[page 34 of file]

GENERAL AFFIDAVIT.

Before executing his affidavit the claimant is requested to read carefully the instruction, and conform thereto in every particular, so far as the facts will allow.

Published by Charles & William B. King, No 906, F Street, Washington, D. C.

State of Missouri}

County of Wright} ss:

    In the Pension Claim of Polly Sims, widow Zacharias Sims, late of Co. [blank] Reg't [blank] Vols., personally came before me, a Notary Public, in and for the aforesaid County and State, Henry L. Leach, who I hereby certify, is a respectable and credible person, and who, being duly sworn, declares in relation to the aforesaid claim, as follows:

[widowhood written in margin]

I am aquainted with the widow Polly Sims-since

1871, when I moved in the neighborhood of said

Polly Sims and I know that she never remarried

since that time. From the best information

by her own relation, her brother, I know, that

she was not married since Zacharias Sims

Death.

{stamped by U S Pension Office Aug 19, 1889}

    He further decleares that his post office address is Mountain Grove, County of Wright, State of Missouri, and that he is not interested in said claim or concerned in its prosecution.

                                                            H. L. Leach

[page 35 of file]

    Sworn to and subscribed before me this day, by the above-named affiant; and I certify that the foregoing affidavit was read over to said affiant, and its contents fully explained before execution. I am in nowise interested in this claim nor am I concerned in its prosecution.

    Witness my hand and official seal, this 9 day of August, 1889

Frank W. Newkirk

Notary Public

Commission expires May 10, 1893

{stamped by Charles & Wm B King, Washington, D. C. Aug 13, 1889}

[page 36 of file]

GENERAL AFFIDAVIT.

Before executing his affidavit the claimant is requested to read carefully the instruction, and conform thereto in every particular, so far as the facts will allow.

Published by Charles & William B. King, No 906, F Street, Washington, D. C.

State of Missouri}

County of Wright} ss:

    In the Pension Claim of Zacharias Sims, late of Co. [blank] Reg't [blank] Vols., personally came before me, a Notary Public, in and for the aforesaid County and State, T. M. McQuerter, who, I hereby certify, is a respectable and credible person, and who, being duly sworn, declares in relation to the aforesaid claim, as follows:

that he has been acquainted with the family of Widow

Polly Sims for ten years and that he knows, that the

children Hannah Jean, Nancy Elizabeth, Mary Martha

Z. Siegel and Rachel Clementin Sims reached the age

of sixteen years, further more state, that he is

living in the neighborhood of Polly Sims allways

    He further declares that his post office address is Mountain Grove, County of Wright, State of Missouri, and that he is not interested in said claim or concerned in its prosecution.

                                                                T M McQuerter

[page 37 of file]

    Sworn to and subscribed before me this day, by the above-named affiant; and I certify that the foregoing affidavit was read over to said affiant, and its contents fully explained before execution. I am in nowise interested in this claim nor am I concerned in its prosecution.

    Witness my hand and official seal, this 9 day of November, 1889

Argus [?] Cox

Notary Public

{stamped by Charles & Wm B King, Washington, D. C. Nov 15, 1889}

{stamped by U S Pension Office Nov 19, 1889}

[page 38 of file]

GENERAL AFFIDAVIT.

Before executing his affidavit the claimant is requested to read carefully the instruction, and conform thereto in every particular, so far as the facts will allow.

Published by Charles & William B. King, No 906, F Street, Washington, D. C.

State of Missouri}

County of Wright} ss:

    In the Pension Claim of Polly Sims widdow of Zachariah Sims, late of Co. [blank] Reg't [blank] Vols., personally came before me, a Notary Public, in and for the aforesaid County and State, Henry L Leach, who I hereby certify, is a respectable and credible person, and who, being duly sworn, declares in relation to the aforesaid claim, as follows:

That he has been a near neighbor of the above

named Claimient and Is well acquainted with

the family of widdow Polly Sims and her children

and Knows that all her children lived to reach the

age of sixteen years and over

[different handwriting]

Children lived to reach age of 16 ys.

    He further declares that his post office address is Mountain Grove, County of Wright, State of Missouri, and that he is not interested in said claim or concerned in its prosecution.

                                                                    Henry L Leach

[page 39 of file]

    Sworn to and subscribed before me this day, by the above-named affiant; and I certify that the foregoing affidavit was read over to said affiant, and its contents fully explained before execution. I am in nowise interested in this claim nor am I concerned in its prosecution.

    Witness my hand and official seal, this 11 day of November, 1889

Frank W Newkirk

Notary Public

Comission expires May 10, 1893

{stamped by Charles & Wm B King, Washington, D. C. Nov 15, 1889}

{stamped by U S Pension Office Nov 19, 1889}

[page 40 of file]

No. 148904

NAME OF CLAIMANT,

Polly Sims Widow of

NAME OF SOLDIER

Zachariah Sims

Co. F, 24^th Reg't, Mo Vol __[?]

[page 41 of file]

DEPOSITION A.

Case of Polly Sims, No. 148904

    On this 18^th day of Mch., 1890, at Mountain Grove, County of Wright, State of Mo., before me, Norman E. Ives, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared Polly Sims, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to her during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says:

                                    I am 56 years of age,

reside about eight miles south of the above

named village, which is my P. O. address. - Occupation

house keeper.

        I am the widow of Zachariah Sims who

was a Sergt. in Co. F. 24^th Regt. Mo. Vol. Inft. -

I cannot give the date of his enlistment. he

was discharged in the fall of 1862 having

servid in said company and regiment a little

more than one year. -- Prior to the time he

enlisted in the above named company and

regiment [?] he belong to Captain Gallaways home

Guards Company in Christian County Mo. -

Capt. Gallaway was killed during the war. -

Judge Fyare [? Fyau or Fyan?] of Marshfield Mo. belonged to the

same company of home guards. - I do not know

of any others. -

        For a good many years immediately

preceeding the braking out of the war I lived

with my husband near a little village called

Lindon, Kenton P. O. Green County Mo. [Christian County] ten miles south of

Springfield and about the same distance north

of Ozark, Christione [Christian] Co. Mo. - We were living

there when my husband Zachariah Sims

enlisted. - After his discharge we lived in

the same place for about two years or until

some time in 1864, then moved to Xenia, Burbon

Co. Kans. at which place my husband died

Page 5 Deposition A.

[page 42 of file]

Page 6.     Sept. 9^th 1866. - He was taken sick on

Thursday preceeding his death by running of at the

bowles followed the same day by sickness at his

stomach and vomited a great deal during the

day and night. The next day he was taken with

an epileptic fit. After he came out of that he

began to sweat - cold sweat until he died, (Saturday

night after he was taken sick, about 10 oclock at

night, Sept. 9. 1866.) -From the time my husbands

discharge the service he was troubled more or less

with what he called camp diarrhora which he

told me he had been troubled with while in the

army and a member of Co. F. 24^th Mo. -

        When he first came home he had a spell of

sickness that Dr. Roger's pronounced Thyphoid

pneumonia fever, which was followed by an

attack of Small Pox. - He had no other spell

of sickness after he recovered from small pox

until his last sickness. - he had puny

spell and an occasional spell of camp

diarrhora, I cannot remember how often he

had the spells of diarrhora. some two or three

a year perhaps - - Dr. Rogers was the only

physician that he had while we lived in Green

Co. after the war, and then only while he had

the spell of sickness. - he had no physician after

we moved to Kansas, except during his last

sickness Dr. Parks was his attending physician,

Drs. Rogers & Parks are dead. -

        While my husband and I lived in Green

County Mo. the following named were our

nearest neighbors - Isaac Fulton, -- Hummell

George Caves [?] - there were a good many others

there at that time but I cannot remember their

names. Kenton, Christian Co. Mo. is the P. O. add.

of all the parties names, I think, they all live

near there. -

Q     When did you first know or see your husband

have an epeliptic fit or fit of any kind?

[page 43 of file]

A  It was at the time he had the small Pox, or

about the time he was recovering from the small

Pox. -

Q  When did I Understand you to say that your

husband had small pox?

A  Well I guess I said it was after his discharge,

but he was taken sick on what was known as

the Price raid in the spring of 1862.  And was

left some place while the company was enroute

______[??] from Springfield I cannot tell now when

they left him; he came home sick at any rate

after he was left sick - And the doctor pronounced

his sickness Typhoid Pneumonia, and which terminated

in Small Pox, and about the time he began to recover

from the small pox he began to have fits and

continued to have them quite frequently after that

while we lived in Green Co. Mo. but they became

less frequent after we moved to Kansas and I

thought he was going to get "well of them."  he

had two or three though after we moved to Kansas.

    No sir I never knew my husband to have any

trouble of any kind with his head prior to the

time he had the fever & small pox in the spring

of 1862. - he never had any signs of epilepsy

before that time, never saw him have a fit

or any signs of such prior to his sickness

in the spring of1862.  I dont think he ever

had any such ailment prior to that time. -

I was married to Mr. Sims Dec. 21," `854, and

lived with him constantly to the date of his death

except while he was in the army. -

Q  It appears in your husbands military history

that he had been afflicted with epilepsy for years

prior to his army service.  Have you any idea

how such a record was made?

A  No I have not. - The only ailment that my husband

ever had before the war was cramp cholic. -

he was subject to that kind of spells. - he was[marked out]

use to have occasional spells of that.  and it

Page 7 Deposition A

[page 44 of file]

Page 8     would draw him almost double. - he never

frothed at the mouth [?], or showed signs of having

fits. - After he had the small pox, he had cramping

spells in his muscels. he would grit his teeth

had cramps in his jaws which would be come set

and rigid, his eyes would roll back in his head, and

his head would be drawn backward, - Never noted

any such symptoms as those prior to the time he

had small pox. - he would be drawn over the other

way when he had the cramp cholic. - If he was

troubled with a diarrhora, or running of at the bowlels

when he had cramp cholic I never knew of it. --

        I never knew nor heard that there was such

a thing (disease) as camp diarrhora until he

told me about it after his return from the army.

        I had born to me of Zachariah Sims, five

children Hannah J. born Sept. 26, 1855. Nancy E.

born March 16, 1857. Mary M. born July 24, 1859.

Zachariah Jany. 6^th 1862. Rachel C. Aug. 10, 1865.

        Mary M. and Rachel C. are dead. - Mary M.

died Nov. 6^th 1884. - Rachel C. died last fall,

I do not know the exact date of her death. -

Zachariah's P. O. address is Mountain Grove Mo.

Nancy E.'s      "         "              Ottomer, Douglas Co. Mo

Hannah J.'s   "          "              Buckhart       "         "     "

        The two last named are married, their names

now are Nancy E. Bidick. - Hannah J. Hicks. -

Mary M. left no children surviving her. - Rachel C.

left three children, - their names and P. O. add. are as follows

Mary Francis Elliott Coburg, Lane Co. Oregon         Care[?] John Elliott

William Price Elliott         "                             "               their father.

Pearly Chester Elliott     "                             "

                                                        Polly Sims

                                                        Deponent

[page 45 of file]

DEPOSITION

Case of Polly Sims No. 148904

Claimant's cont.

        The dates of the births of my children, the

date of my marriage and death of my husband

are taken from my family bible which I

have here. The enteries made there in are

co temporaneous with the events there in recorded

or nearly so. - My husband made the most of

them that were made prior to his last sickness, and my brother -

John F. Milburn made the most of them that have been made since

Mr. Sims died. he now lives some place in Texas. -

        I have never re-married, lived with and raised

my children, and since my son has grown up

and married I have made my home with

him; where I now live.

        I waive my right to be present during

any further examination of my claim; do

not desire to be represented by an attorney.

        I understand and fully comprehend

the questions asked me and my answers

have been correctly recorded in this deposition

                                Polly Sims

                                Deponent.

        Sworn to and subscribed before me this

18^th day of March 1890. And I certify that

the contents were fully made known to

deponent before signing.

                                Norman E. Ives

                                Special Exr.

Page 9 Deposition A

Zachariah Sims Pension File, Item 22

[page 46 of file]

DEPOSITION

Case of Polly Sims, No. 148904

        On this 19^th day of March, 1890, at Mt. Grove, County of Wright, State of Mo, before me, Norman E. Ives, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared James Andrews, who, being duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says:

                    I am 50 years of age. P. O.

add. Mt. Grove Mo. - occupation farming.

        I am acquainted with the claimant, have

known her for twenty one years last past.

have lived in the same community during

that period of time. -

        The claimiant has always lived with her

children since I have known her, on the

land she have stated. her son Zachariah now

owns [?] the farm. she lives with him; - she

has never remarried since I have known her. -

has lived with no one as her husband. -

        I do not know any thing about the dates

of the birth of any of her children. -

        I am not related to the claimiant. have no

interest in her claim for pension: -

        My answers have been correctly recorded

in this deposition:

                                        James Andrews

                                                    Deponent

        Sworn to and subscribed before me this

19^th day of March 1890. And I certify that

the contents were fully made known to deponent

before signing.

                                                Norman E. Ives

                                                        Special Exr.

Page 10 Deposition B.

Zachariah Sims Pension File, Item 23

[page 47 of file]

DEPOSITION

Case of Polly Sims, No. 148904

    On this 17^th day of March, 1890, at Mountain Grove, County of Wright, State of Mo., before me, Norman E. Ives, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, Personally appeared F. W. Newkirk, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this Special Examination of aforesaid pension claim, deposes and says:

                                    I am 51 years of age.

reside and receive my mail in above named

village. occupation Notary Public; Agent __[?]

        I am acquainted with the claimiant,

have known her for 20 years last past.

She has, during that time been known as

"The Widow Sims," and is a lady of good

Character, - has not remarried during the

20 years that I have known her. - I never

heard from any source that she at any time

remarried after the death of her husband. -

Nor that she ever lived with any one as her

husband. - She has always lived with her

children since I have known her.

        I am not related nor interested [?]. - My

answers to the questions asked have been

correctly recorded. -

                            F. W. Newkirk

                                    Deponent

        Sworn to and subscribed before me this

18^th day of March 1890. An I certify

that the contents were fully made known

to deponent before signing

                            Norman E. Ives

                                    Specl. Exr.

Page 11 Deposition C.

Zachariah Sims Pension File, Item 24, part 1

[page 48 of file]

[pre-printed form]

CLAIMANT'S STATEMENT

DEPOSITION

Case of Polly Sims, No. 148904

On this 18^th day of March, 1890, at Mountain Grove, County of Wright Co State of Mo, before me, Norman E. Ives, a Special Examiner of the Pension Office, personally appeared Polly Sims, the applicant in the aforesaid pension claim, who says:

17. If it should become necessary to further examine your claim, by taking the testimony of witnesses elsewhere, do you desire to be present in person or be represented by an attorney, or both, at such further examination? If so, you will be notified as to the place and time when it is to be made.

1. I waive notice.

17. Should you change your mind and desire to be present, or be represented by an attorney during any further examination of you case, will you at once address a letter to the "Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C., " giving the name and the number of your claim, informing him that you have so changed your mind, and desire to be notified when your claim is to be further examined?

1. Yes Sir:

17. State the names of the person or persons and their post-office addresses, instrumental in the prosecution of your claim for pension.

1. Chas. & Wm. B. King, Washington, D. C.

Q State what contract or contracts you have made with such person or persons for their services in prosecuting your claim for pension, and whether such contract or contracts were written or verbal.

Page 12, Deposition D.

[page 49 of file]

1. Written contract to pay $25. when pension shall be allowed. - I have agreed to pay F. W. Newkirk of Mountain Grove Mo. ten dollars for doing my writing if my claim is allowed. Verbal agreement. - I do not expect to pay him more than that, have not agreed to pay any more.

17. State the amount of fees paid by you or at your instance, to whom paid, and all the circumstances connected with the transaction.

1. I have paid no one any fees. -

17. Please give me the names of all witnesses that you desire examined elsewhere, with their post-office addresses, and also state what you expect to prove by each witness.

1. Have given the names of all in another statement.

17. Have you any complaint to make as to the conduct, manner, or fairness of the examination of your claim? If so, please state specifically what it is.

1. No sir.

17. Do you desire to introduce any more testimony before me?

1. No sir.

Deponent.