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Madison County 1883 Pensioner's List
 
 

Federal Pension Roll of 1883. 

Source:   List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883 Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, The Cause for Which Pensioned, The Post-Office Address, The Rate of Pension Per Month and The Date of Original Allowance, As Called for by Senate Resolution of December 8, 1882.   Volume 3, pages 368-374.
 

Abbreviations used in the 1883 pension roll:

  • amp. - amputated
  • atr. - atrophy
  • chr. - chronic
  • diarr. - diarrhea
  • dis. - disease
  • frac. - fracture
  • g.s.w. - gun shot wound
  • inj. - injury
  • l. - left

 
  • ls. - loss
  • par. - partial
  • paral. - paralysis
  • r. - right
  • rheum. - rheumatism or rheumatic
  • shl., sh. - shell or shrapnel
  • shoul. - shoulder
  • w., wd. - wound

 
 
NAME OF PENSIONER P.O. ADDRESS CAUSE OF PENSION CERT. # MONTHLY RATE DATE OF ORIG. ALLOW.
         
Adam, Sophia Alton Widow 63,055 $8.00 -----
Adams, Jane Upper Alton Dep. Mother 67,164 $8.00 Mar. 1866
Aldrup, Catharine Edwardsville Dep. Mother 129,446 $8.00 May 1869
Ammann, Joseph Alton Wd. L. side of back 206,000 $2.00 Apr. 1882
Anderson, John J. Marine Insanity 172,632 $50.00 Aug. 1880
Anderson, Margaret L. Collinsville Widow 1812 29,172 $8.00 Apr. 1880
Appleby, John B. Alton Disease of eyes 93,347 $50.00 -----
Arbuckle, Sarah F. Upper Alton Widow 126,836 $8.00 -----
Ashlock, John N. Alton W. Lft. arm 114,954 $4.00 -----
Atkins, Elizabeth Upper Alton Widow 1812 20,622 $8.00 Mar. 1879
Atkins, Sarah Venice Widow 1812 27,482 $8.00 Oct. 1879
Baker, Charles Upper Alton Wd. Lft. Leg 86,233 $8.00 -----
Bandshy, John M. Worden Wd. Both Nates 4,495 $4.00 -----
Barnett, Thos. Edwardsville Wd. Rt. Arm 198,564 $4.00 Dec. 1881
Bartlett, Sarah J. Upper Alton Widow 68,457 $8.00 -----
Bassett, Lucinda Alton Widow 7,238 $8.00 Oct. 1862
Bauer, John Alton Wd. Lft shldr. 20,636 $8.00 -----
Beaver, Maria Collinsville Widow 1812 29,986 $8.00 Jul. 1880
Beeley, John Saint Jacob G.S.W. Left Arm 34,736 $12.00 -----
Berlemann, Hermann Edwardsville Wd. Rt. Thigh 210,629 $4.00 Jun. 1882
Bernius, Fred'k G. Edwardsville Wd. L. Arm 54,075 $18.00 -----
Berry, John G. Moro Wd. Rt. Knee 209,350 $15.00 May 1882
Bettis, Sarah Upper Alton Widow 1812 9,089 $8.00 Sep. 1878
Bibb, Ona Alton Widow 181,913 $8.00 Sept. 1878
Boehm, Louis Alton Injury to abdomen 183,428 $8.00 Feb. 1881
Bostwick, John H. Upper Alton Wd. Lft. Leg 110,184 $6.00 -----
Bowman, Henry Bethalto Wd. L. Side, Dis. Lungs 11,029 $4.00 -----
Boyd, Washington H. Godfrey Wd. L. leg 140,559 $6.00 -----
Brensman, Jonathan Bethalto Chr. Rheu. 184,936 $6.00 Mar. 1881
Broderick, Catharine Alton Dep. Mother 24,853 $8.00 Jun. 1864
Brown, Cornelius C. Edwardsville Chr. Diarr. 223,788 $4.00 Dec. 1882
Brown, William H. Alton Loss r. eye; fract. R. thi.; inj to ft 89,689 $18.00 -----
Bruggeman, Henry Alton Loss 1 & 2 fgr, lft. Hand 95,107 $4.00 -----
Bryan, John Alton Ulcer leg & diarr. 6,051 $2.00 -----
Bryant, John Alton Disease of eyes 219,675 $6.00 Oct. 1882
Bucher, Jacob Grantfork Dis. Lungs, liver & bowels 94,646 $8.00 -----
Bunse, William North Alton Rheu., Heart Disease 194,790 $4.00 Aug. 1881
Burghart, Joseph Long Lake Wd. Lft Leg 143,722 $8.00 -----
Caldwell, Margaret Alton Widow 89,942 $8.00 -----
Carr, Hannah Collinsville Dep. Mother 193,678 $8.00 Nov. 1881
Challacombe, Kate Alton Widow 194,503 $23.00 Feb. 1882
Chambers, Elizabeth Alton Widow 42,265 $8.00 Mar. 1865
Clark, John H. Bethalto Dep. Father 189,235 $8.00 Jul. 1880
Colby, Charles W. North Alton Wd. Rt. Leg 208,270 $4.00 May 1882
Curran, Catherine Alton Widow 99,052 $8.00 -----
De Long, John Alton Asthma 168,000 $10.00 Mar. 1880
Dickerson, Sally M. Alhambra Mother 107,774 $8.00 Feb. 1868
Ebert, Margaret Alton Widow 44,350 $8.00 -----
Ewing, Mary A. Alton Widow 57,118 $8.00 -----
File, William S. New Douglas Wd. Lft. Thumb 146,394 $1.00 -----
Fletcher, George Alton G. S. W. Lft. Arm 3,341 $8.00 -----
Flynn, William Alton Injury to abdomen 218,944 $4.00 Oct. 1882
Fuller, Houston Collinsville Wd. Rt. Shr. 111,413 $6.00 -----
Fusler, Louis Edwardsville Wd. L. Forearm 209,227 $2.00 May 1882
Garrett, Harvey D. Venice Fract. Lft Leg 114,851 $10.00 -----
Gehring, John Troy Wd of neck, Chronic Diarr. 104,841 $18.00 -----
Ging, John Highland Wd. Lt. eye & face 26,964 $24.00 -----
Glenn, Wm. A. Godfrey Wd. Of face 174,192 $3.00 Sep. 1880
Godfrey, Rebecca Godfrey Widow 1812 18,980 $8.00 Feb. 1879
Goehringer, Jacob Alton Wd. R. arm 13,080 $4.00 -----
Golicke, Wilhelmina Fosterburg Widow 178,468 $8.00 -----
Granger, Joseph Troy Chr. Diarr. 208,571 $4.00 May 1882
Gregg, Fanny Long Lake Widow 113,778 $8.00 -----
Grindell, Herman E. Alton Wd. L. shoulder 212,449 $4.00 Jun. 1882
Gruver, Richard Edwardsville Minor of 192,508 $16.00 Jun. 1881
Guy, Thomas M. Alton Chr. Diarr. 164,616 $7.50 Feb. 1880
Hale, Emanuel H. Highland Wd. Lft shldr. 200,441 $1.00 Jan. 1882
Halurry, Rudolph Highland Total Blindness 86,294 $72.00 -----
Hand, Richard Moro Chr. Diarr. Inj. To Abdomen 211,547 $8.00 Jun. 1882
Hartung, Lewis Edwardsville Wd. L. shlr. & hand 118,679 $8.00 -----
Harvill, Louis Alton Inj. Lft. Arm 67,351 $8.00 -----
Hawks, Wm. T. Troy Dis. Eyes, Lost Part. Ind. Fgr. 115,041 $6.00 -----
Hays, Henry H. Upper Alton Wd. Both Thighs 70,365 $8.00 -----
Helm, Wm. S. Troy Wd. Both Thighs 25,151 $6.00 -----
Henderson, Robert J. Collinsville G. S. W. both legs 124,691 $4.00 Aug. 1873
Hendrickson, James V. Bethalto G. S. Wd. Rt. shoulder 130,547 $10.00 Oct. 1874
Hicks, Joseph W. Upper Alton Chr. Diarr., Dis. Lungs 164,810 $12.00 Feb. 1880
Hirich, William C. Alhambra Rheum. 136,520 $8.00 -----
Hobson, John Edwardsville Wd. L. Side, Dis. Lungs 41,841 $6.00 -----
Hosp, Charles Edwardsville Total Blindness 34,671 $72.00 -----
Howard, Sam'l L. Alton Wd. Lft. Leg 67,350 $8.00 -----
Huge, Mary A. Alton Widow 1812 19,505 $8.00 -----
Hughes, Samuel T. Wanda Minor of 178,019 $19.00 Jun. 1877
Hulbert, Amos Upper Alton Loss 2 fngrs, rt. Hand 29,845 $14.00 -----
Hunt, Anton Alton Wd. Lft. Leg 88,340 $4.00 -----
Hunt, Elizabeth Ann Fosterburg Widow 197,167 $14.00 Sep. 1882
Ingham, Chas. O. Alton Minor of 189,152 $14.00 Jul. 1880
Irvin, Sarah A. Alton Widow 184,945 $10.00 Jul. 1879
Jacobs, Romulus E. Troy Wd. Back 148,236 $6.00 -----
Johnson, Andrew J. Alton Wd. r. thi. & scrotum 203,431 $4.00 Feb. 1882
Johnson, Harriett Upper Alton Widow 43,122 $8.00 -----
Johnson, Jemima A. Collinsville Widow 1812 20,793 $8.00 Mar. 1879
Jones, Margaret Edwardsville Widow 1812 30,597 $8.00 Oct. 1880
Kellon, Clemmons Upper Alton Wd. Lft. Arm 145,175 $4.00 -----
Kelly, Jas. Alton Wd. Of head 73,838 $6.00 -----
Kidwell, Daniel W. Alton Injury to abdomen 139,938 $6.00 -----
King, James H. Collinsville Wd. Rt. Thigh 197,371 $4.00 Nov. 1881
Kortkamp, Wm. Alton Wnd. Lft. Breast 17,346 $4.00 -----
Lawrence, Elizabeth Bethalto Widow 1812 21,926 $8.00 Apr. 1879
Lebmkuler, Jacob Alhambra Wd. Rt. Arm 21,025 $8.00 Dec. 1868
Leresche, Julius North Alton Injury to abdomen 160,760 $4.00 Jun. 1879
Lewis, Wingate K. Highland Wd. Lft Heel 47,694 $4.00 -----
Long, Geo. F. North Alton Wd. Rt. Thigh 57,975 $18.00 -----
Lorenz, Herman Highland Wd. Arm & Breast 117,235 $8.00 -----
Machin, Jane Alton Dep. Mother 39,388 $8.00 -----
Mann, Elizabeth Saint Jacob Dep. Mother 42,029 $8.00 Mar. 1865
Martin, John G. Alhambra Chr. Bronchitis 137,650 $8.00 -----
McGlothin, Elizabeth Edwardsville Widow 1812 112,886 $8.00 -----
McIntire, Andrew Highland Loss part of 2nd toe, lft ft. 208,005 $2.00 May 1882
McIntosh, Francis M. Alton Wnd. Top of head 137,835 $8.00 -----
Mitchell, James Carpenter Wd. Lft. Arm 15,542 $15.00 -----
Moore, Franklin Upper Alton Wd. Head 116,735 $10.00 -----
Moore, Troy Upper Alton Dis. Eye 190,304 $11.25 Jun. 1881
Motley, Joseph North Alton Wd. Rt. Arm 102,740 $4.00 -----
Myers, Mary Ann Alton Widow 33,247 $8.00 -----
Neff, John L. Alton Loss rt. Arm 42,803 $18.00 -----
Newman, Jacob Highland W. Head, aff. Brain, eyes & ears 88,693 $18.00 -----
Newsham, Thomas J. Edwardsville Dis. Of Abdominal Vis. 165,402 $20.00 Mar. 1880
Norris, Eliza E. Fosterburg Widow 110,889 $8.00 -----
Orvis, Charles W. Moro Dis. Of Spine 155,739 $8.00 Oct. 1878
Ost, Nicholas Alton Wd. R. chest & sdr 104,142 $8.00 -----
Owens, Elijah Edwardsville Minor of 179,259 $14.00 -----
Patterson, Wm. Alton Wd. Lft. Shldr. 69,390 $8.00 -----
Pattison, Michael H. Godfrey Wd. R. Shoulder 194,179 $2.00 Aug. 1881
Pendleton, Harriet B. Godfrey Widow 907 $20.00 -----
Perkins, Clarissa Alton Widow 40,974 $8.00 -----
Pettiford, James A. Venice G.S.W.Rt. Shoulder 133,262 $4.00 Apr. 1875
Pfeiffer, Jacob Edwardsville Wd. Rt. Arm 184,254 $2.00 Mar. 1881
Pfister, Fred'k Highland Wd. Rt. Foot 146,385 $4.00 -----
Phipps, Lavina Alton Widow 61,164 $8.00 -----
Pinckard, James B. Venice Loss Lft Arm 62,651 $24.00 -----
Prastack, Wm Saint Jacob Dis. Lft. Leg 168,983 $8.00 Jun. 1880
Prickett, John A. Edwardsville Wd. L. shoulder 3,264 $12.75 -----
Prosser, Wm. Collinsville Wd. Lft. Arm, Diar., Scurvy 195,105 $6.00 Aug. 1881
Purviance, William H. Troy G.S.R.W. nates 165,807 $8.50 Mar. 1880
Rehbock, Elise Collinsville Widow 20,636 $8.00 Apr. 1864
Renfro, Jesse Troy Surv. 1812 3,641 $8.00 Aug. 1871
Richards, Benjamin F. Worden G. S. W. Rt. Hand 115,461 $6.00 Jan. 1872
Ritter, Henry Alton Neural., rheu., heart dis. 173,157 $16.00 Sept. 1880
Robinson, Joseph G. Edwardsville G.S.W. Lft hand & side, shell wound lft hip 83,515 $15.00 -----
Rohrkaste, Ernst Edwardsville Wd. L. Arm 182,867 $4.00 Feb. 1881
Rose, Catherine A. Alton Dep. Mother 38,291 $8.00 Jan. 1865
Rubsam, Gotthard Alton Wd. Rt. Thigh 63,930 $8.00 -----
Rudershausen, Fredk Alton Wd. Left Leg 207,800 $8.00 Apr. 1882
Rula, Joseph McA Saint Jacob Inj. Lft. Leg 210,093 $4.00 May 1882
Rust, Chas. Troy Wd. Rt. Thigh 34,307 $6.00 -----
Ruth, Adam Alton Frostbite, both feet 212,760 $6.00 Jun. 1882
Rutherford, Letitia V. Alton Widow 35,789 $30.00 -----
Rutz, Henry Highland Contract l. heel 128,051 $6.00 -----
Schiffman, Christopher Alton ? 40,184 $18.00 -----
Schmid, Peter Highland Chr. Diarr. 207,905 $4.00 Apr. 1882
Schub, Charles Alton G. S. W. Rt. Great toe 130,913 $2.00 Dec. 1874
Schulze, Henry Worden Chr. Diarr. & Rheu. 178,074 $4.00 Dec. 1880
Scovel, Theodore Upper Alton Wd. Rt. Arm 41,848 $6.00 -----
Seep, John B. Troy Inj. To Abdomen 202,010 $2.00 Jan. 1882
Senn, Victor Edwardsville Loss Rt Eye, Inj. To head 32,747 $10.00 -----
Seyfried, Anton Edwardsville Wd. Rt. Thigh 150,628 $4.00 -----
Sheldon, Arnold M. North Alton Defective vision 54,781 $24.00 -----
Sherfy, Isaac Upper Alton Wd. Lft. Arm 60,361 $12.00 -----
Sly, Elizabeth Alton Dep. Mother 117,454 $8.00 Aug. 1868
Smice, Henry H. Alton Wd. Abdomen; diarr. 218,329 $4.00 Sep. 1883
Smith, Biddy Troy Dep. Mother 154,096 $8.00 Oct. 1871
Smith, Samuel C. Bethalto Chr. Rheu. 178,570 $6.00 Nov. 1880
Snyder, Charles H. Edwardsville Wd. Thigh 14,157 $12.75 -----
Southworth, Hannah Alton Widow 3,924 $8.00 Nov. 1863
Spalding, Thomas B. Edwardsville Diarr., Dis. Spine 215,336 $8.50 Jul. 1882
Stephen, William Venice G.S.W. Rt. Heel 130,971 $2.00 Dec. 1874
Stoker, Matthius Grantfork G. S. W. Rt Forearm 180,609 $1.00 Jan. 1881
Storig, William Edwardsville Dis. Heart 23,985 $12.00 -----
Stratton, Wm. Upper Alton Wd. Lung, Shldr, Chest 70,514 $12.00 -----
Stussi, Henry Highland Deafness both ears 214,790 $8.00 -----
Temple, Jane C. Alton Dep. Mother 174,786 $8.00 -----
Tilsworth, Harriet Alton Widow 184,736 $8.00 -----
Trapp, Wendelin Highland Wd. Rt. Hip 117,392 $18.00 -----
Turner, Mary C. Collinsville Widow 52,830 $8.00 Aug. 1865
Valentine, Alsa New Douglas Widow 1812 27,068 $8.00 Sep. 1879
Vanhoosen, John New Douglas Wd. Lft. Thigh 102,860 $4.00 -----
Wandling, John W. New Douglas Wd. Rt. Hand 197,233 $4.00 Nov. 1881
Warren, Hamlin Alton Chr. Diarr. 161,435 $24.00 Jul. 1879
Webb, Martha M. Alton Widow 7,411 $10.00 -----
Weber, Geo F. Alton Scurvy 168,300 $4.00 May 1880
Weber, Susanna Fosterburg Dep. Mother 193,379 $8.00 Sep. 1881
Wedig, John Nameoki Fracture of Clavicle 4,812 $2.00 -----
Weeks, Joseph H. Upper Alton Starvation 90,030 $17.00 -----
Weeks, Sophia Upper Alton Widow 1812 22,163 $8.00 Apr. 1879
Weidner, Bernard Marine Partial deafness 126,293 $6.00 -----
Weisman, Chas. Alton Face Wd., cervical verts. 23,018 $18.00 -----
Wells, Permelia Upper Alton Widow 1812 17,666 $8.00 Feb. 1879
Wenning, Bernard Edwardsville Wd. L. leg 183,581 $4.00 -----
Whisnant, Wm. Alton Partial deafness 164,813 $6.00 Feb. 1880
White, Melissa Edwardsville Widow 58,975 $8.00 -----
Winship, Rebecca Collinsville Widow 1812 29,178 $8.00 Apr. 1880
Wolf, Frederick Venice Diphtheria 123,423 $18.00 May 1873
Wood, Martin V. New Douglas Dis. Lungs 217,035 $8.00 Aug. 1882
Wood, Solomon F. Upper Alton Incised Rt. Foot 164,042 $4.00 Jan. 1880
Wright, Wm. R. Upper Alton Rheu., Scurvy, Prison Life 212,392 $10.00 Jun. 1882
         
         
           

Once you have obtained a pension application number, you will probably want to see a copy of the original application papers which will provide more information about the applicant.  You can order a copy of the original papers by writing to:

 

          Department of Veterans Affairs

          District of Columbia Regional Office

          941 North Capitol Drive, N.E.

          Washington, D.C. 20421

 

          Telephone: (202)273-5400

 

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