| Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C., January 4, 1899 No. 727661 James H. D. Bostwick Co. B, 10 Reg't Ohio Volunteer Cav. Sir: Will you kindly answer, at your earliest convenience, the questions enumerated below? The information is requested for future use, and it may be of great value to your family. Mr. J. H. D. Bostwick Middletown, Ohio No. 1. Are you a married man? If so, please state your wife's full name, and her maiden name. Answer: Yes, Sarah Jane Williams No. 2. When, where, and by whom were you married? Answer: March the 6, 1871. At Zanesville, Muskingum, Co., Ohio No. 3. What record of marriage exists? Answer: was married in (?) street, M. E. Parsonage at Zanesville, Ohio No. 4. Were you previously married? If so, please state the name of your former wife and the date and place of her death or divorce. Answer: Never was married but once No. 5. Have you any children living? If so, please state their names and the dates of their birth. Answer: Florrence Minerva born August the 8 or 10, 1873. James Worthington born May 22, 1879, Rosy May born sometime in August 1881, Amen Delos was born November the 1, 1884. I have lost the family record and am not sure of some of the exact dates. I have had the Neuralgy until my memory is seriously impaired so I can hardly tell my own age. Date of reply, Jan. 6, 1899 signed: James H. D. Bostwick |
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