William
Snow, being first duly sworn, on oath, deposes and says
that he is a resident of East Orange, New Jersey, residing
at 12
McKinley Avenue, and that he is a brother of the claimant
in this
case, but has no financial interest in the outcomes of the
claim.
Affiant
further states that he was present at the marriage between
James Coyne, who afterwards enlisted in Co. A., 1st NJ Vol
LA,
and Martha Snow; that the said marriage took place at the
residence
of James Coyne, uncle of the soldier, James Coyne, of Irvington,
NJ,
and that at the time of the said marriage, the said James
Coyne was
a widower.
Affiant
further states that his sister, the said Martha Coyne, widow
of the
said James Coyne, was at the time of said marriage a maiden,
never having
before that time married, and that the said Martha Coyne
never, since the
disappearance of her said husband, been married, but remains
the widow of
the said James Coyne.
Affiant
further states that he remembers the time of the disappearance
of the
said James Coyne, and remembers that all efforts possible
were made to
ascertain as possible, the wherabouts of the said James
Coyne, but also
states that no member of the family or any other person,
to the knowledge
of this affiant, ever heard anything of the whereabouts
of the said James Coyne,
and that this affiant verily believes the said James Coyne
to be dead.
William
Snow
Subscribed
and sworn to before
me this 2nd day of July, 1909.
John
W McWilliams
Notary
Public
