CATOOSA 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 128877 Ritchey Susannah Graysville widow 8.00 May 1869 Catoosa 177427 Legge Matilda Ringgold widow 8.00 May 1877 Catoosa 69048 Davis Jennine Ringgold widow 8.00 Mar. 1867 Catoosa 38128 Fuller Charles Ringgold wd. Of l. arm 2.00 Oct. 1868 Catoosa 8006 Taylor Garrett R. Ringgold result of bilious fever 8.00 Catoosa 17900 Stoker Barbera Ringgold 8.00 Feb. 1879 Catoosa 7031 Blair Hannah Ringgold 8.00 June 1879 Catoosa 10698 Longley Jane P. Ringgold 8.00 Nov. 1878 Catoosa 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