GORDON COUNTY, GA - MILITARY PENSIONS ***************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm *********************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher irwin_ga2004@yahoo.com Bibliographic citation: List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Which Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance, as Called for by Resolution of December 8, 1882, Vol. 5 47th Congress, 2d Session Senate Executive Document 84, Part 5 United States Pension Bureau Washington, D. C., 1883 Federal Pensions distributed for service in War of 1812, Mexican and Union Civil War. (Does not include Confederate Service Pensions in fact participation in the Confederacy may have barred men from drawing a pension from previous War service). Pension Records may be ordered from: http://www.archives.gov/research_room/obtain_copies/veterans_service_records.html See BELOW for explanation: Certif. No Last Name F Name Post Office Cause for which pensioned Monthly rate Date of Original County Allowance 29927 Gates Mary A. Blue Spring widow 1812 8.00 July 1880 Gordon 20248 Tate Harriet Blue Spring widow 1812 8.00 Mar. 1879 Gordon 15631 Johnson Hugh G. Calhoun surv. 1812 8.00 May 1872 Gordon 8191 Fox Lucy Calhoun widow 1812 8.00 Sep. 1878 Gordon 9734 Garlington Eliza Calhoun widow 1812 8.00 Oct. 1878 Gordon 28053 Robbins Susana Calhoun widow 1812 8.00 Dec. 1879 Gordon 22786 Swain Jesse Calhoun surv. 1812 8.00 July 1878 Gordon 108041 Duckett Wm. A. Coosawaite g.s.w. l. forearm 4.00 Feb. 1871 Gordon 181563 McTeere Calvin A. Crane Eater g.s.w. and loss index fing. 5.00 Jan. 1881 Gordon 13834 Findley Winnie Fair Mount widow 1812 8.00 Dec. 1878 Gordon 5080 Tillery Rebecca Fair Mount widow 1812 8.00 Apr. 1873 Gordon 169468 Stone Elvira Fair Mount widow 8.00 June 1875 Gordon 12736 Matthias James Resaca surv. 1812 8.00 Feb. 1872 Gordon 23426 Eaker Catharine A. Resaca widow 1812 8.00 May 1879 Gordon 141614 Sexton Lucy A. Resaca widow 8.00 Mar. 1870 Gordon EXPLANATION OF COLUMNS ON THE PENSION LIST: 1)The pension certificate numbers may differ from the actual pension file in the National Archives. 2)The post office reported is the residence of the pensioner in December 1882. 3) The cause column provides the reason for which the pension was granted (wound, injury, disease, etc.- see abbreviation explanations below) or lists the relationship of pensioners who were next of kin to those killed or who died while serving in the army or navy. 4)The rate reported was the monthly amount received by the pensioner 5)The date provided is that of the original allowance. 6)Abbreviations used in the 1883 pension roll: amp. - amputated atr. - atrophy chr. - chronic diarr. - diarrhea dis. - disease frac. - fracture g.s.w. - gun shot wound inj. - injury l. - left ls. - loss par. - partial paral. - paralysis r. - right rheum. - rheumatism or rheumatic shl., sh. - shell or shrapnel shoul. - shoulder w., wd. - wound