Southern Div.
Inv Ctf. No. 360068
Henry T. Anshutz
Co. B, 12 Reg't W.Va. Inf.

Sir:
     Will you kindly answer, at your earliest convenience, the questions enumerated below? The information is requested for future use, and it may be of great value to your family.
Very respectfully,
H. Clay Evans, Commissioner.

MR. HENRY ANSHUTZ,
Moundsville, W.Va.

No. 1. Are you a married man? If so, please state your wife's full name, and her maiden name.
Answer: No sir.

No. 2. When, where, and by whom were you married?
Answer: Mr Vinetta a Justice of Peace Green Co Pa.

No. 3. What record of your marriage exists?
Answer: none

No. 4. Were you previously married? ...
Answer: Divorced in 1865.

No. 5. Have you any children living? If so, please state their names and the dates of their birth.
Answer: No children living my only child a son 35 years old died on the 31st Aug last 1898.

Date of reply, Oct 8th, 1898.
Signed by HENRY T. ANSHUTZ

Declaration For Increase Of An Invalid Pension.

State of West va
County of Marshall

     On this 28 day of August A.D. one thousand nine hundred TWO, personally appeared before me, S. F. Earliwine a Notary Public within and for the County and State aforesaid HENRY ANSHUTZ, aged 62 years, a resident of MOUNDSVILLE, County of MARSHALL, State of WEST VA, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is a pensioner of the United States by Certificate number 360068, and duly enrolled at the Washington D.C. Pension Agency, at the rate of SEVENTEEN dollars per month, having served in the MILITARY service of the United States SECOND LIEUTENANT CO. B., 12th REGT West Virginia Volenteer inft and was honorably discharged, after a service of 90 days during the War of the Rebellion; that his present physical condition is such that he believes himself entitled to receive an increased rate under said act, and that he now suffers from DESEASE OF STOMACH AND RESULTING GENERAL DEBILITY, PILES, RHEUMATISM AND CRAMPS AS RESULTING THEREFROM AND THE CLAIMANT ASKS TO BE EXAMINED BEFORE THE BOARD AT BELLAIRE OHIO.

     That his Postoffice address is MOUNDSVILLE, County of MARSHALL State of WEST VA.
Signed by HENRY T. ANSHUTZ

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C., Jan 2, 1915.

HENRY T. ANSHUTZ
360068 CIV WAR

Sir:
     Please answer, at your earliest convenience, the questions enumerated below. The information is requested for future use, and it may be of great value to your widow or children. Use the inclosed envelope, which requires no stamp.
Very respectfully,
G. M. Sa--- , Commissioner.

No. 1. Date and place of birth? Answer. Grave Creek Va Now Moundsville WVa
     The name of organizations in which you served? Answer. Co "B" 12th Regt WVa Vol Infty. Was 1st called Virginia Infty

No. 2. What was your post office at enlistment? Answer. MOUNDSVILLE, WVa

No. 3. State your wife's full name and her maiden name. Answer. AMANDA HOLLIDAY

No. 4. When, where, and by whom were you married? Answer. BY ESQUIRE VANETTA IN GREEN CO PA WE RAN OFF FROM MOUNDSVILLE WVA

No. 5. Is there any official or church record of your marriage? NO ONLY ESQ VANETTA CERTIFICATE
     If so, where? Answer. DO NOT KNOW

No. 6. Were you previously married? If so, state the name of your former wife, the date of the marriage, and the date and place of her death or divorce. If there was more than one previous marriage, let your answer include all former wives. Answer. NO I NEVER WAS MARRIED ONLY ONCE AND I BELIEVE THE DATE WAS MARCH 1861

No. 7. If your present wife was married before her marriage to you, state the name of her former husband, the date of such marriage, and the date and place of his death or divorce, and state whether he ever rendered any military or naval service, and, if so, give name of the organization in which he served. If she was married more than once before her marriage to you, let your answer include all former husbands. Answer. SHE NEVER WAS MARRIED TO ANY PERSON ELSE BEFORE ME HAD NO OTHER HUSBAND WHATEVER

No. 8. Are you living with your wife, or has there been a separation? Answer. WE WERE DIVORCED IN MARSHALL CO COURT IN AUG 1865

No. 9. State the names and dates of birth of all your children, living or dead. Answer. MY SON LEE WAS BORN APRIL 13 1863. I HAVE A SEPERATION IN MY FAVOR. THE RECORDS AT THE COURT HOUSE OF MOUNDSVILLE WVA WILL SHOW UP EVERY THING NECESSARY. MY WIFE WAS CEDUSED BY AN OFFICER OF THE US ARMY WHILE I WAS A PRISONER OF WAR & HIS OATH IS REGISTERED IN THE ABOVE COURT.

March 25, 1915
Signed by HENRY T. ANSHUTZ

Act of May 11, 1912 As amended by Act Jun 10, 1918.
Declaration for Pension

State of TENNESSEE, County of WASHINGTON, ss:
     On this 12 day of SEPT, 1918, A.D. one thousand nine hundred and EIGHTEEN, personally appeared before me THE UNDERSIGNED within and for the county and State aforesaid, HENRY T. ANSHUTZ, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is 78 years of age, and a resident of NATIONAL SOLDIERS HOME, county of WASHINGTON, State of TENNESSEE; and that he is the identical person who was enrolled at MOUNDSVILLE, W.VA on the -- day of JULY, 1862 as a PRIVATE, in Co "D" of the 12 WEST VA. VOL. INFY. in the Service of the United States, in the CIVIL WAR and was honorably discharged at MARTINSBURG, VA, on the 20 day of MAY, 1865.
That he also served NO OTHER SERVICE OTHER THAN ABOVE.
That he was not employed in the military service of the United States otherwise as stated above. That his personal description at enlistment was as follows: Height, 5 feet 4 & 1/2 inches; complexion, FAIR; color of eyes, BLUE; color of hair, L. BROWN; that his occupation was FARMER; that he was born SEPT 19, 1840 at MOUNDSVILLE, WVA.
     That his several places of residence since leaving the service have been as follows: MOUNDSVILLE, W.VA AND THEN HERE TO SOLDIERS HOME, TENN.
     That he is a pensioner under certificate No. --. That he has -- applied for pension under original No. AND IS IN RECEIPT OF A PENSION, UNDER GENERAL LAW AT $30 PER MONTH.

     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 May 11, 1912 as amended by Act June 10, 1918 at rate allowed by law.
     This his post office address is NATIONAL SOLDIERS HOME, county of WASHINGTON, State of TENNESSEE.

Signed by HENRY T. ANSHUTZ
Attest: W. L. PEOPLES(?) & STEVEN GARLAND

(Form No. 37.)
Marion Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers.
August 15th, 1919

To the Commissioner of Pensions:
Washington, DC
Sir:
     In accordance with instructions of the President of the Board opf Managers, National Home for D.V.S., I have the honor to transmit wherewith Pension Certificate No. 360,068 of HENRY T. ANSHUTZ deceased, late of B Co. 12th Reg't W.Va. Inf. who died at MARION BRANCH HOSPITAL on the 12th day of AUGUST, 1919.
     Cause of death APOPLEXY
     Social condition WIDOWER
The name, address and degree of relationship of his next of kin, so far as indicated by the records of this Home, are as follows: MRS. REBECCA MITCHELL, SISTER, DES MOINES, IOWA.
Very respectfully,
A. B. CRAMPTON(?)
Governor

Capt. W. D. Alexander received word today announcing the death of H. T. Anshutz at Marion, Ind., on August 14th. He was buried at Marion.

"Tuck" Anshutz was well known in this city, having been born and reared here at the Anshutz family home on Water street. He was a veteran of the Civil war and spent many months in Libby prison at Richmond.

Mr. Anshutz is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Sep. Hall of New Martinsville, Mrs. Mary A. Collins of LaJolla, Calif., and Mrs. Rebecca Anshutz of Des Moines, Iowa.

The older people of Moundsville will remember Mr. Anshutz as one of the most popular men of this section.