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Note: !* EDG36 * Gencircles, Hays connections families. * On July 31, 1899, Obediance Carrigan applied for a Confederate pension, which was approved on October 3rd, 1899. The application was made in Hill County, post office Whitney. In the application, she states she is 65 years of age and has lived in Hill County "off and on for 7 years". She states that she engages in no occupation and is in poor health and unable to do any work. She says she was married to Allen Carrigan in Murray (sic) County, Tennessee, and that Allen died November 21, 1882. She states he served in Company "C", 1st Tennessee Cavalry, but does not state length of service. Obediance further states she owns no real or personal property at the time of the application, and receives no income. She signs by a mark (X) witnessed by R. H. Sayers and L. L. Baker, who was her son-in-law.
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