Widow

Widow's Pension Applications

Brannan, Melvinia E

Name - Melviney E. Brannan

Years of Residency in Mississippi - 63 Years

Resides in County - Clarke

Post Office - Wautubbee, Miss.

Husband's Name - Thomas Brannan

Resident of State When Enlisted - Mississippi

Date of Enlistment - Spring of 1862

Company and Regiment - 2nd Miss. Calvary, Company F

Length of Service - 3 Years

Names of Officers - J. W. Hogan, Capt. , J. M. Gordon, Col.

Die in Service - No

Honorably Discharged - Yes

When was he Discharged - at end of war

Where was discharge - Meridian, Miss.

Serve until Surrender - Yes

Place of Death - Clarke Co. Miss.

Date of Death - July 25th, 1887

Age of Death - 63 years old

Married Since Husband's Death - No

Indigent and Unable to Earn a Living - Yes

Receiving any Income from Sate, City or County - The State Pension is all.

Own Property - No

Home of Own - No

Living with - My son

Person living with is Relative - son

Any Relations Duty to Provide for You - No

Date - Aug. 8, 1894 Signature - Melvinia E. Brannan

Signature - Jas. B. Evans, Circuit Clerk

Witnesses Signature - P. G. Keahley, G. P. Keahley

Office of Chancery Clerk and County Board of Inquiry, Clarke County, Quitman, Miss., Sept. 5, 1894

We, the undersigned members of the Board of Inquiry, hereby approve the foregoing application of M. E. Brannan for pension because we know the applicant to be indigent and physically unable to earn a support by his own labor, caused by wounds or injuries received during the Civil War, and that we believe the facts stated in the above application are true and the party should receive a pension.

Given under our hands and seals of office, this 5 day of Sept. 1894

J. B. Easterling - President of Board (seal)

N. Martin (seal)

J. L. Slay (seal)

C. C. McNeill (seal)

(no signature) (seal)

C. L. Donald (seal)

C. C. Ferrill (seal)