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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 -----