Iowa Old Press
Mt. Pleasant Free Press
Mount Pleasant, Henry Co, Iowa
Thursday, November 29, 1883
The following list of persons, of Henry County, drawing Government pensions, has been sent us from Washington for publication. The list gives Post Office address, cause for which pensioned, monthly rate, and date of original allowance:
| Pensioner | Post Office | Cause | Monthly Rate | Date |
| Ackles, Chas | Trenton | inj to abdomen | $8.00 | |
| Allender, Naomy | Mt. Pleasant | surv 1812 | 8.00 | Jan 1879 |
| Almond, Ruth A | Salem | widow | 8.00 | May 1867 |
| Alter, Francis H | Wayland | g s w lft thigh | 2.00 | |
| Andrews, Asa E | Mt Pleasant | g s w lft cheek | 4.00 | Jun 1881 |
| Alsup, Ralph W | Mt Pleasant | ch diar result dis abd vis | 2.00 | Jun 1882 |
| Athearn, Mary A | Mt Pleasant | widow | 8.00 | Nov 1867 |
| Bailey, Violet | Wayland | mother | 8.00 | May 1879 |
| Baldwin, Lemuel | Rome | g s w hd, rt forearm | 6.00 | June 1878 |
| Barnes, Mary | Mt Pleasant | widow 1812 | 8.00 | Aug 1880 |
| Barr, Geo W | Mt Pleasant | wd rt arm | 3.75 | |
| Bayles, Mason | Mt Pleasant | asthma | 10.00 | |
| Beaker, Josiah W | Rome | g s w lft wrist | 4.00 | |
| Benn, Sarah | Mt Pleasant | widow | 8.00 | May 1868 |
| Bereman, Eleanor | Mt Pleasant | widow (dead) | 8.00 | July 1865 |
| Bishop, Dan'l D | Salem | disease left eye | 2.00 | Oct 1880 |
| Black, Mary | Trenton | widow | 8.00 | July 1872 |
| Bond, Abigal | Salem | widow | 15.00 | July 1873 |
| Boyd, Tamar | Winfield | widow | 8.00 | July 1867 |
| Bramfield,Sarah | Hillsboro | widow 1812 | 8.00 | Feb 1879 |
| Britton, DeGrasse | Wayne | loss of index 2nd fng rt hnd | 8.00 | |
| Brooks, Allen T | Mt Pleasant | chr diarr, dis of spine, paral lft side | 5.00 | June 1880 |
| Brooks, Dan F | New London | paralysis lft side | 12.00 | Aug 1881 |
| Burge, Wm S | Mt Pleasant | g s w both thighs | 4.00 | Jun 1881 |
| Butterfield, Jno | Salem | g s w lft hip | 2.00 | Mar 1880 |
| Cahoun, Marg'et | Mt Pleasant | widow | 8.00 | Jan 1868 |
| Campbell, Jno | Salem | g s w lft hip | 2.00 | Mar 1880 |
| Cambpell, Wm H | Mt Pleasant | g s w rt arm | 17.00 | May 1866 |
| Canterbury, Car'le | New London | g s w lft leg | 4.00 | Mar 1885 |
| Carence, Eli | Mt Pleasant | loss lft arm | 18.00 | |
| Carpenter, J P | Mt Plesant | chr diar, scurvy, dis of hrt | 8.00 | Mar 1881 |
| Carroll, Thos J | Salem | g s w rt hnd | 1.00 | Mar 1879 |
| Cassady, Mary A | Mt Pleasant | widow 1812 | 8.00 | Sep 1880 |
| Chandler, Sam'l | Mt Pleasant | surv 1812 | 8.00 | Aug 1871 |
| Clark, Wm J | Salem | dis of eyes | 4.00 | Jun 1881 |
| Coats, Rodley | Mt Pleasant | inj abdomen | 6.00 | |
| Cochrane, Albert | Hillsboro | g s w bk & lft lg | 6.00 | |
| Coddington, Ara'le | Mt Plesaant | widow | 8.00 | Aug 1880 |
| Coiner, David | Mt Pleasant | loss lft arm | 18.00 | Sep 1866 |
| Cramer, Geo | Salem | g s w lft shoulder | 4.00 | |
| Cummings, B.F. | Mt Pleasant | dis of lungs | 6.00 | |
| Darnell, Amelia | Mt Pleasant | widow 1812 | 8.00 | Aug 1879 |
| Darvey, Elizabeth | Mt Union | mother | 8.00 | Dec 1881 |
| Davis, Jno E | Wayland | loss of eye | 4.00 | |
| Dawson, Mary | Mt Pleasant | widow | 8.00 | May 1870 |
| Dawson, Mary | Mt Pleasant | widow 1812 | 8.00 | Feb 1879 |
| Erhart, Jas | New London | chr diarr | 6.00 | |
| Engler, Geo W | Winfield | g s w lft hand | 2.00 | |
| Evans, Elizabeth | Mt Pleasant | widow | 8.00 | May 1871 |
| Eyre, John H | Hillsboro | var vn rt th & lg | 8.00 | Dec 1878 |
| Farley, Mary | Mt Pleasant | widow 1812 | 8.00 | Jul 1879 |
| Ferguson, Jno S | Mt Pleasant | amp rt arm, sw lft hnd, chk inj vision lft eye | 24.00 | |
| Fisher, Peter | Mt Pleasant | frac head | 18.00 | |
| Fisher, Rufus R | Mt Pleasant | chr infl eyes | 8.00 | |
| Frederick, Jacob | Winfield | g s w rt forearm | 6.00 | Nov 1880 |
| Fulton, Jas J | Rome | chr opthalmia, rest rheum | 24.00 | |
| Gabbert, Arch'd H | New London | chr diar, sw lft shld | 2.00 | Jun 1882 |
| Greenfield, Jas W | New London | conjunctivitis | 24.00 | July 1878 |
| Greusel, Nicholas | Mt Pleasant | rheu bth knees | 15.00 | |
| Griffith, Jas W | Lowell | lung dis | 2.00 | Nov 1882 |
| Guyles, John | Mt Pleasant | amaurosis | 15.00 | |
| Hare, Hannah J | Mt Pleasant | amaurosis | 15.00 | |
| Helser, Joseph | Mt Pleasant | dis of abd viscers, lg dis | 6.00 | Aug 1880 |
| Hough, Henry C | Winfield | g s w rt knee | 4.00 | May 1882 |
| Hummell, Mary | Mt Pleasant | mother | 8.00 | Jan 1868 |
| Hutton, Polly | Mt Pleasant | widow 1812 | 8.00 | Mar 1873 |
| Ives, Geo E | Mt Pleasant | chr diar & Paral | 72.00 | |
| Jamison, Roby E | Mt Pleasant | loss lft lg | 18.00 | |
| Jeffery, Jno | Trenton | g s w of head | 2.00 | Nov 1880 |
| Jericho, Sophia | Mt Pleasant | mother | 8.00 | Sep 1864 |
| Johnson, Albert | Swedesburgh | sunstroke, res't dis eye | 4.00 | Dec 1882 |
| Jones, Hiram | Rome | g s w lft leg | 8.00 | |
| Jones, Wm F | Boyleston | var vn rt lg | 4.00 | Mar 1878 |
| Kapferer, Otto | Mt Pleasant | inj to abdomen | 4.00 | Jun 1882 |
| Kapferer, Robt | Mt Pleasant | partial deafness b ears | 2.00 | Oct 1882 |
| Kehoe, Mary | Mt Pleasant | widow | 8.00 | Aug 1879 |
| Kelley, Robt | Trenton | chr diarr | 4.00 | Mar 1881 |
| Kent, Wm C | Mt Pleasant | g s w lft elbow | 16.00 | Apr 1875 |
| Kenyon, John | Mt Pleasant | father | 8.00 | 1879 |
| Kilburn, Chas | Lowell | loss rt arm | 24.00 | |
| Kimple, Elnora A | Salem | widow 1812 | 8.00 | July 1879 |
| Kirkhart, Jacob L | Rome | g s w rt hd | 12.00 | Jun 1880 |
| Lambrith, Rich'd | Mt Pleasant | partial deafness | 6.00 | Dec 1881 |
| Langston, D C | Mt Pleasant | anchylosis lft ankle jnt | 8.00 | |
| Latham, Mary A | Mt Pleasant | widow | 20.00 | Mar 1876 |
| Lear, Jas W | New London | g s w rt forearm | 4.00 | Apr 1881 |
| Lite, Benj F | Lowell | inj bk & var vn rt lg | 6.00 | Jul 1880 |
| Lunbech, Mahit'le | Wayland | mother | 8.00 | Aug 1869 |
| Lyman, Gad | New London | inj rt arm | 6.00 | Nov 1878 |
| McAnderson, Jas | Mt Pleasant | g s w head | 6.00 | June 1881 |
| McCallum, Isaac | Mt Pleasant | chr diarr | 2.00 | |
| McCandlass, Isaac | New London | wd lft hd | 10.00 | |
| McCoy, Henry | Salem | g s w lft side | 8.00 | |
| McCoy, James | Wayland | minors of | 10.00 | May 1881 |
| McDowell, Sarah | Oakland Mills | widow 1812 | 8.00 | Sep 1880 |
| McDonald, Siney | Mt Pleasant | widow | 10.00 | May 1878 |
| McKee, Mary J | Swedesburgh | widow | 8.00 | Feb 1869 |
| McKinney, Eliz'th | Lowell | widow | 8.00 | Nov 1863 |
| Mark, Lewis H | New London | dis of throat | 4.00 | Oct 1879 |
| Minteer, Upton W | Winfield | wd rt arm | 8.00 | |
| Mitchel, Ira | Salem | rheumatism | 4.00 | |
| Montgomery, Ann | Salem | widow 1812 | 8.00 | Feb 1879 |
| Morrison, Mary M | Mt Pleasant | widow | 8.00 | Mar 1869 |
| Morrison, Sam'l | New London | chr diarr | 4.00 | |
| Mosely, Agnes | Mt Pleasant | mother | 8.00 | Aug 1879 |
| Newby, Anna J | Salem | widow | 8.00 | Aug 1879 |
| North, Jno T | New London | chr diarr, rheum | 6.00 | Dec 1882 |
| Northrup, Mary | Mt Pleasant | widow | 8.00 | Oct 1868 |
| Osgood, Otis S | Mt Pleasant | g s w lft elb | 12.00 | |
| Pangborn, Anna | Mt Pleasant | widow | 8.00 | Nov 1865 |
| Parent, Elizabeth | Trenton | mother | 8.00 | Nov 1865 |
| Parish, L A R | Hillsboro | shell wd bk | 2.00 | Mar 1882 |
| Paxton, Eliz | Rome | widow | 8.00 | June 1879 |
| Paxton, Wm M | Rome | inj to abdomen | 4.00 | |
| Payne, Elixha | Mt Pleasant | wd rt ankle | 8.00 | |
| Perry, Alex S | Mt Pleasant | g s w lft hnd | 10.00 | |
| Pfontz, Jacob | Rome | dis of eyes | 16.00 | |
| Pierson, Sam'l J | New London | chr diarr | 4.00 | Aug 1881 |
| Prottsman, Jno W | Salem | g s w neck | 4.00 | July 1882 |
| Ream, Daniel | Mt Pleasant | g s w left leg | 2.00 | May 1878 |
| Reed, Cynthia M | New London | widow | 8.00 | May 1867 |
| Reed, Jesse P | New London | dis of eyes | 12.00 | Mar 1881 |
| Rhode, Thos H | Salem | inj abdomen | 4.00 | June 1882 |
| Roat, Lyman R | Mt Pleasant | chr rhem, g s w lft elbow | 4.00 | |
| Roberts, Martha A | New London | widow | 8.00 | Dec 1877 |
| Rukgaber, Davis | Mt Pleasant | total blindness | 24.00 | |
| Sayer, Sam'l K | Mt Union | cicatrix lft arm, dis of hrt, result scurvy | 8.00 | June 1882 |
| Schuber, B | Mt Pleasant | dis of heart | 8.00 | Aug 1880 |
| Senseney, Mary | Wayland | mother | 8.00 | Aug 1871 |
| Shafer, Mary A | Mt Pleasant | widow 1812 | 8.00 | Oct 1880 |
| Shepherd, A J | Wayland | g s w rt forearm | 4.00 | May 1881 |
| Shepherd, Mary | New London | widow | 8.00 | Mar 1868 |
| Shepherd, Minnie | New London | widow | 8.00 | May 1880 |
| Smith, Lydia | Mt Pleasant | widow 1812 | 8.00 | Jun 1882 |
| Smith, Sheridan B | Mt Pleasant | inj 2nd fing rt hand | 2.00 | Apr 1880 |
| Smith, Simon | Mt Pleasant | g s w lft leg | 2.00 | |
| Smith, Wm L | Oakland Mills | inj to abdomen | 4.00 | Jan 1882 |
| Stansberry, C | Oakland Mills | widow 1812 | 8.00 | Apr 1873 |
| Stewart, Rachael | Mt Pleasant | widow | 20.00 | Mar 1874 |
| Stout, Lucinda | Mt Pleasant | mother | 8.00 | Mar 1867 |
| Stout, Oscar A | Oakland Mills | s wd rt hnd | 4.00 | |
| Straw, John | Mt Pleasant | wd rt hnd | 4.00 | |
| Swearinger, M | Mt Union | g s w rt side & thigh | 4.00 | Sep 1878 |
| Taylor, John S | Mt Pleasant | insanity & paralysis | 72.00 | |
| Taylor, Leroy | Hillsboro | dis hrt & rheum | 12.00 | Jun 1880 |
| Torry, Louisa E | Mt Union | widow | 8.00 | Mar 1872 |
| Tourtillott, E T | Salem | wd lf leg | 10.00 | |
| Trimble, Alex G | Hillsboro | father | 17.00 | Apr 1874 |
| Trowbridge, J D | Mt Pleasant | g s w rt thigh | 6.00 | |
| Virden, Deillah | Mt Pleasant | widow 1812 | 8.00 | Mar 1879 |
| Warren, Eliz'th J | Wayland | widow | 8.00 | Jun 1870 |
| Warren, Maggie C | New London | widow | 8.00 | Jan 1881 |
| Warren, Maria A | Mt Pleasant | widow | 8.00 | Aug 1867 |
| Washburn, Sam'l | New London | dis of eyes | 6.00 | Apr 1881 |
| Waugh, Robert | Mt Pleasant | g s w lft hip | 4.00 | Apr 1882 |
| Wayman, Olive G | New London | widow | 20.00 | Nov 1873 |
| Welton, Laura M | Salem | widow | 8.00 | July 1867 |
| Weeks, Mary A | Salem | mother | 8.00 | June 1881 |
| Weeks, Nathan F | Salem | total blindness | 72.00 | |
| Weeks, Thos E | Mt Pleasant | wd of face | 4.00 | |
| Wheatley, Turner | Hillsboro | wd lf shoulder | 4.00 | |
| Whippo, Lydia A | Mt Pleasant | widow | 8.00 | June 1877 |
| Willey, Elizabeth | New London | widow | 8.00 | Dec 1869 |
| Williamson, E T | Salem | rheumatism | 8.50 | Mar 1881 |
| Wilson, John F | Mt Pl | chr diarr | 4.00 | Apr 1881 |
| Withrow, L A | Salem | widow | 17.00 | Oct 1880 |
| Wymark, Wm | Hillsboro | wd rt shoulder | 18.00 | |
| Yount, Thos J | Mt Pleasant | g s w lft thigh, inj to hd | 2.00 | Apr 1881 |
| Zickefoose, Mary | Wayne | widow | 8.00 | Aug 1867 |