CHATTOOGA 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 Allowance County 23901 Jones Nancy M. Alpine 8.00 Mar. 1880 Chattooga 153820 Eads Frances Alpine widow 8.00 Sep. 1871 Chattooga 9304 Walker Martha Alpine 8.00 Sep. 1878 Chattooga 153191 White Amanda C. Dirt Town widow 8.00 Aug. 1871 Chattooga 175717 Barry Lucy Raccoon Mills widow 8.00 Dec. 1876 Chattooga 13084 Simth Martin Subligna 8.00 Feb. 1872 Chattooga 2313 Brannan Nancy Summerville widow 8.00 Dec. 1868 Chattooga 3327 Alfred Matilda Summerville widow 8.00 May 1869 Chattooga 7424 Clemmons Emely A. Summerville widow 8.00 Apr. 1878 Chattooga 8323 Romines Jeremiah Summerville 8.00 Nov. 1871 Chattooga 130371 Wheeler Epsey Summerville widow 8.00 June 1869 Chattooga 145777 Knox America Summerville widow 8.00 Nov. 1870 Chattooga 30472 Allen Amelia Summerville 8.00 Sep. 1880 Chattooga 5097 Gilbreath Mary Summerville 8.00 Apr. 1873 Chattooga 28528 Foster Ann Summerville 8.00 Jan. 1880 Chattooga 22423 Knowles Sarah Summerville 8.00 May 1879 Chattooga 25685 Carder Lucinda Summerville 8.00 July 1879 Chattooga 13088 Story Nancy M. Teloga Springs 8.00 Dec. 1878 Chattooga 17370 Lainer Mary Trion Factory 8.00 Feb. 1879 Chattooga 4399 Phillips Christianburg Trion Factory chronic diarrhea 8.00 Chattooga 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