THOMAS 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 83693 Forster Jno. B. Boston chr. diarrh. 4.00 July 1867 Thomas 25406 Easther Allen Boston surv. 1812 8.00 July 1879 Thomas 29680 Cassell Mary Caroline Cairo surv. 1812 8.00 June 1880 Thomas 21614 Blackshear John McDonald surv. 1812 8.00 Mar. 1875 Thomas 30491 Lacy Martha Thomasville widow 1812 8.00 Sep. 1880 Thomas 20503 Mitchell Sophronia Thomasville widow 1812 8.00 Mar. 1879 Thomas 32210 Watson Ruths Thomasville widow 1812 8.00 Jan. 1882 Thomas 18763 Quarterman Sarah M. Thomasville widow 1812 8.00 Feb. 1879 Thomas 25858 Idner Geo. W. Thomasville loss r. leg 18.00 Thomas 97957 Coulter Jas. C. Thomasville wd. r. thigh 2.66 Thomas 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