Transcribed by Linda Potter, proofread by Dorothy Falk
Facilitated by Deb Haines, expressly for Illinois GenWebProject.
Originally published as a reprint (1970) by Genealogical Publishing Company, Volume 1, Pages 591, 592 and 593.
Used with permission of GPC (2004) to USGenWeb Project.
Abbreviations used in the 1883 pension roll:
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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 |
Department of Veterans Affairs
District of Columbia Regional Office
941 North Capitol Drive, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20421
Telephone: (202)273-5400
As called by the Senate Resolution of 8 December 1882, this is a list of pensioners on the rolls as of 1 January 1883, giving the name of each pensioner, their certificate number, their post office address, the cause for which pensioned, the monthly pension rate and the original pension allowance date.
| Certif No. | Pensioner | Post Office Address | Cause of Pension | Monthly Rate | Original Allowance Date |
| 71,242 | Auffinger, Gertraub | Belleville | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 196,666 | Babb, Catherine | Belleville | dep. mother | 8.00 | June, 1882 |
| 94,656 | Barber, Addison D | East Saint Louis | wd. r. thumb | 4.00 | -- |
| 101,703 | Bard, Louisia | East Saint Louis | widow | 8.00 | Oct., 1867 |
| 35,722 | Bauman, Morand | Belleville | loss l. eye | 18.00 | -- |
| 150,719 | Becherer, John F | East Saint Louis | g.s.w. rt. side of face | 4.00 | Jan., 1878 |
| 10,718 | Becker, Charles | Belleville | loss r. leg | 24.00 | -- |
| 192,819 | Bennett, Lucretia | East Saint Louis | widow | 8.00 | July, 1881 |
| 118,183 | Berger, John | Summerfield | wd. r. leg | 4.00 | -- |
| 108,742 | Bevirt, Hezekiah B | Belleville | malarial poison | 8.00 | Mar., 1882 |
| 54,709 | Bickel, John | Belleville | wd. l. leg | 8.00 | -- |
| 135,361 | Bnettuer, Margaretha | Summerfield | widow | 8.00 | Oct., 1869 |
| 32,371 | Boyers, Emma J | East Saint Louis | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 206,733 | Breining, Andrew | East Saint Louis | ch. diarr. and dis. of abd. vis. | 6.00 | Apr., 1882 |
| 121,817 | Brendle, John | Belleville | wd. l. arm | 4.00 | -- |
| 4,484 | Bridges, Chas F | O'Fallon Depot | g.s.w. l. leg | 4.00 | -- |
| 36,357 | Brown, Henry | Belleville | wd. l. hand | 8.00 | -- |
| 160,007 | Buckley, Adelaide | East Saint Louis | dep. mother | 8.00 | Oct., 1872 |
| 69,094 | Butler, Wm | East Saint Louis | wd. l. hip | 6.00 | -- |
| 38,844 | Butz, John | Mascoutah | wd. r. foot | 6.00 | -- |
| 121,221 | Cabel, Elizabeth | Mascoutah | dep. mother | 8.00 | Nov., 1868 |
| 105,190 | Card, Barton J | Belleville | g.s.w. rt. thigh & amp | 24.00 | -- |
| 9,038 | Carey, Sarah A | Belleville | dep. mother | 8.00 | Nov., 1863 |
| 40,362 | Carter, Edward W | Belleville | wd. abd., r. thumb, & l. thigh | 24.00 | Mar., 1865 |
| 104,731 | Challenor, Thomas | Belleville | wd. r. hip and thi | 10.00 | -- |
| 74,834 | Cogar, Charles L | Belleville | g.s.w. rt. arm | 16.00 | -- |
| 17,338 | Colby, Hannah V | East Saint Louis | widow | 20.00 | Oct., 1873 |
| 119,506 | Coulter, James R | Marissa | dis. eyes | 6.00 | -- |
| 195,976 | Davis, Alvina J | East Saint Louis | widow | 12.00 | June, 1882 |
| 73,005 | Davis, Philip F | O'Fallon Depot | wd. l. foot | 4.00 | -- |
| 6,266 | Davis, Wm | East Carondelet | broken arm and wd. r. leg | 8.00 | -- |
| 70,165 | Dernmit, Francis | Belleville | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 10,027 | Dietz, Joseph | Belleville | wd. abdomen and r. hip | 24.00 | -- |
| 43,908 | Donner, Albert | Mascoutah | wd. l. buttock | 8.00 | -- |
| 14,430 | Dressler, Louis | Mascoutah | wd. r. eye & hd., and epilepsy | 18.00 | -- |
| 20,878 | Ehrhard, Wm | Belleville | wd. r. hip | 13.33 1/3 | -- |
| 35,701 | Eisele, Peter | East Saint Louis | wd. r. arm | 18.00 | -- |
| 121,071 | Eldridge, William H | East Saint Louis | shell wd. l. leg | 4.00 | -- |
| 3,349 | Engelman, Adolph | Shiloh | wd. r. sh'r. | 15.00 | -- |
| 146,920 | Ensor, James H | East Saint Louis | wd. l. leg | 8.00 | -- |
| 18,712 | Entz, Frederick | Belleville | wd. l. shoulder | 6.00 | Oct., 1863 |
| 128,905 | Ewing, Catherine | Lebanon | widow | 8.00 | May, 1869 |
| 94,199 | Fairbrother, Henry C | East Saint Louis | wd. r. arm | 6.00 | -- |
| 204,018 | Ferguson, David L | Nat'l Stock Yds | injury to abdomen | 4.00 | Mar., 1882 |
| 61,466 | Fisher, Christoph | Floraville | wd. l. shr | 8.00 | -- |
| 122,199 | Fitzmorris, Patrick | East Saint Louis | wd. left thigh | 4.00 | Oct., 1873 |
| 182,646 | Foster, Helen B | East Saint Louis | widow | 19.00 | Dec., 1878 |
| 162,265 | Fritz, John | Lebanon | wd. r. leg, and inj. to r. arm and side | 10.00 | Aug., 1879 |
| 119,630 | Frost, Leopold | Belleville | shell wd. r. side | 8.00 | -- |
| 9,467 | Gaertner, Henry | East Saint Louis | chr. dysentery | 4.00 | -- |
| 221,529 | Gartner, Andrew | East Saint Louis | g.s.wd. l. thigh | 4.00 | Dec., 1882 |
| 199,069 | Gaudkrodger, Hartley | East Saint Louis | g.s.w. l. shoulder | 2.00 | Dec., 1881 |
| 135,696 | Gehue, Elizabeth | Summerfield | widow | 8.00 | Oct., 1869 |
| 35,465 | Grieser, Louis | Belleville | wd. r. thigh | 18.00 | -- |
| 224 | Grimm, Minna D.E.F. | Belleville | widow | 20.00 | -- |
| 61,832 | Gull, John | New Athens | g.s.wd. l. sh'r. | 8.00 | -- |
| 68,080 | Guy, Louis | Centreville Sta'n | wd. r. hip | 12.00 | -- |
| 174,320 | Haegle, Joseph | Mascoutah | dep. father | 8.00 | Jul., 1876 |
| 137,165 | Hageman, Geo | West Belleville | injury to abdomen | 4.00 | -- |
| 33,128 | Haly, Michael | East Saint Louis | wd. l. hip & l. side of head | 8.00 | Oct., 1864 |
| 31,213 | Hardin, Rebecca A | East Saint Louis | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 115,591 | Harttman, Charles | Belleville | wd. l. arm | 4.00 | -- |
| 128,801 | Hawes, Hester | Belleville | dep. mother | 8.00 | May, 1869 |
| 33,126 | Heberkorn, Jacob | Mascoutah | wd. l. arm | 4.00 | -- |
| 84,045 | Hebner, Mary | Lebanon | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 137,475 | Hecker, Frederick | Summerfield | wd. l. thigh | 22.50 | -- |
| 38,409 | Heely, Theodore | West Belleville | wd. l. sh'r j'nt | 8.00 | -- |
| 182,382 | Heinernan, Martin | Belleville | g.s.w. l. arm | 4.00 | Feb., 1881 |
| 157,645 | Heinzelman, John | Belleville | wd. r. arm | 4.00 | Mar., 1879 |
| 221,839 | Hellmuth, Conrad | Lebanon | shell wd. r. sh'r, and heart dis. | 8.00 | Dec., 1882 |
| 81,623 | Hender, Wm E | Nat'l Stock Yds | wd. l. leg | 6.00 | -- |
| 73,672 | Herbert, John | O'Fallon Depot | wd. r. hip | 8.00 | -- |
| 14,493 | Herbstman, Clemens | Summerfield | hemplegia | 72.00 | -- |
| 130,799 | Herman, Catherine | Belleville | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 93,346 | Herpin, Jacob | Heinrickstown | wd. r. leg | 4.00 | -- |
| 40,960 | Heser, Wm | Freeburgh | wd. l. side neck | 6.00 | -- |
| 111,556 | Hess, Jacob | Belleville | wd. r. arm | 3.00 | -- |
| 184,042 | Heuer, Maria Ann | Belleville | dep. mother | 8.00 | May, 1871 |
| 11,326 | Hill, David | Freeburgh | surv. 1812 | 8.00 | Jan., 1882 |
| 36,081 | Hinterberger, Christ | East Saint Louis | wd. breast | 6.00 | Dec., 1864 |
| 193,196 | Hoecklin, Simon | Belleville | g.s.w. both thighs | 6.00 | July, 1881 |
| 161,561 | Hoenny, Chas | Belleville | effects sunstroke | 20.00 | July, 1879 |
| 202,235 | Hoftheer, Frederick | Mascoutah | inj. of l. foot | 4.00 | Jan., 1882 |
| 172,687 | Hood, James | Lenzburgh | inj. lft. shoulder | 6.00 | -- |
| 180,576 | Hood, Jane | West Belleville | widow | 8.00 | Mar., 1878 |
| 200,595 | Hopke, August | Marissa | dis. eyes | 8.00 | Jan., 1882 |
| 180,243 | Hughes, Margaret J | Belleville | dep. mother | 8.00 | Mar., 1878 |
| 67,187 | Irwin, George | Lenzburgh | anch. lft. wrist | 8.00 | -- |
| 222,778 | Jung, Jacob | Belleville | g.s.wd. 1. thigh | 4.00 | Dec., 1882 |
| 95,501 | Karch, John | Mascoutah | wd. r. thorax & l. arm | 8.00 | -- |
| 18,290 | Kastrier, Daniel | Belleville | injury to abdomen | 6.00 | -- |
| 33,125 | Keller, Reinhard | Mascoutah | wd. l. arm | 4.00 | -- |
| 131,627 | Kessler, Elizabeth | East Saint Louis | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 9,596 | Ketchum, Catharine | Belleville | mother | 8.00 | Dec., 1863 |
| 140,842 | Kinnah, Joseph | Belleville | injury to abdomen | 4.00 | -- |
| 186,687 | Kirby,Polly | Summerfield | widow | 8.00 | Jan., 1880 |
| 36,243 | Kircher, Henry A | Belleville | loss r. arm and l. leg | 36.00 | -- |
| 90,211 | Kneffner, William C | Belleville | wd. thorax | 20.00 | -- |
| 11,123 | Krieger, August | Belleville | loss l. leg | 18.00 | -- |
| 28,306 | Lehr, Appolonia | Fayetteville | widow | 8.00 | Aug., 1864 |
| 16,520 | Lloyd, Henry L | Rentchler | g.s.w. l. shoulder | 6.00 | -- |
| 185,819 | Lohberg, Louisa | East Carondelet | widow | 8.00 | Oct., 1879 |
| 23,697 | Louth, Jacob | Floraville | stiff l. arm | 4.00 | -- |
| 168,136 | Lyth, Francis W | Lebanon | dis. heart | 12.50 | May, 1880 |
| 192,427 | Maedel, Catharine | Smithton | widow | 14.00 | May, 1818 |
| 58,260 | Maloney, Patrick | East Saint Louis | wd. r. leg & ankle | 8.00 | -- |
| 23,458 | Marks, Geo. B | New Athens | wd. l. thigh | 8.00 | -- |
| 159,193 | Marshall, Sumner B | East Saint Louis | wd. r. leg | 4.00 | Apr., 1879 |
| 17,656 | Mayes, Francis M | Lebanon | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 189,297 | McFarland, Amanda | O'Fallon Depot | widow | 20.00 | Aug., 1880 |
| 81,074 | McIntyre, George E | East Saint Louis | ulcer rt. leg | 8.00 | -- |
| 191,420 | McManus, Michael | East Saint Louis | g.s.w. l. shoulder | 6.00 | June, 1881 |
| 216,264 | McNamara, Patrick | East Saint Louis | varicose veins l. leg | 4.00 | Aug., 1882 |
| 21,565 | Meinhardt, John | Lebanon | loss l. leg | 18.00 | -- |
| 117,310 | Meteer, John T | East Saint Louis | wd. l. leg | 4.00 | -- |
| 87,631 | Micke, Conrad | East Carondelet | wd. thorax | 10.00 | -- |
| 212,733 | Miller, Charles | Belleville | g.s.w. r. arm & side | 6.00 | June, 1882 |
| 201,555 | Miller, James F | Lebanon | inj. r. side & breast | 4.00 | Jan., 1882 |
| 31,047 | Miller, Margaret | Belleville | widow 1812 | 8.00 | Jan., 1881 |
| 152,610 | Miller, Wilson | East Saint Louis | partial blindness r. eye | 8.00 | Apr., 1878 |
| 184,421 | Millward, Hannah | East Saint Louis | dep. mother | 8.00 | June, 1879 |
| 198,264 | Mitchell, Elchany T | Marissa | shell wd. r. elbow | 4.00 | Nov., 1881 |
| 138,644 | Moore, Agnes | Freeburgh | dep. mother | 8.00 | Jan., 1870 |
| 287,293 | Moore, Lewis W | Belleville | injury to abdomen | 20.00 | Apr., 1880 |
| 144,571 | Murray, Samuel | East Saint Louis | wd. l. hand | 2.00 | -- |
| 179,185 | Myers, William J | East Saint Louis | g.s.w. of rt. shoulder | 2.00 | Nov., 1880 |
| 124,313 | Neitzling, Albert | West Belleville | wd. l. thigh | 3.00 | -- |
| 60,614 | O'Brien, Henry D | East Saint Louis | wd. r. shr. | 18.00 | -- |
| 115,295 | Oliver, Maria | Belleville | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 83,832 | O'Neill, Hugh H | East Saint Louis | injury to abdomen | 4.00 | -- |
| 15,740 | Orr, Joseph P | Lenzburgh | wd. rt. arm | 5.00 | -- |
| 131,879 | Orton, Clarissa | Summerfield | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 2,305 | Owen, Sarah Jane | Belleville | widow | 30.00 | -- |
| 9,972 | Padfield, Catherine | Belleville | widow 1812 | 8.00 | Oct., 1878 |
| 9,052 | Perry, John | Belleville | loss both eyes | 72.00 | -- |
| 186,464 | Pierson, Charlotte | O'Fallon Depot | dep. mother | 8.00 | Dec., 1879 |
| 72,524 | Pobst, Caspar | New Athens | injury to abdomen | 6.00 | -- |
| 175,296 | Pope, Richard | Belleville | dis. of abdominal viscera | 18.00 | Oct., 1880 |
| 140,216 | Powell, William H | Belleville | g.s.w. rt. shoulder | 7.50 | Aug., 1876 |
| 218,465 | Quick, Geo. C | Belleville | dis. of feet | 8.00 | Sept., 1882 |
| 145,795 | Raban, Geo | Caseyville | wd. l. leg | 1.00 | -- |
| 27,306 | Raffel, John | O'Fallon Depot | wd. r. arm | 6.00 | -- |
| 180,864 | Rector, George W | Marissa | chr. diarr. | 6.00 | Jan., 1881 |
| 106,614 | Reese, John | West Belleville | minors of | 12.00 | Dec., 1874 |
| 148,196 | Reinbold, Mathias | Summerfield | wd. r. thigh | 4.00 | -- |
| 63,475 | Renner, Maria A | Belleville | dep. mother | 8.00 | Jan., 1866 |
| 150,353 | Reynolds, John B | East Saint Louis | wd. l. arm | 4.00 | -- |
| 140,651 | Riedel, John | Smithton | wd. r. hip | 4.00 | -- |
| 34,310 | Riegel, Valentine | Shiloh | wd. r. chest | 8.00 | -- |
| 28,965 | Ripley, Elizabeth | Belleville | widow 1812 | 8.00 | Mar., 1880 |
| 221,688 | Roberts, Edgar A | East Saint Louis | inj. r. ankle | 8.00 | Dec., 1882 |
| 185,583 | Roth, Chas V. Roffy | New Athens | g.s.wd. l. chest, aff. lung | 8.00 | Mar., 1881 |
| 40,103 | Roth, John | Belleville | loss l. leg | 24.00 | -- |
| 217,949 | Russ, Frederick | Belleville | insanity | 24.00 | Sept., 1882 |
| 217,678 | Rusz, Hermann | Belleville | g.s.wd. l. thigh | 4.00 | Sept., 1882 |
| 87,880 | Sanders, William R | East Saint Louis | scurvy, diarr | 8.00 | -- |
| 108,473 | Sauer, Bernard | Belleville | paral. or rheum | 18.00 | -- |
| 190,496 | Sayers, John | East Saint Louis | g.s.w. l. arm | 4.00 | June, 1881 |
| 60,840 | Scheel, Frederick E | Belleville | wd. r. ankle | 15.00 | -- |
| 10,521 | Scheid, Charles | Freeburgh | wd. l. shoulder | 4.00 | -- |
| 34,827 | Scheve, Charles | Mascoutah | anch. r. hip joint | 18.00 | -- |
| 171,219 | Scheve, Fred'k J | Mascoutah | wd. r. hip | 4.00 | Aug., 1880 |
| 188,847 | Schmidt, Anna Maria | Summerfield | widow | 8.00 | June, 1880 |
| 86,674 | Schmidt, Carl | East Saint Louis | wd. l. arm, scurvy | 8.00 | -- |
| 86,859 | Schneider,Frederick | Belleville | dis. eyes | 8.00 | -- |
| 58,768 | Schnittker, Charlotte | Belleville | widow | 8.00 | Nov., 1865 |
| 30,534 | Schonder, Margaretha | Belleville | widow | 15.00 | -- |
| 43,983 | Schroeder, Jacob | Lebanon | loss l. leg | 18.00 | -- |
| 43,184 | Schwartz, William | East Saint Louis | wd. face | 4.00 | May, 1865 |
| 135,913 | Schweighardt, Henry | Belleville | injury to abdomen | 4.00 | -- |
| 31,284 | Seibert, Franz | Belleville | wd. l. hip | 4.00 | -- |
| 110,412 | Sharum, Thomas J | East Saint Louis | g.s.w. right shoulder | 6.00 | -- |
| 110,674 | Shaw, Lucetta C | Lebanon | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 123,823 | Shelton, Daniel D | Belleville | diarr., & c | 6.00 | July, 1863 |
| 16,808 | Siegrist, Charles | Belleville | wd. thorax | 18.00 | -- |
| 107,707 | Simon, Frederick | East Saint Louis | ch. diarr | 4.00 | Feb., 1871 |
| 184,795 | Sinclair, Elizabeth | East Carondelet | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 102,904 | Singer, Mary A | O'Fallon Depot | dep. mother | 8.00 | Nov., 1867 |
| 59,887 | Smith, Mary | Fayetteville | dep. mother | 8.00 | Nov., 1865 |
| 187,125 | Soner, Jacob | Belleville | g.s.w. l.hand | 2.00 | Apr., 1881 |
| 72,465 | Sorg, Catherine | Belleville | dep. mother | 8.00 | May, 1866 |
| 21,426 | Speigelburg, Samuel | Belleville | wd. r. thigh | 6.00 | -- |
| 29,753 | Spindler, Anna M | Belleville | dep. mother | 8.00 | Sept., 1864 |
| 13,787 | Spoenemarm, Anna M | Belleville | widow | 15.00 | -- |
| 134,809 | Stark, Wm J | Lebanon | chr. diarr. | 4.00 | -- |
| 36,436 | Steitle, Frank | Lebanon | wd. l. knee & thigh | 8.00 | -- |
| 78,357 | Stepham, Charles | Ridge Prairie | wd. r. hip | 13.33 1/3 | -- |
| 193,510 | Stieff, Caroline | East Saint Louis | widow | 8.00 | Oct., 1881 |
| 113,481 | Straubinger, Benedict | Fayetteville | wd. r. sh'r, aff. lung | 4.00 | -- |
| 18,480 | Suonwicht, Herman | Freeburgh | wd. l. arm | 4.00 | -- |
| 3,296 | Sutherland, George | Nat'l Stock Yds | g.s.w. rt. leg | 15.00 | -- |
| 80,261 | Taff, George | Belleville | wd. l. hip | 12.00 | -- |
| 21,076 | Teter, David W | Lenzburgh | wd. lft. hand | 6.00 | -- |
| 95,927 | Thiving, Mary E | Belleville | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 164,780 | Thoen, Philip | Belleville | inj. to abdomen, dis. lungs | 16.00 | Feb., 1880 |
| 190,338 | Thoene, Henry | East Saint Louis | ch. rheum. | 4.00 | June, 1881 |
| 88,570 | Thompson, John | Centreville Sta'n | amaurosis r. eye, left eye st. impaired | 18.00 | -- |
| 160,093 | Traband, Henry | Lebanon | inj. l. hip | 8.00 | May, 1879 |
| 97,253 | Triplett, William G | Freeburgh | wd. back | 4.00 | -- |
| 183,446 | Truthman, Joseph | Belleville | dep. father | 8.00 | Mar., 1879 |
| 147,149 | Tyler, Erastus J | East Saint Louis | g.s.w. finger, affect hand | 4.00 | July, 1877 |
| 66,347 | Voegli, Helena | Belleville | widow | 8.00 | Dec., 1867 |
| 2,372 | Wakefield, Mahala | Belleville | widow 1812 | 8.00 | Apr., 1872 |
| 187,000 | Walsh, Mary | East Saint Louis | widow | 8.00 | -- |
| 39,604 | Wangelin, Hugo | Belleville | loss r. arm | 80.00 | -- |
| 66,025 | Wangelin, William E | Belleville | wd. r. hand | 8.50 | -- |
| 183,413 | Warnock, Joseph | East Saint Louis | inj. back | 6.00 | Feb., 1881 |
| 121,922 | Washler, Anna M | Millstadt | dep. mother | 8.00 | Dec., 1868 |
| 179,011 | Wetzlaw, Gustav | Belleville | minors of | 19.00 | -- |
| 171,634 | White, James | East Saint Louis | inj. spine and dis. heart | 4.00 | July, 1880 |
| 17,098 | Whittington, Wm C | Lebanon | g.s.wd. r. arm | 2.00 | -- |
| 140,736 | Wiegand, Herman | Belleville | wd. r. arm | 4.00 | -- |
| 188,695 | Wieland, Barbara | Belleville | widow | 8.00 | June, 1880 |
| 148,711 | Wild, George | Belleville | wd. l. shoulder | 2.00 | -- |
| 80,808 | Wolf, Henry | Marissa | inj. r. sh'r j'nt, anch. from g.s.w. | 12.00 | -- |
| 43,981 | Wolz, John | Mascoutah | loss. finger and wd. r. hd. | 4.00 | -- |
| 110,115 | Woods, Wm I | Lebanon | injury to abdomen | 4.00 | -- |
| 70,202 | Wright, Thomas | Belleville | wd. chest and thigh | 8.00 | -- |
| 200,511 | Wright, Wardeman | East Saint Louis | ch. diarr | 4.00 | Jan., 1882 |
| 38,411 | Zierrath, Carl | New Athens | wd. r. thigh | 4.00 | -- |
| 91,487 | Zimmerman, Cath'n | Mascoutah | dep. mother | 8.00 | Mar., 1867 |
1883 Pensioners posted 4 April 2008.
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