Gregor's DECLARATION FOR PENSION

ACT OF VOLUME 6, 1907.
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DECLARATION FOR PENSION.
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.....The Pension Certificate Should Not Be Forwarded With The Application.
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State of __Nebraska__/.....
County of __Adams__ \ SS.
.....On this "15" day of__December _A. D. one thousand nine hundred and __nine__
personally appeared before me, a __Notary Public__ within and for the county and State aforesaid, __George Colling__ who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is 67 years of age, and a resident of __Hastings__ county of Adams , State of Nebraska ; and that he is the identical person who was ENROLLED at Blackberry, Kane Co Ill under the name of George Colling , on the 19th day of__ February__ , 1864 as a __private__ , in__Company A 52 Ill Vol. ___Infantry ___________in the service of the United States. in the __Civil__ war, and was HONORABLY DISCHARGED at Louisville, Kentucky_ on the 6th _day of July__ , 1865__
That he also served ___________

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That he was not employed in the military or naval service of the United States otherwise than as stated above. That his personal description at enlistment was as follows: Height, _5_ feet _7 1/4_ inches; complexion: dark __ that he was born_ December 4th _18 47_
at __Kingdom of Germany__
That his several places of residence since leaving the service have been at follow: Kane Co-Ill 1865 to 1867, Du Page Co, Ill 1867 to 1872, 1872 to present time Adams Co., Nebr___
That he is a pensioner. That he has heretofore applied for pension. His pension certificate is # _619,727__
That he makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension roll of the United States under the provisions of the act of February 6, 1907.
That his post-office address is __628 S. Denver, Hastings, __county of__Adams__State of __Nebraska__
...........................................................................Signed:___George Colling___
Attest: (1) ___Fred J Benedict___
............(2) ___Fred Binderup___
Also, personally appeared___ Fred J. Benedict ___, residing in __Hastings, Nebraska__and __Fred Binderup__ residing in __Hastings, Nebr __, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say that they were present and saw ___George Colling___ , the claimant, sign his name to the foregoing declaration: that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of the claimant and their acquaintance with him of _37_ years and _25_years, respectively, that he is the identical person he represents himself to be, and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
..............................Declaration valid,
...........................................................Fred J Bennedict
..........................S. A. Cuddy, ..........Fred Binderup
..............................Chief, Law Division,
..........SUBSCRIBED and sworn to before me this 15th_day of _December_ , A. D. 1909,
and I hereby certify that the contents of the above declaration, etc., were fully made know and explained to the applicant and witnesses before swearing, including the words _or make his -------_ , erased, and the words__________________, added; and that I have no interest, direct or indirect in the prosecution of this claim.
..........................................................Signed:_Wm R. Buntan__
..............................stamped ........................._Notary Public
...................................................................... _Hart---- Mak-----_
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18. Evelyn's Collection, Compiler: Evelyn Rec. Date: 4 May 2002.
19. Ship List - Colling/Uerling, New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891 (Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc. 2003. Original data: New York. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820- 1897. National Archives, Washington, D.C.;
20. 130 Years of Collings in America: 1855-1985, Compiler: Jerry D. Colling Rec. Date: 1985.
21. Letter - Dec 1983 Christmas, Jerry D. Colling, Rec. Date: 1983.
22. Newspaper Article - Colling family, Colling family gathers for weekend reunion (McCook Gazette) Rec. Date: 6 Jun 1985.