Crenshaw County AlArchives Military Records.....Perdue, Elisabeth April 2, 1878
Warof1812 - Pension 
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Widow Claim For Pension
State of Alabama
County of Crenshaw
On this second day of April, A. D. 1878, personally appeared before me, F. M. 
Cody, Circuit Clerk, the same being a court of record within and for the County 
and State aforesaid. (1) Elizabeth Perdue, aged 73 years a resident of Crenshaw 
County, in the State of Alabame, who being duly sworn to law, declares that she 
is the widow of (2) Sovereign T. Perdue deceased, who was the identical (3) 
Sovereign T. Perdue, who served in the name of (4) Sovereign T. Perdue as a (5) 
Private in the Company commanded by Captain Horton in the regiment of Ga. 
Militia, commaned by Col. () Thomas in the war of (6) 1812 - 15; that her said 
husband (7) was drafted at Milledgeville, Ga. on or about the 10th day of 
October A. D. 1814 for the term of 6 mos., and continued in actual service in 
said war of the term of (8) 6 months & 23 days and whose services terminated, 
by reason of (9) the treaty of peace. She further states that the following is 
a full description of her husband at the time of his enlistment, viz., (10) age 
22 years; occupation Farmer; birth place, Maryland; color of hair Dark; height 
6 ft.; color of eyes Dark gray. She further states that she was married to the 
said Sovereign T. Perdue, at the city of Camden, in the county of Wilcox, and 
in the State of Alabama, on the 27th day of May A. D. 1824 by one (11) J. B. 
Perdue who was a (12) Minister of the Gospel; and that her name before her said 
marriage was Elizabeth Watson; and she further states that (13) neither herself 
nor husband Sovereign T. Perdue have been previously married and her husband 
(14) Sovereign T. Perdue died in Lowndes Co., in the State of Alabama, on the 
25th day of August A. D. 1863; and she further declares that the following have 
been the places of residence of herself and her said husband since the date of 
his discharge from the Army, viz; (15) near Greenville, Butler County, Ala. and 
near Sandy Ridge, Lowndes County, Ala. and she further states that, She makes 
this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Pension to which she may be 
entitled under Sections 4736 to 4740, inclusive, Revised Statutes, and the Act 
of March 11, 1878, and hereby appoints A. E. Posey Esqr. of Greenville, 
Alabama, her true and lawful attorney, to prosecute her claim.
     And she further declares that she has heretofore made no application for 
(16) anything that her said husband in his lifetime received 2 land warrants 
for his said services 80 acres each time and that her residence is Live Oak, 
Crenshaw County, State of Alabama, and that her post office address is Live Oak.
                                        Elisabeth Perdue
Witnesses:
Beverly A. Walker
William L. Reddock
Also personally appeared Beveraly A. Walker aged 59years, residing Buttedge, 
Ala and William L. Reddock, aged 27 years, residing P. O. address.

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