APPLICANTS FOR MEXICAN WAR PENSIONS
(Information given includes name(s) of applicant(s), state of military service, date of application, and application number. Where two states are named, the second indicates residence at time of application. Mexican War Pension Act was passed January 29, 1887; applications were accepted until 1926. Pensions were provided for those who had at least 60 days or to their un(re)married widows. Mexican War pension files contain family questionnaire. Records are at NARA. )
Joel & Nancy Fogleman, Ill, 4-13-1888 #C15413
Samuel McPhail, Ill, Minn, 5-21-1888 # C16028
James & Maria McPhail, Ill, 4-21-1887, # C5885
Benjamin & Harriet A Blockburger, Ill, Calif, 5-28-1890 # C 19098
Benson & Mary Card, Ill, Missouri, 2-15-1887, # C 637
John & Eliza Corlew, Ill, 3-11-1887, # C 509
John A & Sarah Craig, Ill, (no date given) # W715811
William A & Christian Edwards, Ill, 3-27-1891, # C-9235
Daniel & Nancy Graf, Ill, 2-4-1887, # C-3397
Higginson & Harriet Grubbs, Ill, Missouri, 7-16-1888, # C 5355
Achilles K Harman, Ill, Nebraska, 2-25-1887, # C 7952
Wilborn Isaacs, Ill, 2-17-1887, # C 1064
William Kingston, Ill, 3-28-1889, # C 18424
John T & Ellen Loomis, Ill, Missouri, 4-29-1887, #C 14978
Thos & Susan McWilliams, Ill, 6-23-1888, #A 5843
Andrew J & Mary Pinter, Ill (no date given) #C 397970
George W. Rose, Ill, Missouri, 9-10-1888, #C 16919
James M Scott, Ill, California, 9-15-1887, #C 14270
John & Julia Turrentine, Ill, 6-10-1887, # C 2169
Alanson B Thomas, Ill, Missouri, 4-28-1887, #C 5458
Joseph G Wright, Ill, 2-4-1887, # A 6957
Jaret & Mary Wright, Ill, 4-5-1887, # C 6712
Thomas F & Rachel Wright, Ill, Missouri, 4-30-1887, # C 830
James S & Sarah Williams, Ill, 4-26-1901, # A 16150
Charles H & Martha Rutledge, Ill, Kansas, 4-20-1888, # C 7645
James & Mary McDavid, Ill, 2-4-1887, # C 8317
(Information taken from Index to Mexican War Pension Applications. Transcribed by Barbara Schull Wolfe. Heritage House, 3851 South Post Road, PO Box 39128, Indianapolis IN, 46239, 1985)