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- Information taken from the pension records of Greenbeary H. Blacksonfather of John Benjamin Franklin Blackson and contributed by, AngelaMacLellan of Michigan, angelmac2@aol.com on the 29 January 2008 perpostal mail:
"89 GENERAL AFFIDAVIT 89" State of Kansas, County of Nemaha, SS: Inthe matter of Barbara A. Blackson widow of Greenbeary H. Blacksonassigned 9 Ohio Cav No86972. Personally came before me, a NotaryPublic in and for the aforesaid County and State, John F. Blackson,aged 54 years, citizens of the town of Goff, County of Nemaha, Stateof Kansas well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit,and who, being duly sworn, declare in relation to aforesaid case, asfollows:
"I am a son of the soldier and widow and lived with them until I was20 yrs old. Then I came to Kansas, One year later they came to Kansasalso, I then made My home with them again, And after I was married Ilived near them for several years, and then I moved to California,always receiving letters from them, and so far as I know of My ownKnowledge and what I learned By letter after going to California, theylived together as Man and wife, I moved from California to Goff oneyear ago and was at home with them when Father died. He died at Goff,Kansas, July 7th--1918. Signed: John F. Blackson etc..."[Transcribed 18 February 2008, SLJuhl, compiler]
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