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.


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Pension List
Multnomah County, Oregon

Certificate
Number		 Name
of pensioner		 Post Office
address		 Cause for which pensioned Monthly
rate (USD $)		 Date of
original
allowance		 County
where resided
23178Baugher, Henry C.East Portlandgun shot wound, left arm2Jan 1864Multnomah
23393Baumhager, HermanEast Portlandhemiphegia24Aug 1872Multnomah
182250Fields, Samuel H.East Portlanddiseased eyes6Feb 1881Multnomah
42346Harrington, George P.East Portlandwound, both lungs, shoulder joint24…Multnomah
16430Hill, Charles A.East Portlandgun shot wound, right hand12Sept 1863Multnomah
182371Hummel, FrankEast Portlandgun shot wound, left shoulder, side4Feb 1881Multnomah
166640Kingsbury, Rhoda C.East Portlanddependant mother8Sep 1874Multnomah
…Knisely, Benjamin F.East Portlandgun shot wound, left thigh4…Multnomah
122283Martin, John T.East Portlandvaricose veins, ulcers, left leg8Mar 1873Multnomah
203737McGowan, IrenusEast Portlandgun shot wound, index finger left hand3Feb 1882Multnomah
151198Morehand, Isreal A.East Portlandchronic diarrhea4Feb 1878Multnomah
41269Nattage, George E.East Portlandgun shot wound, left thigh8Apr 1865Multnomah
123979Neale, Felix R.East Portlandgun shot wound, shoulder and breast12Jul 1878Multnomah
176959Oiler, Crawford C.East Portlandinjury to spine, paralyzed right leg8Oct 1880Multnomah
17241Plympton, Sarah J.East Portlandwidow8…Multnomah
139027Sanders, IsaacEast Portlandsun shot wound, back2May 1876Multnomah
151680Stanton, Griffin A.East Portlandwound, right thigh6Mar 1878Multnomah
7543Tomlinson, AlbertEast Portlandminors of14Jul 1881Multnomah
106122Walton, HenryEast Portlandgun shot wound, left forearm, groin4.25Oct 1870Multnomah
168748Morray, Orlando S.Pleasant Homediseased heart, lungs8May 1880Multnomah
32589Arnold, Fredrick K.Portlandwound, left arm6Dec 18864Multnomah
67336Arnold, IsaacPortlandshell wound, left arm2.66Jul 1866Multnomah
22104Baner, MariaPortlandwidow8Oct 1861Multnomah
94697Barnell, William C.Portlandgun shot wound, right thigh4unreadableMultnomah
128274Bartholomy, ZephinePortlandwound both thighs2May 1874Multnomah
101837Battle, JosephPortlandinjury to abdomen4Jan 1870Multnomah
73640Bedbury, George W.Portlandcataract, right eye4Nov 1865Multnomah
131676Beno, FrederickPortlandinjury to abdomen, nerv. prostration16Dec 1874Multnomah
126141Borthwick, AlexanderPortlandshell wound, right hand4Dec 1873Multnomah
854Brandt, PeterPortlandinjury to abdomen (Navy)4unreadableMultnomah
109840Brooks, Leander B.Portlandinjury to abdomen8Jun 1871Multnomah
180295Carlin, ThomasPortlandinjury to right ankle4Dec 1880Multnomah
124246Centro, Alexander L.Portlandgun shot wound, right thigh4Jul 1873Multnomah
134694Cook, EbenezerPortlandinjury to abdomen4Jul 1875Multnomah
84583Dickerson, Silas W.Portlandgun shot wound, left thigh2Aug 1867Multnomah
30924Dyer, EunicePortlanddependant mother8Sep 1864Multnomah
124427Eller, James W.Portlanddiseased heart, eyes8Aug 1873Multnomah
112259Elwell, LitePortlandloss ring finger left hand, deafness, injury right side8Jul 1871Multnomah
193139Falles, Patrick W.Portlanddiseased heart2Jul 1881Multnomah
1830Fitzgerald, MichaelPortlandwound head,(Navy)8Sept 1874Multnomah
200775Flynn, Edmund W.Portlandgun shot wound, right hip, elbow, left thumb6May 1882Multnomah
97226Ford, AbrahamPortlanddisease of abdominal viscera4Apr 1869Multnomah
37690Fuhrman, MichaelPortlandloss of use of hand14Feb 1874Multnomah
6841Gardiner, LauraPortlandwidow8Jan 1867Multnomah
165745Geer, Avery AmosPortlandinjury to abdomen17unreadableMultnomah
135825Grady, PatrickPortlandgun shot wound, right leg4Sep 1875Multnomah
196937Graig, George W.Portlandminors of10Jan 1881Multnomah
196955Graves, John W.Portlandinjury right hip4Oct 1861Multnomah
177415Guinty, BernardPortlandminors of12May 1877Multnomah
222586Harrison, EzraPortlandgun shot wound, back, shoulder, arm18Dec 1882Multnomah
202740Hawks, ThomasPortlanddisease of abdominal viscera4Feb 1882Multnomah
188653Holm, William A.R.Portlandgun shot wound, left foot6May 1881Multnomah
71300Hoyt, ClintonPortlandgun shot wound, left arm4Sep 1866Multnomah
190767Irvine, GerrardPortlandgun shot wound, right thigh4Jun 1881Multnomah
2229Johnson, Nels E.Portlandinjury head (Navy)8Mar 1876Multnomah
33618Johnston, William C.Portlandgun shot wound, head5.33Apr 1868Multnomah
189585Jones, Henry E.Portlandtotal deafness right ear, part left ear12.75Jun 1881Multnomah
2626Keating, JamesPortlandgun shot wound, left foot (Navy)2Jun 1879Multnomah
155849Kelley, JosephPortlandgun shot wound, left thigh4Oct 1879Multnomah
28409Ketcham, Jacob N.Portlandgun shot wound, left breast18…Multnomah
97627Kidd, LawrencePortlandgun shot wound, head2Jul 1878Multnomah
9072Lowry, Anthony W.Portlandinjury left eye8Feb 1859Multnomah
52579Marske, AmandusPortlandgun shot wound, abdomen, ilium4Mar 1865Multnomah
137776Mayfield, William IraPortlandgun shot wound, right knee4Feb 1876Multnomah
151302Mazzanovick, LorenzPortlandinjury to abdomen8Mar 1878Multnomah
32054McDevitt, Thomas F.B.Portlandinjury left hip joint, injury to abdomen4Aug 1864Multnomah
126262McDongall, ThomasPortlandvaricose veins, ulcer left leg12Jan 1874Multnomah
141037McEachen, FloraPortlandwidow8Mar 1870Multnomah
78718McMasters, Robert M.Portlandgun shot wound, left wrist8unreadableMultnomah
148212McNamara, MaryPortlandwidow8Feb 1871Multnomah
54615Mehwaldt, AlexanderPortlandloss fingers, right hand2Jan 1866Multnomah
88057Miller, AmandaPortlanddependant mother20Dec 1866Multnomah
15207Miller, SebastianPortlandgun shot wound, right hand12Aug 1863Multnomah
10804Murphy, JohnPortlandinjury to abdomen4Apr 1863Multnomah
162235Murray, Sr., James W.Portlandinjury right knee2Feb 1881Multnomah
46000Parker, Francis L.Portlandgun shot wound, right shoulder, lung6Dec 1877Multnomah
163338Parminter, LouisPortlandgun shot wound, right foot, leg2Nov 1879Multnomah
139137Pepper, PatrickPortlandinjury to abdomen, injury, right hip10Dec 1877Multnomah
123577Pierce, Norman S.Portlandgun shot wound, right thigh8Aug 1876Multnomah
169473Rieman, David R.P.Portlandchronic diarrhea, disease of abdomen cos.8Jun 1880Multnomah
213541Sammons, Miron J.Portlandgun shot wound, left wrist, side4Jun 1882Multnomah
141970Schiever, HermanPortlandpartial anchylosis, right elbow6Oct 1876Multnomah
122531Sehanz, John R.Portlandgun shot wound, left hand2Apr 1873Multnomah
175899Sergeant, Edward M.Portlandgun shot wound, left shoulder4Oct 1880Multnomah
204562Sergeant, Isaac C.Portlandchronic diarrhea6unreadableMultnomah
101346Shaw, James P.Portlandwound, left shoulder4Sep 1876Multnomah
82398Sherry, CatherinePortlandwidow8Jun 1867Multnomah
221419Smith, Edward P.Portlandchronic diarrhea4Nov 1882Multnomah
767Stewart, ThomasPortlanddiseased eyes from shoulder wound (Navy)8Jul 1876Multnomah
191816Stranger, Thomas O.Portlandgun shot wound, right wrist4Jun 1881Multnomah
165262Strans, John OttoPortlandulcer in sole of right foot2Mar 1880Multnomah
19732Strong, Harriet A.Portlandwidow30Jan 1874Multnomah
28425Talbot, Sarah A.Portlandwidow 18128Jan 1880Multnomah
62627Torry, Ann E.Portlandwidow20…Multnomah
69462Tracy, David J.Portlandwound, left thigh5.66Aug 1866Multnomah
6473Vergil, MaryettePortlandwidow8Sep 1863Multnomah
21476Wandthe, AmaliePortlandwidow8Feb 1867Multnomah
27299Watson, Warren K.Portlandstrain of lungs and back2.66Apr 1866Multnomah
118389Weldier, MiltonPortlandgun shot wound, left leg18.75Aug 1872Multnomah
219019White, Richard C.Portlandfracture right thigh4Oct 1882Multnomah
78726White, William H.Portlandgun shot wound, right ankle8Mar 1867Multnomah
16107Wilson, HenryPortlandgun shot wound, left shoulder16unreadableMultnomah
158819Wylie, Samuel G.Portlandminors of10Jul 1872Multnomah
14722Doughlass, JohnPowell's Valleysurvivor 18128Mar 1872Multnomah
100440McLain, David L.Powell's Valleywound, right foot6Oct 1869Multnomah
138178Hurlburt, John A.Rooster Rockgun shot wound, back4.25Mar 1876Multnomah

 

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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