CARROLL COUNTY, GA - MILITARY PENSIONS 1883 ***************** 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 Allowance County 10851 Ashmore Frances Bowdon 8.00 Nov. 1878 Carroll 31262 Ashmore Frances E. Bowdon 8.00 Feb. 1881 Carroll 18274 Carter Mary Bowdon 8.00 Feb. 1879 Carroll 25685 Selman Drady Ann Bowdon 8.00 July 1879 Carroll 9536 Turner Rebecca Bowdon 8.00 Oct. 1878 Carroll 13121 Williamson Sarah Bowdon 8.00 Dec. 1878 Carroll 19755 Smith Anderson Bowdon 8.00 Nov. 1872 Carroll 22860 McPherson Sarah Carrollton 8.00 May 1879 Carroll 7130 Spencer John Carrollton 8.00 Oct. 1871 Carroll 5841 Gray Nancy Carrollton 8.00 Dec. 1873 Carroll 28873 O'Neal Permelia Carrollton 8.00 Mar. 1880 Carroll 3270 Weir Rhoda D. Carrollton widow 8.00 Feb. 1869 Carroll 15571 Tilman Maranda Carrollton 8.00 Jan. 1879 Carroll 29105 Turnley Atlanta E. Carrollton 8.00 Apr. 1880 Carroll 20670 Welborn Margaret S. Holland's Mills 8.00 Mar. 1879 Carroll 12371 Breed Permelia Holland's Mills 8.00 Nov. 1878 Carroll 18520 Veal John Lairdsborough 8.00 Aug. 1872 Carroll 17018 Macon Pamela R. Victory 8.00 Feb. 1879 Carroll 14018 Loving Ginsey Villa Rica 8.00 Jan. 1879 Carroll 9568 Williams Leroy Villa Rica 8.00 Dec. 1871 Carroll 18308 Scudder Sarah Whitesburgh 8.00 Feb. 1879 Carroll 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