THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Cert. no. 957061
Pensioner - Vina
widow of
Veteran - Granville Hacker
Can no. 69476
Bundle no. 9
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
No. 459894 Original
It is hereby certified that in conformity with the laws of the United States , Granville Hacker, who was a private, Co. E 7th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry is entitled to a pension at the rate of four dollars per month, to commence on the fourteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four. This pension being for "Incomplete inguinal hernia of right side."
Given at the Department of the Interior this twenty seventh day of December one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and fourteenth.
John W. Noble
Secretary of the Interior
Countersigned
Hiram Smith
Acting Commissioner of Pensions
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Pension Office
So. - Div
McM - Ex'r
No. 515,478
Orig. Invalid
July 7, 1884
Sir:
I have the honor to request that you will furnish from the records of the War Department a full report as to the services, disability and hospital treatment of Granville hacker, who it is claimed, enlisted Sept, 1861, and served as Private in Co. E, 7th Regt. Ky. Inf. Vols; and was discharged at Louisville, Ky. Oct. 5, 1864
While serving in Co. E, 7th Regt. Ky. Inf. he was disabled by shell wound of hip - causing rupture , also chronic diarrhea and was treated in hospitals of which names, locations, and dates of treatment are as follows: on a "kind of boat" near Vicksburg.
Please examine Regimental Records
Very Respectfully,
Wm. W. Dudley - Commissioner
The Adjutant General, U.S. Army
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Adjutant General's Office
Washington, Oct. 6, 1884
515.478
Respectfully returned to the Commissioner of Pensions.
Granville Hacker, a private of Company "E" 7th Regiment Ky. Inf. Volunteers, was enrolled on the 19th day of Aug. 1861, at Clay Co. Ky. for 3 years and is reported: on muster in roll dated Sept. 22nd, 1861. present. On muster rolls to Dec. 31/61. presence or absence not shown. Roll to April 30th, 1862 (4 mo. muster). present; same to Aug. 31/62. Sept. and Oct. 1862 presence or absence not shown. Nov. and Dec. 1862, present, and so reported to Aug. 31st, 1864. Mustered out with Co. as private at Louisville, Ky. Oct. 5th, 1864. Return for Oct. 1861 does not report him absent. Nov. 1861 absent in Clay Co. with the mumps. Dec. 1861 & Jany. and Feb. 1862 do not report him absent. Oct. 1862 does not report him absent. Regimental list of casualties reports him wounded severely in left hip May 22/63: place not stated.
No evidence of alleged rupture or disability
Regimental Hospital Records and Company Morning Reports not on file.
(indecipherable sig.)
Assistant Adjutant General
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PROOF OF DISABILITY
State of Kentucky, County of Clay, SS.
On this 6th day of August A.D. 1886, personally appeared before me a County Court Clerk in and for the said county, duly authorized to administer oaths George (Grasur?) aged 51 years, whose post office address is Manchester, Clay County, Ky. who being duly sworn according to law, states that he was acquainted with Granville Hacker, applicant for Invalid Pension; and knows the said Hacker to be the identical person of that name who enlisted or volunteered as a private in Company E 7th Regiment of Kentucky Inft Vols, and who discharged at Louisville, Ky. on or about the 5th day of October, 1864, by reason of Expiration of term of Service.
That the said Granville Hacker while in line of duty at or near Vicksburg in the State of Mississippi did, on or about the 22 day of May, 1863, became disabled in the following manner, viz: in the right side and right hip with a peace of a shell and was rupture in the rite side.
I was with the comand at the time said Hacker was wounded.
That the facts stated are personally known to me by reason of being and eye witness of them as above state. I never was much acquainted with said applicant until he volunteered in our company & Regt. I was sergant of our company and was with the comand at the time he, said Hacker was wounded ruptured.
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Act June 27, 1890
Certificate No. 459894
Name, Granville Hacker
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C., January 15, 1898.
Sir:
In forwarding to the pension agent the executed voucher for your next quarterly payment please favor me by returning this circular to him with replies to the questions enumerated below.
Very respectfully,
(Molay?) Evans - Commissioner
First. Are you married? If so please state your wife's full name and her maiden name.
Answer - yes, Vina Hacker - Vina Hoskins.
Second. When, where, and by whom were you married?
Answer. about 1865 -Perry County - Joe Davidson.
Third. What record of marriage exists?
Answer. License - certificate of marriage.
Fourth. 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. yes - Sally Hunt, about 1845 - Annie Nantz, 1862 - Ellen Chandler, 186?.
Fifth. Have you any children living? If so, please state their names and the dates of their birth.
Answer. Levi, 1842 - Julius, 1858 - several others in different parts of country, their living is not known to me. - Sam nearly 15 years old - Cora nearly 13 years old - Rachel nearly 10 years old.
Granville (His X Mark) Hacker
Date of reply, May 4, 1898
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Act of February 6, 1907
DECLARATION FOR PENSION
State of Kentucky, County of Clay, SS.
On this 11 day of July A.D. one thousand nine hundred and seven, personally appeared before me, a County court clerk within and for the county and State aforesaid, Granville Hacker, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is 83 years of age and a resident of Erline, Clay Co. Ky.; and that he is the identical person who was enrolled at Camp Dick Robinson under the name of Granville Hacker, on the ___ day of Aug. 1861 as a private, in Co. E, 7th, reg, Vol. INF, in the service of the United States, in the ______ war, and was honorably discharged at Louisville, Ky. on the 5th day of October, 1864. That he also served _____.
That he was not employed in the military or naval service of the United States otherwise than as stated above. That his personal description at enlistment was as follows, Height, 5 feet 10 inches; complexion _____, color of eyes_____ color of hair_____, that his occupation was farming; that he was born, don't remember definitely at , in Clay County, Ky.
That his several places of residence since leaving the service have been as follows: In Clay County, Kentucky all of my life.
That he is a pensioner. That he has heretofore applied for pension - Pension Certificate #459,894
That he makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension roll of the United States under the provisions of the act of February 6, 1907.
That his post office address is Erline, County of Clay, State of Kentucky.
Granville (His X Mark) Hacker
Attest:
D.W. White
T.C. Cundiff
Also personally appeared DW White, residing in Manchester, Ky. and TC Cundiff, residing in Manchester, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say that they were present and saw Granville Hacker, the claimant, sign his name (make his mark) to the foregoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of the claimant and their acquaintance with him of 20 years and 10 years, respectively, that he is the identical person he represents himself to be, and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
D.W. White
T.C. Cundiff
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of July, A.D. 1907, and I hereby certify that the contents of the above declaration, etc. were fully made known and explained to the applicant and witnesses before swearing, including the words ____, erased, and the words _____, added; and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim.
Wm (Marumen?), Clerk
by, GW Combs, DC
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WIDOW
887,591
Drop (paper torn here) nd report
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Finance Division
Washington, D.C. Apr 1 - 1908
Granville Hacker
459,894
Act February 6, 1907
E 7 Ky Inf
U.S. Pension Agent, Louisv
Sir: You are hereby directed to drop from the roll the name of the above-described pensioner who died Feb. 19, 1908
J.L. Davenport
Acting Commissioner.
Act of February 6, 1907
Report
Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir: The name of the above-described pensioner, who was last paid at $20 per month to Feb. 4th, 1908, has this day been dropped from the roll of this agency.
AT Wood
U.S. Pension Agent
April 3rd, 1908
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WIDOW'S DECLARATION FOR ORIGINAL PENSION OR INCREASE OF PENSION
State of Ky., County of Clay, SS:
On this 11th day of Mch, A.D. 1908 personally appeared before me a Notary Public in and for the County and State aforesaid, Vina Hacker, aged 69 years, who, being by me duly sworn according to law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain the pension provided by Acts of Congress granting pensions to widows: That she is the widow of Granville Hacker who served under the name of Granville Hacker in Co. E, 7th Ky. Vol. Infty. in the war of 1861, who was pensioned under act of Feb. 6th, 1907 and that he died on the 19th day of Feb, A.D. 1908, who bore at the time of his death the rank of ____,; that she was married under the name of Vina Hoskins on the ____ day of July, A.D. 1870, by Josiah Combs, JPPCo near Hazard, Ky., there being no legal barrier to such marriage; that neither she nor her husband had been previously married - Soldier had been married three times dates of former spouses unknown.
(several lines of questions about former spouses and children go unanswered here).
That she hereby appoints, with full power of substitution and revocation, Lee Combs of Oneida, Ky. her attorney to prosecute the above claim; that her residence is in Oneida, and her post office address is Oneida, Ky.
Her X Mark - Vina Hacker
Witnesses:
J.L.Allen
Wm. Allen
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GENERAL AFFIDAVIT
State of Ky., County of Clay, SS:
In the matter of Wid. Orig. Vina Hacker, no. 887,591
Granville Hacker, Co. A 7th. Ky. Vols.
On this 6th day of Feb. 1911, personally appeared before me, a Notary Public, within and for the County and State aforesaid, duly authorized to administer oaths, J.C.B. Allen aged 53 years, a resident of Oneida, County of Clay, State of Ky. well known by me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declares, in relation to the aforesaid case as follows: That he was acquainted with Granville Hacker, during his life time and that he died near Oneida, Ky. on or about 19th Feb. 1908.
(Pension Office stamp dated - Jan 3, 1912)
He certifies that he is not interested in the prosecution of this case.
His post office address is Oneida, Ky.
J.C.B. Allen
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VINA HACKER
957061
C W WID
Hector, Ky.
3-1081
Drop Report - Pensioner
Cert. No. 957,061
Pensioner - Vina Hacker
Soldier - ____
Service - ____
Class - Civil War Widow - Sec, W
Record Division
In the above described case a declaration filed in this division indicates that said pensioner died (several different dates here) Nov. 4, 1927 canceled on schedule payee deceased, Nov. 21, 1927 - Dec. 4, 1927.
Finance Division
Nov. 21, 1927
The name of the above-described pensioner who was last paid at the rate of $30 per month, to Oct. 4, 1927 has this day been dropped from the roll because of death Oct. 30, 1927.
O.J. Randall
Chief, Finance Division
Nov. 9, 1927