U.S. Data Repository -- USGenNet Inc. -- Pension Record Shawnee County Kansas Transcribed by Fred Smoot of Sausalito CA Scans contributed by Jennifer Woods Transcription made from scans of Widow's Pension Claim of Rebecca White (nee Campbell) Baker. Please read U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on this page: http://www.us-data.org/fineprint.html ============================================================================ [Side 1] GENERAL AFFIDAVIT STATE OF Kansas, COUNTY OF Shawnee, SS. In the matter of claim for Rebecca Baker = widow of James Baker, late of Co "F" 74" Pa. Personally appeared before me an office duly authorized to administer oaths within and for the County and State aforesaid, Joseph Campbell Topeka Kan. 72 years old, person of lawful age who being duly sworn, declare in relation to the aforesaid case as follows: I am a brother of Rebecca Baker and was present and know that she was married to James Baker March 4" 1846 in Indiana County Pa. Her maiden name was Rebecca White Campbell. I also kown that Rebecca has been un-married since the death of her husband James Baker Nov 9" 1885. _ further declare that ___ no interest in said case, and __ not concerned in its prosecution. /s/ J. Campbell [Side 2, top] SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE ME, this 8" day of Jany, A.D. 1890, and I hereby certify that the contents of the foregoing affidavit were fully made known and explained to the affiant before sweraring, including the words __ in line __, erased, and in line __ the words __, added; that the affiant is to me well known and is respectable and worthy of full credit, and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim. /s/ S. M. Ruby (Official Signature) Notary Public (Official Character) ---------- [docket] When you get one more like this, file with the call. ---------- Circular handstamp: US PENSION OFFICE MAR 2 1891 ---------- [docket] Marriage X Not remar ---------- No. 410367 Lay Evidence AFFIDAVIT OF Jos- Campbell CLAIM OF Rebecca Baker widow of James Baker FOR Widow's Pen. FILED BY A.M. LEGG, ATTORNEY AT LAW For 12 years an Examiner in the U.S. Pension Bureau