Federal Pensioners on the Roll as of January 1, 1883
On December 8, 1882, the U.S. Congress called for a senate resolution that directed
the Pension Office to prepare a listing of individuals receiving pensions for war
service. The Pension Office produced a list called Pensioners on the Roll as of
January 1, 1883. The pensioners were primarily Union veterans from the Civil War
and survivors of the War of 1812, but also included other service as well. Confederate
veterans were not eligible for federal pensions from Civil War service.
Pensioners on the list at the time included not only the veterans themselves
but other family members such as widows, mothers, minor children., etc., based on
service. The list gave the name of each pensioner, the cause for which pensioned,
the post-office address of the recipient, the rate of pension per month and the
date of original allowance.
If your ancestor served in the Civil War, there is most likely a record of their
service at the National Archives. If they, or a member of their family, received
a pension there may be valuable genealogical information included in the records.
To obtain the records you must apply to the
National Archives on the proper forms.
PENSIONER SURNAMES
| Cert. # |
Name of Pensioner |
PO Address |
Cause |
Rate |
Orig. Allow. Date |
| 183,981 |
Adams, Susan P. |
Lane |
Widow |
8.00 |
Apr. 1879 |
| 17,645 |
Allen, Mary A. |
Weldon |
Widow |
8.00 |
|
| 85,245 |
Alsup, Wm. |
Clinton |
ch. diarr. |
18.00 |
|
| 32,684 |
Ashton, Cynthia |
Farmer City |
Widow |
8.00 |
Sep. 1882 |
| 166,075 |
Bail, Wickliffe |
Clinton |
Minor |
10.00 |
|
| 66,477 |
Bateman, James W. |
Kenney |
fracture of r. leg |
2.00 |
|
| 14,570 |
Bates, Francis M. |
Clinton |
wd. of l. hip |
6.00 |
|
| 200,040 |
Beal, Henry H. |
Clinton |
dis. heart, diarr. & res. ind. |
4.00 |
Dec. 1881 |
| 73,572 |
Beebe, Orley |
Clinton |
wd. of l. leg |
4.00 |
|
| 208,883 |
Boggs, Robert P. |
Midland City |
neuralgia |
6.00 |
May 1882 |
| 182,014 |
Bowman, Cathin |
Clinton |
Widow |
8.60 |
|
| 28,855 |
Brown, Cathin M. |
Farmer City |
Widow |
30.00 |
|
| 217,423 |
Brown, Francisco |
Clinton |
inj. r. ank., c. diar., dis. ab. vis. |
8.00 |
Aug. 1882 |
| 187,704 |
Brown, John D. |
Weldon |
g. s. w. l. hand |
4.00 |
May 1881 |
| 193,991 |
Brownlee, Horace |
Farmer City |
inj. of l. side and loss of sight of eye |
4.00 |
Aug. 1881 |
| 64,309 |
Bryant, Eveline |
Wapella |
Widow |
8.00 |
Feb. 1866 |
| 223,101 |
Buchanan, Wilson S. |
Farmer City |
g. s. w. of l. foot, with loss of mid. toe & dis. of liver |
6.00 |
Dec. 1882 |
| 51,440 |
Burford, Wm. T. |
Farmer City |
wd. of l. leg |
8.00 |
|
| 112,815 |
Byerly, Thos. M. |
Clinton |
wd. of l. thigh |
4.00 |
|
| 218,621 |
Callison, Benj. |
DeWitt |
inj. to both wrists |
4.00 |
Oct. 1882 |
| 2,716 |
Campbell, John N. |
Clinton |
Widow |
8.00 |
Aug. 1879 |
| 213,438 |
Carlock, James S. |
Clinton |
ch. diarr. |
6.00> |
Jun. 1882 |
| 91,985 |
Carter, Stephen K. |
Clinton |
wd. of l. thigh |
8.00 |
|
| 180,428 |
Clemens, John M |
Waynesville |
g. s. w. of head |
6.00 |
Jun. 1881 |
| 222,892 |
Coon, Chas. M. |
Wapella |
dis. of lungs & resulting dis. of heart > |
8.00 |
Dec. 1882 |
| 94,460 |
Cooper, Nathan |
Kenney |
partl. parl. lower extremities |
12.00 |
|
| 184,143 |
Cooper, Thomas F. |
Kenney |
g. s. w. of r. arm & l. thumb |
4.00 |
Mar. 1881 |
| 217,309 |
Cromer, Wm. H. |
Clinton |
ch. pharyngo laryngitis & neuralgia of chest |
4.00 |
Aug. 1882 |
| 144,769 |
Cuppy, Angeline |
Clinton |
Widow |
17.00 |
|
| 180,270 |
Curl, John W. |
DeWitt |
scurvy & dis. of brain from concussion |
8.00 |
Dec. 1880 |
| 172,048 |
Curry, Dominick |
Clinton |
dis. of eyes |
8.00 |
Aug. 1880 |
| 20,474 |
Curtis, William |
Farmer City |
g. s. w. left leg |
6.00 |
|
| 39,647 |
Daigh, Elizabeth E. |
Wapella |
Widow |
|
|
| 97,804 |
Dass, Sam'l H. |
Lane |
dis. of eyes |
6.00 |
|
| 106,855 |
Davenport, Hugh |
Lane |
dis. of eyes & lungs & flux |
4.00 |
|
| 107,278 |
Davenport, Jeremiah |
Weldon |
dis. of eyes |
8.00 |
Apr. 1880 |
| 102,300 |
Dillavou, John T. |
Weldon |
heart dis. |
4.00 |
|
| 88,656 |
Dennis, Joseph |
Clinton |
rupture, &c. |
4.00 |
|
| 188,721 |
Dewey, Edwin A. |
Farmer City |
g. s. w. of mouth |
4.00 |
Dec. 1881 |
| 219,026 |
Duff, John |
Lane |
ch. diarr. |
4.00 |
Oct. 1882 |
Source: List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883.
National Archives, Washington, DC; Government Printing Office, 1883.
5v.
Volume 1, pages 436-438
Submitted by Judy Simpson. © 2004, All rights reserved.
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ABBREVIATIONS
| ab. |
abdominal |
paral. |
paralysis |
| ank. |
ankle |
parl. |
paralysis |
| ch. |
chronic |
partl. |
partial |
| chr. |
chronic |
r. |
right |
| cr. |
chronic |
res. |
resulting/resultant |
| diarr. |
diarrhea |
rheum. |
rheumatism |
| dis. |
disease |
rt. |
right |
| fev. |
fever |
sh. |
shoulder |
| flux. |
reflux |
shr. |
shoulder |
| frac. |
fracture |
var. |
varicose |
| g.s.w. |
gunshot wound |
vis. |
viscera |
| ht. |
heart |
wd. |
wound |
| inj. |
injury |
&c. |
etc. |
| l. |
left |
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