List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883

 Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Which Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, and the Date of Original Allowance, United States Pension Bureau Senate

Volume IV, Washington. Government Printing Office, 1883

On 8 Dec 1882, the US Senate passed a resolution to enumerate, by town, county, and state, all individuals receiving a pension. This list is taken from that document. It is used today as a major genealogical source for Civil War and the War of 1812 pensioners. Pensioners in this transcribed version of the original document are listed by county, post office and alphabetically by name.

This document, digitally scanned by Google, can be found on Google Books.

Counties: Baker - Benton - Clackamas - Clatsop - Columbia - Coos - Curry - Douglas - Grant - Jackson - Josephine - Lake -
Lane - Linn - Marion - Multnomah - Polk - Tillamook  - Umatilla - Union - Wasco - Washington - Yamhill - Entire State

Pension List
Linn County, Oregon

Certificate
Number		 Name
of pensioner		 Post Office
address		 Cause for which pensioned Monthly
rate (USD $)		 Date of
original
allowance		 County
where resided
196467Beebe, James O.Albanyinjury to spine4Oct 1881Linn
120142Brown, MaryAlbanywidow8Oct 1868Linn
204109Howard, Amos H.Albanygun shot wound, right cheek, right arm8Mar 1882Linn
28183Jones, JohnAlbanywound, both hands12May 1864Linn
167459May, James H.Albanyarrow wound, head12May 1880Linn
195582Phillips, William N.Albanychronic diarrhea8.5Sep 1881Linn
114320Ramsey, MoriaAlbanydependant mother8Jun 1868Linn
147535Voss, ChristianAlbanygun shot wound, left shoulder2Aug 1877Linn
12050Wadsworth, Francis M.Albanywound in back16Jun 1862Linn
21232Bright, RebeccaBrownsvillewidow 18128Mar 1879Linn
197704Chance, Henry H.Brownsvillegun shot wound, right hand6Nov 1881Linn
90757Fonst, LouisaBrownsvillewidow20Dec 1873Linn
16065Hyde, Julius FayBrownsvilledislocation, right hip joint12Jan 1874Linn
41337Ricks, John W.Brownsvillegun shot wound, left thigh3Apr 1865Linn
1403Dwyer, CharlesHalseyinjury to abdomen (Navy)4May 1870Linn
173712Diffenbacker, FredrickHarrisburghvaricose veins8Sep 1880Linn
203562Sherrill, William H.Harrisburghchronic diarrhea, part deaf, dis. Throat4Feb 1882Linn
193657Barrickman, Robert E.Lebanondiseased eyes4Jul 1881Linn
108158Crason, George W.Lebanonloss left arm above elbow24Sep 1874Linn
7262Duncan, SarahLebanonwidow 18128Jul 1878Linn
210743Hand, CrandellLebanondiseased lungs8Jun 1882Linn
120278Hawken, SamuelLebanongun shot wound, left hip, thigh8Dec 1872Linn
149247Johnson, MajorLebanontotal blindness72Dec 1877Linn
101822Long, Isaac H.Lebanondisease of bladder and kidneys4Jan 1870Linn
130606Ross, GeorgeLebanongun shot wound, right hip6Jun 1878Linn
96282Saltmarsh, IsaacLebanongun shot wound, lower jaw, left shoulder6Mar 1869Linn
119728White, Edward T.Lebanongun shot wound, right arm14Nov 1870Linn
50658Acheson, NanceyOakvilledependant mother8Jul 1865Linn
222107Kyniston, John T.Peoriaslight deafness both ears2Dec 1882Linn
18742Belyen, WilliamSciosurvivor 18128Apr 1872Linn
142307Vanderpool, George W.Sodavillechronic diarrhea8Jan 1878Linn

 

Where to Go From Here
Most soldiers or their widows or minor children applied for a pension. In some cases, a dependent father or mother applied. The pension files are indexed by the National Archives microfilm publication T288, General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 (544 rolls) which is also available online at Ancestry.com (for a fee).

The pension file will often contain more information about what the soldier did during the war than the Compiled Military Service Records, and it may contain much medical information if he lived for a number of years afterwards. For example, in his pension file, Seth Combs of Company C, 2d Ohio Cavalry, reported: "...my left eye was injured while tearing down a building...and in pulling off a board a splinter or piece struck my eye and injured it badly...it was hurt while in the Shenandoah Valley near Winchester, Va. about Christmas 1864--a comrade who stood by me name Jim Beach is dead." In another affidavit, Seth said he "also got the Rheumatism while on duty as a dispatch bearer on detached duty."

To obtain a widow's pension, the widow had to provide proof of marriage, such as a copy of the record kept by county officials, or by affidavit from the minister or some other person. Applications on behalf of the soldier's minor children had to supply both proof of the soldier's marriage and proof of the children's birth.

For more information on obtaining military pension records, visit the United States National Archives.

 

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