National Archives: Greene County Records

Citation: Susan Babbitt, widow's pension no. W.C. 58,463; service of Harrison Babbitt (Private, Company I, 8th Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry Regiment (37th Pennsylvania Volunteers) and Company D, 191st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: [Biographical sketch courtesy of Carole Clarke.] Susannah (Inghram) Babbitt, widow of Harrison Babbitt, died 7 August 1867, while she had a request for a pension increase pending. Their children’s names and birth dates are listed in the file. After her death a separate minor children's pension application was filed.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Babbitt, Walker, Inghram, and Downey.

Citation: Thomas J. Babbitt, James A. Babbitt, and Cora Isadore Babbitt, minor children's pension no. W.C. 187,280; service of Harrison Babbitt (Private, Company I, 8th Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry Regiment (37th Pennsylvania Volunteers) and Company D, 191st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Citation: Andie E. Beazell, widow's pension no. W.C. 707,838; service of John W. Beazell (Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, U.S. Army, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: John W. Beazell [1831-1910] married Andrewella E. Ragan [1852-1937]. She was the daughter of Rev. Zachariah Connell Ragan and Martha Buchanan, who were married in Greeene County, Pennsylvania, on 21 February 1833.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Beazell, Chesney, Bailey, Donnan, Dunlap, Warner, Kruffin, Evans, Harden, Cooper, Ware, Rothacker, Barkhurst Erskine, Dewey, Wood, Barthold, Stillwell, Penney, Cuadis, Davenport, Weems, Harlan, Compton, McCullough, Newell, Houston, Clark, Mathews, White, Hammond, Cook, Noken, Dewey, Vaughn, Keenan, Gill, Paschal, Whitney, Nuller, Gouley, Jolliffe, Dawson, Allen, Miller, Beaumont, Cavelin, Bice, Duncan, Curtis, Penney, Hollingsworth, Ragan, Doyle, Simpson, Garratt, Ault, Woods, Elliott, Ainsworth, Buchanan, Gaffney, McClave, Miller, McFadden, Doyle, Reid, Raynes, Guy, Whitfield, Bergstresser, Trudeu, and Medill.

Citation: A. Jackson Bisset (a/k/a Andrew Jackson Bissett) (Company I, 8th Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry Regiment (37th Pennsylvania Volunteers) and Company H, 191st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Civil War) pension no. XC-2,658,392; Case Files of Pension Applications Based on Service Completed in the Years 1817 to Approximately 1903; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: [Biographical sketch courtesy of Carole Clarke.] Andrew Jackson Bissett was born 6 December 1838 in Deep Valley, Greene County, Pennsylvania, the son of Brice and Rachel Bissett. His step-mother was Bythenia Bissett. Andrew married Eliza Masters [McMasters] on 21 April 1864 at Pigeon Run, Deep Valley, Greene County, Pennsylvania. During the Civil War, Andrew was captured at Yellow Tavern, Weldon Rail Road, Virginia, and taken to Belle Isle Prison, Virginia. From there, he was taken to Salisbury Prison, North Carolina. While imprisoned, he developed various medical issues such as scurvy. He died 31 January 1916, near Littleton, West Virginia, and was buried at the Old Anderson Cemetery on Lewis Anderson’s farm. The pension file contains a description of his personal appearance; extracts of the 1850 and 1860 census data listing the Brice Bissett family; and a rejected claim for a Dependent and Helpless Child, Andrew Jackson Bissett Jr., who was the blind son of Andrew Jackson Bissett Sr.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Bissett, McMasters, West, Black, Gorby, Thomas, Marshall, Burkert, Golden, Masters, Pyles, Hinaman, Spencer, Anderson, Foner [Fonner], Wise, Barnes, Bennett, Hall, Getz, Pezner, Husband, Freeman, Sisson, Scott, Morris, Everett, Collins, Hoffliger, Eddy, Houston, Dovener, Gallagher, Staples, Lockwood, Young, Heyburn, Dugram, Morgan, Saltzgaber, Raines, Ott, Antill, Chaney, Pierson, Neely, Kent, Esreth, Slamick, Weedlen, Bounean, Bachmann, Littell, Connelly, Henderson, Crow, Wood, Rinehart, Lindsay, Grim, Wade, Earnest, Murphy, Cumberledge, Hall, Rickey, Hutchinson, Cox, Riger, Goodwin, Cooper, Farrell, Owen, Arkle, Bungard, Wilson, Miller, McIntire, Brownfield, Sterling, Lyons, Newman, Gray, Dinsmore, Doneheu, Haggerty, Thompson, Regen, Riggs, Wellers, Tucker, Fitzgerald, Baird, Hoge, Barger, Keeney, Seals, Iams, Brewer, Stiles, Bentley, Nuss, Gilly, and Bachmann.

Citation: Andrew G. Bissett, Sarah E. (Bissett) Renner, Bithynia B. Bissett, and Brice S. Bissett, minor children's pension no. W.C. 185,358; service of John Bissett (Company N, 6th West Virginia Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: [Biographical sketch courtesy of Carole Clarke.] This pension file contains many date and place discrepancies. John Bissett died on 10 or 11 February 1867 of Phthisis Pulmonalis. He married Nancy Bissett on 4 or 7 December 1857, or 4 or 9 January 1856, at either her parent’s home or his parent’s home. She remarried on 10 July 1870, to John Hostetler. After her remarriage, the minor Bissett children were appointed legal guardians, Stiles and Barger.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Bissett, Bisset, Bentley, Barger, Renner, Stiles [Styles], Riggs, Hostetler, Kinney, Keffer, Parkinson, Grove, Garrard, Temple, Wilkinson, White, Martin, Downey, Wallace, Owen, Paddock, Wade, Ullom, White, Herman, Fonner, Clements, Woodward, Virgin, Holmes, Barnett, and Meighen.

Citation: Mary Ann Cooke Bradley, widow's pension no. W.C. 335,512; service of Charles R. Bradley (Musician, Company I and Field and Staff, 8th Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry Regiment (37th Pennsylvania Volunteers) and Company F, 1st West Virginia Cavalry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: Charles R. Bradley [1843-1885] was a son of John Bradley and Sarah Ann [-?-]. He married Mary Ann Cooke on 9 November 1865, at Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Charles learned the tanning and saddling trade from his father, in which profession he was engaged at the time of his military enlistment during the Civil War. Throughout the war, Charles served as a musician in Pennsylvania and West Virginia Companies. He harnessed this talent in peacetime by moving his family to Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, where he worked as a teacher and bandleader at Dana's Musical Institute. View documents and photographs related to him in the Greene Connections Archives Project.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Bradley, Randall, Downey, Sayers, Frazier, Spragg, Cumpston, Thompson, Pauley, Berryhill, Phelan, Hoge, Cooke, Tehaney [Tahany], Travis, Craby, Cross, Rogers, Ganier, Syphers, Ainsworth, Raun, Davenport, Webb, Knox, Garard, Hough, Rawls, Plantz, and Gardner.

Citation: To Be Added
Greene County Connections: Patrick Branan married [1838-1907] married Maria Adams [1848-1925] on 17 October 1868, in Greene County, Pennsylvania. See image nos. 181 and 190 for accounts of the marriage and children.

Citation: Newton Brown, minor child's pension application no. W.O. 571,829; service of Ambrose Brown (Private, Company H, 123rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Disapproved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: The pension file of Ambrose Brown [1810-1863] required a Special Examiner to investigate the cause of the soldier's death, legality of his final marriage, paternity of the minor children born during that marriage, and the overall veracity of testimony taken in the file's numerous depositions. Consequently, this file must be read carefully and completely. It is not possible to abstract a single point (such as a birth or marriage date) without assuring that the same point is not subsequently contradicted. The pension file provides excellent leads for further research in other records, in order to confirm or deny each of these points. In doing so, it is possible to confirm facts such as the full maiden name of the primary deponent, Sarah Catherine Lawhorn [1844-1926], daughter of Lindsey Lawhorn and Drusilla James. Her 1860 marriage to Ambrose Brown is recorded in Monongalia County, West Virginia. The pension file includes remarkable citations to Justice of the Peace dockets, Poor Farm ledgers, and Courthouse records, in addition to depositions from a wide range of relatives and community members.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Brown, Drum, Smalley, Syphers, Wiley, Rhodes Arrison, Faddis, Jackson, Homer, Pennington, Flenniken, Philips [Phillips], Sutton, Laidley, Jolliff, Finch, Rowe [Row], Clark, Murdock, Miller, Orndoff [Orndolf], Wood, Worley, Davis, Lockwood, Kearney Rogers, Bostick, Long, McFann, Burk, Seals, Helphenstine, Cage Lindsey, Berryhill, Taggart, Reynolds, Raun [Raum], Montgomery, Thomas, Taylor, Helman, Black, Metz, Lochren, Burger, Hufty, Crago, Calvert, Minor, Sayers, Estle, Appleton, Pipes, Turk, Smith, Stewart, Lincoln, Ambrose, Sprowles [Sprowls], Pollock, Shaw, Crayne, Sharpnack, Laughlin [Laughren, Laughlan, which are all misspellings of Lawhorn], Carter, Frazier, Doron, Wilson, Faddis, Zollers [Zollars], Morgan, Conn, Devolt, Chipps [Chips], Forn, Frank, Holland, Ewart, Cage, Horner, Lemley, Curl, Wilson, Ulery, Carr, Jennings, Flannigan, Randolph, Crawford, Ankrum, Gordon, Byard, Waters, Lailley, Orrison, More [Moore], Anderson, Williamson, Woods, Rhodes, Nichols, Holder, Ritchie, McFarland, Fingle, Hale, Hoy, Bowman, Ewart, Wylie, Burnet, Grooms, Iker, Finch, Scott, Felton, Shultz, Murdock, Buchanan, Braden, Adams, Rinehart, Blackmore, and Vaile.

Citation: Andrew B. Brown (Private, Company I, 8th Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry Regiment (37th Pennsylvania Volunteers) and Company H, 191st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Civil War) pension no. S.C. 741,760; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: Andrew was the son of Dr. John N. Brown and Jane Buchanan. His pension provides proof of his marriage to Nancy Ann (Carter) (White) Brown, as well as evidence that he was not the biological father of any of the children born to her before or during the time of their marriage (see images 35 and 38).
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Brown, Morris, Smith, McClellan [McClelland], Lawrence, Stevens, Davis, Sellars, Baily [Bailey], Nickeson, Drake, Carter, Greene, Ullom, Stuart, Frisbie, Loughman, Garard, Booher, Ross, Blaekly, Jones, Brewer, Nesbit, Black, Patterson, Pipes, Ainsworth, Evans, Leslie, Rucker, Dudley, Pope, Flenniken, Smith, Hoffman, Nickes, Raum, Morris, Getrick, Scott, McNeely, Nickeson, Jacobs, Iams, McMasters, Nelson, Enoch, Parry, Ullom, Johnson, Hays and Carson.

Citation: Andrew Bruce (Corporal, Company D, 6th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment, Civil War) pension no. S.C. 639,873; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: Andrew Bruce [1830-1893] was first married to Susan Baker [1840-1890] on 25 October 1858, with whom he raised a large family. Two of their children, James Walter Bruce and Thomas Wilbert Bruce, were still minors when Andrew died. Andrew's second wife was Amanda (Parker) (Davison) (Bruce) Grinage, whom he married 28 March 1892. The Bruce pension contains three applications: Andrew Bruce, as soldier; Amanda (Parker) (Davison) (Bruce) Grinage, as widow; and finally, James Walter Bruce and Thomas Wilbert Bruce, as minor children. Throughout the applications are important genealogical facts provided in Amanda's testimony, as well as those from Baker and Davison relatives. Men who served in the military with Andrew Bruce, along with those who knew him personally in work and social life, also testified, providing perspectives from many familiar Greene County families.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Bruce, Sayers, Acheson [Atchison], Grinage, Davenport, Davis, Howard, Sharer, Carley, Rieckoff, Bronoel, Good, Cheesman, Allen, Davidson, Barton, Temple, Ingram, Lacy, Cross, Iams, Baker, Coston, Workman, Suttles, Beeler, Parker, Turner, Redmon [Redman], Parry, Clifford [aka Ferrell], Brown, Cage, Pearl, Braden, Chapman, Davison, Calvert, Bee, Connolly [Conolly], Alphis, Bennett, Chatman, Denny, Fleming, Burns, Jackson, Moore, Asquith, Bailer, Bartlett, Walker, Freeland, Aspinwall, Downey, Hamilton, Snell, Murphy, Gray, Young, McGlumphy, Berryhill, Cumpston, Phelan, Keys, Ganiear [Gainer], Travis, Goodwin, Lacy, Buchanan, Barb, Clark, Raub, Reid, Cosgray, Pipes, Ullom, Woods, Sloan, Lewis, Enoch, Kelly, Wilson, Hoge, Johnson, Donley, Thomas, Hook, Cleveland, Rogers [Rodgers], Smith, Rinehart, Manuel, Beeler, Morrow, Henderson, Brown, Hearons, Mervyn, Lyon, Hamonds, Aikins, Douglass, Detwiler, Hutchinson, Searight, Meek, Foster, Stevens, Schmidt, Boude, Purman, Smalley, Garard, Sutton, Greene, Woodward, McLean, McCready, Frazier, Carter, Nichols, Murray, Billby, Pope, Carson, Allen, Wiley, McCurdy, and Merriman.

Citation: David Buchanan (Private, Company H, 77th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Civil War) pension no. S.C. 789,176; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: David Buchanan [1844-1933] was a son of Andrew Buchanan III and Harriet Seals. He married Mary Ann Rinehart, with whom he raised a family in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. He was caretaker of Green Mount Cemetery in the 1880s, and may have been the first resident of the unique house that once stood at its entrance on Morris Street.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Buchanan, Holmes, Ainsworth, Davidson, Garrison, Burge, Hoge, Rinehart, Seals, Knox, Scott, Evans, Brindley, Bailey, Justin, Patterson, Frazier, Luse, Sayers, Thomas, Davis, Baker, Montgomery, Nater, Ribble, Saltzgaber, Morgan, Wallace, Keenan, Kingsley, Williams, Cowell, Hunnell, Tustin, Benton, Vandervort, Ross, Gallagher, Cooper, Harris, Rees, Sutton, Moredock, Ferguson, Mason, Raub, Cheesman, Acheson, Lumpkin, Gilmer, Ingram, Darling, Andrews, Davenport, Brown, McKay, Sharpnack, Brock, Scott, Parry, Iams, Ullom, Dennison, and Stemmetz.

Citation: Hugh Burgess (Private, Company B, 32nd U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment, Civil War), pension no. S.C. 453,283; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: [Biographical sketch courtesy of Carole Clarke.] Hugh Burgess died 7 October 1910. The pension file contains a physical description, and states that he was married, but does not provide documentation related to his spouse.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Burgess, Lantz, Dye, Shultz, Ball, Black, White, Henry, McCray, Johnson, Seals, Grimes, Alfred, McGruder, Hinerman, Blue, Riggs, Anderson, Wellous, Scott, Patterson, Lewis, Schaffer, Tucker, Evans, Bogus [Bogess], Bortick, Martin, Brown, Hale, Smith, Garrison, McCleary, Pearl, Gallagher, Moredock, Cowell, Hicky [Hickey], Jackson, Pierce, Weaver, Holbrook, Hamilton, Mitchell, Manogue, and Funk.

Citation: Mary Burke, mother's pension no. W.C. 113,354; service of John P. Burke (Corporal, Company I, 8th Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry Regiment (37th Pennsylvania Volunteers) Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Citation: Mary Ann (Boyle) Bussey, widow's pension no. W.C. 67,291; service of Edward Bussey (Private, Company H, 2nd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: [Biographical sketch courtesy of Carole Clarke.] Edward Bussey was killed in action 9 August 1864, at Petersburg, Virginia. He married Mary Ann Boyles, 28 March 1850, at the home of the bride’s father, Charles Boyles, in Dunkard Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Mary Ann remarried 3 October 1865 to David L. Long. He died 11 March 1882. Mary Ann died at her son David’s house in Bald Hill, Greene County, Pennsylvania, 12 December 1911. A list of children with their birthdays is included in the file. A pension for the minor children was filed and approved after Mary Ann remarried.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Bussey, Downer, Holtzlander, Steel, Temple, Long, Boyles, Downer, Howard, Boyers, Furman, Debolt, Dowlin, Stewart, Barnett, Albert, Donley, Morris, Baremore, McNemar, Dusenberry, Stone, Beall, Cannon, Millikin, Patterson, Willard, Ritter, Bentley, Downey, Woods, Brown, Roberts, Campson, Rinehart, Cumpston, Ashworth, Stout, Maxon, Knotts, Evans.

Citation: Isaac Butler (Private, Company D, 5th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment, Civil War) pension no. S.O. 1064003; Case Files of Disapproved Pension Applications of Civil War and Later Navy Veterans; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Butler, Long, Beall, Tuero, White, Carly, Conlyn, Lloyd, Raum, and Warner.

Citation: Cassandra Chess, widow's pension no. W.C. 65,625; service of Jonas Chess (Private, Company G, 76th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: Cassandra (Stall) (Stahl) Chess [1836-1911] made headlines in the late 1860s, after her first husband Samuel Stahl, whom she had thought to be dead, returned to find that she had married, borne children, and been widowed in his absence. The second husband was Jonas Chess whose pension file includes Cassandra's account of these events on images 26 and 27.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Chess, Black, Phelan, Holtzlander, Loar, Hale, Wise, Stall, Wise, Jennings, Temple, Drake, Clarke, Spragg, Grandon, Barnett, Thomas, White, Sayers, Black, Barclay, Deuks, Lanston, Lemon, Hunt, Courtwright, Pipes, and Selby.

Citation: Solomon Clifford (a/k/a James Ferrell or James Ferrill) (Private, Company D, 6th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment) pension no. S.C. 79,905; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: [Biographical sketch courtesy of Carole Clarke.] Solomon Clifford was born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, the son of Jacob Clifford. Solomon was married to Mary Williams in September 1862. She died in March 1863 or 1864. After which, he married Catherine Turner, 8 February 1866.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Clifford, Peck, Crago, Davenport, Bancroft, Hawkins, Huss, Potts, Stevens, Fletcher, Wilson, Holmes, Ijams, Poole, Howell, Mulhearn Bushong, Abbott, Stagg, Prall, Bushong, Bartholomew, Jones, Chilton, Way, Franklin, Bennett, Estey, Keenan, Matthews, Paul, Swiggett, Shannon Aspinwall, Harding, Laurel, Sarazin, Kountz, Graffam, Cooper, Bingham, McDonald, Rogers, Steele, Hanna, Harrison, Walls, Duncan, Ames, Skinner, Cramer, Fee, Johnson, Collins, Bowie, Calloway, Keenan, Leavitt, Arnold, Cuddy, Saunders, Martin, McClelland, Showalter, Sheppard, Baycroft, Pearson, Raub, Ford, Bentley, McMurray, Leary, Hawkins, Darby, Nabors, Webb, Temple, Taggard, Tracy, Cralle, Kellogg, Curr, Feaning, Allhouse, Brooks, Jackson, Noble, Ross, Cross, Berryhill, Beeler, Litman, Palmer, Oglevee, Grant, Monroe, West, Searight, Detwiler, Shuman, Laughead, Williams, Chick, Dawson, Robinson, Ewing, White, Torrence, and Sturgeon, Gordon, Holbert, Batton, Shuler, Weaver, Barnett, McCreary, Redmond, Baker, Campbell, Collins, Dudley, Bierer, Dittmore, Barnes, Moore, Rheinhart [Rinehart], and McGregor.

Citation: Mary Jane (Fisher) Crago, widow's pension no. W.C. 104,961; service of Thomas Crago (Private, Company F, 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: [Biographical sketch courtesy of Carole Clarke.] Thomas Crago died at Andersonville Prison (Georgia) on 27 October 1865. He married Mary Jane Fisher, in 1859 or 1860, at Carmichaels, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Mary Jane remarried to Lemuel Jones on 13 April 1874. After Lemuel's death, Mary Jane remarried to Calvin Stoats on 4 March 1885. A copy of this marriage license is included in the pension file. Calvin Stoats died on 28 May 1901. Mary Jane died on 21 July 1913. A claim for the minor children of Thomas Crago and Mary Jane Fisher was submitted by Lemuel Jones, as guardian.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Crago, Fisher, Woods [Wood], Holtzlander, Worthington, Thomas, Wily [Wyly and Wyley], Worley, Phalen, Acklin, Kelly [Kelley], Temple, Reinhart, Betson, McColloch, Hugus, Lindsey, Lemley, Gardener, Young, Heaton, Neel, Swan, Taylor, Barnett, Parsons, Creagan, French, Bolser, Lewis, Davis, Riley, Crow, Petty, Harpold, Smith, Barber, Bibber, Pruden, Pickens, Armstrong, Hutchinson, Miller, and Scott.

Citation: Sarah Cumberledge, widow's pension no. W.C. 461,032; service of Dan Cumberledge (Private, Company K, 14th West Virginia Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: [Biographical sketch courtesy of Carole Clarke.] Daniel Cumberledge married Sarah Wiley on 22 March 1834, in Wayne Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Cumberledge, Crago, Staggers, Dye, Wiley, Morris, Thomas, Kinnan, Robinson, Pollock, Holt, Corey, Teagarden, Meighen, Shriver, Shiell, Stiles, Kern, Blue, Huse, Downey, Henkins, Freeland, Coen, Miller, Shanes, Granlee, Woodruff, Lantz, Kinney, Bennet, Ullom, Reinhart, Nichols, Spragg, Braendle, Cralle, Buckley, Stewart, Foster, Williams, Hagan, Mathesin, Eddy, Horner, South, Wise, Pollock, Strosnider, Wright, Moss, Connelly, Harker, Bentley, Main, Villers, Boydston, Crutchfield, Bostick, Carver, Skinner, Barr, Hoult, Cox, Mapel, Rogers, Iams, Enoch, Kelly, Wilson, Six, Gilmore, Hughes, Parry, Simpson, Cummins, Harman, Hill, Martin, Mathews, Johnson, Monroe, Bargas, Showalter, Vanhorn, Bissett, Roberts, Manown, Farrell.

Citation: Rebecca (Gray) (Curry) Hathaway, widow's pension no. W.C. 381,894; service of Benjamin F. Hathaway (Company D, 85th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment and Company C, 188th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Civil War) and service of Andrew Curry (Company D, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: Rebecca (Gray) (Curry) Hathaway was the widow of (1) Andrew Curry and (2) Benjamin Hathaway. Her widow's pension, containing information for minor children by both marriages, combines the records of both soldiers into one pension file.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Hathaway, Pipes, Gray, Ball, Curry, Hook, Huffman, Hoffman, Downey, Parker, Young, Temple, Campbell, Webb, Bratton, Rinehart, Day, Grimes, Dollyers, Clutter, Baily, Ross, Anderson, Rinehart, Thomas, Young, Rutan, Lindsey, Bradford, Hedge, Gow, Barnett, Woods, Montgomery, Call, Clemens, Irvin, Roup [Roupe], Rigley, Devore, Carter, Moredock, Phelan, Mapel, Sayers, Kigley, Ewart, Delay, Dille, Smith, Gayhart, Kegley, Lippencott, Harden, Sayres, Sharp, Fonner, Meek, Throckmorton, Manley, Beabout, Dunn, Garard, Bigler, Ross, Frazier, Huss, Raum, Mankey, Ullom, Jamison, Worley, Laidley, Webb, Barker, and Swart.

Citation: Margaret Jane (Myers) Debolt, widow's pension no. W.C. 110,034; service of Isaac Debolt (Private, Company G, 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: [Biographical sketch courtesy of Carole Clarke.] Isaac Debolt died in Hamlin Hospital, Point Lookout, Maryland, on 27 June 1864 from wounds received in the Battle of Spotsylvania. The pension file contains several letters written by Isaac Debolt, to his wife and sister, while he was at war. Isaac married Margaret Jane Myers on 15 January 1851, in Aleppo Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Margaret's widow's pension was terminated on the grounds that she had an inappropriate relationship with Isaac Debolt’s brother, Morgan Debolt. The pension file mentions the “Red Men” paying Margaret a visit.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Debolt, Holtzlander, Kingsland, Bryan, Myers, Plecher [Pletcher], Wise, Elbin, Temple, Huss, Ingham, Rinehart, Hinerman, Meighen, Spraggs, Roseberry, Tedrow, Simms, Barnett, Bales, Barger, McGregor, Riggle, Mathews, Hicks, Finegan, Morris, Garrison, Smith, Benhane, Pipes, Helman, Clark, Stiles, Carle, Miller, Scott, Ullom, Hughes, Antill, Stewart, Davis, Whipkey, Bosworth, Clements, Bently, Herrington, Fonner, Moore, Belman, Strait, Carl, Balsworth, McVay, Chambers, Helman, Herrington, Owen Hines, Griggs, White, Bayles, Carroll, Wilson, Gregg, Shultz, and Wood.

Citation: Perry Dorsey (Private, Company D, 6th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment, Civil War) pension no. S.C. 654,504, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: Perry Walter Doresy was born near Morgantown, West Virginia, on 24 January 1838. When he enlisted in the military, he was living near Carmichaels, Greene County, Pennsylvania. He moved to neighboring Fayette County in 1867. Perry was married to Mary Elizabeth Godfrey (a/k/a Baxter) in Smithfield, Fayette County, on 9 June 1870.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Dorsey, Smith, O’Neil, Rankin, Evans, Abraham, Gaiter, Monteith, Lewis, Conn, Tibbs, Guiher, Campbell, Stuck, Lochren, Ainsworth, Davidson, Crago, Kendall, Thompkins, Roberts, Taylor, Warner, Davenport, Tieman, Saltzgaber, Gardner, Godfrey, Rosboro, Scott, Vandervort, Brelsford, Howard, Bell, Dalin, Feather, Ellis, Chopin, Stade, Archer, Wade, Cuddy, McLaughlin, Morrison, Stratton, High, Dodge, Sargeant, Raub, Keenan, Atcheson, Burner, Cheesman, Hicks, Bingham, Stith, Ingram, Miller, Utt, Core, White, Sturgeon, Tomence, Fitch, Brock, Kelly, Brock, McCleathan, Batton, Holbert, Gordon, and Hackney.

Citation: Catharine M. Downey, mother's pension application no. W.C. 309,761; service of John I. Downey (Sergeant, Company H, 123rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: John Inghram Downey [1842-1863] was a son of Robinson West Downey and Catharine Inghram. View the documents and photographs related to him in the Greene Connections Archives Project.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Downey, Inghram, Evans, Nesbit, Smith, Wiley, Smalley, Garard, Ainsworth, Raum, Cumpston, Houston, Berryhill, Rinehart, Hunnel, and Campbell.

Citation: Matilda J. Ganiear, widow's pension no. W.C. 707,838; service of John H. Ganiear (Private, Company G, 87th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: John Hayes Ganiear [1847-1925] was a son of James Ganiear and Rebecca Johnson. He married Matilda Josephine Hedge on 23 October 1870. John was well known in Waynesburg for his furniture and undertaking business, J. H. Ganiear & Son, located on East High Street in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. View documents and photographs related to him in the Greene Connections Archives Project as well as for his business.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Ganiear, Hayes, Wooster, Scott, Geiger, Ross, McCary, Davis, Sayers, Willey, Randall, Livingston, Reinburg, Jones, Candlish, Paschal, Lippincott, Montgomery, McCary, Bell, Hamberger, Cooper, Rogers, Allison, Stagg, Elliott, Finfrock, Frazier, Ainsworth, Raum, Davenport, Zook, Morris, Lochren, Pauly, Iams, Parry, Miller, Hedge, Varner, Allison, Hooper, and Saltzgaber.

Citation: James F. Garrettson (Private, Company D, 10th Veteran Reserve Corps and 132nd Company, 2nd Battalion Veteran Reserve Corps, Civil War) pension no. S.C. 897,997; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: James F. Garrettson [1821-1900] married Harriet B. McClelland [1829-1854], of Greene County, Pennsylvania. Harriet was the daughter of William Daily McClelland and Elizabeth Buchanan. Their son, William McClelland Garrettson [1852-1910], stayed in Greene County, where he raised a large family with many descendants still in the area today.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Garrettson, Wiley, McCoy, Wood, Lemon, Smith, Lochren, Thomas, Sayers, Frazier, Strosnider, Iams, Ullom, Jackson, Jones, Irvin, Woods, Wilson, Raum, Lowe, Foster, Collins, Featherstonhaugh, Evans, Rice, McClellan, Whitehead, Lemon, Houston, Yeatman, Jennings, Hoskinson Deen, Mapel, Berryhill, Reddick, Sharpnack, Brock, Wormelle, Hall, Van Orman, Clemons, Foster, Goddard, Travis, Benjamin, Ainsworth, Woodward, Goddard, King Allen, and Miller.

Citation: Rebecca (Gray) (Curry) Hathaway, widow's pension no. W.C. 381,894; service of Benjamin F. Hathaway (Company D, 85th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment and Company C, 188th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Civil War) and service of Andrew Curry (Company D, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: Rebecca (Gray) (Curry) Hathaway was the widow of (1) Andrew Curry and (2) Benjamin Hathaway. Her widow's pension, containing information for minor children by both marriages, combines the records of both soldiers into one pension file.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Hathaway, Warner, Drum, Black, Pipes, Curry, Gray, Hook, Huffman, Hoffman, Parker, Young, Downey, Guiher, Temple, Campbell, Webb, Bratton, Rinehart, Day, Myers, Grimes, Clutter, Baily, Ross, Anderson, Cary, Thomas, Rutan, Lindsey, Amos, Bradford, Hedge, Scott, Gow, Dawson, Barnett, Woods, Montgomery, Raum, Ainsworth, Call, Clemons, Irvin [Irwin], Roup [Roupe], Carter, Moredock, Devore, Hayes, Fry, Thompson, Mapel, Denny, Kigley [Keigley], Dille, Lippencott, Gayhart, Denny, Lampkins, Call, Fonner, Meek, Travis, Throckmorton, Mankey, Ray, Hook, Beabout [Bebout], Dunn, Garard, Bigler, Harden, Ullom, Deloy, Jamison, Smith, Lochran, Worley, Laidly, Wright, Webb, Barker, and Swart.

Citation: John W. Hays (Private, Company I, 8th Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry Regiment (37th Volunteers), Civil War) pension no. S.C. 259,986; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: John William Hays [1838c-1892] was a son of William Hays and Nancy Hornish. His first wife was Sarah Phillips. After her death, he married on 1 June 1879, a widow, Mrs. Sarah Sheppard, who is named in the pension file. He is buried, with his first wife, in Green Mount Cemetery at Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. View documents and photographs related to him in the Greene Connections Archives Project.

Citation: Nancy Hays, widow's pension no. W.C. 303,581; service of William Hays (Private, Company F, 5th Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: William Hays [1812-1887] was the husband of Nancy Hornish. They are buried in Green Mount Cemetery at Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. View documents and photographs related to him in the Greene Connections Archives Project.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Hays [Hayes], Ray, Evans, Nesbit, Heanell, Hornish, Woodward, Webb, Thomas, Pipes, Raum, Ainsworth, Cooke, Travis, Wiley, Post, Amon, and Allen.

Citation: Rebecca (Conner) Headlee, widow's pension no. W.C. 16,549; service of John E. Headlee (Private, Company G, 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: [Biographical sketch courtesy of Carole Clarke.] John E. Headlee died of lung fever in the hospital at Fairfax Court House (Virginia) on 19 May 1863. He married Rebecca Conner on 14 July 1850. Rebecca died 14 June 1899.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Headlee, Black, Phelan, Gaper, Kingsland, Connor, Conner, Worley, Barnett, Marks, Temple, Henderson, Fox, and Barber.

Citation: Lucinda (Stoops) Headley, widow's pension no. W.C. 91,413; service of Erastus Headley (Private, Company I, 8th Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry Regiment (37th Volunteers), Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Citation: Hannah Hill, mother's pension no. W.C. 89159; service of Heaton Hill (Corporal, Company F, 1st Illinois Cavalry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: [Biographical sketch courtesy of Carole Clarke.] Heaton Hill was wounded at the Battle of Lexington, Missouri, and died from his wounds on 15 October 1861. He was the son of Samuel Hill and Hannah (Hill) Hill. Samuel and Hannah were married by Rev. James Seymour, on 16 February 1826, in Greene County, Pennsylvania. Samuel died on 21 April 1840. Heaton Hill provided for his mother after his father’s death.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Hill, Holtzlander, Lindsey, Marshall, Thompson, Worley, Woods, Downey, Waddell, Webb, Floyd, Pritchard, Hughes, Burnap, Collins, Byrum, Runyon, Adams, and Matheny.

Citation: John Hilton (Private, Company B, 6th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment, Civil War) pension no. S.C. 918,048; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: [Biographical sketch courtesy of Carole Clarke.] John Hilton was born 19 February 1842 near Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania. He was married to (1) Mary McDonald on 8 May 1861, by Charles Wright; (2) Jane Hamilton in Cincinnati, Ohio; and (3) Maria Flynn.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Hilton, Wright, Flynn, McDonald, Hamilton, Washington, Henzmann, Cloud, Kountz, Thomas, Pleasants, Robinson [Robertson and Robertsen], McKelvey, Alderman, Hazzard, McNulty, Grubbs, Springer, Lenz Tucke, Beatty, Langfitt, Husetter, Beach, Johnston, Cole, Lohan, Baker, Fife, Gardiner, Beck, Schuler, Weaver, Fall, Morris, Keenan, Martin, Hays, Harrison, Graffam, Nevins, Raub, Tyler, Dedrick, Hall, Wilson, Ingram, Gross, Darry, Kaiser Gloeckner, Stork, Phillips, Laurel, Gillen, Sullivan, Saunders, Copeland, Andrews, Bradle, Stevenson, Heiser, Goncar, Grover, Miller, McKenzie, Whitney, Gardner, Saltzgaber, Stone, Clark, and Dedrick.

Citation: To be added.
Greene County Connections: George Hixenbaugh [1817c-1882] married Rebecca Rinehart, of Greene County, Pennsylvania.

Citation: Elizabeth Heaton (Lindsey) Inghram, mother's pension application no. W.C. 284,961; service of James Lindsey Inghram (1st Lieutenant and Adjutant, Company I, 8th Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry Regiment (37th Pennsylvania Volunteers), Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: James Lindsey Inghram [1840-1862] was killed in action at the Battle of Fredericksburg. He was a son of Lorenzo Dow Inghram and Elizabeth Heaton Lindsey. The pension application filed by his mother is rich in genealogical detail. She identifies birth, death, and marriage dates for family members, the names of her parents and siblings, and specifics about the occupations and residences of the Inghram and Lindsey families in Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania. To prove that her son supported her financially, she also includes letters mailed home by James Lindsey Inghram during the Civil War. These include important context for military as well as family experiences during the early period of the war.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Inghram, Lindsey, Evans, Nesbit, Helman, Fritts, Pogue, Fadis [Faddis], Kendall, Minor, Cotterell [Cotterrel], Crayne, Colver, Hill, Heaton, Shroyer, Woods, Crawford, Headlee [Headley], Moredock, Galbraith, Muiser, Bell, Kelly, Greenlee, Smith, Laidley, Gray, Patton, Flenniken, Rex, Hogue, Sankey, Baumgardner, Rice, Stillwell, Denney [Denny], Tilton, Stuart, Shriver, Randolph, Lazear, Compston, Wise, Farmer, Spragg, Parkinson, McGovern, Ward, Clarke, Provance, Estle, Black, Martin, Neil [Neel], Robertson, Whinnell, Johns, Milliken, Filbey, Pipes, Dunlap, Clark, McClellan, Casey, Howell, McDowell, McCall, Gallup [Gallupe], Baily [Bailey], Wetter, Kent, Lucas, Rinehart, Oliphant, Seals, Worley, Scott, Reynolds, Hankins, Wendall, Rush, Laurence, Forbes, Shield, Ords, Banks, Hood, Pratt, Blackly, Stoy, Johnson, Wishart, Lemon, Connor, Meighen, Burnside, Pope, Horner, Watson, and Axton.

Citation: Jesse Inghram (Private, Company H, 142nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment) pension application no. S.O. 1,335,546; Case Files of Disapproved Pension Applications of Veterans of the Army and the Navy, 1861-1934; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Inghram, Downey, Weiss, Hofman [Hoffman], Hughes, Morris, Warner, and Hemingway.

Citation: Martha (Hagan) Kees, widow's pension no. W.C. 80,247; service of David Kees (Private, Company I, 8th Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry Regiment (37th Pennsylvania Volunteers) and Company H, 191st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Citation: Sarah (Shanes) Kughn, widow's pension no. W.C. 30,996; service of John Kughn (Private, Company K, 14th West Virginia Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Citation: Ephraim Leasure (Private, Company E, 14th West Virginia Infantry Regiment, Civil War) pension no. S.C. 138,383, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: Descendants of Ephraim's son, John [1859-1921], settled in Greene County, Pennsylvania, where relatives are still living today. See image no. 254 in the scanned file for the most detailed family data pertaining to Ephraim's marriages and children.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Leasure, Staley, Stealy, Hickman, Booth, Fenharty, Davis, Boggs, Howell, Berkley, Young, McKeehan, Bowack, Carr, Gillespie, West, Lowther, Chesney, Richardson, Sellers, Raub, Hensley, Rader, Shinkey, Harrison, Casto, Philsm, Bean, Hartinger, Davison, Keener, Somerville, McCluny, Thorn, Lockwood, Warner, Glasscock, Fluharty, Finney, Dalton, Clarke, Woodyard, Hunt, Shannon, Carter, Seaman, Ledsome, Garrett, Brown, Hornbeck, Harvey, Mason, Odell, Freemont, Leslin, Craig, Hill, Wise, Cottle, Roberts, Dawkins, Lasume, Hartley, Johnson, Denison, Smiggett, Barger, Buckley, Gunistead, Harrison, Connor, Houston, Proctor, Peck, Upham, Wormelle, Welty, Desha, Jones, McDonald, Culbertson, Mann, Burke, Coplin, Whitny, Hensley, Swiggett, Williamson, Earl, Benedum, Steel, Parker, Lochren, Ainsworth, , Martin, Loveall, Newman, Echelbury, Parks, Stone, Lowe, Stauffer, Barnes, Curry, Wilson, Meek, Scott, Horn, Campbell, Doan, Lacey, Scroggy, Cogley, Grinsted, Chandler, Patrick, Ickis, Chapen, Bowers, Davenport, Reese, Farran, Sumers, Banden, Dailey [Daily], Saltzgaber, Moss, Hamilton, Bell, McIntosh, Morris, Powell, Cunningham, King, Bound, Burroughs, Holbert, Benedum, Evans, McEldowney, McCaskey, Mulligan, Bowen, Washburn, and Cuddy.

Citation: Nelson Lett (Private, Company D, 6th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment, Civil War) pension no. S.C. 570,735; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: [Biographical sketch courtesy of Carole Clarke.] William Nelson Lett was married to Levina "Vina" (Jackson) Boggs on 17 September 1882, by Rev William H. Brown, in Mt. Pleasant, Jefferson County, Ohio. Vina was previously married to William H. Boggs, who died 13 September 1881, at Belpre, Washington County, Ohio. Vina was approved for a widow's pension in April 1896, but it was terminated shortly thereafter. It was alleged that Vina had an inappropriate relationship with John W. Jones.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Lett, McMurray, Haynes, Rabbitts, Monroe, Miller, Brown, Randall, Riffel, Wade, Newman, Paxton, Watson, Allen, Snowden, Brooks, Barkley, Fletcher, Underwood, McIntire, Rea, Patterson, Jamison, Jones, Linden, Bradford, Scurry, Wall, Speaks, Boyd, Painter, Toles, Snowden, Richardson, Talbott, Gibbs, Hazelwood, Smith, Howell, White, Cook, Burton, Young, Jackson, Phalls, Hargrow, Thomas, Lee, Wade, Skinner, Quimby, Rodgers, Brock, Williams, Garrison, Grant, Mitchell, Whitacre, Francis, Cushing, Fillmore, Hall, Dugan, Moore, Beach, Sprague, Sharp, Schaffer, Thompson, Loury, Helpbinger, Newman, Scott, Weaver, Davenport, Davis, Webster, Rice, Gill, Ray, Tillinghart, Foster, King, Rhonemus, and Bishop.

Citation: Susan Lindsey, mother's pension no. W.C. 8,347; service of Hiram H. Lindsey (Private, Company I, 8th Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry Regiment (37th Pennsylvania Volunteers), Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Citation: Thomas B. Linskea (Private, Company C, 3rd U.S. Artillery Regiment) pension application no. S.O. 1,156,315; Case Files of Disapproved Pension Applications of Veterans of the Army and the Navy, 1861-1934; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: Thomas B. Linskea was born circa 1868, in Greene County, Pennsylvania. He was a son of John B. Linskea and Eleanor Morris. His mother was a native of Greene County, the daughter of John Morris and Charlotte Nichols. Her photo album, including images of Thomas as a child, is a part of the Elizabeth Jane (Davis) (Rex) Morris Collection in the Greene Connections Archives Project. The Linskea family moved to Saline County, Nebraska, in the 1870s.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Linskea, Wood, Fearing, Rex, Featherstonhaugh, Lochren, Sterling, Ruffin, Neumeyer, Gilliam, Anderson, Newton, Lancaster, Dyer, Newton, Ainsworth, Carson, Ullom, Sith, Closson, Newmeyer, Ball, Ruffin, Bowman, Gilliam, and Morris.

Citation: Wilkinson Manley (Private, Company H, 24th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment, Civil War) pension no. S.C. 261,760, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: Wilkinson Manley [1844-1921] and his wife, Catharine Hall, raised their family in Waynesburg, where he worked for many years as a barber. They are buried in Green Mount Cemetery.

Citation: Elizabeth McClelland, mother's pension application no. W.O. 278,995; service of Elijah McClelland (Private, Company I, 8th Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry Regiment (37th Pennsylvania Volunteers), Civil War); Case Files of Disapproved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: Elijah was the youngest son of William McClelland and Elizabeth Buchanan. He was killed in action on 27 June 1862, at the Battle of Gaines' Mill, near Richmond, Virginia. His older brothers William and John Henry also served during the Civil War.

Citation: Lucretia E. McClelland, widow's pension no. W.C. 353,024; service of William D. McClelland (Private, Company N, 6th West Virginia Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: William was the son of William McClelland and Elizabeth Buchanan. His brothers Elijah and John Henry also served during the Civil War.

Citation: Elizabeth Cecil McCracken, widow's pension no. W.C. 27,358; service of Alexander McCracken (Private, Company L, 6th West Virginia Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: [Biographical sketch courtesy of Carole Clarke.] Alexander McCracken died of typhoid fever on 9 July 1863, at Rowlesburg, Preston County, West Virginia. He was the son of David McCracken and Mary Crall. Alexander was married to Elizabeth Cecil on 4 June 1862, by Samuel Vanatta at Ryerson Station, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth was born 18 September 1845, the daughter of William Cecil and Delilah Coe. Her parents died when she was 5 years old, and John Chambers was appointed her guardian. Elizabeth was remarried to Alexander's brother, Charles McCracken, on 23 June 1865, in Greene County, Pennsylvania. Charles died 19 April 1911. Elizabeth was approved for a Remarried Widow’s Pension after Charles’s death. Elizabeth died on 30 March 1923.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): McCracken, Cecil, Vanatta, Moore, Hildreth, Burkle, Phillips, Eoff, Morris, Boyers, Drake, Temple, Fitzgerald, Tredway, Vincent, Dawson, Sutherland, Dickey, McDonald, Dowler, Pipes, Lowe Wise, Hinerman [Heineman], King, Houston, Tull, Hazlett, Early, Royse, Duncan, Gardner, Jones, McConaughey, Elbin, Lyon, Newell, Hicks, Allison, Livingston, Wolfe, Tallmadge, Early, Dunkin, Kays, Lowery and Turner.

Citation: Oliver Perry McGruder (a/k/a Magruder) (Private, Company H, 41st U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment, Civil War) pension no. S.C. 482,122, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: In Deposition B, page 5 (digital image 16), Oliver states, "I am the Oliver P. McGruder who served in Co. H 41st U.S.C.T. Enlisted Oct. 5th 1864, and was discharged June 14th 1865.... I was born a slave - was owned by Francis Kelley's heirs, they lived about 12 miles from Moundsville West Va. (Marshall Co.).... I was freed about two years before I enlisted - I remained on the same farm - until enlistment." Oliver lived the latter part of his life in Greene County, Pennsylvania, and is buried in Green Mount Cemetery.

Citation: Rachel (Lemley) McMasters, widow's pension no. W.C. 57,414; service of James McMasters (Private, Company G, 85th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Citation: Maria (Townsend) Mitchener, widow's pension application no. W.O. 521,285; service of Milton W. Mitchener (Captain, Company D, Ringgold Battalion Cavalry (22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment), Civil War); Case Files of Disapproved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: This pension claim was abandoned by the claimant, Maria (Townsend) Mitchener [1850-1914], because she "had obtained proof to her satisfaction that the soldier had been previously married, and had a wife living at date of his marriage to applicant, from whom he had never been divorced, hence she was not the legal widow of the soldier for pensionable purposes." Milton W. Mitchener [1837-1890] was married in 1860, to Elizabeth V. Evans [1840-1919], with whom he had four children. According to Maria's claim, he subsequently married her on 14 March 1870, and they had three children together. It does not appear that Elizabeth ever filed for a widow's pension, most likely because she had been separated from her husband for 20 years prior to his death; however, according to Maria's abandoned claim, it is likely that Elizabeth could have proven she was the legal widow, and thereby received the pension, had she applied. View documents and photographs related to Milton in the Greene Connections Archives Project, also see entries for his first wife, Elizabeth (Evans) Mitchener.

Citation: Elizabeth (Glenn) Morris, widow's pension no. W.C. 47,420; service of Thomas T. Morris (Lieutenant Colonel, Field & Staff, 15th West Virginia Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: [Biographical sketch courtesy of Carole Clarke.] Thomas Morris was killed in action at Snicker’s Gap, Virginia, on 18 July 1864. He married Elizabeth Glenn, at Jacksonville, Greene County, Pennsylvania, by Samuel Vanatta, Esq., on 9 March 1853. Elizabeth died 13 June 1914, in Victor, Colorado.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Morris, Morse, Parkinson, McCaslin, Vanatta, Glenn, Dolen, Phillips, Riggs, Harr, Drake, Hineman, Temple, Victor, Barnett, Gray, Caldwell, Finn, Stidger, Dickey, Guthrie, Scott, Ullom, Pollock, Walker, Dryden, Strecker, Robinson, Stout, Rogers, Elliott, Dwyer, Hayes, Thomas, James, Saltzgaber, Baker, and Dukes.

Citation: William L. Murdock, minor child's pension no. W.C. 33,931; service of Andrew R. Murdock (Private, Company G, 36th Iowa Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: [Biographical sketch courtesy of Carole Clarke.] Andrew R. Murdock died 7 June 1863 at Keokuk, Iowa. He was married to Mary Jane Houston, by Rev. J. S. Buchanan, on 23 November 1847, in Aleppo Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Mary Jane died 28 April 1861. Jacob L. Earnest filed a pension claim for the care of the minor children of Andrew R. Murdock and Mary Jane Houston.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Murdock, Buchanan, Earnest, Fields, Houston, Miller, Fee, Murdy, Woodward, Moore, Drake, Temple, Barnett Taylor, Kidd, Murdy, and Galbreith.

Citation: Nancy Ann Patterson, minor child's pension no. W.C. 125,316; service of Emanuel Patterson (Private, Company D, 6th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: [Biographical sketch courtesy of Carole Clarke.] Emanuel [Emmanuel] Patterson was killed in action on 29 September 1864, at Deep Bottom, New Market Heights, Virginia. He was married to Elizabeth Perrill, on 10 October 1858, by William Fox, Esq., at his home in Springhill Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. They had one child together, Nancy A. Patterson, born 3 June 1863. Elizabeth remarried Henry Copenhaver, on 3 December 1865, at Joseph Hilton’s home in Jackson Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. A copy of their marriage certificate is included in the pension file. Peter Grimes filed a pension claim as guardian for Nancy A. Patterson.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Patterson, Copenhaver, Downey, Grimes, Connell, McMurray, Brant, Pethtel, Barnes, Woodward, Perrill, Hilton, Fox, Redman, Yeager, Duncan, Hewitt, Temple, Washington, Myers, Rinehart, Smith, Hilton, Lantz, Shriver, Barnett, and Williams.

Citation: Henry Pearl (Private, Company G, 41st U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment, Civil War), pension no. C-2545739; Case Files of Pension Applications Based on Service Completed in the Years 1817 to Approximately 1903; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: [Biographical sketch courtesy of Jan Slater]. Henry Pearl Jr. was a son of Henry Pearl Sr. and Jane Fowler. He was born 1840, in Greene County, and died 1923, in Ontario, Canada. Some families of color from Greene County, removed to Canada, including members of the McCurdy family. On image no. 95 of his pension file, Henry notes that he was born in Greene County, Pennsylvania.

Citation: William P. Phelan (Corporal, Company G, 62nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Civil War) pension no. S.C. 182,439, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: [Biographical sketch courtesy of Candice Buchanan and Carole Clarke.] William Paull Phelan was injured at Malvern Hill, Virginia. He was captured at White Oak and confined in Richmond, Virginia. He deserted, was dishonorably discharged, and then demoted in rank. His General Court Martial appears in Record Group 153: Records of the Office of the Judge Advocate General (Army). He was the son of John Phelan and Jane Walker. His brother, John Rogers Phelan [1846-1870], was lost at sea with the U.S.S. Oneida, on 24 January 1870. William was married to Lilia Tatem, on 28 June 1861, by Rev J. H. Peters, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A copy of the marriage certificate is included in the pension file.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Phelan, Wise, Beringer, Turner, Blakeley, Acheson, Sayers, Gross, Tatem, Evans, Scott, Wood, Dalton, Lockwood, Curry, Colema, Raub, Schubart, Schubart, Eynow, Rathbone, Stotler, Beringer, Rogers, Loughman, Kennedy, Black, Herron, Kelley [Kelly], Fadden, Prall, White, Brown, Clark, Williams, Kerin, Wharton, Wilson, Shaw, Wishart, McMasters, Huselton, Phillips, Gladden, O’Connor, Barton, Wiley, Marsh, Meanor, Offutt, Stillwagon, Carter, Moredock, Sayers, Hoge, Freeland, Wood, Rathbone, Saling, Gray, Turner, Niles, Ramsey, McKee, McCully, Scholl, and Kearcher.

Citation: William H. Phillips, John Phillips, and Margaret Phillips, minor children's pension no. W.C. 109,763; service of Henry Phillips (Company G, 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: This file contains excellent family data for Henry Phillips and his wife, Nancy (Rhodes) Phillips, whose orphaned, minor children received the pension.

Citation: TBA
Greene Connections: Nathaniel W. Pollock [1842c-1876] married Florella Downey [1845c-1875] in Lewis County, Missouri, on 27 May 1869. Florella (Downey) Pollock was a graduate of Waynesburg College, Class of 1867.

Citation: Susan H. Pyle, widow's pension no. W.C. 931,770; service of Cyrus Pyle (Private, Company G, 192nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: Cyrus Pyle built the house at 645 N. Morris Street in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, where he and his wife, Susan (Hertzog) Pyle, lived with their family from 1875 to 1882. Cyrus later deserted Susan, but never divorced her. Susan was required to prove she was Cyrus's lawful widow in order to receive the pension. Depositions include important family data from Greene and Fayette Counties, including testimony from the woman Cyrus lived with after he left Susan.

Citation: Anne Redmond, mother's pension application no. W.O. 358,861; service of David Redmond (Private, Company H, 1st West Virginia Cavalry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Disapproved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: David E. Redmond [1829-1862] was the son of Joshua Redmond and Anna McClelland. (Also see Joshua's War of 1812 pension file.) The family is buried at Green Mount Cemetery in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania.

Citation: Thomas H. Ridgeway (Landsman), pension application no. 12391; Case Files of Disapproved Pension Applications of Civil War and Later Navy Veterans; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Ridgeway, Brown, McKean, Scott, Ansley, Jordan, Cotterel, Coldren, Gordon, McMinn, Delancy, Young, Wade, Acheson, Jacobs, Coldren, Webster, Larimer, Smith, Dudley, Howell, Hook, Silveus, Hare, Middleton, Pipes, Garard, Woods, Laderius [Landaris, Ladarsis, ad Laderius], Pollock, Dunlap, Patton, Blair, Downey, Black, Buford, Gunnell, Warner, Craft, Inghram, Stroman, Davis, Denny, Enoch, Wilson, Kelly, Patterson, Lewis, Whitbury, Hechelman, Stevens, Rendall, McCullough, Snider, White, Matthews, King, Taber, Whitman, Hatfield, Nichols, Powell, Raub, Bryant, McLean, Murphy, Evans, Frith [Fritze], Cooper, Hanock, Clark, Irwin, Butler, Dungan, Heneberger, Cabell, Bear, Brown, Johnson, McLaughlin, Robertson, Schlordt, Watson, Jacobs, Kendall, Crago, Tieman Saltzgaber, Stevens, Ansley, Cotterel, Delancy, Thompson, and Camp.

Citation: Sarah Rinehart, mother's pension no. W.C. 194,714; service of Matthew D. Rinehart (Private, Company I, 8th Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry Regiment (37th Pennsylvania Volunteers), Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: Matthew Dille Rinehart [1844-1862] was the son of Jesse Rinehart and his second wife, Sarah Dille. He was killed in action at Fredericksburg, Virginia. Matthew's pension record provides interesting information about his role in sustaining the family business prior to his military service. View documents and photographs related to him in the Greene Connections Archives Project.

Citation: Julia Ann Stewart Roseberry, widow's pension no. W.C. 107,017; service of Thomas Roseberry (Private, Company F, 85th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: [Biographical sketch courtesy of Carole Clarke.] Thomas Roseberry died 5 August 1865, near Oak Forest, Greene County, Pennsylvania, from chronic phthisis pulmonalis. He was married to Julia Ann Stewart, on 22 May 1858, in Richhill Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, by Peter Grimes. Julia Ann was remarried to Hiram J. Bell, by Rev. Joel J. Wood, at Len Stewart’s home on 7 April 1869 in Wayne Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Hiram J. Bell died 17 July 1927 in Mullen, Nebraska. Julia renewed her pension claim after the death of Hiram Bell. Julia Ann was born 3 October 1840, near Oak Forest, Greene County, Pennsylvania, and died 9 March 1928. D. R. P. Huss submitted a claim as guardian for the minor children of Thomas Roseberry, but he was removed for improprieties, and replaced by James E. Sayers.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Roseberry, Temple, Stewart, Grimes, Gray, Huss, Heagar, Morris, Anderson, Temple, Huss, Webb, Huston [Houston], Montgomery, Wood, Mitchel [Mitchell], Chaney, Call, Netsgan, Bell, Randall, Burnell, Garrard, Rinehart, Yaryan, Dutton, Hoge, Sayers, Frazier, Pollock, Humphrey, Cumberledge, Scott, Kelley, Babbitt, Bruce, Dankers, Atkinson, Barnes, Soule, Keck, Connell, Rogers, Thomas, Rinehart, Wilson, Custer, Fordyce, Worley, Ferrell, Braden, Chandler, Cole, McClellan, Barnett, Collier, Clarke, Redway, and Wise.

Citation: Jane Elizabeth (Ragan) (Shane) Zink, widow's pension no. W.C. 39,843; service of James M. Shane (98th Ohio Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: James M. Shane [1830-1864] was the first husband of Jane Elizabeth Ragan [1835-1916]. Jane was born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, to Rev. Zachariah Connell Ragan and Martha Buchanan.

Citation: Barbary Shape, widow's pension no. W.C. 68,875; service of Frederick Shape (Private, Company A, 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Citation: Albert A. Shape and Jackson L. Shape, minor children's pension no. W.C. 174,374; service of Frederick Shape (Private, Company A, 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Citation: Mary C. Mildred Silveus, widow's pension no. W.C. 54,780; service of William Silveus (Private, Company I, 8th Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry Regiment (37th Pennsylvania Volunteers), Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: [Biographical sketch courtesy of Carole Clarke.] William Silveus was captured at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, and died at Parole Prison in Annapolis, Maryland, on 12 January 1863. He was married to Mary C. Mildred, on 28 September 1856, in Center Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, by Rev J. P. French. Mary died 11 June 1895.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Silveus, Kent, Huss, Graff, Temple, Baily, Mildred, Rinehart, Smith, Hays, Webb, Kent, Barnett, Call, Huss, John, Skinner, Dulany, Pipes, and Jacob.

Citation: Isaac Newton Simms, minor child's pension no. W.C. 123,054; service of Josiah Simms (Private, Company D, 1st West Virginia Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: Josiah married Adaline Cole on 15 June 1859, in Greene County, Pennsylvania. He died 5 June 1864. She subsequently married Jacob Rom (a/k/a Rhome) on 24 December 1865. The pension file includes data from the Simms family bible, as well as depositions and data for the Cole, Rom (a/k/a Rhome), and Simms families.

Pension file not housed at the National Archives in Washington, DC. This record may be in the custody of the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri or the Veterans Administration. Order records through the NPRC by completing the Standard Form 180. Order records through the VA by filing a FOIA request.

Citation: To Be Added
Greene County Connections: A Special Examiner was required to investigate the pension claim of Harvey Peter Staley's widow, Mary (Elliott) Staley [1834-1922]. In his summary on image nos. 67-69, the Special Examiner complains about the unreliability of deponents, lack of corroborating evidence, and, most particularly, the deceitfulness of the claimant. On the other hand, his own bias and misogyny may have tainted the depositions. Consequently, this file must be read carefully and completely. It is not possible to abstract a single point (such as a stated relationship or birth date) without assuring that the same point is not subsequently contradicted. Nevertheless, the pension file provides an extremely rare opportunity to read interviews that capture the dialogue and personality of numerous relatives and community members. The insights into family dynamics, including the deceptions, are critical to the genealogical research of the Alexander, Elliott, Staley, Whipkey, and other interconnected families in Greene and Washington Counties, Pennsylvania.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Staley, Collins, Jones, McGlumphy, Whipkey, Noble, Moslander, Beatty, Haucher [Hancher], Galloway, Alexander, Loughbridge, Foster, Scott, Lohr, Crampsy [Campsy], Barnett, Riggs, Murphy, McCracken, Elliott [Elliot], Alums [Allum], Morris, Sprowls, McClellan, Dains, Jacobs, Neilly [Neely], Post, Smith, Hull, Booher, Hunt, Siepold, Tuttle, McNay, Shupler [Supler], Braddock, Burns, McDaniels, Goerhing, Drake, Montague, Kahn, Trout, Kerns, Hollen, Murray, Tedrow, Cook, Thompson, Daljo, Simms, Houston, Beecroft, White, Coonrad, Weaver, Cracraft, Brownlee, Edgar, Blayney, Wolfe, Adams, Hunter, Pipes, Nichols, Howard, Dean, Kincaid, Hughes, and Ullom.

Citation: Jane Swart, widow's pension no. W.C. 658,115; service of Harvey Swart (Private, Company D, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: Harvey Eli Swart [1833-1907] was the husband of Margaret Jane Arnold [1858-1937], daughter of Abraham Arnold and Harriet Watson. Though most of their lives were spent in Washington County, Jane was born in Greene County, and had relatives in both communities.

Citation: Katherine Thomas, mother's pension no. XC-2,526,129; service of Tallie E. Thomas (Private, Company K, 10th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Spanish-American War); Case Files of Pension Applications Based on Service Completed in the Years 1817 to Approximately 1903; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: Tallie Edward Thomas [1880-1914] was a son of David Thomas and Catherine Buchanan. His pension file confirms his marriage to and divorce from Bernadette Beatrice Healey [1879-1959], who was denied widow's benefits. Tallie's brother, Harry Thomas, served with him in Company K. View documents and photographs related to him in the Greene Connections Archives Project.

Citation: Esna D. Watson, Elwood G. Watson, Leslie B. Watson, and Don D. Watson, minor children's pension no. W.C. 549,559; service of David D. Watson (Private, Company B, 85th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: David was the son of John Watson and Mary Ann Almost. His brothers James, John, and Robert also served in the Civil War. After the war, he lived with his family in Washington Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. He married (1) Sarah Elizabeth Smith [1846-1887] and (2) Eliza Anne Garrett [1857-1902]. The latter filed a widow's pension, included in this file. After her death, the minor children's pension was filed for the orphaned children of the second marriage.

Citation: James Watson (Private, Company A, 168th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Civil War) pension no. S.C. 234,554, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: James was the son of John Watson and Mary Ann Almost. His brothers David, John, and Robert also served in the Civil War. After the war, he lived in the Rices Landing and North Charleroi areas with his family.

Citation: John Watson (Private, Company B, 85th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Civil War) pension no. S.C. 932,366, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: John Isaac Watson [1843-1926] was the son of John Watson and Mary Ann Almost. His brothers James, David, and Robert also served in the Civil War. After the war, he married Sarah Louisa Baker. He grew up and raised his family in both Greene and Washington Counties, Pennsylvania.

Pension file not housed at the National Archives in Washington, DC. This record may be in the custody of the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri or the Veterans Administration. Order records through the NPRC by completing the Standard Form 180. Order records through the VA by filing a FOIA request.
Greene County Connections: Robert Watson [1847-1942] was the son of John Watson and Mary Ann Almost. His brothers James, David, and John also served in the Civil War. After the war, he married Catharine Anderson. They settled in Holbrook, Center Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, where they raised a large family. Robert was one of the last surviving Civil War veterans in Greene County. He lived to age 95.

Citation: John West (Private, Company D, 6th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment, Civil War) pension no. S.C. 667,841; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): West, Scott, Patterson, Lewis, Wiley, Miller, Seif, Raub, Dickson, Woods, Huss, Wilson, Kelly, Enoch, Reed, Murphy, Lane, Prowitt, McLeary, Johnston, Campbell, Kennedy, Hickey, Potts, Baker, Vance, Day, Albert, Brown, Anderson, Allen, Collins, Ruper, Murphy, Ruper, Ainsworth, Durham [Derham], Prowitt, Crockett, Rankin, Bailey, Pearl, Hull, Lowry, Donehoo, Raum, Cherry, Black, Evans, Skinner, Riggle, Smith, Stevens, Aimes, Greer, Scott, Deems, Asbury, Bolden, Judson, Darling, Ruple, Stewart, Renslaw, McBride, Carson, Cheesman, Morris, Magill, Jones, Wolf, Eagleson, White, Knox, Hunt Wood, Tener, Merritt, Barnett, Rush, Langfelt, Curry, Duncan, and Frisbee.

Citation: Martha J Stewart Wilkinson, widow's pension no. W.C. 37,672; service of Andrew J. Wilkinson (Sergeant, Company F, 85th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: [Biographical sketch courtesy of Carole Clarke.] Andrew Wilkinson died 20 May 1864, at Point Lookout, Maryland, from wounds received in battle. Andrew was married to Martha J. Stewart, on 6 October 1853, in Jackson Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, by Johnson Smith. Martha died 21 March 1911, in Center Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. A copy of the death record is included in the file. She was buried in Rosemont Cemetery, Rogersville, Greene County, Pennsylvania.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Wilkinson, Huss, Inghram, Graff, Rodgers, Howell, Stewart, Smith, Engle, Orndoff [Ornduff, Orndurff, Orndorf], Temple, Worley, Webb, Ashworth, Barnett, Jacob, Call, Braden, Black, Bates, Adamson, Ward, Seckman, Allen, Ferguson, Wood, Headlee, Otto, Crawford, and Goodwin.

Citation: Minerva Wilson, widow's pension no. W.C. 46,908; service of Isaac Wilson (Private, Company G, 32nd U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Wilson, White, Baxter, and Ealy.

Citation: Mary Jane Wilson, Ophelia Wilson, and Henrietta Wilson, minor children's pension no. W.C. 169,817; service of Isaac Wilson (Private, Company G, 32nd U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: [Biographical sketch courtesy of Carole Clarke.] Isaac Wilson died on Seabrook Island, near Hilton Head, South Carolina, on 25 or 27 October, 1864, of typhoid fever. Isaac Wilson was married to Minerva Pearl, on 15 May 1857, by Thomas Hill, Esq. Minerva was remarried to Peter Alfred by Stephen White, Esq., on 30 April 1871. Note that a discrepancy on page 3 of the pension file, indicates that Minerva married Isaac Hill on that same day. Peter M. Grimes filed a pension claim for the support of the minor children of Isaac Wilson and Minerva Pearl. A copy of the guardianship appointment is included in the file.
Surnames: Surnames mentioned in pension file (in order of first appearance): Wilson, Grimes, Knox, Story, Kundal, Pearl [Perril and Perrill], Hill, Lindsey, White, Alfred, McGregor, Knox, Montgomery, Campbell, Let [Lett], Workman, Stosnider, Webb, Wright, Woodward, Rinehart, Sayers, Huss, Williams, Clifford, Booher, Drake, Hoskinson, Chedister, Ullom, Brandon, Stiles, Woodruff, Wallgreen, Phelan, Brown, Brooks, Graff, Adams, Long, Weaver, and Montgomery.

Citation: Sarah A. Workman, widow's pension no. W.C. 415,907; service of Ephraim Workman (Corporal, Company G, 32nd U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: Ephraim Workman [1847c-1895] was a son of Josiah Workman and Sarah Lovett. He married Sarah A. McDonald in Greene County, Pennsylvania, on 18 February 1866. They spent the latter part of their lives in neighboring Fayette County, where they are buried in Green Lane Cemetery.

Citation: Manerva Young, widow's pension no. W.C. 704,330; service of Andrew J. Young (Sergeant, Company F, 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Greene County Connections: Andrew Jackson Young was the son of Christian Young and Rachel Boyd. His pension provides proof of his marriage to Manerva Neel, as well as specific information about their children.