State of Arkansas

County of Newton

On this 20th day of August AD 1866, before me clerk of the Circuit Court within and for the County and stated above named personally appeared REBECCA SLUSHER aged (32) thirty-two years who being duly sworn according to law declares that her Post Office address is Jasper, Newton County, Arkansas, and that she is the widow of GEORGE SLUSHER who was a private in Company "F" commanded by Captain W. F. Raymond in the 1st Regt. of Arkansas Volunteer Infantry, and who died in the General Hospital at Little Rock, Arkansas, on or about the 23rd of May AD 1864 by reason of Typhoid Fever contracted while in the service of the United States and in the line of duty as a soldier, That she was married to the said George Slusher on the 6th day of August AD 1848, at Shannon County, Missouri by one E. Stallcup a justice of the peace; that her name before her said marriage was REBECCA WILBURN; and that she has remarried a widow since the death of her husband as will more fully appear by reference to proofs hereto annexed; that she believes there is no public record of her said marriage; that she has////not been able to procure and such R; that she has no private Record nor knows of any in existence; that she does not know anything of the locality of E. Stallcup, the party that married them, and the best proof she can now make under the circumstances is eye-witnesses thereto. She further states that at her husbands death, he left surviving him only the following named children who were then under the age of sixteen years; that said children reside at the county and state aforesaid with her, and at the date of this declaration were of the ages herein stated: David Slusher: born June 20th AD 1854, aged Twelve years and 2 months. Mary Slusher: Born May 20th AD 1856, aged Ten years. William B. Slusher, born March 3rd 1858, aged 8 years and 5 months. George B Slusher Born, Jany. 10th-1859. aged 7 years and 7 months. James B. Slusher. born, Aug. 18. 1861. aged 5 years. Benjamin F. Slusher born May. 16, 1863, aged. 3.years. and 3. months. She also declares that she has not in any manner been engaged in or aided or abetted the Rebellion in the United States, and that////she is not now in receipt of a pension under any act of Congress. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the pension to which she may be entitled under provisions of the acts of Congress approved July 14, 1862 and July ~~ 1866, and hereby constitutes and appoints Missers Tucker & Sills (Sells) of Washington D.C. her attorneys to do all necessary lawful acts and things whatsoever in the premises, except drawing the money which will be hereafter provided for and revoking and countermanding all former authority- that may have been given for the above specified purpose.

Witnesses by her

Jackson Case Rebecca X Slusher

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According to Emogene Barnes' research:

Rebecca drew widow pension from William Hill's service in Union Calvary 1st Ar. Calv. Co. E.(I don't think Rebecca ever drew pension from George, she filed for pension but married William before she got it. William Slusher (George's brother) took custody of Rebecca's children. And the children and William drew a pension. I looked up the court files on this custody thing but it didn't tell me anything. I think it was just a way for them to get a pension.)

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