Confederate Widow’s Pension Application of Cassinda Camp Nabers
Widow’s Affidavit
State of Georgia
Banks County
Personally comes before me Mrs. C. C. Nabors [sic] of
said County, who, after being duly sworn, on oath says, that she is the widow
of J. C. Nabors to whom in the County of Banks she was married on the 17 day of
Sept. 1865 and that she remained his wife, and resided with him to the date of
his death Sept. 17, 1910 and that she has not since remarried. At the time of his death he was a resident
of Banks County, in [blank] State of Georgia, and that he was on the Indigent
Pension Roll of the State and paid a pension of $60.00 in Banks County for the
year 1910 per annum, on account of being a soldier in Company [blank] Regiment
[blank] (Volunteers or State Militia).
At the death of J. C. Nabors he was in use and
possession of the following property...
None.
What property of any kind and of any value have you in
your use, control and possession now, and the cash value (State fully)....
Acres of Land-None-$...........
Mules-2-$375.00
Hogs, Cows, etc.-3-1-$40.00
Total Cash value of all property-$415.00
That she is now a bonafide resident citizen of said
County of Banks and she has so continuously resided since about 31 years to
date, 1910.
Signed: C. C. Nabors (X her mark)
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 23rd
day of Sept. 1910
Signed: Logan Perkins, Ordinary, of Banks County.
Affidavit of Witnesses to Prove Marriage and to
Whom–Date of Death of Husband.
State of Georgia
Banks County.
Personally before me come H. J. David known to be a
responsible and truthful persons, residing in said County, who after having
duly sworn on oath, say: that of their own personal knowledge Mrs. C. C. Nabors
who made the foregoing affidavit, is the lawful widow of J. C. Nabors who died
in Banks County in the State of Georgia on 17 day of Sept. 1910 and that she
has not since remarried. That she
became the wife of J. C. Nabors on the [blank] day of 1865 and that she and he
resided together as man and wife continuously since Sept. 17 day of 1865 and
that J. C Nabors was the same man who was on the pension roll of said State
from Banks County [blank] when he died.
*Handwritten notes of Logan Perkins, Ordinary of Banks
County Georgia, as testimony of H. J. David, written between the last two lines
and down right margin of paper. Some of
this copy was cut off.
“I never knew saw them married, but [unreadable] to me
for [copy cut off] as man and wife, and have a respectfully family. I know from their life they were lawfully
married.”
Signed: H. J. David
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 10 day of
November 1910
Signed: Logan Perkins, Ordinary, of Banks County.
Transcriber’s note: James Columbus Nabers is buried at
Grove Level Baptist Church Cemetery in Banks County. He has a Confederate stone which denotes his service but no
dates. Cassinda C. Nabers, 1842-1918 is
buried alongside her husband. In the
family plot are also the graves of Charlie C. Nabers, 1881-1918; Lula Nabers,
1876-1885; Julia E. Nabers, 1878-1902; J. [Joseph] Edgar Nabers, 1869-1903.
Transcribed 2006 by Jacqueline King