1840 Illinois Census of Pensioners

June 1, 1840
The 1840 Illinois Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services with their names, ages, and places of residence, as returned by the marshals of the several Judicial Districts, under the act for taking the sixth census.

				Head of family,
Name			Age	with whom residing	

Adams County
Quincy city
Second ward
Stephen Jones		77	Moses Jones


Third ward
Israel Walters		55	Israel Walters
Albert Ammerman		49	Albert Ammerman
Richard Rose		81	Richard Rose
Charles Shepherd	86	Benjamin Ramsey


Bond County
Joseph McAdams		87	James McAdams
Huldah Briggs		73	William H. Draper
Peter Hubbard		84	Peter Hubbard


Brown County
Mitchell Kindrick	50	Mitchell Kindrick


Bureau County
Aaron Sturgess		80	Aaron Sturgess


Crawford County
George Baythe		85	-


Coles County
John Tutwiler		83	A. Wiley
James Ryan		83	James Ryan
Joseph Frost		87	Joseph Frost


Clinton County
Joseph Taylor		55	Joseph Taylor


Clay County
Samuel Parks		93	-
Moses Johnson		100	-
Nathaniel West		90	-


Clark County
Samuel McCure		90	Samuel McCure


Carroll County
Daniel Christian	85	George W. Christian


Calhoun County
Isaac Ruland		54	Isaac Ruland


Du Page County
Parker Chase		77	S. Dodge
John Dudley		82	John Dudley
Thomas Mattison		86	Stephen Mattison


Dewitt County
John Scott		77	John Maxwell
Peter Cartwright	81	Samuel Cartwright


Dekalb County
None


Edgar County
James Ewing		35	James Ewing
Daniel Rowell		80	James Wilson
Lucretia Hotchkiss	71	Lucretia Hotchkiss
William Gannon		95	Henry Penington


Effingham County
Martha J. Brockett	85	Thomas J. Brockett


Franklin County
William McElyea		82	William McElyea
John Scarborough	79	John Scarborough
Moses Jones		80	Moses Jones


Fulton County

Township 5
Christopher Zoll	88	Henry Zoll
James Kitchen		77	William Hall


Township 8
Robert Beer		97	Robert Beer
Jones Cline		75	Jones Cline


Township 6 N. 5 E.
Alexander Wilson	47	Alexander Wilson
Hezekiah Hardesty	77	Richison Spencer
R. C. Rowley		88	R. C. Rowley


Fayette County
Henry Ginger		94	William Rodger

Western Division
James Verdon		88	James Verdon


Greene County
Francis Miller		96	David Miller
John Hewitt		79	John Hewitt
John Clark		75	Absalom Clark
Allen J. Bridges	80	Allen J. Bridges
James Garrison		99	Edward Flatt
Jonah Scroggin		77	R. H. Scroggin
Adonijah Griswold	88	Adonijah Griswold


Gallatin County
Mr. Tong		90	Thomas Tong
William Roark		78	Michael Roark
John Barger		46	John Barger
Reuben Bramlett		82	Reuben Bramlett
Abner Foster		81	Abner Foster
John Emmet		81	James Barker
Joseph Mings		85	Daniel Miner
Thomas Hamilton		84	Thomas Hamilton
John Thadowen		85	John Thadowen
William Bolton		40	William Bolton
John Lamb, sen.		84	John Lamb, sen.


Hamilton County
None


Hancock County
Charles Betteworth	79	D. Betteworth
Samuel Colwell		77	Samuel Colwell


Jefferson County
George Roper		78	George Roper
Francis Haney		86	William Hicks


Jackson County
Zachariah Linsley	85	Zachariah Linsley
Jesse Gordon		85	Jesse Gordon
Robert Fry		85	Robert Fry


Iroquois County
Thomas Williamson	79	Thomas Williamson


Jo Daviess County
Jeremiah Bettis		49	Jeremiah Bettis


Johnson County
Samuel J. Chapman	46	Samuel J. Chapman
Hezekiah West		76	Hezekiah West
Daniel Chapman		80	Daniel Chapman


Knox County
Samuel Chapin		80	Gustavus Volvridge
John Strange		94	John Strange


Kane County
Nathan Brown		87	Nathan Brown
Daniel Burroughs, sen.	85	Daniel Burroughs, sen.
William Bennett		86	William Bennett


Lawrence County
John T. Vandeventer	48	J. T. Vandeventer
James Thompson		27	James Thompson
William Melton		82	Benjamin Melton
Benjamin Melton		76	Benjamin Melton
John Struple		45	A. Andrews
James Gibson		49	James Gibson
Thomas West		52	Thomas West
Henry Misner, sen.	84	Henry Misner, sen.


Monroe County
James McRoberts		78	James McRoberts
John Jerrod		48	John Jerrod
Peter Rodgers		86	Peter Rodgers
Michael Miller		86	Jesse Wiswell


Morgan County
James Wright, sen.	84	James Wright, sen.
Samuel Jackson		86	Samuel Jackson
A. Tanner		86	-
Reuben Ross		78	Reuben Ross
William Springer	67	-
Samuel Brown		76	-


Montgomery County
James Richardson	82	James M. Rutlidge
Mason Owen		80	Mason Owen
Ezra Bostick		86	Ezra Bostick


Mercer County
Jane Meadows		71	William Meadows


Menard County
Lewis Fergerson, sen.	80	Lewis Fergerson, sen.
Joshua Short		90	James Short
William Hohimer		42	William Hohimer
Benjamin Walker		82	James Walker


McLean County
Abner Case		64	Abner Case
John C. Karr		81	Tharasco Karr
William McGhee		84	William McGhee


McDonough County
William Willard		89	-


Marion County
Samuel Young		80	Matthew Young
Peter Finn		90	William Layson
Michael Lutrell		89	Elizabeth Sheltor


Macoupin County
Uriah Gilmore		92	Seburne Gilmore
Robert Busby		84	Lewis Harmon
Samuel Brown		76	Alexander Montgomery
Joshua Richardson	79	Joshua Richardson


Madison County
Michael Deck		82	Michael Deck
William McAdam		83	Aaron Rule
Francis Roach		101	David Roach
William Hall, sen.	88	William Hall, sen.
Benjamin Johnson	82	Benjamin Johnson
Martin Pruitt		93	Solomon Pruitt
John Cornelison		82	W. C. Johns
Anthony A. Harrison	77	William L. Harrison
Asa Brooks		48	Asa Brooks
William Bates		82	William Bates
Richard Randle		88	Richard Randle


Ogle County
Aaron Payne		50	Aaron Payne


Pope County
Arthur Hagan		41	-
Daniel Hancock		78	-


Pike County
Samuel Reagan		48	Samuel Reagan
John Patterson		50	John Patterson
Horace S. Holladay	56	-
David Kehr		78	Jane Watson
David Callier		48	David Callier
Elias Scouton		66	Elias Scouton
Hugh McNary		79	James McNavy
Nathaniel Perrin	78	Nathaniel Perrin


Perry County
W. C. Murphy		40	William C. Murphy
Leonard Lipe		77	Leonard Lipe
John Banes		80	John Bates


Peoria County
William Crow		81	James Crow
Winney Rhinearson	51	Winney Rhinearson
John Montgomery		75	John Hines
Phineas Bronson		76	Phineas Bronson
James Pierce		52	-


Randolph
William Sharp		78	-


Sangamon County
Philip Crowder		80	Philip Crowder
Joel Maxcy		78	Joel Maxcy
John Overstrett		80	Dabna Overstrett
John Lockridge		79	William A. Lockridge
Joseph R. Young		32	J. R. Young


St. Clair County
Moses Land, sen.	76	Moses Land
Hosea Rigs		80	Hosea Rigs


Shelby County
John Jenkins		87	Van. C. Dawson
Zebedee Smith		46	Zebedee Smith


Scott County
Margaret Stout		83	Nathaniel Stout
John Clarke		69	Jacob Bryan
Louisa McEvers		78	Seneca McEvers


Schuyler County
Anna Hinman		68	W. Hinman
Moses Justice		85	Moses Justice


Tazewell County
Norman Newell		79	Thomas Brooks
Eliot Gray		85	Eri Gray
Basil Meeks		79	Basil Meeks


Union County
George Brown, sen.	78	George Brown, sen.


Vermilion County
Martha Hulse		78	John Johnson
Huldah Bolton		66	Jonathan Patterson
Joseph Coughran		74	William Fields
Jacob Gundy		73	Joseph Gundy
Robert Bailey		85	Robert Bailey


Williamson County
John Painter		84	John Painter
Benajah Gill		80	Benajah Gill
John G. Lumpkins	84	John G. Lumpkins


Will County
Ebenezer Collins	-	John V. Singer


Whiteside County
Alexander Thompson	82	Alexander Thompson


White County
Nathan Gaggers		81	Anna Driggers
Mathias Parr		85	Edmund Thomason
Henry Morgan		87	Henry Morgan
Daniel Powell		48	Daniel Powell
Daniel Chapman		70	Daniel Chapman
Joseph Hawthorn		84	William Hawthorn


Wayne County
John H. Mills		79	John H. Mills
Thomas Sloan		79	Thomas Sloan
James Stuart		78	James Stuart
George Clark		84	George Clark


Washington County
George Brown		88	George Brown
M. S. McMillion		33	M. S. McMillon
Thomas McClerken, sen.	95	Thomas McClerken, sen.
James Thompson		36	James Thompson


Warren County
Benjamin Blankenship	80	Benjamin Blankenship
William Willard		89	John Willard
David Lynn		76	Samuel Lynn


Wabash County
Jonathan Goss		80	Jonathan Goss
Nathaniel Hendryx	85	Nathaniel Hendryx
Andrew Tuttle		81	Andrew Tuttle
Alexander Stewart	90	Alexander Stewart
Allen Ramsey		76	Allen Ramsey
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