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Stamped Supervising Examiner
Feb 19 1887
??OMAC District
Dayton, Ohio. February 17, 1887
Hon. Com. of Pensions,
Sir, The reputation for truth
of this witness is good.
Says he knows widow, Daisy Smith
that her maiden name was Waunell that
she and soldier, Jackson Smith took
up about the time Fremont was defeated
for President and lived together till his
color was detected when soldier was
sold off ?? Boone County, KY.
Just after was soldier came to X??ville
??rue County, Ohio and married a woman
lived with her about 3 years and she
died. Soon after this, the soldier
heard of wife no 1 coming to Xenia
Ohio. Affiant says he heard that sol
dies and wife- not present widow- went
to Covinton Ky and were married-
says they livedtogether 2 or 3 years
and he died and that the widow
has not remarried but is a "good christian woman"
Affiant says soldier was not well after he
came from the war had "cramps" and died
of cramps aboutb15 years ago.
Very Respectfully
McHenry Owen
Special Examiner