These pension rolls were transcribed by Don Wherry for the Iowa Jones site.
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On December 8, 1882, the United States Senate passed a resolution requiring an enumeration of persons collecting military pensions from the Federal government.
The resultant document, while not nearly so large as a census, was still massive. It was subdivided by state, and by county within each state. Within each county were listed the number of the certificate granting the pension, the names of each person receiving a pension as of January 1, 1883, the Post Office through which the pension payment was received, a highly abbreviated description of the reason for which the pension was approved, the amount of the monthly payment, and the date the first payment was made to the specific pensioner. In each county, entries were grouped by Post Office (in alphabetic order). The names of pensioners at each Post Office were listed in no discernable order.
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The information presented below is contained in Volume III, which is devoted entirely to Iowa. A gentleman named Larry Kinyon has independently transcribed all 4 volumes of the Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883. In the course of his mammoth transcription, he compiled a brief but helpful list of the commonest abbreviations encountered in the "Cause for which pensioned" column.
The tables below list Jones county pensioners alphabetically, for each Post Office. The original listing contained a multitude of "do" entries, an equivalent at the time to modern ditto-marks. These have been expanded into their referents to facilitate reorganization of the list. With the data grouped into individual tables by Post Office, the column identifying "Post-office address" was omitted from the tabulations as redundant. The rightmost column is not a feature of the original list. It identifies the number of the entry in the order of original listing for the county (which was alphabetized only by Post Office). |
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Monticello Post Office
No. of Certificate |
Pensioner Surname |
Pensioner Given Name |
Cause for which pensioned |
Monthly Rate |
Date of Original Allowance |
Entry in Original Listing |
212,039 |
Ackerman |
Isaac |
inj. of back, and resultg. dis. of abdominal viscera |
$6.00 |
June, 1882 |
106 |
14,416 |
Bickford |
Fanny |
widow 1812 |
$8.00 |
Jan., 1879 |
96 |
42,875 |
Bixby |
Emory I. |
neuralgia |
$3.00 |
-- |
103 |
192,543 |
Brun |
Michael |
g. s. w. of lft. forearm |
$2.00 |
July, 1881 |
89 |
73,119 |
Cassady |
Jas. P. |
scurvy |
-- |
-- |
108 |
72,685 |
Cheatley |
Margaret A. |
dep. mother |
$8.00 |
June, 1866 |
102 |
58,266 |
Darling |
Amy S. |
widow |
$8.00 |
Oct., 1867 |
101 |
207,104 |
Dolphin |
John |
disease of eyes |
$4.00 |
Apr., 1882 |
90 |
21,284 |
Downer |
Horace M. |
wd. of lft. arm |
$2.00 |
-- |
107 |
24,267 |
Downer |
Ruth L. |
widow |
$8.00 |
Oct., 1867 |
100 |
64,647 |
Fuller |
Wm. |
wd. of lft. shoulder |
$6.00 |
-- |
110 |
178,254 |
Gasseline |
Polly A. |
widow |
$8.00 |
July, 1877 |
111 |
217,916 |
Graves |
Jas. D. |
inj. to rt. ankle |
$4.00 |
Sept., 1882 |
98 |
146,693 |
Guiles |
Milo |
g. s. w. 2d finger lft. hand |
$1.00 |
-- |
109 |
31,818 |
Hughes |
Isaac M. |
loss of rt. arm |
$18.00 |
-- |
105 |
24,319 |
Ireland |
Martha |
widow |
$8.00 |
Sept., 1867 |
99 |
209,178 |
Lewis |
Alexander |
malarial poisoning, chr. diarr., rheumt., scurvy, and nervous derangmt. |
$4.00 |
Sept., 1882 |
88 |
142,854 |
Maurice |
Nicholas |
injury to abdomen |
$4.00 |
-- |
91 |
38,508 |
McMeans |
Jno. W. |
wd. of loft shoulder |
$6.00 |
-- |
85 |
119,160 |
Miller |
Isaac A. |
wd. back and arm |
$8.00 |
-- |
92 |
78,474 |
Quaintance |
Morris A. |
g. s. w. lumbar reg., parl. |
$12.00 |
-- |
112 |
112,485 |
Rearick |
Henry |
rheumt. and ids. of lungs |
$8.00 |
-- |
93 |
11,651 |
Smith |
Nathan |
loss of lft. leg |
$18.00 |
-- |
95 |
193,788 |
Stillwell |
Chas. J. |
injury to abdomen> |
$4.00 |
Aug., 1881 |
86 |
142,262 |
Swope |
Wm. E. |
loss of small toe rt. foot |
$2.00 |
-- |
94 |
10,177 |
Tobyne |
Sarah |
widow 1812 |
$8.00 |
Oct., 1878 |
97 |
117,255 |
Whittemore |
Frank A. |
abscess on back and sides of neck |
$3.75 |
-- |
104 |
216,131 |
Wright |
Jas. C. |
g. s. w. of lft. forearm |
$2.00 |
July, 1882 |
87 |
Olin Post Office
No. of Certificate |
Pensioner Surname |
Pensioner Given Name |
Cause for which pensioned |
Monthly Rate |
Date of Original Allowance |
Entry in Original Listing |
205,949 |
Derr |
Chalkley H. |
injury to abdomen |
$6.00 |
Apr., 1882 |
124 |
65,174 |
Emerson |
Chas. |
wd. of lft. shoulder |
$18.00 |
-- |
129 |
43,483 |
Glick |
Wm. H. |
wd. of rt. shoulder |
$8.00 |
-- |
128 |
196,035 |
Herrick |
Almina |
widow |
$8.00 |
June, 1882 |
116 |
190,685 |
Holmes |
Mary A. |
widow |
$8.00 |
Jan., 1881 |
120 |
165,544 |
Holmes |
Oliver P. |
dis. of spine & kidneys |
$6.00 |
Mar., 1880 |
126 |
178,610 |
Lane |
Clement H. |
dis. of eyes |
$8.00 |
Nov., 1880 |
125 |
147,408 |
Lucas |
Benj. W. |
dis. of lungs |
$8.00 |
July, 1877 |
115 |
71,562 |
March |
Lusetia |
dependent mother |
$8.00 |
May, 1864 |
117 |
40,467 |
Reed |
Eliza |
dependent mother |
$8.00 |
Feb., 1865 |
113 |
214,653 |
Rummel |
David E. |
dis. of eyes, result loss of sight of rt. eye. |
$4.00 |
June, 1882 |
114 |
120,965 |
Sealls |
Edmond |
g. s. w. of lft. foot |
$4.00 |
-- |
118 |
203,787 |
Sherman |
Benedict |
rheum't & dis. of spine |
$6.00 |
Mar., 1882 |
122 |
202,674 |
Simpson |
Jno. C. |
chr. diarr. & rheum. |
$4.00 |
Feb., 1882 |
127 |
167,986 |
Slife |
Jas. |
g. s. w. lft. foot * chr. diarrh. |
$8.00 |
May, 1880 |
130 |
107,192 |
Tarbox |
Manville |
inflammatory rheum. |
$6.00 |
-- |
119 |
194,287 |
White |
Wm. |
g. s. w. rt. arm |
$4.00 |
Aug., 1881 |
123 |
62,105 |
Wolf |
Barbara |
widow |
$8.00 |
Aug., 1867 |
121 |
Onslow Post Office
No. of Certificate |
Pensioner Surname |
Pensioner Given Name |
Cause for which pensioned |
Monthly Rate |
Date of Original Allowance |
Entry in Original Listing |
189,183 |
Barnhill |
Robt. S. |
dis. of lungs |
$8.00 |
May, 1881 |
139 |
44,056 |
Boyer |
Lydia |
widow |
$8.00 |
Aug., 1867 |
135 |
179,078 |
Brady |
Joshua J. |
injury to abdomen |
$8.00 |
Nov., 1880 |
140 |
31,256 |
Conaly |
Mary |
widow 1812 |
$8.00 |
Feb., 1881 |
136 |
17,407 |
Hanna |
Geo. A. |
g. s. w. lft. foot & chr. diarrh. |
$8.00 |
May, 1880 |
131 |
178,756 |
Henderson |
Jefferson |
minors |
$12.00 |
Sept., 1877 |
132 |
212,406 |
Lofer |
Jno. H. Borden |
g. s. w. of rt. leg |
$2.00 |
June, 1882 |
138 |
125,835 |
McDaniel |
Orlando |
g. s. w. of back |
$6.00 |
-- |
133 |
139,920 |
Noyes |
Naaman B. |
injury to abdomen |
$8.00 |
-- |
134 |
47,835 |
Pence |
Martha |
widow |
$8.00 |
May, 1867 |
137 |
Oxford Mills Post Office
No. of Certificate |
Pensioner Surname |
Pensioner Given Name |
Cause for which pensioned |
Monthly Rate |
Date of Original Allowance |
Entry in Original Listing |
129,413 |
Allen |
Minerva |
widow |
$8.00 |
May, 1869 |
142 |
116,069 |
Blakely |
Hugh M. |
g. s. w. both arms |
$4.00 |
-- |
144 |
85,164 |
Langan |
Wm. P. |
varicose veins rt. leg |
$8.00 |
-- |
143 |
169,247 |
Morton |
Ezra D. |
chr. diarrhea |
$4.00 |
June, 1880 |
141 |
Scotch Grove Post Office
No. of Certificate |
Pensioner Surname |
Pensioner Given Name |
Cause for which pensioned |
Monthly Rate |
Date of Original Allowance |
Entry in Original Listing |
177,501 |
Marshall |
Thomas |
dis. of lungs |
$2.00 |
Oct., 1880 |
148 |
23,669 |
McKean |
Ann Jane |
widow 1812 |
$8.00 |
May, 1879 |
145 |
178,196 |
Nelson |
Mary |
dependent mother |
$8.00 |
July, 1877 |
147 |
3,169 |
Sutherland |
Jane |
dependent mother |
$8.00 |
June, 1882 |
146 |
Viroqua Post Office
No. of Certificate |
Pensioner Surname |
Pensioner Given Name |
Cause for which pensioned |
Monthly Rate |
Date of Original Allowance |
Entry in Original Listing |
160,808 |
Richstine |
Jacob G. |
grape shot wd. lft. side |
$3.00 |
Jan., 1878 |
149 |
Transcriber's Note: Peter R. Bradshaw appears twice in the Wyoming Post Office list. This is an artifact of the original government publication - see the different entry numbers in the rightmost column.
Wyoming Post Office
No. of Certificate |
Pensioner Surname |
Pensioner Given Name |
Cause for which pensioned |
Monthly Rate |
Date of Original Allowance |
Entry in Original Listing |
163,103 |
Aldrich |
Henry |
injury to abdomen |
$8.00 |
Oct., 1879 |
175 |
196,985 |
Atkins. |
Betsey M |
widow |
$8.00 |
Aug., 1882 |
160 |
162,728 |
Bender |
Joshua |
injury to abdomen |
$8.00 |
Oct., 1879 |
154 |
221,295 |
Bradshaw |
Peter R. |
chr. diarrh., dis. of eyes, & g. s. w. of rt. little finger |
$6.00 |
Nov., 1882 |
153 |
221,295 |
Bradshaw |
Peter R. |
chr. diarrh., dis. of eyes, & g. s. w. of rt. little finger |
$6.00 |
Nov., 1882 |
167 |
166,882 |
Cady |
Harriett |
dependent mother |
$8.00 |
Dec., 1874 |
158 |
161,713 |
Calkins |
Rily |
dis. of back & chr. diarrh. |
$6.00 |
July, 1879 |
150 |
204,695 |
Carey |
Elial |
dis. of lungs & sunstroke, resulting dis. of brain |
$6.00 |
Mar., 1882 |
151 |
127,002 |
Cromwell |
Freedom D. |
g. s. w. of lft. hand |
$3.00 |
-- |
177 |
207,595 |
Dodge |
Warren |
ch. diarrhea |
$4.00 |
Apr., 1882 |
155 |
15,780 |
Fairchild |
Elisa E. |
widow |
$8.00 |
Sept., 1867 |
169 |
164,676 |
Garrett |
John |
dependent father |
$8.00 |
Apr., 1874 |
173 |
117,199 |
Hart |
Andrew A. |
g. s. w. of lft. shoulder |
$8.00 |
-- |
174 |
132,697 |
James |
Geo. W. |
g. s. w. lft. arm above elbow |
$2.00 |
-- |
171 |
152,396 |
Johnson |
Chas. H. |
g. s. w. of lft. forearm |
$4.00 |
Apr., 1878 |
156 |
183,721 |
Manning |
Jane |
dependent mother |
$8.00 |
Dec., 1874 |
159 |
38,855 |
Marshall |
Thos. R. |
wd. of rt. foot |
$18.00 |
-- |
166 |
18,251 |
McCalment |
Sarah |
widow |
$8.00 |
Dec., 1867 |
161 |
143,806 |
Mills |
Harrison T. |
g. s. w. of hip |
$4.00 |
Feb., 1879 |
178 |
137,262 |
Morse |
Mark H. |
inj. to abdomen & sore eyes |
$8.00 |
-- |
157 |
192,868 |
Parshall |
Sam'l |
dis. of eyes |
$6.00 |
July, 1881 |
176 |
132,725 |
Sawyer |
Eli |
tenderness of spine |
$4.00 |
-- |
164 |
10,010 |
Seaman |
Laura |
widow 1812 |
$8.00 |
Oct., 1878 |
165 |
82,772 |
Smith |
Sarepta H. |
widow |
$10.00 |
July, 1871 |
163 |
152,480 |
Tompkins |
Rufus |
g. s. w. of rt. lower jaw & rt. s. of neck. |
$4.00 |
Apr., 1878 |
168 |
188,054 |
Tourtelott |
Eleanor |
dependent mother |
$8.00 |
Apr., 1880 |
162 |
169,873 |
Williams |
Royal S. |
g. s. w. lft. hand & thigh |
$10.50 |
June, 1880 |
170 |
218,171 |
Woods |
Sam'l G. |
eryaipelas of face & head |
$4.00 |
Sept., 1882 |
152 |
186,405 |
Yard |
Sarah J. |
dependent mother |
$8.00 |
Dec., 1879 |
172 |
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