1883 Pensioners of Union County, IL
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This list was originally published by the US Government Pension Bureau in 1883. Those listed here are some of the
first who filed for their pensions. To request a copy of these pensions, or pensions filed at a later date, you
need to email The National Archives
Alto Pass Pensioners
|
Number of Certificate
|
Name
|
Post Office
|
Cause for which pensioned
|
Monthly pay rate
|
Date of Original Allowance
|
| 187,828 |
HANCOCK, James J. |
Alto Pass |
Wound, left leg |
$4.00 |
|
| 148,312 |
GLASCO, Jesse |
Alto Pass |
Wound, right side |
$4.00 |
|
| 76,748 |
UNDERWOOD, Susan A. |
Alto Pass |
Widow |
$8.00 |
|
Anna Pensioners
|
Number of Certificate
|
Name
|
Cause for which Pensioned
|
Monthly Pay Rate
|
Date of original Allowance
|
| 185,889 |
HAIRE, Dollie Ann |
Widow |
$12.00 |
October, 1879 |
| 196,243 |
SEAY, Nancy J. |
Dependent Mother |
$8.00 |
June, 1882 |
| 188,291 |
SHANNON, Elizabeth |
Dependent Mother |
$8.00 |
May, 1880 |
| 159,594 |
DILLOW, Malina |
Widow |
$10.00 |
September, 1872 |
| 196,506 |
SPENCE, Sarah A. |
Widow |
$14.00 |
|
| 22,999 |
GOURLEY, Mary C. |
Widow |
$8.00 |
September, 1869 |
| 189,983 |
PHILLIPS, Susan M. |
Widow |
$22.00 |
|
| 194,834 |
PLATER, William W. |
Injury to Abdomen |
$4.00 |
August, 1881 |
| 188,514 |
BRYANT, Chandler J. |
Disorder of Abdomen |
$4.00 |
May, 1881 |
| 181,517 |
WILLIAMS, Samuel |
Wound left side, Disorder of lungs |
$2.00 |
January, 1881 |
| 195,567 |
FINCH, Edgar A. |
Chronic rheumatism |
$7.50 |
September, 1881 |
| 223,169 |
McELHANEY, Joseph H. |
Rheumatism |
$15.00 |
September, 1882 |
| 217,540 |
KROLE, Philip H. |
Inj. Pros. Gland, Res. dis. abd.vis. |
$20.00 |
August, 1882 |
| 211,516 |
BOON, William T. |
Chronic diarrhea |
$4.00 |
June, 1882 |
| 215,147 |
CARTER, Kinney |
Injury to right hand |
$6.00 |
July, 1882 |
| 172,263 |
PICKRELL, John |
Disorder of the lungs |
$18.00 |
August, 1880 |
| 215,782 |
HUNSAKER, James W. |
Bronchitis |
$4.00 |
July, 1882 |
| 156,620 |
TUTHILL, Harlan P. |
Wound, left foot and thigh |
$6.00 |
November, 1878 |
| 196,872 |
SLACK, William P. |
Disorder of lungs |
$4.00 |
October, 1881 |
| 214,894 |
O'NEAL, Hezekiah |
Gun Shot wound, left leg |
$4.00 |
June, 1882 |
| 117,700 |
MANGUM, Andrew J. |
Wound left arm |
$4.00 |
|
| 37,676 |
BROOKSHIRE, Jas. C. |
Aphonia |
$12.00 |
|
| 145,085 |
USSERY, John T. |
Injury to abdomen |
$4.00 |
|
| 88,076 |
HALCOM, Stephen |
scorbutis and disorder of abd. vis. |
$16.00 |
|
| 134,845 |
DODDS, Ford S. |
Erysip. and rheu. |
$17.00 |
|
| 139,967 |
BRIM, Osias D. |
Loss of left leg below the knee |
$28.00 |
|
| 122,941 |
BAKER, Isaac N. |
Dis. lungs, cho. hepatitis |
$4.00 |
|
| 68,602 |
SMITH, William |
Wound head, disorder brain |
$16.00 |
|
| 97,362 |
MALAIR, Richard |
Wound right arm |
$8.00 |
|
| 138,034 |
SPENCE, Lorenzo G. |
Wound right leg |
$2.00 |
|
| 64,647 |
GRAMMAR, James |
Loss right arm |
$24.00 |
|
| 109,321 |
PLEMON, Thomas |
Gun Shot wound right hand |
$2.00 |
March, 1871 |
| 24,907 |
SCHOTTINGER, Michael |
injury left shoulder and arm |
$18.00 |
|
| 74,596 |
MARBY, Abel J. |
Gus Shot would right leg |
$4.00 |
|
Cobden Pensioners
| CERTIFICATE # |
NAME |
CAUSE FOR PENSION |
MONTHLY RATE |
DATE OF ORIGINAL ALLOWANCE |
| 20,016 |
DOUGLAS, Geo. |
Loss of right eye |
$4.00 |
Nov., 1863 |
| 189,535 |
NEAL, Susan |
Depend. mother |
$8.00 |
Aug., 1880 |
| 171,184 |
VOWELL, Wiley |
Minor of |
$10.00 |
Nov., 1875 |
| 18,517 |
HANKLEY, Darthula |
Widow |
$8.00 |
|
| 46,171 |
LAMDRETH, Eliza |
Depend. mother |
$8.00 |
May, 1865 |
| 30,318 |
DEW, Lorinda |
Widow of 1812 |
$8.00 |
Sept., 1880 |
| 18,360 |
FERRILL, Elizabeth |
Widow |
$8.00 |
Feb., 1879 |
| 177,546 |
BURTON, Geo. W. |
wound left thigh |
$4.00 |
Oct., 1880 |
| 199,958 |
RENTFRO, Francis M. |
chronic diarr. and disorder of eyes |
$6.00 |
Dec., 1881 |
| 210,671 |
JOHNSON, Abijah |
wound right leg |
$4.00 |
June, 1882 |
| 202,390 |
MILLER, James |
Injury left side and nose, res. malign. ulcer and
disorder left eye |
$18.00 |
Feb., 1882 |
| 193,915 |
EDE, Henry |
Wound left foot |
$4.00 |
Aug., 1881 |
| 209,930 |
BITTLE, Lewis M. |
Dis. lungs, result. dis. heart |
$6.00 |
May, 1882 |
| 201,816 |
DURALL, John O. |
Dis. lungs and chronic diarr. |
$6.00 |
Jan., 1882 |
| 202,003 |
PEEL, Andrew J. |
Chronic diarr. |
$2.00 |
Jan., 1882 |
| 158,811 |
ANDERSON, Sidney S. |
Debil. from scurvy and prison |
$8.00 |
April, 1879 |
| 178,644 |
TRIPP, Cyrus M. |
Dis. of abdominal viscera |
$4.00 |
Nov., 1880 |
| 10,298 |
WING, Edwin B. |
Wound, left hip |
$4.00 |
|
| 85,722 |
BIGGS, Benj. F. |
synovitis left knee |
$5.33 1/3 |
|
| 67,553 |
McMAHON, Jas. F. |
Wound left leg |
$18.00 |
|
| 93,425 |
ELMORE, Wm. B. |
Wound sacrum |
$3.00 |
|
| 10,877 |
CASEY,Simon P. |
Wound right hand |
$6.00 |
|
| 112,367 |
COCHRAN, Jeremiah |
Disorder of eyes |
$8.00 |
|
| 97,361 |
MILES, Wilburn |
Wound, right hip |
$4.00 |
|
| 30,958 |
ALDRICH, Wm. A. |
Loss of left eye |
$18.00 |
|
| 116,738 |
GREGORY, Jno. C. |
Disorder of legs |
$6.00 |
|
Dongola Pensioners
| CERTIFICATE # |
NAME |
CAUSE FOR PENSION |
MONTHLY RATE |
DATE OF ORIGINAL ALLOWANCE |
| 78,136 |
PARROTT, Elizabeth |
Depend. mother |
$8.00 |
|
| 68,132 |
LENTZ, Mary A. |
Widow |
$8.00 |
|
| 12,731 |
LILLOW (Dillow?), Emeline |
Widow |
$8.00 |
|
| 88,269 |
RICE, Mahala J. |
Widow |
$8.00 |
Dec., 1866 |
| 56,708 |
STRICKER, Sarah J. |
Widow |
$8.00 |
Oct., 1867 |
| 85,083 |
CASPER, Mary E. |
Widow |
$8.00 |
Oct., 1866 |
| 32,243 |
SCURLOCK, Sina E. |
Widow of 1812 |
$8.00 |
Feb., 1882 |
| 215,453 |
LINGLE, Caleb |
Wound right thigh |
$4.00 |
July, 1882 |
| 91,854 |
WILSON, Wm. S. |
Organic dis. heart |
$24.00 |
|
| 146,586 |
BEGGS, Jno. |
Chronic diarr. |
$6.00 |
|
| 89,324 |
TAYLOR, Jno. H. |
Lameness of ankle |
$12.00 |
|
Jonesboro Pensioners
| CERTIFICATE # |
NAME |
CAUSE FOR PENSION |
MONTHLY RATE |
DATE OF ORIGINAL ALLOWANCE |
| 171,394 |
ELMS, Geo. W. |
Injury left leg |
$4.00 |
July, 1880 |
| 151,327 |
RASHOWER, Rob't. |
Chronic diarr. |
$8.00 |
March, 1878 |
| 155,229 |
REIS, Rob't. |
Partial deafness |
$2.00 |
Sept., 1878 |
| 201,090 |
SILBER, Jno. |
Wound right leg |
$2.00 |
Jan., 1882 |
| 22,997 |
CORBIN, Rebecca |
Widow |
$8.00 |
|
| 179,271 |
BROCK, Harriet |
Depend. mother |
$8.00 |
Dec., 1877 |
| 31,964 |
DISHON, Isophena |
Depend. mother |
$17.00 |
Oct., 1864 |
| 17,974 |
WEAVER, Catharine |
Widow |
$8.00 |
|
| 103,094 |
CARAKER, Elijah |
Disorder of eyes |
$4.00 |
|
| 61,622 |
BROWN, David |
Total blindness |
$72.00 |
|
| 85,843 |
GRAY, Nathan M. |
Scurvy, dis. of abd. vis. |
$8.00 |
|
Lick Creek Pensioners
| CERTIFICATE # |
NAME |
CAUSE FOR PENSION |
MONTHLY RATE |
DATE OF ORIGINAL ALLOWANCE |
| 31,879 |
LESLEY, Margaret |
Widow |
$8.00 |
|
| 120,493 |
NEWTON, Isaac N. |
Wound left wrist |
$6.00 |
|
| 10,275 |
THULIN, Gilbert |
Wound left arm |
$8.00 |
|
| 129,057 |
JOLLY, Thos. J. |
Wound head |
$2.00 |
|
| 91,988 |
KELLER, Jno. P. |
Loss of right eye |
$4.00 |
|
| 164,237 |
HART, Patrick |
Chronic bronchi. dis. lungs |
$18.00 |
|
| 62,378 |
CORBIT, James |
Loss of left eye, resulting dis.
r (?) |
$6.00 |
|
| 215,719 |
SHEPARD, Thos. J. |
Chronic diarr. |
$4.00 |
July, 1882 |
| 11,524 |
BRUFF, James |
Survivor of 1812 |
$8.00 |
Jan., 1872 |
| 35,734 |
THREAT, Lucretia |
Widow |
$8.00 |
|
| 106,347 |
TREESE, Elizabeth |
Widow |
$8.00 |
|
| 24,184 |
STONE, Martha A. |
Widow |
$8.00 |
Sept., 1867 |
| 123,775 |
HENLY, Elizabeth A. |
Widow |
$8.00 |
|
Mill Creek Pensioners
| CERTIFICATE # |
NAME |
CAUSE FOR PENSION |
MONTHLY RATE |
DATE OF ORIGINAL ALLOWANCE |
| 93,349 |
ALBRIGHT, Jacob |
Injury right hip and knee joint |
$24.00 |
|
| 214,964 |
MOWERY, Edward |
Wound, neck; injured nerve in right arm |
$6.00 |
June, 1882 |
| 178641 |
PORTERFIELD, Wm. H. |
Chronic diarr. |
$12.00 |
Nov., 1880 |
| 73,162 |
POWLESS, Elizabeth |
Widow |
$8.00 |
Sept., 1867 |
Moscow Pensioners
|
CERTIFICATE #
|
NAME
|
CAUSE FOR PENSION
|
MONTHLY RATE
|
DATE OF ORIGINAL ALLOWANCE
|
| 88,343 |
ADAMS, John W. |
Wound, Left Leg |
$8.00 |
|
| 149,521 |
BRADLEY, Wm. R. |
Wound, Left Thigh |
|
|
| 101,884 |
DAVIS, Alexis M. |
Wound and Diarr. |
$6.00 |
|
| 201,614 |
ADAMS, Joel K. |
Disorder of stomach and liver |
$6.00 |
|
| 189,059 |
JONES, Erasmus A. |
Disorder of lungs |
$4.00 |
|
| 219,984 |
CARTER, James R. |
Chronic Diarr. |
|
|
Mt. Pleasant Pensioners
| CERTIFICATE # |
NAME |
CAUSE FOR PENSION |
DATE OF ORIGINAL ALLOWANCE |
|
| 12,718 |
BARBER, Sarah A. |
Widow |
$8.00 |
Jan., 1864 |
| 91,485 |
WOODWARD, James W. |
Wound in forehead |
$12.00 |
|
| 87,965 |
GRENEY, Francis J. |
Wound in right hand |
$6.00 |
|
| 87,632 |
PENDER, Miles M. |
Wound in left leg |
$6.00 |
|
Unions Point and Willard's Landing Pensioners
| CERTIFICATE # |
NAME AND P. O. |
CAUSE FOR PENSION |
MONTHLY RATE |
DATE OF ORIGINAL ALLOWANCE |
| 199,955 |
ROBERTS, James M.
Union Point |
Disorder of the eyes |
$8.00 |
Dec., 1881 |
| 141,578 |
SLAUGHTER, Jas. R.
Willard's Landing |
Ulcers left leg |
$4.00 |
|
Saratoga Pensioners
| CERTIFICATE # |
NAME |
CAUSE FOR PENSION |
MONTHLY RATE |
DATE OF ORIGINAL ALLOWANCE |
| 191,779 |
LENCE, Sarah J. |
Widow |
$10.00 |
April, 1881 |
| 28,641 |
WALL, Ann R. |
Widow |
$8.00 |
Sept., 1867 |
| 84,108 |
DODD, Elizabeth M. |
Widow |
$8.00 |
Sept., 1866 |
| 14,384 |
MANUS, Elizabeth E. |
Widow |
$8.00 |
|
| 29,400 |
CARAKER, Phebene |
Widow of 1812 |
$8.00 |
May, 1880 |
| 215,745 |
BROOKS, Jas. D. |
Sunstroke, result of nerve debil. |
$4.00 |
|
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