WALKER 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 25148 Nugent Isaac Cassandra surv. 1812 8.00 June 1879 Walker 21562 Price William Cassandra surv. 1812 8.00 July 1874 Walker 16059 Anderson Robert Cedar Grove surv. 1812 8.00 Apr. 1872 Walker 6248 Hunt Lydia Crawfish Spring widow 1812 8.00 Aug. 1874 Walker 80786 Nave William Crawfish Spring wd. thigh 6.00 Walker 157665 Togarty John Crawfish Spring g.s.w. arm 2.00 Mar. 1879 Walker 128147 Kinmound Alexander Dillon chr. diarr., rheum. 8.00 Walker 30441 Miller Charley Eagle Cliff surv. 1812 8.00 Sep. 1880 Walker 10423 Camp Lewis Frick's Gap surv. 1812 8.00 Jan. 1872 Walker 23326 Duncan Mary Lafayette widow 1812 8.00 May 1879 Walker 158336 Long Catharine A. Lafayette widow 8.00 June 1872 Walker 158977 Williams Dicey Lafayette widow 8.00 July 1872 Walker 23496 Bryan Thomasin Lafayette widow 1812 8.00 May 1879 Walker 19764 Martin Sarah Lafayette widow 1812 8.00 Mar. 1879 Walker 18829 Gordon Martha Lafayette widow 1812 8.00 Feb. 1879 Walker 129069 Burrows Martha Pond Spring widow 1812 8.00 May 1869 Walker 90980 Lecroy Nancy A. Pond Spring widow 8.00 Mar. 1867 Walker 91717 Clark Abner J. Pond Spring g.s.w. hand 8.00 Walker 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