FANNIN 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 134436 McCoy Temperance Chestnut Gap widow 8.00 Sep. 1869 Fannin 6528 Millsaps Polly Chestnut Gap widow 1812 8.00 Mar. 1875 Fannin 1049 Foster Frances Chestnut Gap widow 1812 8.00 Oct. 1876 Fannin 158919 Long Joseph C. Crayton dis. Lungs 8.00 Apr. 1879 Fannin 111680 Hensley Wm. Morganton total blindness 72.00 Fannin 16489 Godfrey Anna Morganton widow 1812 8.00 Jan. 1879 Fannin 31906 Bivans Eliz'th Morganton widow 1812 8.00 Aug. 1881 Fannin 110191 Rector John H. Morganton ch. Rheum. 8.00 May 1871 Fannin 210184 Bivins Thomas J. Morganton dis. of abdominal viscera 4.00 June 1880 Fannin 107487 Parns Peter Morganton g.s.w. l. leg 6.00 Jan. 1871 Fannin 111812 Fricks John D. Morganton shell wd. r. f't 5.33 July 1871 Fannin 105785 Vanhook Mary E. Morganton widow 20.00 Sep. 1874 Fannin 186005 Talent Lemuel Morganton dep. Father 8.00 Nov. 1879 Fannin 199 Truelove Sarah Morganton widow 8.00 Sep. 1870 Fannin 147731 Shelton Sarah Morganton dep. mother 8.00 Feb. 1871 Fannin 181223 Shuder Sarah C. Morganton widow 8.00 May 1878 Fannin 196118 Sheldon Cincinnati Morganton dep. mother 8.00 June 1882 Fannin 137818 Painter Cynthia Morganton dep. mother 8.00 Dec. 1880 Fannin 117107 Pittman Isabella Morganton dep. mother 8.00 Aug. 1868 Fannin 166290 Latta Ollivet Morganton widow 8.00 Oct. 1874 Fannin 19497 Hagurwood Sarah Morganton widow 1812 8.00 Mar. 1879 Fannin 32787 Hicks Eliz'th M. Morganton widow 1812 8.00 Nov. 1882 Fannin 183627 Corgeal Martha Morganton dep. mother 8.00 Apr. 1879 Fannin 188728 Fox Nancy C. Morganton dep. mother 8.00 June 1880 Fannin 129060 Bell Eliz'th Morganton widow 8.00 May 1869 Fannin 138883 Frasure Lydia Morganton dep. mother 8.00 Sep. 1869 Fannin 32621 Kincaid Anna Morganton widow 1812 8.00 Aug. 1882 Fannin 30515 Falls Sarah Morganton widow 1812 8.00 Sep. 1880 Fannin 94368 Green Eliz'th Morganton widow 8.00 Fannin 106030 Bradley Martha A. Vanzant's Store widow 8.00 Jan. 1868 Fannin 136288 Ford Barbary Vanzant's Store widow 8.00 Dec. 1869 Fannin 126441 Colbert Margaret Vanzant's Store dep. mother 8.00 Mar. 1869 Fannin 114562 Tilly Prudence Vanzant's Store widow 8.00 June 1868 Fannin 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