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.

Pension List
Marion County, Oregon

Certificate
Number		 Name
of pensioner		 Post Office
address		 Cause for which pensioned Monthly
rate (USD $)		 Date of
original
allowance		 County
where resided
202439Krum, Joseph V.Aurora Milleshell wound, left wrist, gun shot wound, both legs4Feb 1881Marion
23669Greer, Joseph C.Buttevillesurvivor 18128Aug 1878Marion
107982Heath, George W.Champoegsound, left foot4Feb 1871Marion
195546Barnes, BarbaraGervaiswidow8May 1882Marion
192860Mazingo, WilliamGervaisgun shot wound, left hand2Jul 1881Marion
3132McCormick, MathewGervaiswound, left leg6May 1847Marion
121792Nibler, FrantzGervaisinjury to abdomen6Nov 1876Marion
106626Reeser, PeterGervaisinjury to abdomen4Nov 1870Marion
24170Young, William P.Mariongun shot wound, left hand, loss little finger2Feb 1864Marion
80610Mauer, PeterNmehamagun shot wound, right arm, hip8Jul 1869Marion
48830Baker, ErnstSablimityloss right leg at knee joint24Aug 1865Marion
219690Downing, AlexanderSablimitychronic diarrhea4Oct 1882Marion
…August, OttoSalemvaricose veins4…Marion
72667Babcock, Freelon J.Salemgun shot wound, right arm4Jan 1875Marion
61270Baker, Lewis M.Salemwound, right thigh18Apr 1872Marion
203486Batchelor, JamesSaleminjury to abdomen, chronic diarrhea6Feb 1882Marion
136818Bowman, Benjamin H.Salemgun shot wound, left hand, elbow4Nov 1875Marion
188515Briggs, Edward L.Salemscurvy disease mouth, eyes , ears6May 1881Marion
135752Budd, PhebeSalemdependant mother8Oct 1864Marion
212149Carlos, Sherman D.Saleminjury to abdomen4Jun 1882Marion
195580Clough, Laura H.Salemwidow8May 1882Marion
159956Coffey, JamesSalemchronic rheumatism, loss toes both feet6May 1879Marion
82690Duke, MathewSalemwound, right side6Jan 1867Marion
26449English, MarySalemwidow 18128Aug 1879Marion
204709Jones, Milton M.Salemgun shot wound, left arm and right shoulder4Mar 1882Marion
110507Long, James M.Salemgun shot wound, left shoulder4May 1871Marion
122382Mathew, David W.Salemwound, right thigh2Apr 1873Marion
32109McCallister, MahaleaSalemwidow 18128Jan 1882Marion
183138McCoy, Jacob E.Salemgun shot wound, left hand2Feb 1881Marion
173632Merrill, Luthera M.Salemdependant mother8Jun 1876Marion
170996Molan, JamesSalemgun shot wound, right thigh6Jun 1880Marion
110257Moore, CharlesSalemsunstroke8May 1871Marion
169179Murray, WilliamSalemgun shot wound, left ankle8Sep 1881Marion
13165Shaw, WilliamSalemsurvivor 18128Feb 1872Marion
8958Sheridan, JamesSalemfracture of knee bone4Jul 1869Marion
23743Starmer, Samuel J.Salemwound, right leg8Feb 1864Marion
171871Stephen, IsabellaSalemwidow8Jan 1876Marion
155865Strickler, John H.Salemgun shot wound, left side head2Oct 1878Marion
169698Thomas, Daniel C.Saleminjury to left hand, forearm6Jun 1880Marion
30051Egan, FrancisSilvertonwound, right thigh, foot, hand, both shoulders8Aug 1868Marion
69798Haynes, GarrisonSilvertonloss right leg below knee24Oct 1874Marion
149280Lamm, Sloan B.Silvertongun shot wound, left leg, right shoulder6Nov 1877Marion
165621Van Viesko, GeorgeSilvertoninjury to abdomen8Mar 1880Marion
218728Janney, PhineasTurnerdisease of abdominal viscera4Oct 1882Marion
30793Lewis, Mary AnnTurnerwidow 18128Nov 1880Marion
69539Robertson, Michael A.C.Turnerloss use, right hand18Aug 1874Marion

 

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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