CHEROKEE 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 30115 Thompson Mary Ball Ground 8.00 Aug. 1880 Cherokee 5890 Cole Samuel Canton 8.00 Oct. 1871 Cherokee 25944 Gunter Margaret Canton 8.00 July 1879 Cherokee 102924 Jackson Lucy R. Canton widow 8.00 Nov. 1867 Cherokee 5148 Cloud Elizabeth A. Canton widow 8.00 Sep. 1876 Cherokee 183986 Carney William W. Canton minor of 10.00 May 1879 Cherokee 5892 Brown Isaac Cherokee Mills 8.00 Oct. 1871 Cherokee 175907 Messer Louisa E. Fort Buffington dep. mother 8.00 Dec. 1876 Cherokee 17372 Johnson Julian Ophir 8.00 Feb. 1879 Cherokee 13575 Bruce Sarah Orange 8.00 Dec. 1878 Cherokee 28280 Fowler Elizabeth Orange widow 1812 8.00 Dec. 1879 Cherokee 125698 Couch Anthna Walesca injury to abdomen 4.00 Oct. 1873 Cherokee 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