DEKALB 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 County Allowance 31266 White Eliz'th Clarkston widow 1812 8.00 Mar. 1881 DeKalb 19224 Johnston Naoma Cross Keys widow 1812 8.00 Feb. 1879 DeKalb 8224 Evins Nancy Cross Keys widow 1812 8.00 Sep. 1878 DeKalb 31070 Benson Eliz'th H. Cross Keys widow 1812 8.00 Jan. 1881 DeKalb 17878 Campbell Belinda Cross Keys widow 1812 8.00 Feb. 1879 DeKalb 7886 Richardson Esther Cross Keys widow 1812 8.00 Aug. 1878 DeKalb 15673 Turner Edney Cross Keys surv. 1812 8.00 Jan. 1879 DeKalb 25293 Power Nancy Cross Keys widow 1812 8.00 June 1870 DeKalb 30056 Tidwell Nancy Cross Keys widow 1812 8.00 July 1880 DeKalb 10436 Worthington Piety E. Cross Keys widow 1812 8.00 Oct. 1878 DeKalb 182604 Cornwell Wm. H. Cross Keys g.s.w. r. arm 8.00 Feb. 1881 DeKalb 3317 Stowers Orpha Cross Keys widow 8.00 Nov. 1865 DeKalb 194851 Gill Mary H. Cross Keys widow 8.00 Mar. 1882 DeKalb 31333 Bates Gracie F. Cross Keys widow 8.00 Mar. 1881 DeKalb 1291 Henderson Nancy Decatur widow 1812 8.00 Dec. 1871 DeKalb 5708 Bishop Reuben Decatur surv. 1812 8.00 Oct. 1871 DeKalb 7622 Whitlock Mary Decatur widow 1812 8.00 Aug. 1878 DeKalb 9613 Turner Delana Decatur widow 1812 8.00 Oct. 1878 DeKalb 8145 Thompson Louisa Decatur widow 1812 8.00 Aug. 1878 DeKalb 25714 Thomas Martha Lithonia widow 1812 8.00 July 1879 DeKalb 8141 Shaw Dorothy Lithonia widow 1812 8.00 Aug. 1878 DeKalb 19744 Quinn Sarah Stone Mountain widow 1812 8.00 Mar. 1879 DeKalb 22885 Braden Roda Stone Mountain widow 1812 8.00 May 1879 DeKalb 12385 Veal James Stone Mountain surv. 1812 8.00 Feb. 1872 DeKalb 4983 Pound John Stone Mountain surv. 1812 8.00 Sep. 1871 DeKalb 1221 Gresham Peggy Stone Mountain widow 1812 8.00 Dec. 1871 DeKalb 10739 Shell Mary Stone Mountain widow 1812 8.00 Nov. 1879 DeKalb 24268 Estes Martha W. Stone Mountain widow 1812 8.00 May 1879 DeKalb 17022 Jackson Lively J. Stone Mountain widow 1812 8.00 Feb. 1879 DeKalb 8540 Hemp Wm. Stone Mountain surv. 1812 8.00 Nov. 1871 DeKalb 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