yes

XII.  If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason for not obtain-
ing it?  [blank]

XIII.  If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one
living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?  yes

XIV.  [cross symbol] If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness
or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath,
certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the
regulations direct?  [blank]

XV.  Does it appear from any of the papers that witness was in such a situation, or of such an age,
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?  [blank]

XVI.  [double bar cross symbol] Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  No

XVII.  Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?  yes.

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
[asterisk symbol] QUERE V.  In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how
long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recol-
lection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades;  For -----
year ------ months, and -----days, I served as a ----- For ----- months
and ----- days, I served as a -----; and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served,
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the
pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase [begin italics] about three or four months [end italics] is too in-
definite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  Some persons who apply for pensions
merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the
officers, and other particulars respecting their service.  This form of a declaration is highly objection-
able.  It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration
of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the
applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either
in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not em-
ployed in any civil pursuit.
[cross symbol] QUERE XIV. [begin italics] Proof of Service. [end italics]
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must
prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of
the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the
regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths
must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magis-
trate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[double bar cross symbol] QUERE XVI.  [begin italics] Mode of authenticating papers. [end italics]
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the cer-
tificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass
under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly
attached to the certificate.
[pointing hand symbol] In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of
office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the
certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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[envelope]
[canceled one penny postage stamp in right corner]
[date stamp]
GREENVILLE
OCT 10
2 PM
1935
ILL.

[received stamp]
12
RECEIVED 
OCT 12 1935
[illegible]

Veterans Administration
Pensions Bureau
Washington, D.C.
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Greenville Ill
Oct. 10-1935.
Several weeks ago I
wrote you for the
service record of
Geo. Oliver of Rockingham
Co. N. Carolina.  I enclosed
several references that
had been copied from
your Dept. also asked
for Record of Ebenezer
Wise of Hebron, N. Hampshire
I found that both these
were pensioners in 
Rev in Springfield
Library.
I have had no reply
and will appreciate
an early answer.
Mrs. Lester McKee
Regent Bay, Mills Chapter
D.A.R. Greenville, Ill.
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Holden, Mo., Dec. 31, 1930
E. W. Morgan,
Acting Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir;
Several months
ago I wrote you in regard
to the Revolutionary War
record of George Oliver,
of Guilford Co, North Carolina.
On Nov. 3, you wrote
me as follows, you are
advised that it appears 
from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension
claim No. 8906 that George
Oliver was born in 
1760 in Prince Edwards
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County, Virginia, & ect --
In looking up the
record of this early ancestor
I have found in the
records at the Missouri
Valley Historical Society, in
Kansas City, Missouri, the
following records,
George Oliver, Guilford
Co, North Carolina, (1773)
petitions with other citizens 
as to the court house, also
John Oliver, (the same).
Taken from the North
Carolina Colonial Records
Vol IX Page 806.
You can readily see
from the two records
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That if George Oliver was
born in 1760 that he would
only be 13 yrs old at the
time of the petitioning for
the court house in 1773,
I wondered if it could
be possible that your
record might be 1750
instead of 1760 as you
say, "that it appears from
the paper, ect., by you
using the word "appears"
I draw the conclusion
that the record is not alto-
gether plain so though it
might possibly be 1750 instead
of 1760.  If 1750 this would
make him 23 yrs old.
Page 28

Thanking you in advance
for any information you
can give me in straighten-
ing out this conflict in these
records, I remain,
Yours truly,
Mrs. Flora Oliver Norman
601 South Olive St.
Holden, Missouri

[date stamp]
PENSION
JAN
U. [illegible]  S.
1931
OFFICE
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[letterhead]
Hyde Park Hotel Company
OPERATING
Hyde Park Hotel
Chicago

Sept. 2, 1935.
Veterans Administration
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
I would like a certificate of the
Revolutionary Army record of
GEORGE OLIVER No. S8906

He enlisted from Prince Edward Co., Va.,
or from Rockingham Co., N.C.
Also, if not asking too much, Army Accounts:
Vol.10,p-76,Folio 1.
Vol.2,p-50, Folio 2.
Vol.1,p-100,Folio 2.
Vol.22,p-79.
Vol.10,p-86.Folio 2.
Bk A,p-275

My discharge and that of my father
were stolen in a hold-up.  Would be glad
to have copies.
ELIJAH WILSON OLIVER, Civil War, Certificate
Div.F, Company A, 143d Reg., under Col. John
P. St. John, Illinois Vol. Inf., Charleston, Ill.
Certific No. 799,647.

ELBERT WILBUR OLIVER, M.D., enlisted at
Chicago, Ill., served in the Medical Corps
at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., where I was
discharged Jan.10,1918.

Thanking you very much, I am
Yours Very Truly,
E W Oliver [signature]
E. W. OLIVER, M.D.
HYDE PARK HOTEL
CHICAGO, ILL.

[date stamp]
3
REC'D
SEP 4 1935
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS. ADM
READER #4

[handwritten left margin]
Civ
&
W.W.
Page 30

Holden, Mo, Oct, 20, 1930.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Several days ago I received
from the North Carolina Historical Com-
mission, the Revolutionary War Records
of one of my ancestors, George Oliver
of Rockingham Co or Salisbury District,
N.C., among them was a record
from the State records of North Carolina
as follows, Morth Carolina Revolutionary
Pensioners, under acts of 1818 & 1832
as reported by Secretary of State to
Congress in 1835:  name George Oliver
Rank, private.
I would like very much 
to have a record of this old soldier, the
date of his birth marriage & death,
and any other information that
might be on his record, These
dates are required for membership
in the D.A.R.
I thought that these dates
might be on his pension papers or
his application for a pension and
would appreciate any information 
you might send me.  If his paper are
there would you please send me a 
copy of them.  Thanking you in advance
for any information you might send
me I am yours truly
Mrs. Flora M. Norman,
601 S. Oliver St.
Holden, Missouri.
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address. Mrs. Flora M. Norman
601 S. Oliver St.
Holden, Missouri

[date stamp]
PENSION
OCT
U. 22 S.
1930
OFFICE
Page 32

Veterans Administration, Bureau of Pensions

No -S- 8906
Vol.10--P. 76-Folio I, Vol. I- P-I00 Folio 2, Book A-P-275
vol. 10-P-86-Folio-2, ---Vol.2 -P-50-Folio 2,--Vol. 22- P-79.

The army record of George Oliver, born in Rockingham Co. N. Carolina in 1760
married 1778 to Martha-----, Lived in Rockingham Co. and was the father 
of the following children--Abraham-- James-- Peter-- and Jesse.

These records were given me in connection with srevice [service] in Revolution
of said George Oliver, his relatives say he enlisted in this County where he
was born.  Can you give me any records that would establish this line for 
membership in D.A.R.  Did he appear on pension list?

Can you give me any record of service of Ebenezer Wise born in Hebron,
Grafton Co. New Hampshire. married Mary Hazelton, I have been told a record 
in Springfield Library had both he and wife on pension list.  Do you have any
dates of birth, death, or marriage?  I have necessary dates for other members.
Thanking you for any information you may give me, Iam
Sincerely,
Mrs. Lester Mc Kee
Regent Benjamin Mills Chapter D.A.R.

AFTER 5 DAYS RETURN TO
Mrs. Lester Mc Kee
Greenville, Illinois

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READER #15
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APR 18 1936
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM.
READER No. 16

2210 Lenox Ave.,
Detroit, Michigan,
April 16, 1936

The Administrator of Veterans Affairs,
Veterans Administration,
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:

I am seeking information concerning an
ancestor who served in the Revolutionary War in
connection a compilation I am preparing of my
family history.  His name and other information
I have are as follows:

GEORGE OLIVER who is mentioned in Vol. III on Page
91 of the Report of the Secretary of War to the
U.S. Senate, published in 1835.  It appears in
this report that this man was then a resident
of Lincoln County, North Carolina; that he was
receiving $50. per annum pension for his service
as a private in the North Carolina Militia; that
he was 74 years of age; and that he was placed
on the pension rolls April 10, 1833 under the
Act of June 7, 1832.

Would you kindly furnish me with all the
data which you may have pertaining to this man such as date
and place of birth, service record, etc.

Very truly yours,
Roy K. Kirkman [signature]
Roy K. Kirkman

RKK/D
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October 16, 1935
BA-J/EEL
George Oliver-S.8906

Dr. E. W. Oliver
Hyde Park Hotel
Chicago, Illinois

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War record of George Oliver, S.8906, also, copy of
your discharge certificate in the World War and that of your father,
Elijah Wilson Oliver, in the Civil War, both of which were stolen
in a hold-up.

The record of George Oliver is given herein as found in pen-
sion claim, S.8906, based upon his service in that war.

For information in regard to the copies of the discharge cer-
tificates cited by you, it is suggested that you apply to The
Adjutant General, War Department, this city.

George Oliver
S.8906

The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file
in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.8906, based upon the mili-
tary service in that war of George Oliver.

George was born in 1760, in Prince Edward County,
Virginia.  The names of his parents are not shown.

While residing in Guilford County, North Carolina, George
Oliver volunteered in October, 1778, served as a private in Cap-
tain Raford's Company, Colonel Saxton's North Carolina Regiment,
was in a small engagement at the Savannah River and in several
skirmishes; length of service, eleven months: about a year or more
after his return home, he again volunteered, served two months
in Captain Cook's North Carolina Company and was in the battle
of Guilford:  he enlisted and served one month in Captain Gates'
North Carolina Company and acted as a guard for Governor Martin
as the capital of North Carolina and one month in Captain Samuel
Henderson's North Carolina Company:  no specific dates are given
for these services.
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George Oliver was allowed pension on his application executed
November 3, 1833, while a resident of Lincoln County, North Caro-
lina.  He had also resided in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina,
after the war.

He died October 24, 1844, place not shown.

The following children survived their father: the name of
soldier's wife is not shown:  William Oliver, George Oliver,
John Oliver, Elizabeth Armstrong, Sarah Boyd, Mary Bollinger,
Harriet Oliver, Pleasant Oliver, and Gemma Davis.  In 1853,
Sarah Boyd and Harriet Oliver, both of Gaston County, North Car-
olina, and Elizabeth Armstrong, her place of residence not given,
were the only surviving children of the soldier, George Oliver.
The dates of birth of the above named children are not shown.

The above is the history of the only soldier named George
Oliver that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this
office.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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October 15, 1935

BA-J/EEL
George Oliver-S.8906
Ebenezer Wise-W.26074

Mrs. Lester McKee
Greenville
Illinois

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letters in which you request the
Revolutionary War records of George Oliver, S.8906 and Ebenezer
Wise, of Grafton County, New Hampshire, who married Mary Hazelton.

The records of those soldiers are given herein as found in
the pension claims based upon their services in that war.

George Oliver
S.8906

The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file
in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.8906, based upon the mili-
tary service in that war of George Oliver.

George Oliver was born in 1760, in Prince Edward County, Vir-
ginia.  The names of his parents are not shown.

While residing in Guilford County, North Carolina, George
Oliver volunteered in October, 1778, served as a private in Cap-
tain Raford's Company, Colonel Saxton's North Carolina Regiment,
was in a small engagement at the Savannah River and in several
skirmishes: length of service, eleven months: about a year or more after
his return home, he again volunteered served two months in Captain
Cook's North Carolina Company and was in the battle of Guilford:
he enlisted and served one month in Captain Gates' North Carolina
Company and acted as a guard for Governor Martin at the capital of
North Carolina and one month in Captain Samuel Henderson's North
Carolina Company: no specific dates given for these services.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November
3, 1832, while a resident of Lincoln County, North Carolina.  He
had also resided in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, after the
war.
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George Oliver died October 24, 1844, place not shown.

The following children survived their father:  the name of 
soldier's wife is not given.

William Oliver, George Oliver, John Oliver, Elizabeth Arm-
strong, Sarah Boyd, Mary Bollinger, Harriet Oliver, Pleasant
Oliver and Gemma Davis.  In 1853, Sarah Boyd and Harriet Oliver,
both of Gaston County, North Carolina, and Elizabeth Armstrong,
her place of residence not given, were the only surviving child-
ren of the soldier, George Oliver.

The above is the history of the only soldier named George
Oliver that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this
office.

Ebenezer Wise
W.26074

The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file
in Revolutionary War pension claim, W.26074, based upon the mili-
tary service in that war of Ebenezer Wise.

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of
Ebenezer Wise are not shown.

Ebenezer Wise enlisted in 1775, place not shown, and served
eight months in Captain Kinsman's Company, Colonel John Stark's
New Hampshire Regiment:  he enlisted in January, 1776, in the
state of Massachusetts, and served in Captain Isaac Sherman's
Company, Colonel Loammi Baldwin's Massachusetts Regiment:  length
of service, one year.

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 1,
1818, at which time he was aged sixty-seven years and resided in
Hebron, Grafton County, New Hampshire.

He died February 4, 1834, at his residence in Hebron, New
Hampshire.

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Ebenezer Wise married October 12, 1778, Mary Hazelton.  The 
marriage was recorded on the town records of Plymouth, Grafton
County, New Hampshire.  The date and place of birth of Mary and
the names of her parents are not shown.

Soldier's widow, Mary, was allowed pension on her application
executed August 22, 1838, at which time she was aged eighty-three
years and resided in Lyme, Grafton County, New Hampshire, at the
home of her son-in-law, Robert Latham, who, in 1828, was aged
fifty-five years.  The name of his wife is not stated.

In 1838, Jane Wise, daughter of Ebenezer and Mary Wise, was
aged thirty-nine years and resided in Lyme, New Hampshire.  No
names of any other children are given.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the
name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of
the Revolutionary War pensioner, Mary Wise, widow of Ebenezer Wise,
(W.26074), you should address The Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the fol-
lowing data:

Mary Wise, widow of Ebenezer Wise, Certificate No.1086, is-
sued November 30, 1838, rate $40 per annum, commenced March 4,
1836, Act of July 7, 1838, New Hampshire Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administer
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Joel Elliott,  S. C.  9356
John Oliver,     S.31888
George Oliver, S.  8906
BA-J/MLB

Mrs. E. C. Norman
601 South Olive Street
Holden, Missouri

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
records of Joel F. Elliott, a solider of the War of 1812 who was
born February 6, 1771, and spent the last years of his life in
Kiddville, Kentucky; of John Oliver, or Granville or Orange
County, North Carolina, a soldier of the Revolutionary War; and
in which you ask if the names of the parents of George Oliver
were mentioned in his Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 8906.

Revolutionary War and War of 1812 data furnished by this office
are obtained from claims for pension made to the United States
based upon military service of soldiers in those wars.

A search of the records has been made and claims for pension
found based upon the War of 1812 service of but one Joel Elliott
(name not shown as Joel F.) and upon the Revolutionary War service
of John Oliver, of Granville County, North Carolina.  Their records
are furnished herewith.

The papers on file in pension claim, S. 8906, based upon the
Revolutionary War service of George Oliver, have been examined
and show that he was born in 1760 in Prince Edward County,
Virginia, but the names of his parents are not stated.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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January 6, 1931

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
EEL

Mrs. Flora Oliver Norman
601 South Olive Street
Holden, Missouri

Dear Madam:

You are advised that the history of George Oliver,
S.8906, furnished you on November 3, 1930, was that of
the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary
War records of this bureau and the information contained
therein in regard to the date of his birth is correct,
according to the papers on file.

It would seem that the record of George Oliver cited
by you, is that of another person.

Very truly yours

E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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Rev, & 1812 Wars Section
EEL

November 3, 1930

Mrs. Flora M. Norman
601 S. Olive Street
Holden, Missouri

Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in
the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.8906, that George
Oliver was born in 1760, in Prince Edward County, Virginia.

While residing in Guilford County, North Carolina,
he volunteered in October, 1778, served as a private in
Captain Raford's Company, Colonel Saxton's North Carolina
Regiment, was in a small engagement at the Savannah River
and in several skirmishes, length of service eleven months.

About a year after his return home, he again volun-
teered, served two months in Captain Cook's North Carolina
Company and was in the battle of Guilford. 
[handwritten in right margin "Could not verify any of these officers"]

He again enlisted and served one month in Captain
Gates' North Carolina Company, and acted as a guard for
Governor Martin at the capitol of North Carolina, and one
month in Captain Samuel Henderson's North Carolina Company;
no specific dates for these services given.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
November 3, 1832, at which time he was residing in Lincoln
County, North Carolina.  He had also lived in Mecklenburg
County, North Carolina.
[handwritten in left margin "(A in Meck
co.]

He died October 24, 1844, leaving the following chil-
dren:

William Oliver, George Oliver, John Oliver, Elizabeth
Armstrong, Sarah Boyd, Mary Bollinger, Harriet Oliver,
Pleasant Oliver and Gemma Davis.  the name of their
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mother is not given, nor any particulars concerning her.

In 1853, Sarah Boyd and Harriet Oliver, both of
Gaston County, North Carolina, and Elizabeth Armstrong,
her residence not given, were the only known surviving 
children.

The above is the history of the only soldier named
George Oliver found on the Revolutionary War records of
this bureau.

Very truly yours

E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.