MONROE 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 26147 Norris Mary A. Bolingbroke widow 1812 8.00 Aug. 1879 Monroe 12912 Buckner Mary Bolingbroke widow 1812 8.00 Dec. 1878 Monroe 15568 Benton Sarah Bolingbroke widow 1812 8.00 Jan. 1879 Monroe 27092 Walton Luraney P. Bolingbroke widow 1812 8.00 Sep. 1879 Monroe 21138 Stokes Martha E. Forsyth widow 1812 8.00 Mar. 1878 Monroe 32584 McGough Sandal Forsyth surv. 1812 8.00 Aug. 1882 Monroe 24281 Taylor Martha Forsyth widow 1812 8.00 May 1879 Monroe 19474 McGough Robert Forsyth widow 1812 8.00 Oct. 1872 Monroe 20385 Helms Prely T. Forsyth widow 1812 8.00 Feb. 1873 Monroe 15075 Perkins Alexander Forsyth widow 1812 8.00 Apr. 1872 Monroe 202882 Gatliff Aaron S. Iceberg g.s.w.r. thigh 4.00 Feb. 1882 Monroe 32827 Bice Martha Iceberg widow 1812 8.00 Dec. 1882 Monroe 16207 Grant Martha New Market widow 1812 8.00 Jan. 1879 Monroe 21865 Anderson Nancy New Market widow 1812 8.00 Apr. 1879 Monroe 32313 Coleman Sarah New Market widow 1812 8.00 Mar. 1882 Monroe 26656 Hamilton Maheny New Market widow 8.00 Sep. 1879 Monroe 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