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--ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE,-- No. 704338 Minor Name of Claimant. Eva Lee Cooper Name of Soldier. David G. Cooper Co. "E", Fourth Reg't Tennessee Cavly, Vols Nature of Claim "1890" Pension Death of Soldier: Date & Cause Filed By E. S. DeLaney, Cleveland, Tennessee. GENERAL
AFFIDAVIT. State of Tennessee County of Bradley SS: In the matter of Minors NO. 704338 P. C. service of David G Cooper Co. "E" 4 Tennessee Cav. Vols. on the 12 day of March 1900 A.D. personally appeared before me, a Notary Public in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized to administer oaths, Dr. J. B. Shugart aged 49 years a resident of Cleveland in the County of Bradley and State of Tennessee, whose Post Office address is Cleveland " , well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who being duly sworn declare in relation to the aforesaid case as follows: Have practiced medicine for about 21 years. I attended said Cooper the latter part of his last illness. Was called Aug. 4 - 1899 and continued to visit him daily till the 19 - of same month and think he died the next day. - August 20 - 1899. Gastro-eutenitis was the ?________? cause of death. He was a sufferer of chronic Gastro-Hepatic Catarrh with it coricouitant conditures. (Note: this part of the affidavit was handwritten by the physician, and was very hard to decipher) I further declare that I have no interest in said case and are not concerned in its prosecution. J. L. Shugart |
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