Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-05-04

ried again. She lived with her second
|; husband over 20 years, a long mar
rieo life for the average woman, but
ried No. 8, and about 10 years ago he
died. Again Nancy resumed her pen
sion as the widow of Robert Glascock,
and today she lives quietly and con
tented on the little income, the Oldest
C the revolutionary widows and hap
Ply SUI giyor Of three men. Robert
Glascock applied fer a pension Septem-
Der p, 1918, Is years before the mar
Iiage. He then resided in Mechleu-
burg county, Va. He enlisted in the
Chesterfield county Virginia volunteers
in 1777, and sery ed thee years as fifer
under Capt. Ferris ano Col. Russell.
He was discharged in 1850 at Philadel-
phia. He was in he battles Of Mon
mouth and Stony Point.
Nancy Jones, the widow Of James
Darling, who was a private in the
North Carolina volunteers, lives at
Jonesboro, North Carolina, quietly and
happily, at the ripe old age Ct 81, and
seemingly sood for another decade.
She married Darling in Center county,
Tenn, in 1882. This also happened in
Tennessee. She was Is years cid and
he was 6S, but r survived the cere-
mony is years, dying in 1S4S, at the
age CT "a. Nancy, ct the S5e Ct 81,
married a man Of he name CT Jones,
who died in a v years, and she like
wise renewed her application fer a pen
sion, which was granted, and she still
enjoys. it. There is a special act Of
congress which gives to all widows of
revolutionary soldiers pension,
whether they have married or not,
since the death CT the nan who drew
the pensiOn,. provided, CT sc, that
their subsequent husbands are like wise
laid urder the ccd.
James Darling applied for a pension
en- July 2, 1884, at the age Ct 20 years,
when he lived in Washington county,
Tenn. He IVES born in Woke county,
n. c., in 1864. His fit SCI ice was
for three months, under CAPT. Cal ter
of the North Cal Dina t.oops, Col.
Shelby. At the expii alton of that
service he le-inlisted under Col. John
Sedier.
Mary Snead, survivor Of Bowdoin
Sncad, private in the Viz sinia vol
urteers, lives today in seed health, at
Va. She is 80 years old, the
youns est OF the five,, and, either from
principle or lack CT CIpCi tunity, she |
mas remained for Sc years true to the
memory CT Bowdoin Snesd. This is
doubly remarkable be -ause Bowdoin |
lived but one year after the Wedding, !
dying July %, 1912. They were mar
lieu in 1871. She was % years old |
ard he was 81.
He applied for pension in 1882, re-
siding at St. Georges parish, Acomack |
Va. He served two years act
ual service in the vi 8 mia troops, |
enlisting in Acoma cCurty end serv-
ing under Carts. Coko, Fitzgerald, |
NAPLES and Simpson. T was born,
lived arn died in Acomack county, Va. !
Rebccca Mayo, the v.dCw f Stephen |
Mayo, who was r--tsse in the Vir-
ginia ycluctee-E, lives ttd2y il com |
para tive good heclth e. NV bern, Va.
She is So years C age, C-ming next N
seniority to Nancy " 1.-the man. She !
MAI rieu STEPHEN in 1884. She YVES |
then 81 and h was II. 1t II be no |
ticed that che WIS Cd when she mar !
lied then cry of tbs h :, br5 Ste
phen was rext to the Oldest of the
soldiers. He liz 1 Ii yeas after he
MARI led, dying in 1S47, at the age Of
80 He g pglied lCr a pension August
27, 1882, st the age OF rs, then residing
in Fluvanna coutny, Va. He served
two yeas actual service as a private
in the Vii g.ria troops, tnli ing in the
fell Ct rs at Alb marie co.. Ity, Va,
end s., irg rcdcc Crpt. Thompson
for four ncr II, ct the I'd CT which
tin Re ie-enlst.1 urd.r CAT. Moses
Hewkins ar Col. Samuel Cabell. He
fought ir II battles of Bland2Wine
ard German TOW i, ard WIS discharged
at Valley Forge, March 4, 177S. In
1879 he was again called out, in the
militia under Capt Hatchers, and
served three months .-Washington
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