Key : g.s.w.- gun shot wound; wd.- wound; dis.- disease; inj.- injury; chr.- chronic; rt.- right; var.- varicose; surv.- survivor; 1812- War of 1812. ------- ----------------------- ------------ Pension Document Residence Number Name in 1883 ------- ----------------------- ------------ 132,940 Adair, Samuel A. Vinton father Aug 1869 155,751 Alcorn, Jeremiah Vinton g.s.w. left shoulder Oct 1878 108,927 Amburso, William Mount Auburn g.s.w.rt side, dis. of lungs ...... 116,916 Angelina G. Snell Belle Plaine mother Aug 1868 186,830 Applegate, Jane Blairstown widow Jan 1880 190,985 Arbuckle, William Watkins father Jan 1881 104,022 Arlinghouse, Barnadina Shellsburgh mother Dec 1876 59,906 Ayers, Andrew Garrison g.s.w. rt. leg & thigh ...... 219,347 Baird Chas. W. Shellsburgh dis. of lungs Oct 1882 179,045 Barker, Ruel N. Vinton injury to abdomen Nov 1880 124,165 Barr, John W. Vinton g.s.w. rt. side ...... 118,790 Barr, Thomas Shellsburgh g.s.w. thigh & leg ...... 153,119 Bartschever, John Vinton g.s.w. left hip May 1878 22,152 Benedick, Betsey Watkins widow 1812 Apr 1879 157,787 Benson, Clara Vinton widow & child Mar 1872 23,291 Betsey Roberts Belle Plaine widow 1812 Apr 1879 141,360 Black, Jonathan C. Urbanna chr. diarrhea ...... 194,143 Black, James J. Urbanna chr. diarrhea Aug 1881 32,128 Black, Sarah Urbanna widow 1812 Jan 1882 197,933 Bordwell, Lyman D. Vinton father Dec 1882 119,257 Bowen, William H. Vinton g.s.w. rt. arm ...... 136,361 Bower, Cornelius D. Vinton rheumatism ...... 175,524 Bower, Hannah Watkins mother Nov 1878 69,126 Boyden, John H. Vinton wd. left hand ...... 223,660 Brewer, Ira E. Vinton chr. diar. dis. of lungs Dec 1882 26,321 Buch, William Blairstown g.s.w. left shoulder ...... 29,852 Burrell, Dorothy Vinton mother Sep 1864 87,947 Byxbe, William Vinton g.s.w. spine ...... 75,483 Campbell, Samuel M. Vinton wd. rt. arm ...... 115,578 Campbell, Americus Vinton g.s.w. rt. arm ...... 130,153 Cantonwine, David Vinton scurvy ...... 20,184 Caroer, Elizabeth A. Shellsburgh widow Jan 1868 ...... Chapel, Reuben H. Mount Auburn diarrhea & bronchitis ...... 98,294 Chess, John Belle Plaine dis. of eyes ...... 173,124 Chown, John J. Belle Plaine dis. of eyes Sep 1880 122,630 Christie, Jacob R. Vinton chr. diarrhea, dis. of abd., ...... 193,998 Clark, Alvin Vinton dis. lungs, chr. diar Aug 1881 46,330 Coder, Phillip M. Vinton loss rt. leg ...... 141,332 Colcord, Edward H. Vinton inj. to abdomen ...... 142,341 Cook, James W. Vinton g.s.w. left hand ...... 159,096 Cottrell, Anna Vinton mother Aug 1872 22,650 Crandall, Augusta H. Vinton widow 1812 Apr 1879 165,221 Crouch, Thomas A. Vinton dis. of lungs Mar 1880 180,128 Davis, Henry S. Belle Plaine dis. of eyes Jan 1881 194,069 Davis, George M. Norway inj. to abdomen Aug 1881 21,312 Dearth, Jeremiah Mount Auburn loss of left eye ...... 7,784 Delong, Laura Shellsburgh widow Mar 1868 138,953 Dim, John C. Vinton g.s.w. rt. leg ...... 169,382 Dodge, Elijah S. Vinton dis. of kidneys, hepatitis, Jun 1880 189,385 Daniels, Sullivan Vinton g.s.w. left thigh May 1881 189,945 Downs, James Urbanna father Oct 1880 172,343 Drake, Daniel S. Blairstown rheumatism and dis. of heart Aug 1880 88,476 Drilling, Larra Urbanna widow May 1867 206,885 Dulaney, William Watkins rheumatism, dis. of lungs Apr 1882 105,990 Dunn, Silas S. Vinton wd. both thighs ...... 48,531 Easterly, Jacob N. Blairstown wd. rt. thigh ...... 196,809 Eaton, Samuel Urbanna father Jul 1882 155,051 Edmond, Samuel M. Vinton chr. diar. Aug 1878 125,629 Ellis, Dewitt C. Belle Plaine chr. diarrhea ...... 69,677 Ellis, Kate Belle Plaine widow Jul 1867 117,933 Elson, James M. Shellsburgh g.s.w. rt. thigh ...... 52,883 Evans, Edward M. Vinton loss of rt. leg ...... 172,630 Felker, Ezra B. Vinton g.s.w. left hip Aug 1880 221,110 Fiss, John G. Garrison inj. to back Nov 1882 187,729 Flickinger, Anna C. Garrison mother Apr 1880 170,389 Frey, John Garrison chr. diarr. and dis. of lungs Jun 1880 183,208 Garretson, George R. Shellsburgh chr. diar. & g.s.w. rt. arm Feb 1881 189,212 Gee, Herbert S. Urbanna spinal dis. May 1881 176,412 Goodwin, Elliott Vinton chr. diarrhea ...... 166,814 Goon, Elias Vinton inj. rt. hand Apr 1880 40,052 Greer, Nancy Blairstown mother Feb 1865 19,879 Grott, Henry A. Van Horn wd. left jaw ...... 116,953 Hall, James A. Shellsburgh poison from poke root ...... 163,766 Harrington,, Clinton O. Vinton g.s.w. left hand Dec 1879 124,626 Hawley, William Urbanna g.s.w. left side ...... 220,696 Hay, John Belle Plaine g.s.w. rt. wrist Nov 1882 41,568 Hayhurst, Angeline Vinton Vinton Sep 1875 223,150 Hazen, Franklin D. Belle Plaine shell wd. rt. shoulder Dec 1882 162,754 Heath, Merrit S. Shellsburgh g.s.w. left shoulder Oct 1879 168,766 Heller, Joel Vinton injury to abdomen May 1880 176,386 Helms, John Garrison dis. of abdominal viscers Oct 1880 165,911 Henry, James W. Vinton facial paralysis Mar 1880 215,783 Hertzberger, Henry Keystone g.s.w. of head Jul 1882 30,503 Hite, Barbara Vinton mother Sep 1864 33,069 Hite, Jacob Vinton g.s.w. of left thigh ...... 189,534 Hite, Valentine Vinton father Apr 1880 192,187 Hoffe, Christopher Garrison chr. diarrhea Jun 1881 179,447 Holden, Mary A. Vinton Widow Dec 1877 211,969 Hopkins, Samuel Norway dis. of eyes Jun 1882 159,610 Horton, Cary F. Shellsburgh malarial poisoning May 1879 65,127 Hovey, Sophia Belle Plaine widow Feb 1866 150,831 Huston, Rachel W. Vinton widow Apr 1874 215,392 Jenks, Jonathan Vinton chr. diar & dis. rt. foot Jul 1882 220,696 John Hay Belle Plaine g.s.w. rt. wrist Dec 1880 90,370 Johnson, Peter Van Horn g.s.w. chest ...... 147,994 Joyce, Jacob Garrison shell wd. head Aug 1877 186,926 Kearchyea, Elizabeth Belle Plaine mother Feb 1880 216,240 Kelley, Alva W. Vinton g.s.w. left thigh Aug 1882 178,165 Kendall, Harriet C. Vinton mother Jul 1877 216,?01 Kerst, Augustus Blairstown g.s.w. left thigh Aug 1882 192,244 Kimball, Caroline Vinton mother May 1881 168,954 Kimball, Cassius B. Vinton dis. of lungs Jun 1880 187,835 Knuth, William Vinton chro. diarrhea May 1881 196,694 Kouns, Elizabeth S. Vinton mother Jun 1882 168,999 La Rue, Chambers C. Van Horn g.s.w. left thigh, chr. diar. Jun 1880 409 Lane, Abigail Ann Belle Plaine mother Nov 1864 198,930 Leibsch, John Urbanna chr.diar.lumbago & dis. of liver Dec 1881 167,457 Lenthers, Isaac Belle Plaine chr. rheumatism Mar 1880 145,008 Leonard, Henry Blairstown g.s.w. rt. leg ...... 49,711 Locke, Parmenas A. Vinton wd rt. hip ...... 60,252 Loden, James Shellsburgh g.s.w. face ...... 31,817 Louther, Azariah Shellsburgh ophtalmia ...... 185,491 Magill, John Vinton dis. of lungs Mar 1881 216,265 Maholm, Cyrus Belle Plaine g.s.w. index finger & left arm Aug 1882 63,396 Manler, Jasper Blairstown g.s.w. left thigh ...... 65,766 Marine, Stephen A. Vinton loss rt. leg ...... 126,934 Massman, Alvin Shellsburgh g.s.w. left breast ...... 143,690 Matthews, John P. Vinton g.s.w. rt. leg ...... 30,560 Maynard, William Vinton g.s.w. left thigh ...... 48,473 McDuff, William Vinton wd. rt. hip ...... 175,217 Miner, Hiram Blairstown g.s.w. left thigh Oct 1880 214,632 Moeller, Henry Luzerne blindness of left eye Jun 1882 92,342 Morris, Wilber F. Vinton wd. of breast Feb 1869 139,730 Morrison, John W. Vinton dis. of eyes ...... 117,102 Muller, Louisa Newhall widow Aug 1868 13,978 Murphy, Elizabeth Vinton widow Feb 1867 147,811 Mutchler, Lucinda Vinton widow Feb 1871 27,088 Neumuyer, Henry C. Blairstown wd. left leg ...... 41,927 Newton, Isaac Shellsburgh g.s.w. rt foot ...... 150,155 Oppelt, Sylvanus C. Vinton inj. left eye Dec 1877 212,127 Painter, Lewis Belle Plaine g.s.w. of rt. thigh Jun 1882 167,187 Palmer, Henry A. Vinton g.s.w. left arm May 1879 190,145 Parmater, William P. Vinton g.s.w. of rt. thigh Jun 1881 55,681 Pemberton, Hettie M. Vinton widow Feb 1867 86,590 Pitts, William H. Shellsburgh kick left leg ...... 9,989 Porter, William Y. Shellsburgh loss thumb & finger ...... 81,767 Pratt, Diantha Garrison widow May 1869 180,392 Preston, Chandler Vinton chr. diarrhea, dis of abd. vis. Dec 1880 204,127 Pruitt, William Garrison inj. left arm Mar 1882 176,744 Raymond, John N. Garrison chr. diarrhea Oct 1880 167,090 Redfield, Stephen D. Vinton dis. of eyes, sunstroke Apr 1880 223,701 Reeves, Alvin B. Norway g.s.w. left thigh Dec 1882 44,411 Reisser, Charles Blairstown g.s.w. both thighs ...... 28,029 Reynolds, Peter M. Vinton g.s.w. jaw & rt. thigh ...... 187,667 Richardson, Silas J. Belle Plaine minor of Apr 1880 18,362 Riley, Alexander Norway surv. 1812 Aug 1872 29,002 Roberson, Mary Belle Plaine widow 1812 Apr 1880 187,594 Robinson, Susannah Urbanna mother Mar 1880 140,801 Rose, Abraham Vinton chr. diarrhea ...... 710 Rose, Abraham Vinton surv. 1812 Oct 1871 36,407 Roster, John C. Burk g.s.w. rt. leg ...... 180,363 Rowan, John W. Vinton g.s.w. rt. thumb Dec 1880 180,097 Sawyer, Spencer A. Urbanna g.s.w. rt. thigh Dec 1880 21,010 Schoonover, Joseph O. Garrison wd. rt. leg ...... 219,539 Shields, John H. Vinton Scorbutus, dis. feet Oct 1882 212,946 Shields, John C. Vinton g.s.w. left thigh Jun 1882 82,222 Shiffer, Mary Vinton mother Aug 1866 47,110 Shoemaker, Nancy Vinton widow Mar 1867 109,152 Shultz, Simon L. Belle Plaine inj. rt. foot, loss of great toe ...... 217,002 Shutts, Lewis E. Van Horn g.s.w. left hip Aug 1882 26,292 Smith, Jerusha Urbanna widow 1812 Aug 1879 168,116 Smith, Frederick Shellsburgh inj. to left shoulder May 1880 50,268 Smith, Phillip Newhall wd. left arm ...... 87,713 Smock, Phebe J. Vinton widow Jan 1867 72,267 Smock, John W. Vinton loss left leg ...... 195,750 Smocks, William S. Vinton dis. of lungs Sep 1881 28,005 St. Clair, William Vinton g.s.w. of left leg ...... 218,484 Starks, Lyman H. Vinton sunstroke and results Sep 1882 203,682 Stedman, Dudley E. Vinton dis. of feet & inj. to abdomen Feb 1882 204,246 Stedman, Elihu H. Vinton dis. of kidney Mar 1882 186,594 Stedman, Elbert P. Vinton dis. of lungs Apr 1881 46,985 Stewart, Margaret J. Vinton widow Jul 1867 181,191 Stickney, Wallace N. Vinton wd. shoulder & breast Jan 1881 151,232 Summers, John C. Shellsburgh g.s.w. rt. shoulder Feb 1878 154,813 Summers, Charles S. Shellsburgh inj. to abdomen Aug 1878 151,933 Swafford, Benjamin P. Belle Plaine inj. to abdomen Mar 1878 19,063 Swallorn, Phebe Shellsburgh widow 1812 Feb 1879 191,876 Taggart, Samuel Vinton g.s.w. left arm Jun 1881 78,825 Taylor, James Urbanna ?mother Jul 1866 70,306 Thompson, Arod Vinton chr. diarrhea ...... 173,211 Thompson, Sophia Norway widow & child May 1876 199,578 Thompson, Joseph S. Vinton g.s.w. left arm Dec 1881 52,147 Thompson, Martha Shellsburgh mother Jul 1865 155,671 Thrasher, Notley H. Blairstown g.s.w. 1st finger left hand Oct 1878 191,864 Tinkham, Jacob L. Vinton chr. diarrhea Jun 1881 186,915 Todd, Jonathan V. Urbanna 2d toe rt. foot Apr 1881 183,898 Tracy, Lydia Shellsburgh mother Apr 1879 197,020 Turner, Mary E. Vinton widow Aug 1882 186,783 Van Meter, Josina Blairstown mother Jan 1880 211,489 Vaughar, Samuel J. Garrison g.s.w. left hand Jun 1882 157,055 Vorheis, Sarah O Vinton widow Apr 1872 145,436 Vosburgh, Abram Belle Plaine g.s.w. left thigh, var. veins May 1877 80,672 Voss, Henry Blairstown g.s.w. rt. shoulder ...... 171,068 Waitman, Sarah Urbanna mother Nov 1875 20,123 Walley, Thomas B. Vinton g.s.w. left leg ...... 42,937 Warner, Horace E. Vinton loss left arm ...... 181,375 Warner, Henry F. Garrison chr. diarr. & dis. of abd. vis. Jan 1881 180,169 Webb, John R. Vinton father Feb 1878 ...... Wells, William H. Watkins dis. of ears Jun 1882 158,388 Westcratt, Marsh P. Mount Auburn g.s.w. of face Mar 1879 31,763 Whipple, Emily B. Vinton widow Oct 1864 76,283 White, Margaret Luzerne mother Jun 1866 192,778 Wier, Braytonette M. Shellsburgh widow & 2 children Jun 1881 154,490 Wilson, Henry M. Vinton dis. of eyes Jul 1878 152,693 Winslow, Noah S. Belle Plaine chr. diarrhea Apr 1878 170,777 Wolf, James Mount Auburn chr. diarrhea Jun 1880 179,441 Wood, Nancy Vinton mother Dec 1877 139,946 Wood, Eliza Vinton mother Feb 1870 Source: List of Pensioners. "Benton County, Iowa". 1883. pp. 654-657 Key: g.s.w.- gun shot wound; wd. - wound; dis.- disease; inj. - injury; chr. -chronic; rt.-right; var.- varicose; surv. - survivor; 1812 - War of 1812 |