Widow's Application For A Pension
Lorinda Rachael (Wilson) Newton

 

Widow's Application for a Pension
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The attached Widows Pension Application from Lorinda R. Newton was acquired by Mr. Ernest Young from:

     Albert S. Adams
     Texas Confederate pension application #12331
     Texas Comptroller's Office
     Archives and Information Services Division
     Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 
Information on the submission:
 
Lorinda Rachel (Wilson) Newton (1841-1930) was the wife of John R. Newton (1834-1892).  John R. Newton was the third child of Larkin and Mary Anne Newton.  John R. Newton was in the Civil War and the Widow's Pension Application was based on his service.  Lorinda filed the application in 1930.  The pension was granted 01 September 1930 and she passed away 17 October 1930, in Highland Park, Dallas County, Texas.
   
Respectfully submitted,
 
Kathy Robinson
Sec'y, Midlothian Area Historical Society
<midlothianhistory@hotmail.com>

 


 

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