Military Records of O.M. Langley - Wilcox Co., AL Application for Widow's Pension by Louisa Langley ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with the USGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other gain. Copying of the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged. ALGenWeb File Manager - Lygia Dawkins Cutts ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Contributed by Lygia Dawkins Cutts OCT 1998 Military Records of O.M. Langley - Wilcox Co., AL Application for Widow's Pension by Louisa Langley Veteran's Name: Langley, O.M. Pensioner: Langley, O.M. Langley, Louisa County: Wilcox Military Record: PVT, Co. K, 23rd Regt. WIDOWS BLANK FOR RECLASSIFICATION UNDER SECTION 11, AS AMENDED BY ACTS OF LEGISLATURE APPROVED OCTOBER 5th, 1920. Application of Louisa Langley Widow of O.M. Langley, Co. K 23rd Ala. State of Alabama Wilcox County. Filed in the office of the Probate Judge this 29th day of No 1920 Filed in the office of Commission this ___ day of NOV 1920(date is stamped) Pat M. Dannelly (signature) Judge of Probate State of Alabama, } Wilcox County. } Give your full name - Louisa Langley. Your Present permanent, complete post office address - Gastonburg, AL. What is your number on pension roll? 22893. With whom are you now living? at Gastonburg, Ala Mrs. Wood. Where were you born? Place - in SC came to Ala while a child. County - Clark(?) When were you born? Month - November Day - 26 Year - 1854. State name of your father Elias Wright. If living, his present address - dead. If dead, when and where he died - died about 54 years ago. What was the name of your husband? O.M. Langley. When and where did you marry him? in Wilcox Co. When and where did he die? in 1912 Meridian, Miss. Were your living with him one year prior to this death? Yes. Were you ever divorced from him? No. If so, when and where? No. Have you been married more than once? No. If so, give name of husband and date and place of marriage - Wilcox Co. In 1890. Have you been on teh pension roll of any other county in this state at any time? Yes. If so, state in what counties and the years of your residence there, County - in Wilcox, Ala about 7 to. Year - 1920, County - Wilcox, year __________, County - Wilcox. Have you ever drawn pension in another state? No. If so, give the State_____, County _________, and years ________. Are you now receiving a pension from any ther state? No. If so, give the name of State ________________. Did you ever apply for a pension in this State and had your application rejected? No. If so, give year - no and reason for rejection ___________. HAs your name ever been dropped from the pension roll? No. Id so, in what county were then drawing and the reason given ________________. Have you ever lived in any other states? No. If so, give name of states - No. Counties ____________. Post office - now living in Gastonburg, Ala. Years - My old address was Arlington, Ala Also state when you moved to Alabama - moved to Ala in 1860. To what branch of the service did he belong? Infantry. What was his rank? Private. Give the number of his Regiment - 23 Ala Letter of his Compnay - K. Name of his Colonel - can't remember. Name of his Captain - Green McConnel. Was he wounded? yes. If so, in what battles? don't remember. State whether he was ever captured - No. Where _______. When _________. Or imprisoned ___________. Where _________. When__________. And when discharged from prison ______________. Where and when did he quit the service of the Confederate States and under what circumstances? at the close of the Civil War. Was he paroled? Yes. Have you his parole? No. Was he ever on the pension roll of this State? Clark & Wilcox. Did he ever draw a pension from any other State? No. If so, give name of State _______ and County _________and years______. Was any application fro pension in this State ever amde by him and refused? No. If so, in what county was he then living and what year did this occur - No. County__________.Year, reason_________. Was his name ever struck from the pension roll of this State? No. If so, give county in which he then resided_________.Year________ and reason assigned. REAL ESTATE This next section is for list of Property in which Louisa states she owns no real estate or personal property. PERSONAL PROPERTY None. INCOME What is your yearly income from rents, interest, or other investments? None. The above statements are true and correct. Signed this 26 day of November 191_. (Signed) Mrs. O.M. Langley (her signature) STATE OF ALABAMA, } Wilcox County. } Personally appeared before, Men -----(can't read) a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Mrs. O.M. Langley, whose name is signed to the foregoing statement and who is known to me, who being by me first duly sworn, deposes and says that the answers made tot he foregoing questions are true and correct to the best of her knowledge and belief. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26 day of November 1920. (signature - can't read) Mem ----------. Justice of the Peace. TAX ASSESSOR'S CERTIFICATE I, J.A. McClurkin, Tax Assessor for Wilcox County, hereby certify that the assessed value of property real and personal, as shown by assessment book year 1920 assessed to Louisa Langley amounts to No Property. Witness my hand this 29 day of Nov. 1920 (signature) J.A. McClurkin Tax Assessor Wilcox County.