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
Benton County, Oregon

Certificate
Number		 Name
of pensioner		 Post Office
address		 Cause for which pensioned Monthly
rate (USD $)		 Date of
original
allowance		 County
where resided
26044Bennett, SarahAlseawidow 1812 8Jul 1879Benton
95168Applegate, SylvanusCorvallisinjury to abdomen 3Jan 1869Benton
147106Chapman, E.A.Corvallisgun shot wound, right thigh 2Jul 1877Benton
160994Dunning, Harlan P.Corvallisgun shot wound, right thigh 2Jun 1879Benton
185969Fawcett, George W.Corvallisgun shot wound, right thigh, right breast 8Mar 1881Benton
6715Grimsley, JohnCorvallissurvivor, 1812 8Oct 1871Benton
91990Lakin, James W.Corvallisgun shot wound, left ankle 2.66Apr 1870Benton
208428Newman, WilliamCorvallisgun shot wound, abdomen 2May 1882Benton
143378Norris, James H.Corvallisgun shot wound, left cheek, left arm 6Jun 1877Benton
214484Paul, William E.Corvallisinjury to abdomen 4Jun 1882Benton
207511Stilson, NathanCorvallisdiseased lungs, heart 8Apr 1882Benton
42399Buckingham, RuthMonroewidow 8Jun 1865Benton
3451Coffee, GeorgeMonroewound, both legs, c.o.r. knee 5May 1848Benton
70429Horton, Samuel H.Monroewound, right arm 18Mar 1867Benton
151054Siralf, CasperMonroeapnea, chronic bronchitis 12Feb 1878Benton
28502Stark, DeborahMonroewidow 1812 8Jan 1880Benton
210419West, John I.Monroescurvy 8Jun 1882Benton
210788Burch, Richard M.Newportgun shot wound, right thigh 4Jun 1882Benton
64566Case, AlonzoNewportloss sight right eye, part other 15…Benton
168435Jordan, Richard T.Newtoninjury left breast, collar bone 6May 1880Benton
182285Bunneil, GeorgePhilomathdiseased lungs, chronic rheumatism 18Feb 1881Benton
102393Hamilton, Edward D.Philomathgun shot wound, left leg, right arm 6Mar 1876Benton
43299Herron, LeonardPhilomathgun shot wound, right hand 8May 1865Benton
115109Read, Thomas G.G.Philomathgun shot wound, breast 4Jan 1872Benton
98067Taylor, William B.Philomathgun shot wound, right side 8Jun 1860Benton
40211Hertsig, Fred K.Summitwound, right side 4Jul 1867Benton
192941Howard, HarryYaquinagun shot wound, left forearm 2Jul 1881Benton

 

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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