GenealogyBank.com is pleased to announce that it has the five volume List of Pensioners – 1883 online. This basic reference set is actively used by genealogists.
List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883; giving the name of each pensioner, the cause for which pensioned, the post office address, the rate of pension per month, and the date of original allowance. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1883. Senate Document. Serial Set Vol. No. 2078, Session Vol. No.5; Report: S.Exec.Doc. 84 pt. 1-5.
The List of Pensioners – lists the pensioners by State/Town. Volume 5 includes the lists of pensioners that lived overseas.
Each entry gives: Name of Pensioner
Pension Certificate Number
Date of the Original Pension
Reasons why the person received the pension
The monthly pension payment
Post Office where the pensioner receives their mail
Tip: This is a crucial source for identifying pensioners from all wars still living in 1883 and it pinpoints where they were living – anywhere in the US or around the world.
Connecticut; District of Columbia; Maine; Massachusetts; New Hampshire; New Jersey; Rhode Island; Vermont
New York; Pennsylvania;
Illinois; Iowa; Ohio
Alaska; Arizona; California; Colorado; Dakota; Idaho; Indiana; Kansas; Michigan; Minnesota; Montana; Nebraska; Indian Territory (Oklahoma); Nevada; New Mexico; Oregon; Utah; Washington; Wisconsin; Wyoming
Alabama; Arkansas; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maryland; Mississippi; Missouri; North Carolina; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Virginia; West Virginia.
Countries of the World – including Hawaii 
which was listed as the “Sandwich Islands”.
which was listed as the “Sandwich Islands”. Africa; Austria; Belgium; Brazil; Denmark; England; France; Germany; Ireland; Italy; Madeira Island (Portugal); Malta; Mauritius; Mexico; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Peru; Romania; Russia; Scotland; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Wales; West Indies; Foreign – Address Unknown.
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Thanks for this great news. However, it isn’t indexed and the states are not in alphabetical order. How in the world is one to find their state, Texas in particular! If anybody figures it out, holler!
Meli
This content is indexed by GenealogyBank itself.
1. Go to the GenealogyBank homepage
2. Click on the “Historical Documents”
3. Put “List of Pensioners on the Roll” in quotes in the other search terms box and at the same time limit your search to 1883
That will target the search to this 5 volume set.
Add search terms for the surname of the person you are looking for.
Or add the name of the state you want to search.
That should quickly focus you on the content you want.
Onward,
Tom
Thomas Jay Kemp