The widow of any Confederate soldier or sailor, deeming herself entitled to the benefits of this chapter, shall file with the county department of human resources of the county of which she is a bona fide resident, her application in writing, sworn to before some officer authorized to administer oaths, on blanks furnished by the county department of human resources, such blanks conforming substantially to the requirements set forth in Section 31-8-2. The application shall show the name of the deceased husband and the date of his death, his company and regiment, the date of the widow’s marriage, her age at the time of making the application, and whether application has been made before and rejected or her name dropped from the pension roll before, and if so, when and the reason assigned.