FLOYD 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 204120 Roberts Wm. Agate part. paral. from stroke lightning 6.00 Mar. 1882 Floyd 220727 Roberts Benj. Agate malar. poison 8.50 Nov. 1882 Floyd 31658 Pledger Lucinda Cave Spring widow 1812 8.00 May 1881 Floyd 15908 Pledger Thomas Cave Spring surv. 1812 8.00 Apr. 1872 Floyd 11904 Dickerson Rebecca Cave Spring widow 1812 8.00 Nov. 1878 Floyd 19740 Knox Eleanor L. Coosa widow 1812 8.00 Mar. 1879 Floyd 28728 Swilling Rebecca Crystal Springs widow 1812 8.00 Feb. 1880 Floyd 178088 Dent John G. Etowah dis. of abdominal viscera 6.00 Sep. 1880 Floyd 60798 Hammond Sarah Hammon's Mill widow 10.00 Jan. 1878 Floyd 18656 Spence Rosaline Rome widow 1812 8.00 Feb. 1879 Floyd 14011 Stratham Caroline L. Rome widow 1812 8.00 Jan. 1879 Floyd 22148 Reynolds Mary Ann Rome widow 1812 8.00 Apr. 1879 Floyd 26740 Quinn Mary M. Rome widow 1812 8.00 Sep. 1879 Floyd 24765 Adrian Nancy Ann Rome widow 1812 8.00 June 1879 Floyd 30227 Mayes Mary Rome widow 1812 8.00 Aug. 1880 Floyd 29929 Moral Jane S. Rome widow 1812 8.00 July 1880 Floyd 12474 Moore Frances S. Rome widow 1812 8.00 Nov. 1878 Floyd 24363 Kerr Nancy Rome widow 1812 8.00 May 1879 Floyd 29102 Chambers Talipha Rome widow 1812 8.00 Apr. 1880 Floyd 178324 Krag Julius Rome g.s.w. throat 4.00 Nov. 1880 Floyd 26738 Shoemaker Martha Rome widow 1812 8.00 Sep. 1879 Floyd 136970 Mull Jane Rome dep. mother 8.00 Nov. 1879 Floyd 25702 Hamilton Malinda Rome widow 1812 8.00 July 1879 Floyd 4220 Davis Susan Rome widow 1812 8.00 Oct. 1872 Floyd 7410 Foster Eliz'th Rome widow 8.00 July 1877 Floyd 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