CHATHAM 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 169192 Reynolds, Chas. P. Savannah dis. lungs 6.00 June 1880 Chatham Worth, Margaret C. Savannah widow 25.00 Apr. 1871 Chatham Mahoney, Cornelius Savannah 18.00 Chatham 2344 Owens, Maria Savannah dep. mother 8.00 May 1878 Chatham 133988 Hunt, Oliver P. Savannah chr. rheum. 28.00 June 1875 Chatham 160411 Devlin, William H. Savannah g.s.w. left thigh 2.00 June 1879 Chatham 16539 Schmitt, Ernst Savannah incised wound left foot 4.00 Mar. 1880 Chatham 72567 Sherry, Phillip Savannah g.s.w.l. leg, res. var. veins 4.00 Oct. 1866 Chatham 80722 Bates, Maria N. Savannah dep. mother 8.00 Aug. 1866 Chatham 107520 Hickey, Edward Savannah loss teeth, & w. face & l. leg 6.00 Chatham 138781 Murphy, Thomas Savannah g.s.wd. l. leg 4.00 Chatham 3014 Cavanagh, Moses Savannah chr. rheum. 12.00 Nov. 1881 Chatham 18273 Dennis, Harriet A. Savannah 8.00 Feb. 1879 Chatham 194777 Ent, Sallie A. Savannah widow 8.00 Mar. 1882 Chatham 173264 Graham, Isabella Savannah widow 8.00 May 1876 Chatham 11988 Dunham, Susan C. Savannah 8.00 Nov. 1878 Chatham 25132 Hobkirk, Charlotte M. Savannah 8.00 June 1879 Chatham 14500 Hamilton, Mary H. Savannah 8.00 Jan. 1879 Chatham 9487 Charrier, Leopold Savannah g.s.w. of both arms 2.00 Chatham 167640 Hill, Mary E. Savannah widow 8.00 Feb. 1875 Chatham 147025 Demery, Washington Savannah g.s.w. of l. foot 2.00 July 1877 Chatham 44234 Stone, George H. Savannah wound of left arm 18.00 Chatham 150525 Berdan, Christian Savannah g.s.w.r. foot, g.s.w. l. thigh 4.00 Jan. 1878 Chatham 146749 Robinson, John Savannah injury to abdomen 4.00 June 1877 Chatham 8535 Sheftall, Virginia Savannah 8.00 Sep. 1878 Chatham 27338 Newell, Hester R. Savannah 8.00 Oct. 1879 Chatham 30592 Nostand, Ann Savannah 8.00 Oct. 1880 Chatham 24799 Gaudry, Ann C. Savannah 8.00 June 1879 Chatham 169416 Garey, Patrick Savannah dis. of lungs 6.00 June 1880 Chatham 164889 Gleason, Thomas F. Savannah Injury to abdomen 15.00 Feb. 1880 Chatham 95692 Haynes, March Savannah g.s.w. right hip 4.00 Sep. 1874 Chatham 27639 Capps, Eunice Savannah widow 8.00 Nov. 1879 Chatham 65418 Frank, Frederick Savannah w.l. side neck 4.00 June 1866 Chatham 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