[coosa1.ged] I am 85 years old the 30th of this month, I came to Crenshaw county at the age of five years. I lived in Beat 3 one mile north of Bradleyton until the close of the war. I moved to where I am now living in Beat 5 (Near New Providence) I have lived in Crenshaw County 80 years. I came from North Carolina in a cart, seven in the family. I have one sister, Julia Spradley of Troy 91 years old. One brother 76 year. Charlie Boone of this county. I was married at the age of 22 in 1852. I joined the Missionary Baptist church at the age of 26. I lived in a log house with a dirt floor and only had two meals a day and picked the seed out of cotton to get the lint to spin and weave. Best wishes Mrs. Nancy Spradley, Patsburg, Ala. R.F.D. April 08,1915 When she applied for a pension through her husband's service in the CSA, she stated she was born in NC but she could not remember what county. CSA Pensioners On Pension Roll For Crenshaw County Jan.1st,1925 - Mrs. Nancy Spradley. Residence: Patsburg