CIVIL WAR WIDOW'S PENSION APP. - LILLA A. (RYALS) GROSS, WIDOW OF DAVID H. GROSS, Glades Co., FL File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Janet Steadham, (steaddanjan@earthlink.net) ******************************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or publication by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm ******************************************************************************************* CONTRIBUTOR'S NOTE: I have no relationship to anyone mentioned in the below file. ******************************************************************************************* Application No. D22943 Widow's Pension Claim Under General Pension Law Of Florida FORM A STATE OF FLORIDA,} County of Glades} On this 28th day of May, A. D. One Thousand Nine Hundred and 26, personally appeared before me a Notary Public in and for the County and State aforesaid Mrs. Lilla A. Gross a resident of Palmdale County of Glades State of Florida, who being duly sworn according to law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain a pension under the provisions of the General Pensions Laws of Florida. That she is the lawful widow of D. H. Gross who enlisted under the name of D. H. Gross on the ____ day of ____, 1864. For proof of husband's war service, refer to Pension No. 8329, filed in the Comptroller's Office, Tallahassee, Fla. That she was lawfully married to the said D. H. Gross under the name of L. A. Ryals in the County of Highlands State of Florida on the 15th day of July, 1925, and that she was not divorced from him before nor has she remarried since his death, which occurred on the 16th day of April, 1926, in the County of Glades, State of Florida except as hereinafter stated. That she is a resident of Glades County, Florida, and has continuously resided in the State of Florida since the 2nd day of November, 1856. That she was heretofore granted a pension from the State of Florida under Certificate No. none. That she is not a pensioner of any other State. That her Postoffice address is Palmdale, County of Glades, State of Florida. Mrs. Lilla A. Gross (Signature of Claimant.) Attest: (1) Greta L. Wyatt (2) J. M. ? Sworn and subscribed before me this 27th day of May, A. D. 1926. I hereby certify that the above declaration, etc., was made known and fully explained to the applicant before swearing, and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim. J. M. ? Notary Public (a) State of Florida County of Highlands I, A. E. L? County Judge, of Highlands County, Florida hereby certify that the records in this office show that a marriage license was issued to L. A. Ryals and D. H. Gross on the 15 day of July, A. D. 1925. The records further show that the above named parties were married on the 15th day of July, A. D. 1925, and that the ceremony was performed by A. E. L? County Judge. A. E. L? County Judge (b) Blank (c) State of Florida County of Glades Before me, a Notary Public, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared before Scott Morris and A. Stalls who, being duly sworn according to laws, deposes and says, each for himself, that he knows of his own personal knowledge of the death of D. H. Gross which occurred at Palmdale, County of Glades, State of Florida, on the 16 day of April, A. D. 26. Scott Morris (L.S.) A. Stalls (L.S.) Sworn and subscribed before me this 27th day of May, A. D. 26. J. M. ? Notary Public ******************************************************************************************* Report of County Commissioners We, the undersigned, County Commissioners in and for the County of Glades, Florida do hereby report that at a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners held this day, the foregoing application of Mrs. Lilla A. Gross for a pension under the Laws of Florida, was investigated by us; that we are satisfied that the applicant has been a bona fide citizen of the State of Florida for eight years just preceding the date of this application, and that the representations made in the petition and affidavits are true, and that a pension should be granted the applicant. Witness our hands this 5 day of July, A. D. 1926. (1) J. H. Peeples, Chairman (2) Homer G. Hand (3) L. L. Hooker (4) J. H. Whidden (5) J. E. Frierson County Commissioners By the County Commissioners. Attest N. I. Wainwright Clerk Circuit Court ******************************************************************************************* August 26th, 1926 Mrs. Lilla A. Gross, Palmdale, Florida Dear Madam: Your application for pension as being the widow of D. H. Gross, pensioner of this State under claim #8329, has been received and replying will say that in as much as the records of the case show that you were married to the soldier on the 15th day of July, 1925, you are not lawfully entitled to pension as his widow. Section 1445, Revised General Statutes of the State of Florida provides that "No pension will be allowed to any widow whose marriage was subsequent to June 1st, 1917," therefore, you will see that under the Statutes you have no claim on the State for a pension. I am very sorry that such is the case and you cannot receive pension under the Law as it now stands. Respectfully, Comptroller A/B ******************************************************************************************* Application No. 22943 Claim For Pension By Mrs. Lilla A. Gross Of Palmdale Postoffice Glades County Widow Of D. H. Gross Filed In Pension Department July 12, 1926 See marriage File #22943- R This application was rejected due to date of marriage, Mrs. Lilla A. Gross. Paper of David H. Gross, (husband) replaced in their original file #8329.