JEFFERSON COUNTY, KANSAS
LIST OF PENSIONERS
January 1, 1883
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CERTIFICATE #
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NAME OF PENSIONER |
POST OFFICE ADDRESS
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CAUSE FOR WHICH PENSIONED
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MONTHLY RATE
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DATE OF ORIGINAL ALLOWANCE
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209,913
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Alexander, Jno |
Nortonville
|
dis liv affectg kid blad & spleen
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$8.00
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May, 1882
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46,341
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Barr, Anna |
Valley Falls
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widow
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$8.00
|
|
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140,633
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Blevins, Jas D. |
Oskaloosa
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Injury to abdomen
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$8.00
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|
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164,246
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Brown, Henry |
Valley Falls
|
g s w r arm
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$2.00
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Jan., 1880
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188,761
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Brown, Jacob |
Meriden
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scurv ch diar & dis eyes
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$6.00
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May, 1881
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152,606
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Bryant, Susan |
Perry
|
mother
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$8.00
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Aug., 1871
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153,878
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Burns, Jno |
Nortonville
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g s w of chest
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$2.00
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June, 1878
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82,804
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Carter, Edw'd L. |
Oskaloosa
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wd r leg
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$4.00
|
|
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31,794
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Clements, Maria L. |
McLouth
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widow 1812
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$8.00
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June, 1881
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171,175
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Cogswell, Sophia |
Nortonville
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widow
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$8.00
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Nov., 1875
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94,324
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Cook, David |
Oskaloosa
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g s w back
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$6.00
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|
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17,332
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Cowan, Jno W. |
Valley Falls
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wd l arm & chest
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$4.00
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Sept., 1863
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150,957
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Croce, Sarah Ann |
Winchester
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widow
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$8.00
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June, 1871
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69,802
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Davis, Isaac J. |
Valley Falls
|
g s w r shr
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$44.00
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Aug., 1866
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107,598
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Dill, Leonard A |
Nortonville
|
g s w r thigh
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$4.00
|
|
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167,994
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Fitzsimmons, Thomas |
Oskaloosa
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inj head and finger l hand
|
$3.00
|
|
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64,747
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Forsyth, Alex |
Valley Falls
|
g s w r leg
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$8.00
|
|
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182,474
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Garrett, Jno B. |
Thompsonville
|
dis heart
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$8.00
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Feb., 1881
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204,302
|
Gere, Francis A. |
Meriden
|
ch diarr & dis of abd vis
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$4.00
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Mar., 1882
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52,352
|
Gere, Polly |
Meriden
|
mother
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$8.00
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July, 1865
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104,908
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Goddard, Benj P. |
Valley Falls
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g s w r thigh
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$6.00
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|
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17,527
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Gragg, Nancy A. |
Oskaloosa
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widow 1812
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$8.00
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Feb., 1879
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81,803
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Graham, Alex |
Winchester
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wd both thighs
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$14.00
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|
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37,315
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Grainger, Mary |
Perry
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widow
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$8.00
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|
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67,780
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Grant, Benj. F. |
Grantville
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w face
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$4.00
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|
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135,246
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Griffith, John C. |
Winchester
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sunstroke
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$2.00
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|
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75,534
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Harness, Jas |
Valley Falls
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frac r thigh
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$6.00
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20,640
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Hart, Jno |
Nortonville
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surv. 1812
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$8.00
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Apr., 1873
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208,498
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Harvey, Austin M. |
Winchester
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deaf both ears & sunstroke
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$8.00
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May, 1882
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178,685
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Hatch, Nathan F. |
Williamstown
|
injury to abodmen
|
$8.00
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Nov., 1880
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160,854
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Heed, Sam'l R. |
Thompsonville
|
g s w r h'nd & l side abd
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$4.00
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June, 1879
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179,766
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Hutcheson, John |
Rural
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var veins l leg
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$12.00
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Dec., 1860
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147,542
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Insley, Jno N. |
Oskaloosa
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injury to abdomen
|
$7.50
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Aug., 1877
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26,304
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Johns, Miriam S. |
Osawkie
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widow 1812
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$8.00
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Aug. 1870
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62,917
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Kenyon, Geo W. |
Nortonville
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loss r leg
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$18.00
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Aug., 1866
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165,862
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Kenyon, Munch |
Nortonville
|
g s w r thigh
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$4.00
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Mar., 1880
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192,957
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Keplinger, Melsana L. |
Oskaloosa
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widow
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$18.00
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July 1881
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28,349
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King, Mary Jane |
Grantville
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widow
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$8.00
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|
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52,572
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Lawson, Benj. F. |
McLouth
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amp l leg
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$18.00
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Nov., 1863
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144,262
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Long, Sarah M. |
Perry
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widow
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$8.00
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Aug., 1870
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187,108
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Lowry, Melvin |
Meriden
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dis of eyes
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$8.00
|
|
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221,280
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Marston, Geo H. |
Meriden
|
w r thigh
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$2.00
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Nov., 1882
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58,241
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Martin, Sarah |
Valley Falls
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widow
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$8.00
|
|
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141,958
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Mattocks, Walter A. |
Nortonville
|
dis eyes
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$24.00
|
|
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191,416
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McClure, Jno F. |
Oskaloosa
|
inj to back & r hip & sciatic
neurl
|
$2.00
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June, 1881
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42,957
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McClure, Reuben |
Winchester
|
loss r leg
|
$24.00
|
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20,044
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McMains, Mariam |
Winchester
|
dep mother
|
$8.00
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Apr., 1866
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153,069
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McMaster, Mark |
Oskaloosa
|
g s w l shr
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$8.00
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|
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208,296
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McNeal, Jno |
Nortonville
|
g s w r forearm
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$4.00
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Feb., 1882
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201,997
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Michael, Henry |
Osawkie
|
dis eyes
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$2.00
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Jan., 1862
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89,554
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Millard, Ransom H. |
Nortonville
|
w d r shr
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$4.00
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|
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72,533
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Mitchell, Jas R. |
Valley Falls
|
loss l arm above elb
|
$24.00
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190,384
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Morely, Henry |
Oskaloosa
|
spinal irritation
|
$2.00
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June, 1881
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19,722
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Morrison, Sam'l H. |
Oskaloosa
|
wd l ank
|
$6.00
|
|
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192,059
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Mounett, Rachel |
Valley Falls
|
widow
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$8.00
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Apr., 1881
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147,586
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Newman, Mary |
Perry
|
widow
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$8.00
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Jan., 1871
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151,913
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Nutting, David |
Valley Falls
|
g s w l thigh
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$4.00
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Mar., 1878
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72,845
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O'Brien, Geo |
Thompsonville
|
valv dis heart
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$8.00
|
|
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167,559
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O'Gaw, Stephen |
Meriden
|
dropsy
|
$6.00
|
|
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43,893
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Osgood, Chas J. |
Valley Falls
|
g s w l side
|
$14.00
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|
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156,930
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Owen, Albert |
Meriden
|
dis of eyes
|
$15.00
|
|
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195,963
|
pearson, Jas |
Perry
|
chr rheum & dis of heart
|
$6.00
|
Sept., 1881
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170,063
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Peppard, Thos G. |
Oskaloosa
|
g s w r thigh
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$1.00
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June, 1880
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32,013
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Phares, Matilda |
Nortonville
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widow 1812
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$8.00
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Nov., 1881
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154,982
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Powers, Elias t. |
Oskaloosa
|
g s w l thigh
|
$4.00
|
|
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174,767
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Puderbaugh, Jno M. |
Osawkie
|
chr rheum & dis of heart
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$8.00
|
Oct., 1880
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182,171
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Quiett, Jas H. |
Osawkie
|
dis eyes
|
$6.00
|
Feb., 1881
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5,190
|
Rankin, Sophia J. |
Winchester
|
widow
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$8.00
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Dec., 1867
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164,520
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Rayer, Jacob |
Winchester
|
g s w l ank
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$2.00
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|
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216,662
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Rose, Warren C. |
Valley Falls
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Injury to abdomen
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$6.00
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Aug., 1882
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158,332
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Russell, Andrew M. |
Valley Falls
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incised wd r knee
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$2.00
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Mar., 1879
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11,186
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Schultz, Wm. |
Grantville
|
loss l arm
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$18.00
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|
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168,390
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Sims, Thos L. |
Valley Falls
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injy to back
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$2.00
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May, 1880
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189,093
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Spencer, Jno W. |
dis lungs, paral agitans
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|
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June, 1881
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134,525
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Standley, Ann |
Meriden
|
widow
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$8.00
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Sept., 1869
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Steffens, Wm. C. |
Valley Falls
|
dis contract in line of duty
|
$6.00
|
|
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215,247
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Stevens, Victor M. |
Oskaloosa
|
dis heart
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$8.00
|
July, 1882
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169,207
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Stewart, Jno |
Winchester
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wd r shr
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$6.00
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June, 1880
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72,166
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Swallow, Andrew |
Meriden
|
g s w l collar-bone
|
$2.00
|
|
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138,638
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Talbott, William J. |
Valley Falls
|
wd r shr
|
$6.00
|
|
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29,856
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Troner, Mary A. |
McLouth
|
widow 1812
|
$8.00
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June, 1880
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True, Jefferson |
Meriden
|
minors of
|
$12.00
|
Nov., 1878
|
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180,632
|
Van Arum, Wm. |
Meriden
|
dis of lungs
|
$6.00
|
Jan., 1881
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184,764
|
Vandiver, Nelson |
Nortonville
|
injury to abdomen
|
$8.00
|
Mar., 1881
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173,279
|
Weiser, Dan'l |
Valley Falls
|
g s w l thigh
|
$4.00
|
|
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27,038
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White, Margaret |
Osawkie
|
widow 1812
|
$8.00
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Sept., 1875
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39,568
|
Wible, Wm. H. |
Meriden
|
g s w l shr
|
$5.33 1/3
|
Mar., 1865
|
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54,474
|
Wiley, Henry B. |
Oskaloosa
|
wd r leg
|
$8.00
|
De., 1861
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187,851
|
Williams, Lovinia A. |
Grantville
|
widow
|
$14.00
|
Apr., 1880
|
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180,077
|
Williamson, Mary A. |
Perry
|
mother
|
$8.00
|
|
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13,427
|
Wilson, Harriet |
Oskaloosa
|
widow
|
$20.00
|
|
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20,025
|
Wilson, Sarah A. |
Grantville
|
widow 1812
|
$8.00
|
Mar., 1879
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Source: List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Volume IV, Washington Government Printing Office, 1883
Pages 641-642
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