Wright County, Iowa List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883

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No. of
Certificate

Name of pensioner.

Post-office address

Cause for which pensioned

Monthly
Rate

Date of
Original
Allowance

188,049

Polmateer, Betsey

Belmond

dependent mother

8.00

June, 1880

165,265

Cuppett, David L.

Belmond

Gun shot wound right shoulder

4.00

Mar., 1880

151,450

Clark, Charles O.

Belmond

fever sore left limb

8.00

Mar., 1878

32,540

Lathrop, Maria

Belmond

widow 1812

8.00

June, 1882

208,328

Sabin, William L.

Belmond

Gunshot wound left thigh

4.00

May, 1882

--

Huggins, John P.

Belmond

widow

10.00

--

137,844

Wolcott, Normon M.

Belmond

Gun shot wound left wrist

6.00

--

192,552

Davis, Henry H.

Belmond

Disease of lungs

12.00

July, 1881

87,478

Bullis, German

Belmond

total blindness

72.00

--

47,562

Weeden, Robert L.

Belmond

wound left thigh

6.00

--

194,108

Martin, Smith D.

Belmond

buckshot wound right breast, &c.

2.00

Aug., 1881

171,286

Pierce, James M.

Belmond

rheumatism

24.00

July, 1880

171,845

Gray, James

Clarion

chronic bronchitis & diarrhea

10.00

July, 1880

166,738

Rustin, Nelson

Clarion

disease of eyes

2.00

Apr., 1880

201,007

Severt, Valentine

Clarion

sunstroke and results

4.00

Jan., 1882

189,456

Bailey, Abraham S.

Clarion

Gun shot wound left side, &c.

6.00

June, 1881

65,591

Cole, Walter G.

Clarion

impaired vision

4.00

--

152,784

Field, William

Clarion

Gun shot wound right arm

3.00

Apr., 1878

55,075

Fox, Austin S.

Clarion

Gun shot wound left hand & thigh

14.00

--

170,289

Eastman, Harman

Clarion

chronic rheumatism

10.00

June, 1880

104,686

Bates, George W.

Clarion

Gun shot wound right thigh

2.00

--

140,796

Danson, William

Clarion  

disease of left wrist

6.00

--

82,792

Overacker, Simeon

Clarion

phthisis pulmonalis

6.00

--

130,467

Colden, Orth N.

Clarion 

Gun shot wound left shoulder, &c.

6.00

--

159,492

Clouse, Erickson

Dows

Gun shot wound right shoulder, &c.

6.00

May, 1879

59,770

Gibson, Adelia E.

Dows

widow

8.00

Oct., 1872

168,385

WHIPPLE, William

Dows

injury to abdomen

8.00

May, 1880

37,524

WOODS, Albert R.

Dows

Gun shot wound left knee

8.00

--

137,677

OBERTON, Harrison

Dows

chronic bronchitis

4.00

--

151,796

COOPER, William H.

Eagle Grove

disease of lungs

4.00

Mar., 1878

191,821

SPEERS, Henry

Eagle Grove

chronic diarrhea, &c.

6.00

June, 1881

146,867

BAYTS, Benj. A.

Eagle Grove

Wound right thigh

4.00

--

209,877

STRAIN, David P.

Eagle Grove

chorea

6.00

May, 1882

202,888

SAVAGE, William

Eagle Grove

Gun shot wound of left leg, &c.

4.00

Feb., 1882

88,351

HILTON, Birney W.

Eagle Grove

Gun shot wound jaw, neck, &c.

8.00

--

214,695

WHITELEY, John B.

Eagle Grove

asthma

6.00

June, 1882

68,708

MILLER, William R.

Eagle Grove

wound left arm

2.66⅔

June, 1865

140,997

WHITE, Horace W.

Eagle Grove

Gun shot wound  left thigh

3.00

Mar., 1876

28,129

NORTHROP, Sherman

Eagle Grove

wound left side spine

4.00

--

66,957

DAVIS, Edson J.

Eagle Grove

varicose veins

18.00

--

61,269

BOWER, Frederick

Eagle Grove

wound left hand

8.00

--

214,886

MORRISON, James H.

Eagle Grove

Gun shot wound left heel

4.00

July, 1882

186,038

PAYNE, Catherine

Empire

dependent mother

8.00

Nov., 1882

191,167

HIAMS, Irena

Fryeburgh

dependent mother

8.00

Feb., 1881

190,578

MYERS, Mary A.

Goldfield

dependent mother

8.00

Dec., 1880

13,169

Kimball, Walter F.

Goldfield

Gun shot wound breast, arm, & left lung

18.00

--

204,480

Corsair, David

Waterman

Gun shot wound right side & hip

2.00

Mar., 1882

215,865

Wilcox, Daniel

Woolstock

disease of eyes

4.00

July, 1882

189,391

Fakes, Andrew J.

Woolstock

Gun shot wound left leg

4.00

May, 1881

161,848

ELY, George

Woolstock

disease of liver

4.00

Aug., 1879

98,106

Lillegridge, John

Woolstock

Gun shot wound left side

6.00

--

143,467

Striker, John

Woolstock

loss sight left eye

4.00

--

24,414

Argubright, John W.

Woolstock

Gun shot wound right arm

18.00

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abd. abdomen

amp. Amputated

 chr. Chronic

 dep. Dependent

 dia., diar., diarr., etc. diarrhea

dis. disease, diseased, disability

 g. s. w. gun shot wound

 inj. Injury

 l., lt., lft. Left

 r., rt. Right

 rheu., rheum. Rheumatism

 sh. Shell

 surv. Survivor

 typ. typhoid

var. varicose

 wd. wound