Wabash County, Indiana Pensioners Roll The US GenWeb Archives provide genealogical and historical data to the general public without fee or charge of any kind. It is intended that this material not be used in a commercial manner. Transcribed for the Internet and submitted by Mike Sweeney May 22, 1999. İ1998 Mike Sweeney.  sweeney2@wolfenet.com Both the above notices must remain when copied or downloaded.                       A list of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883                                   Wabash County, Indiana Certif.  Pensioner Name          Post Office      Cause for Pension      $$$$  Original Number                                                                   Rate  Date -------  ---------------------   --------------   -------------------    ----  -------- 181,279  Abbott, Jordan          Spiker           wd. r. leg             4.00  Jan 1881 18,261  Anderson, Joseph P.     Liberty Mills    wd. r. leg             4.00  89,999  Andrews, Delilah        N. Manchester    widow                  8.00  Feb 1867 108,358  Atkinson, Alonzo        Wabash           g.s. wd. r. hip        8.00  Mar 1871 110,144  Austin, John W.         Wabash           deafness l. ear        2.00  May 1871 167,351  Badger, Nancy           Wabash           mother                 8.00  Feb 1875 151,876  Baer, Hannah            Wabash           mother                 8.00  Jul 1871 30,795  Baker, John F.          La Gro           wd r. arm             18.00  217,957  Ballenger, John H.      N. Manchester    dis. eyes              2.00  Sep 1882 97,301  Barnes, Samuel W.       La Gro           wd. l. hand            3.00  Apr 1869 193,716  Barr, J. Wesley         New Harrisburgh  g.s.w. l. leg          4.00  Aug 1866 134,215  Barrett, James H.       Wabash           chr. diarr             8.00    5,412  Baugher, Rachel         N. Manchester    widow 1812             8.00  Jul 1873 130,401  Bean, Levi              La Gro           g.s. wd. l. thigh      4.00  Oct 1874 129,316  Benham, Austin H.       Wabash           g.s. wd. r. ankle      2.00  Jul 1874 117,902  Bennett, Mathew         Wabash           chr. diarr             6.00  196,124  Berry, Sarah A.         Ijamesville      widow                  8.00  Jun 1882 48,904  Boller, Benjamin        Wabash           g.s.w. hand           18.00  187,659  Bowden, Raleigh         Wabash           wd. l. hand            2.00  Apr 1881 77,207  Bowers, John G.         New Madison      g.s. wd. r. arm        8.00  115,073  Brady, Thompson R.      Liberty Mills    g.s. wd. l. arm        4.00  Jul 1872 160,349  Brannin, William P.     Wabash           dis. eyes              6.00  123,693  Brewer, Florius J.      Wabash           g.s. wd. r. leg        2.00  Jun 1873 161,795  Brittain, Francis M.    Roann            injury to abdomen     12.00  100,760  Brower, Reuben K.       Roann            contracted chest & c. 10.00  193,761  Bruner, James B.        La Fontaine      chron. bronchitis      2.00  Aug 1881 91,164  Burns, Margaret         Wabash           widow                  8.00  Mar 1867 45,962  Busby, Amanda R.        Wabash           mother                 8.00  Apr 1865 142,703  Butterbaugh, Jacob      Roann            chr. diarr.           18.00  199,619  Cappis, John            Roann            loss fing., g.s. wd.   3.00  Dec 1881 89,070  Carlin, Millen W.       Rich Valley      g.s. wd. r. leg        4.00  Feb 1868 11,350  Carper, Barbara         Somerset         widow 1812             8.00  Nov 1878 153,429  Clayburn, Wm. W.        N. Manchester    g.s.w. l. leg & arm    6.00  May 1878          (alias Robinson)                                                          126,687  Claypole, Henry         N. Manchester    fellon r. hand        12.00  Jun 1881 91,658  Collins, Wm. R.         Wabash           rupture side           4.00  Jun 1868 34,025  Cook, Harvey H.         N. Manchester    g.s.w. r. chest        5.00  Oct 1864 146,430  Cooper, Lucinda         Wabash           widow                 10.00  Dec 1870 107,612  Copeland, Jonathan      La Fontaine      g.s. wd. r. shoulder   4.00  Jan 1871 41,938  Cordier, John           Liberty Mills    wd. r. lung           18.00  148,256  Courter, Wm. J.         Roann            g.s. wd. r. side head  4.00  Sep 1877 201,652  Cox, Robert S.          Wabash           g.s. wd. l. hip        7.50  Jan 1882 180,356  Cranmer, Susan B.       La Gro           widow                  8.00  Mar 1878 201,494  Cruser, Henry           Urbana           g.s. wd. r. great toe  2.00  Jan 1882   9,102  Cutler, Polly           La Fontaine      widow 1812             8.00  Sep 1878 140,032  Dailey, Wm. F.          N. Manchester    chron. diarr           6.00  105,723  Depsey, John W.         Wabash           g.s. wd. r. hip       12.75    3,246  Donohue, John           Wabash           injury to back         6.00  105,966  Duncan, James           La Fontaine      g.s. wd. r. thigh     12.00  82,156  Eareheart, Catharine    Somerset         widow                  8.00  170,398  Ellis, Charles S.       Wabash           chr. diarr            17.00  Jun 1880 90,369  Enyeart, Rosanna        Dora             widow                  8.00  Feb 1867 186,694  Enyeart, Sarah          Liberty Mills    widow                  8.00  Jan 1880 141,939  Fanning, Sylvester H.   Liberty Mills    g.s. wd. l. hip        2.00  Oct 1876 132,509  Faunce, Joseph B.       Wabash           paralysis agetans      4.00  Mar 1875 148,013  Fawley, John            La Gro           ulcer r. leg           4.00  Sep 1877 48,035  Fitch, Lewis R.         N. Manchester    wd. both legs         12.00  104,055  Fites, Valentine        Laketon          g.s. wd. l. leg        6.00  92,994  Fitzinger, Samuel       N. Manchester    wd. r. hand            8.00  Sep 1868 30,816  Flook, Sarah            Somerset         widow                  8.00  103,977  Ford, James             Wabash           chr. diarr            12.50  Jul 1870 196,417  Ford, William           N. Manchester    shell wd. l. foot      4.00  Oct 1881 197,759  Ford, Wm. W.            Wabash           chr. diarr             6.00  Nov 1881 205,792  Frame, James R.         N. Manchester    rheum. heart           8.00  Mar 1882 148,971  Freshour, Edward        La Gro           g.s. wd. l. arm        3.00  Oct 1877 94,548  Gardner, Henry          Wabash           chr. diarr             5.00  187,696  Gates, George W.        Somerset         wd. r. arm             4.00  Apr 1881 88,999  Gibbons, Maria          Wabash           widow                  8.00  Jan 1867 174,111  Gift, Daniel            Liberty Mills    wd. r. breast          4.00  Sep 1880 151,819  Goodlander, John M.     Wabash           injury to abdomen      4.00  Mar 1878 125,032  Grindle, James W.       La Fontaine      g.s. wd. Face          6.00  10,830  Gripp, John             Wabash           wd. l. hand           18.00  104,612  Hale, Ezra              La Fontaine      g.s. wd. l. arm        6.00  90,673  Hale, John P.           Rich Valley      wd. l. thigh          12.00  127,280  Hall, Eva M.            Wabash           widow                  8.00  Apr 1869 80,831  Harman, Susannah        Wabash           widow                  8.00  114,792  Haupson, Ruth           Wabash           mother                 8.00  Jun 1868 70,098  Hedrick, George         La Fontaine      wd l. arn, & c         8.00  167,341  Hockensmith, Mary V.    New Madison      widow                 12.00  20,250  Hogan, Michael          La Gro           loss l. arm           24.00  95,972  Holcome, Martin L.      Somerset         ulcerated l. leg       8.00  64,135  Hook, John M.           Somerset         wd. l. leg             8.00  May 1866 147,489  Ivins, George           Urbana           g.s. wd. l. foot       6.00  202,705  Jackson, George W.      Red Bridge       chr. bronchitis        4.00  Feb 1882 211,275  James, Charles H.       Wabash           chr. diarr             4.00  Jun 1882 68,152  Jay, Isaac              Rich Valley      loss r. thigh         24.00  118,288  Jones, Jane             Urbana           widow                  8.00  Sep 1868 214,957  Jones, John H.          Roann            rheum. & dis. of      17.00  Jun 1882                                                    abd. viscera 70,871  Jones, Joseph           Wabash           inj. r. side & spine   8.00  91,850  Jones, Susan            Roann            widow                  8.00  Mar 1867 96,319  Kelso, Levi             Wabash           wd. face, loss 2 fing  8.00  11,727  Kennard, David          N. Manchester    injury to abdomen      4.00  97,125  Kerr, Thomas B.         Wabash           wd. thighs             6.00  19,814  Kidd, Christina         Roann            widow 1812             8.00  Mar 1879 177,530  Klum, Ann M.            Wabash           widow                 12.00  May 1877 18,166  Krill, Almirah          N. Manchester    widow 1812             8.00  Feb 1879 163,224  Kroft, Aaron            N. Manchester    inj. to back          12.00  110,349  Lane, Wm. W.            Wabash           dropsy                 6.00  May 1871 193,716  Large, Amanda           Liberty Mills    mother                 8.00  Aug 1881 149,056  Leatherland, Thomas     N. Manchester    g.s. wd. l. hip        4.00  20,061  Leffell, George         N. Manchester    wl. l. shoulder        2.00  Nov 1863 32,826  Lemon, Sophia           Roann            widow                  8.00  204,850  Lewis, Stephen          Wabash           chr. diarr             6.00  Mar 1882 154,278  Lines, Wm. F.           Wabash           injury to abdomen      4.00  Jul 1878 67,895  Lower, Benjamin F.      Wabash           dis. lungs & c.       18.00  33,875  Luse, Elemander F.      Wabash           aphonia & conch        8.00  103,912  Marshall, Henry         Rich Valley      diarr. & dropsy       12.00  97,807  Martin, Amanda          Liberty Mills    widow                 17.00  104,816  Martin, John J.         N. Manchester    injury to abdomen      4.00  Aug 1870 70,711  Martin, Perry L.        La Fontaine      curvature spine       24.00  92,245  Mathews, Noah B.        Wabash           chr. diarr             8.00  Nov 1881 32,785  May, Catharine          Somerset         widow 1812             8.00  Dec 1882 183,185  May, William J.         N. Manchester    chron. diarr           4.00  Feb 1881 222,186  McClure, Train C.       Wabash           inj r. ankle           2.00  Dec 1882 164,377  McFadden, Minerva       N. Manchester    mother                 8.00  Apr 1874 45,708  McGraw, George W.       Wabash           wd. r. ilium          12.00  196,950  Mendenhall, Emma        Wabash           widow                 17.00  Aug 1882 136,471  Mercer, Edward          Somerset         sciatica l. hip & leg  6.00  163,905  Mershon, Wm. H.         Wabash           sciatica r. leg        6.00  Dec 1879 201,725  Miles, Hamilton S.      Wabash           wd. l. ear & leg       1.00  Jan 1882 15,008  Miller, Charles         Urbana           wd. both hands        18.00  29,449  Miller, Lydia A.        Wabash           widow                  8.00  193,242  Mishler, Wm             N. Manchester    g.s.w. r. side         8.00  Jul 1881                                                    res. dis. he'rt 111,979  Moore, John H.          N. Manchester    g.s. wd. r. hip        8.00  Jul 1871 99,803  Mower, Rosamond         N. Manchester    widow                  8.00  Sep 1867 89,600  Moyer, Reuben           N. Manchester    anchy. finger          2.00  Mar 1868 25,451  Murphy, Elizabeth       Wabash           widow 1812             8.00  Jul 1879 192,233  Murphy, George V.       Wabash           loss r. fing.          3.00  Jul 1881 106,527  Myers, James S.         Wabash           chr. diarr             4.00  Nov 1870 208,604  Noggle, William D.      Red Bridge       dis. eyes              4.00  May 1882 205,330  Oliver, Perry           Roann            g.s. wd arms           4.00  Mar 1882 63,526  Owen, Nathaniel         La Fontaine      chr. diarr             4.00  108,689  Owen, Wm. F.            Liberty Mills    g.s. wd. ilium         6.00  203,451  Parsons, Samuel         Wabash           scurvy                 4.00  Feb 1882 106,876  Payne, samuel J.        Wabash           chr. diarr             8.00  Dec 1870 198,063  Peebles, Benjamin F.    Wabash           injury to abdomen      4.00  Nov 1881 26,523  Piers, Nancy            Roann            widow                  8.00  Aug 1879 102,448  Ply, John W.            Wabash           dis. hip & back        8.00  190,889  Polk, Finnel            Wabash           mother                 8.00  Jan 1881 104,736  Porter, George W.       La Gro           g.s. wd. r. arm        4.00  Aug 1870 112,310  Prickett, Gabriel       La Fontaine      g.s. wd. l. thigh      2.00  Jul 1871 74,440  Putnam, Elizabeth       Wabash           widow                  8.00    9,337  Pyre, Sarah             Wabash           widow 1812             8.00  Sep 1878 10,276  Ramer, Mary J.          La Gro           widow                  9.00  117,248  Rantz, Robert           Roann            g.s. wd. hand         10.00  162,722  Rathburn, George M.     La Gro           wd. l. thigh           2.00  Oct 1879 111,976  Ray, Alexander M.       Lincolnville     dis. eyes              2.00  89,694  Ream, Joseph G.         N. Manchester    loss sight            72.00  51,331  Ridgely, John B.        N. Manchester    total blindness       72.00  103,851  Ring, Richard           La Gro           chro. diarr            6.00  31,438  Roach, Sophia           Wabash           widow 1812             8.00  Mar 1881 89,843  Roberson, John H.       La Fontaine      wd l. thigh            6.00  95,202  Roberts, Joseph         Wabash           shell wd. l. side      8.00  137,588  Rose, Burr              Wabash           minor                 10.00  Dec 1869 108,343  Rosencrantz, William    Wabash           g.s. wd. l. shoulder   4.00  191,978  Ross, Andrew J.         Wabash           injury to abdomen      4.00  Jun 1881 17,498  Ross, Susan C.          Wabash           widow                 20.00  145,949  Ross, William           Somerset         g.s. wd. l. hand       2.00  Jun 1877 192,265  Rupley, Emanuel         La Gro           injury to abdomen      8.00  Jun 1881 87,693  Scott, Penelope         Liberty Mills    widow                  8.00  Dec 1866 51,524  Seager, Daniel L.       N. Manchester    loss r. leg           24.00  58,459  Shafer, John            N. Manchester    anchy. l. shoulder    12.00  18,079  Shaw, Jesse             Belden           surv. 1812             8.00  Jul 1872 72,835  Shiltz, George          Wabash           wd. of jaw & l. hip   12.00  31,684  Shively, Harvey B.      Wabash           wd. l. wrist          18.00    3,031  Shoemaker, Henry        Roann            surv. 1812             8.00  201,603  Small, George W.        Rich Valley      injury to abdomen      4.00  Jan 1882 144,300  Smith, David            N. Manchester    deafness              13.00  174,510  Smith, Huldah A.        Roann            widow                 12.00  Jul 1876 87,093  Smith, James Z.         La Gro           wd. l. breast & arm    5.34  194,044  Smith, William          Waltz            pt. loss fing.         6.00  Aug 1881 145,091  Snideman, Michael       N. Manchester    g.s. wd. r. breast     4.00  43,766  Speicker, John          Urbana           loss l. eye            4.00  Jun 1865 201,278  Spurgeion, John D.      N. Manchester    wd. l. ankle r. leg    4.00  Jan 1882 188,345  Staadecker, Caroline    Wabash           widow                  8.00  May 1880 73,137  Starbruck, Jesse G.     Somerset         wd. l. ankle           8.00  95,294  Stephenson, Martha      La Gro           widow                  8.00  May 1867 199,680  Stevensen, George       Wabash           wd. l. arm             2.00  190,970  Stone, Margaret         Wabash           mother                 8.00  Jul 1881 179,402  Strickler, Abram        N. Manchester    chr. diarr             4.00  175,873  Swanger, John           Roann            chr. diarr. & dis. hip 4.00  Oct 1880 168,168  Sweet, Anna             Red Bridge       widow                  8.00  Feb 1868 73,399  Swindell, Sarah J.      N. Manchester    widow                  8.00  61,232  Taylor, Joseph B.       Roann            g.s. wd. leg           6.00  200,630  Taylor, Joseph W.       Pleasant View    rheum                  8.00  Jan 1882 92,735  Thompson, James W.      La Fontaine      chron. dis. bowels     6.00  Aug 1868 143,461  Thompson, Joseph M.     Wabash           rheum.                20.00  Jan 1877 180,316  Tonson, Catharine       Wabash           mother                 8.00  Mar 1878 102,548  Travelby, John          N. Manchester    chron. ophth          18.00  Oct 1870 124,343  Tweedy, John F.         Lincolnville     g.s. wd. hand          8.00  162,406  Tyner, James N.         La Fontaine      inj. perineum          6.00  Sep 1879 199,694  Wallace, Amos           N. Manchester    wd. l. thigh           4.00  May 1882 124,777  Wantz, John J.          N. Manchester    dis. l. hip, caus.     8.00                                                    gen. deb 69,987  Warley, Margaret        Wabash           widow                  8.00  34,955  Weesner, Hezekiah       Wabash           wd. r. shoulder       18.00  108,547  West, Francis M.        Somerset         inj. to spine          2.00  Mar 1871 101,495  Whitmore, Henry         La Gro           g.s.w. l. shoulder     4.00  23,464  Williams, Emeline       Somerset         widow                  8.00  151,071  Wimmer, John            Somerset         g.s. wd. l. thigh      4.00  Feb 1878 149,206  Winesburg, Hiram        N. Manchester    chron. diarr           2.00  Nov 1877 140,860  Winsler, Henry          Wabash           insanity from         50.00  Aug 1876                                                    sunstroke 191,192  Wisel, Jacob            Wabash           dis. of abdomial       6.00  Jun 1881                                                    viscera 106,848  With, Ebenezer          N. Manchester    inj. r. shoulder       8.00  197,621  Woods, William W.       Wabash           chills & fever         4.00  Nov 1881 170,221  Worth, Daniel           Wabash           dis. lungs             6.00  Jun 1880 104,449  Wright, Francis M.      Somerset         g.s. wd. r. arm        6.00  Jan 1882 117,707  Young, John, No. 2      La Gro           loss 3 fingers         2.00  Jul 1872 -