Cancellation of Papa Charles's pension: 3/27/1916
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A form for the stoppage of Charles F. Stokey's government disability pension following his death.
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A Civil War veteran with a disability pension has died, and the government wheels go round and round.
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PENSIONER DROPPED
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Mar 27 1916
Certificate No. 981343
Class ACT OF MAY 11, 1912
Pensioner Charles F. Stokey
Soldier
Service H-145th Ohio Inf
The Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir:
I have the honor that the name of the above-described pensioner who was last paid at $19, to Dec 4 1915 has this day been dropped from the roll because of death Feb 18 1916
Very respectfully,
[illegible signature]
Chief, Finance Division.
Note. - Every name dropped to be thus reported at once, and when cause of dropping is death, state date of death when known. G-2247
PENSIONER DROPPED
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Mar 27 1916
Certificate No. 981343
Class ACT OF MAY 11, 1912
Pensioner Charles F. Stokey
Soldier
Service H-145th Ohio Inf
The Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir:
I have the honor that the name of the above-described pensioner who was last paid at $19, to Dec 4 1915 has this day been dropped from the roll because of death Feb 18 1916
Very respectfully,
[illegible signature]
Chief, Finance Division.
Note. - Every name dropped to be thus reported at once, and when cause of dropping is death, state date of death when known. G-2247
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1.
This is one of many documents that Barbara received when she requested Papa Charles's Civil War documents from the government.
You can find links to all the documents that I've uploaded so far in:
2.
I have the honor that the name of the above-described pensioner who was last paid at $19, to Dec 4 1915 has this day been dropped from the roll because of death Feb 18 1916
Papa Charles died on January 5, 1916, not on February 18 - see:
3.
Who reported Papa Charles's death to the government? I figure it must have been Laura, and that...
This is one of many documents that Barbara received when she requested Papa Charles's Civil War documents from the government.
- The previous document in the series is: 1901-04-25 MEDICAL TESTIMONY FOR PAPA CHARLES'S 2ND PENSION INCREASE APPLICATION
- The next document in the series is: (There is no next document. This the last in the series.)
You can find links to all the documents that I've uploaded so far in:
2.
I have the honor that the name of the above-described pensioner who was last paid at $19, to Dec 4 1915 has this day been dropped from the roll because of death Feb 18 1916
Papa Charles died on January 5, 1916, not on February 18 - see:
3.
Who reported Papa Charles's death to the government? I figure it must have been Laura, and that...
- She didn't remember that the government needed to be notified (perhaps she didn't even know about the pension, though since she lived with him for a while, she surely did), and then...
- The February pension check arrived in the mail around maybe February 6, and so...
- She went looking for the January check and found it, and...
- On February 18 (a Friday) she brought the uncashed January and February checks back to the relevant government office, and...
- They simply wrote down that day's date as the date of Papa Charles's death.
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