1840 Illinois Census of Pensioners
June 1, 1840
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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.
Adams County | ||
| Name | Age | Head of family with whom residing |
|---|---|---|
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 |