This material was taken from articles in area newspapers, mostly the Ironton Register from Ironton, Ohio. The newspapers would publish the names of veterans who had an increase in payment from the government for serving in the Civil War.
I.R. Oct. 8, 1885 – Pensions: Jas. Willis received $956 a few days ago and gets $4 monthly. Lewis Sheppard received $2200. This is on account of his son Frank’s death.
I.R. Jan. 16, 1887 – Pensions of G. W. Mannon, of Dobbstown, and J. D. Massie of Arabia, increased.
I.R. Jan. 27, 1887 – Mary Finley, a colored woman living out the railroad, was granted a $12 per month pension with arrearages amounting to $200 last week. Also, Dan McKnight is $160 and $6 a month.
I.R. Jan. 20, 1887 – Pleasant Hackworth gets an increase in pension.
I.R. Jan. 20, 1887 – Mark King has an increase in his pension.
I.R. Feb. 3, 1887 – Martin Davey’s pension is increased. The pension of J. W. Willis, Deering, is increased.
I.R. Feb. 10, 1887 – Lawson Stapleton, of Ironton, has been granted a pension, and R. C. Brammer, of Rockcamp, an increase.
I.R. May 19, 1887 – Pensions – The following soldiers got pensions: Jas. M. Dawson, Rockcamp; G. W. Thacker, Bradrick; C. E. Mossman, Waterloo; John D. Mayes, South Point; Henry Royal, Ironton. O. M. Weeks, Ironton, and Jas. Wilson, Rockwood, got their pensions increased.
I.R. Sept. 8, 1887 – Mrs. H. G. Suiter, of Bradrickville, has been granted a widow’s pension – $12 a month.
I.R. Nov. 3, 1887 -Geo. W. Wallace drew his pension, $1000 yesterday, and placed it in an Ironton Bank.
I.R. Nov. 3, 1887 – Chas. H. Wilgus, of Proctorville, gets a pension. Ephram Handlin, of Dobbstown (need end of this.
I.R. Nov. 3, 1887 – Pensions recently awarded as follows: Minors and former widow of Samuel Hood, Ironton; William H. Jeffries, Ironton; Increase as follows: Gabriel H. Leighty of Ironton; Michael Barrett, Ironton; Chas. W. Callehan, Ironton.
I.R. Nov. 03, 1887 – Mike Barrett gets an increase in pension – from $8 to $16.
I.R. Dec. 29, 1887 – The pension of H. Murnahan of Rockcamp, is increased.
I.R. Dec. 29, 1887 – John Cornell, of Rockcamp, gets an increase in pension.
I. R. Aug. 9, 1888, Henry Webb of Rockcamp has been granted a pension.
The following persons have been allowed increases:
- Lewis A. Wickline, Greasy Ridge
- W. P. Hackworth, Ironton
- Oliver P. Gibson, Ironton
- Jno. Kreger, Rappsburg
- Jas. Wilson, Arabia
- R. B. Brumfield, Greasy Ridge
The following have been granted reissues and increases:
- Elias Rucker, Andis;
- W. T. Bradshaw, Burlington
- D. H. Bone, South Point
- H. W. Miller, Waterloo
- Abram Pemberton, Leatherwood, has been allowed a reissue.
- Elizabeth, wife of Wm. Willis, of Russell’s Place, has been allowed a widow’s arrears.
I. R. Sept. 6, 1888 – New Pensions
- H. J. Lafon, Dobbston
- Jonathan Lewis, Hecla Furnace
- Hiram Oliver, Coalton
- Joshua Kite, Russell’s Place
- Wm. Murnahan, Andes
- Joel Mannon, Scott Town
- John J. Notter, Greasy Ridge
- Franklin Wilks, Russell’s Place
- Lewis Dawson, Suiter
- P. A. Atkins, Ironton
- W. L. Morris, Dobbston
Ironton Register, Jan. 22, 1891 – Our Ryansville correspondent alters in slight respect the old baby item thus ‘ “Comrade Gilbert wears a broad smile – its a pension.”
Ironton Register, March 5, 1891 – Mrs. Marinda W. Reed has received a pension. She was the wife of W. A. Reed, who belonged to the 91st O. V. I. (Do not have an end)
Ironton Register, Sept. 22, 1892 – The pension of Forest McGirr has been allowed. It had already been too long delayed. Forest was taken sick soon after volunteering, and he died or was given up for dead so that his coffin was brought to where he was lying. But he quietly resumed existence and went to his regiment, but not being mustered in at the time, the red tape part of the pension business was not soon accomplished; but though late, it comes at last, and we are all glad.
Ironton Register, October 25, 1894 – Mrs. Margaret E. Swain of Athalia has been allowed a widow’s pension.
Ironton Register, January 23, 1896 – The pension of John Roush, of Aid township, has been increased.
Ironton Register, January 23, 1896 – Congressman Fenton has introduced a bill to increase the pension of Mrs. W. H. Enochs to $50 a month.
Ironton Register, Feb. 3, 1898 – J. W. Gustin, of Hecla, has been allowed an $8 a month pension.
I.R. Feb. 23, 1899 – Aaron Winters has been granted a $10 pension.
I.R. Feb. 23, 1899 – Joel W. Holliday’s pension has been increased from $8 to $16 a month.
I.R. Jan. 9, 1902 – Proctorville – Mrs. Elizabeth Snider has been granted a widow’s pension of $12 per month.
I.R. Dec. 31, 1905 – Jerry Cooper – a resident of Symmes Township for 61 years. He came there when he was 19 years old from Greenbrier Co., Va., and has lived there continually since. He was married on Dec. 29, 1849, and he had his good helpmate, who was hale and hearty. Mr. Cooper was in the 173rd Ohio, and twice each year, he and R. Mather visited his old captain, the late and highly esteemed James Marcum, of Arabia, during his lifetime. Mr. And Mrs. Cooper had 13 children, two boys dying when young leaving five girls and six boys still living. All live near him except two sons at Springfield, O. He had 100 acres of land but gave 500 acres to his children, leaving him 600 acres now.
WAR STORIES
IWR, Sept. 23, 1893 – HE SAW THE ARMY. – How the Soldiers Waded the Ohio River at Greenup. In the Bystander column of the Cincinnati Tribune of Wednesday, the following interesting item is found:
“Speaking of low water in Ohio,” said an old resident of Ohio and of Cincinnati, “I remember during the war when Ohio was very low. I was living at Proctorville, Lawrence county, when the news came by wire or boat that the Union General Morgan, who later died, was coming to Greenup, Ky., having marched through Kentucky from Cumberland Gap.
I was a half-grown boy then and was crazy to see an army. Father told me to ride down and see the crossing. It was a ride of forty miles, but I had a cousin in Ironton, and the night before, I started riding on horseback to Ironton. Here I met and stayed with a cousin. The next morning by daybreak, we rode to Greenup, about ten miles, and for the first time, I saw an army, and that army fording the Ohio river.
And I’ll never forget it. All the romance of war was gone in a minute. Instead of bright uniformed soldiers and gaily caparisoned charges, I saw a tired and dusty lot of men, worn-out and lame mules and horses without numbers, broken wagons, and crippled cannon, all getting across the river in the best way they could. But the river was shallow, and the horses, men, and…
Compiled by Sharon M. Kouns
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