The depositions continue concerning the widow application of Emma Langford, wife of Union and Confederate Soldier, Silas James Lankford… 8 Feb 1906 Tabitha Lankford: I am 63 years of age. My post office is Defeated, Tenn. I have no occupation. James Lankford was my brother. His name was Silas James Lankford. He lived at home [...]
In my last post Emma Langford admitted in a deposition on 19 Jan 1906 that, “yes I had heard that Silas James Langford had had a wife before the one, Zilpha Dunn, who died here”. Emma continued: “When Zilpha died there was a young man, Marion Langford, here. I have heard that he was Silas [...]
Continuing with the pension file of Silas James Langford/Lankford, the next form was a questionnaire dated 26 April 1902. No.1 Are you a married man and if so please state your wife’s full name and her maiden name. Answer: Yes, Emily Langford, maiden Hunter. No.2 When, where and by whom were you married? Answer: 15 [...]