One of my Great Great uncles married a woman ( 2nd wife ) younger
than he was, but the widow's pension was declined because she and he
were married after the cut off date for applying for same. Evidently
the State of Texas had a definite deadline for applying.

B. Woodard



  ljcrain <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>I imagine different states had different rules. Am told some states never
>awarded widows pensions. (example Missouri)
>
>Also, it may be a myth, but supposedly some of the real elderly veterans
>"married" their very young relatives so they would receive a pension the
>rest of their lives. Some girls as young as 14 and I assume they began to
>receive the pension immediately upon the veteran's death.
>
>Janet Lewis Crain
>http://www.GenPage.com/genealogyDNA.html
>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~craingen/
>
>
>
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>
>>  Hello everyone,
>>       Does anyone know how old a woman had to be to apply for or to receive
>>  confederate widows pension? It would sure help me naroow doen the age of
>the
>>  woman if I knew. Thanks Debbie
>>
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