PAULDING 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 5785 Smith John P. Brownsville widow 1812 8.00 Oct. 1871 Paulding 19701 Turner Sarah Ann Dallas widow 1812 8.00 Mar. 1879 Paulding 32826 Veal Milley Dallas widow 1812 8.00 Dec. 1882 Paulding 15854 Smith Mary Dallas widow 1812 8.00 Jan. 1879 Paulding 15828 Stewart Silvia Dallas widow 1812 8.00 Jan. 1879 Paulding 24812 Ragan Nancy Dallas widow 1812 8.00 June 1879 Paulding 23332 Archer Prudence A. Dallas widow 1812 8.00 May 1879 Paulding 16857 Allen Elizabeth Dallas widow 1812 8.00 Feb. 1879 Paulding 11624 Griffith Louisa Dallas widow 1812 8.00 Dec. 1878 Paulding 29109 Fell Milly Dallas widow 1812 8.00 Apr. 1880 Paulding 14016 Elsberry Elizabeth Dallas widow 1812 8.00 Jan. 1879 Paulding 31662 King Harriet Dallas widow 1812 8.00 May 1881 Paulding 10783 Jones Henry Dallas surv. 1812 8.00 Dec. 1872 Paulding 27632 Fuller Nancy Oval widow 1812 8.00 Nov. 1879 Paulding 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