Jane Blevins Cooper Pension Files

This post will remain in progress while I migrate the Jane Cooper pension-file transcripts from Southern Muse to North Georgia Kin. Later, I will provide links to the various pension files!


Introduction

Jane Blevins Cooper
Jane Blevins of Sand Mountain, Alabama, married Isaac Cooper. They had William Cooper, who was the father of Peter Cooper (born May 9th, 1843). Jane's husband, Isaac, fought in the Mexican Wars and died in the service of his country. Jane applied for pension based on Isaac's service.

A researcher once told me, jokingly, that Jane and Peter Cooper must have been some piece of work. "They applied for everything coming and going," she said. To me, the pensions tell another story--one of government red tape. It must have been difficult for poor Jane, Isaac's widow, to constantly worry over getting her meager pension reinstated. Every time it needed renewal, she had to gather proofs, bring together witnesses, and beg for legal assistance in getting the letters written--only to have the government lose them, apparently--so that she had to do it all over again. All this, she did for the sake of a houseful of kids--including her grandchildren.

Listed below are links to the pension documents of Jane Blevins Cooper. If you have access to the actual documents, please notify me of any errors that you find.

DOCUMENTS OF 1850

Cover Letter, May 1850
https://northgeorgiakin.blogspot.com/2019/02/jane-blevins-cooper-pension-application.html

William Cooper, Witness, April 1850
https://northgeorgiakin.blogspot.com/2019/02/jane-cooper-pension-william-cooper.html

Oaths of Witnesses, April 1850
https://northgeorgiakin.blogspot.com/2019/02/jane-blevins-cooper-pension-oaths-of.html

DOCUMENTS OF 1853

First Cover Letter, June 1853
https://northgeorgiakin.blogspot.com/2019/02/jane-blevins-cooper-pension-files-1853.html

Followup September 1853
https://northgeorgiakin.blogspot.com/2019/02/jane-blevins-cooper-pension-september.html

Second Cover, October 1853
https://northgeorgiakin.blogspot.com/2019/02/jane-blevins-cooper-second-cover-letter.html

Declaration and Oath October 1853
https://northgeorgiakin.blogspot.com/2019/02/jane-blevins-cooper-pension-files_11.html

DOCUMENTS OF 1858

Court Brief and Renewal of Pension, June 1858
https://northgeorgiakin.blogspot.com/2019/02/jane-blevins-cooper-pension-1858-court.html

Certification and Approval, June 1858
https://northgeorgiakin.blogspot.com/2019/02/jane-blevins-cooper-pension-1858.html

Pension Application, September 1858
https://northgeorgiakin.blogspot.com/2019/02/jane-blevins-cooper-1858-pension.html

Oaths of Witnesses, September 1858
https://northgeorgiakin.blogspot.com/2019/02/jane-blevins-cooper-pension-september_12.html

DOCUMENTS OF 1868

Pension Application, October 1868
https://northgeorgiakin.blogspot.com/2019/02/jane-blevins-cooper-pension-1868.html

Oath of Allegiance, October 1868
https://northgeorgiakin.blogspot.com/2019/02/jane-blevins-cooper-pension-1868-oath.html