Military Records: James/Visa Drake, 1927, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: February 24, 1927 Winn Parish Enterprise

Applies For Pension At 101 Years Of Age

Mrs. Visa Drake, 101 years old, of Sikes, was in Winnfield this week,
accompanied by Mrs. Roy Beavers and Mrs. Mary Crain, for the purpose of making
an application for a Confederate Veteran's widow's pension.  According to P.
K. Abel through whom the application for pension was made, Mrs. Drake is the
oldest Confederate widow ever to make application for pension from this
parish.

Mrs. Drake is the widow of James Drake, who enlisted in Company C, 12th
Louisiana Regiment, here, August, 1861, and died at his home in this parish
while at home on furlough November, 1861.

Mrs. Drake was born in 1826, and was 36 years old when the Civil War started
in 1860.  As a widow of a Confederate veteran, Mrs. Drake has been eligible
for a pension for many years.  However, she states that as she had been in
good health and until recently able to make her own living, she did not feel
like it was right for her to seek a pension.  Even now, she is seeking a
pension largely at the solicitation of her friends, who realize that she
should have been given a pension many years ago.