Chapter 352. Granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Regular Army and Navy and of wars other than the Civil War, and to certain widows and dependent relatives of such soldiers and sailors
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CHAP. 352.— An Act Granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Regular Army and Navy and of wars other than the Civil War, and to certain widows and dependent relatives of such soldiers and sailors. August 18, 1916.[[S. 5914](/us/bill/64/s/5914).][[Private, No. 106](/us/pl/64/106).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Pensions. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws— 1362 Pension.
Michael Lacey. The name of Michael Lacey, late of Company L, Third Battalion Engineers, United States Army, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pension increased. Margaret Rowsell. The name of Margaret Rowsell, widow of George Rowsell, late of Company D, Fourth Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Pensions. John E. Halaas. The name of John E.
Halaas, late of Company I, Thirty-sixth Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Michael Urell, alias Charles Welsh. The name of Michael Urell, alias Charles W’elsh, late of Company K, Seventeenth Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $20 per month. Thomas F. Lancaster. The name of Thomas F. Lancaster, late of Troop E, Eleventh Regiment United States Volunteer Cavalry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
Adesta L. Kendall. The name of Adesta L. Kendall, widow of Lucius H. Kendall, late colonel First Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $30 per month. Wilber Feaster. The name of Wilber Feaster, late of Company C, One hundred and sixty-first Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Joseph T. Kling. The name of Joseph T. Kling, late of Company G, Second Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $20 per month.
Minnie A. Curtis. The name of Minnie A. Curtis, widow of Lee A. Curtis, late of Battery B, Utah Volunteer Light Artillery, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Thomas E. Sims. The name of Thomas E. Sims, late of Company K, Twenty-first Regiment Kansas Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pension increased. Jennie G. George. The name of Jennie G. George, widow of Charles P. George, late captain, Sixteenth Regiment United States Infantry, and major, United States Army, retired, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $35 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving, and $2 per month additional on account of the minor child of said Charles P.
George until she reaches the age of sixteen years. Pensions. George A. Wilson. The name of George A. Wilson, late of Battery C, Utah Volunteer Light Artillery, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month. Henry Lee. The name of Henry Lee, late of Company K, Second Regiment Oregon Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Mary S. Colbom. The name of Mary S. Colbom, widow of Robert G. Colborn, late of Company G, Fifteenth Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month and $2 per month additional on account of the minor child of said Robert G.
Colborn until he reaches the age of sixteen years. Edward Smith. The name of Edward Smith, late of Company E, Sixteenth Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $8 per month. Pension increased. Martha L. Sternberg. The name of Martha L. Sternberg, widow of George M. Sternberg, late brigadier general and Surgeon General United States Army, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $100 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.
Pensions. Henry Koehler. The name of Henry Koehler, late of Troop D, Seventh Regiment United States Cavalry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Dale C. Cook. The name of Dale C. Cook, late of Company C, Fortieth Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $20 per month. 1363 The name of Raymond Christian, late of Company B, Nineteenth Raymond Christian. Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
The name of George P. Thompson, late of Company B, First Regiment George P. Thompson. West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $8 per month. The name of Henry Sparman, late of Company G, Second Regiment Henry Sparman. Louisiana Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Milford W. Oxley, late of United States ship Franklin, Pension increased. Milford W. Oxley. United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
The name of John B. Lucas, late of Battery A, Missouri Volunteer Pensions. John B. Lucas. Light Artillery, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Minnie Jeffers, widow of Le Roy Jeffers, late of Company Minnie Jeffers. I, First Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month and $2 per month additional on account of each of the minor children of said Le Roy Jeffers until they reach the age of sixteen years.
The name of Fonetta W. D. Scott, widow of Bernard O. Scott, late Fonetta W.D. Scott. commander, United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $30 per month. The name of John McClintic, late of Company G, One hundred and John McClintic. fifty-ninth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Minnie Kinder, widow of Everett Kinder, late of Company Minnie Kinder. D, Thirty-fifth Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, and One hundred and third Company, United States Coast Artillery, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month and $2 per month additional on account of each of the minor children of the said Everett Kinder until they reach the age of sixteen years.
The name of William Meyers, late of Company M, Twentieth Regiment William Meyers. United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Joseph England, late of Company B, Ninth Regiment Joseph England. Illinois Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of George W. Mosier, late of Company C, Second Battalion, Pensions increased. George W. Mosier. Nineteenth Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
The name of Reuben Allred, late of Company A, Mormon Battalion, Reuben Allred. Iowa Volunteers, War with Mexico, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Harry B. Helm, late of Company A, One hundred and Pensions. Harry B. Helm. fifty-eighth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of George Rhode, late of Troop I, Second United States George Rhode.
Cavalry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month. The name of Margaret S. Gemberling, widow of John W. Gemberling, Pension increased. Margarets. Gemberling. late second lieutenant Company F, One hundred and seventy-second Regiment Pennsylvania Drafted Militia Infantry, and dependent mother of George B. Siegles, late of Company A, Fourth Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.
The name of Jennie S. Gilman, widow of Forrest J. Gilman, late of Pensions. Jennie S. Gilman. Company M, First Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month and $2 per 1364 month additional on account of each of the minor children of the said Forrest J. Gilman until they reach the age of sixteen years. William A. Bowen The name of William A. Bowen, late of Company E, Third Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
Pension increased.Mary A. C. KaiglerThe name of Mary A. C. Kaigler, widow of William Kaigler, late of Company D, First Regiment Georgia Volunteers, War with Mexico, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Pension. Willie Hall. The name of Willie Hall, late of Company E, Third Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $8 per month. Pension increased. Thomas Campbell. The name of Thomas Campbell, late of Battery L, First Regiment United States Artillery, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Pensions. Caroline Carr. The name of Caroline Carr, dependent mother of William H. Carr, Company A, Thirty-third Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry; Alvin Carr, Company K, Thirtieth Regiment United States Infantry; and Philo V. Carr, Company K, Thirtieth Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month. Charles Groves. The name of Charles Groves, late of Company D, Seventh Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
Newton H. Reed. The name of Newton H. Reed, late of Company M, Fourth Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Oliver Bryant. The name of Oliver Bryant, late of Company F, Fifteenth Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Horace A. Gerald. The name of Horace A. Gerald, late of Company K, First Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
Pensions increased. Sarah J. Lewis. The name of Sarah J. Lewis, widow of Samuel Lewis, late of Company C, Mormon Battalion, War with Mexico, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Jen Rody Chauncey. The name of Jen Rody Chauncey, late of Company H, Seventeenth Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Charles M. Bradbury.The name of Charles M.
Bradbury, late of Company G, First Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Robert H. Cowan. The name of Robert H. Cowan, late second lieutenant Company K, Second Regiment North Carolina Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Pension. Irene Blalock. The name of Irene Blalock, widow of Vernon D. Blalock, late of Sixth Battery, United States Field Artillery, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month and $2 per month additional on account of the minor child of said Vernon D.
Blalock until she reaches the age of sixteen years. Pension increased. Joseph W. Carrier. The name of Joseph W. Carrier, late of Company A, Third Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Pensions. William B. Hanley. The name of William B. Hanley, late of Company F, Third Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. 1365 The name of Peter F.
Weasel, late of Company I, Sixteenth Regiment Peter F. Weasel. United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $10 per month. The name of Karl S. Newstrom, late of Company H, Second Karl S. Newstrom. Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Margaret A. Ede, widow of Alfred L. Ede, late lieutenant Pension increased. Margaret A. Ede. (junior grade), United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving, and $2 per month additional on account of each of the minor children of said Alfred L.
Ede until they reach the age of sixteen years. The name of Flora C. Plumb, widow of Charles F. Plumb, late of Pensions. Flora C. Plumb. Company A, Fourth Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Margaret R. Thompson, widow of Richard E. Thompson, Margaret R. Thompson. late colonel, Signal Corps, United States Army, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $30 per month. The name of Mary O’Hara Carnes, widow of John Carnes, late of Mary O’Hara Carnes.
Battery M, Seventh Regiment United States Artillery, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month, and $2 per month additional on account of each of the minor children of said John Carnes until they reach the age of sixteen years. The name of Grace W. Post, widow of Henry B. Post, late second Pension increased. Grace W. Post. lieutenant, Twenty-fifth Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.
The name of Edward Louden, late of Company F, Fifth Regiment Pensions. Edward Louden. United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Mary A. Loveland, widow of Leslie R. Loveland, late Mary A. Loveland. of Company H, Third Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month, and $2 per month additional on account of each of the minor children of said Leslie R. Loveland until they reach the age of sixteen years.
The name of Maria A. Hastings, widow of Daniel M. Hastings, late Pensions increased. Maria A. Hastings. of Captain Walker’s company, First Regiment Texas Volunteer Cavalry, War with Mexico, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Lilias E. Knapp, widow of John J. Knapp, late captain, Lilias E. Knapp. United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.
The name of Isaiah S. Watkins, late hospital steward, Forty-ninth Pension. Isaiah S. Watkins. Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Sarah A. Herndon, widow of Dabney Herndon, late Pensions increased. Sarah A. Herndon. assistant surgeon, United States Army, Florida Indian War, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Susan L. F. Rand, widow of Stephen Rand, late rear Susan L.
F. Rand. admiral, United States Navy, retired, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Louise D. Finley, widow of Walter L. Finley, late Louise D. Finley. colonel, First Regiment United States Cavalry, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $40 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Susan S. Stran, widow of Thomas V. Stran, late of Susan S. Stran. Company A, Second Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, War with Mexico, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. 1366 Pension.
Frank D. Haskell. The name of Frank D. Haskell, late of Ordnance Detachment, United States Army, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pensions increased. Helen A. Gibbs. The name of Helen A. Gibbs, dependent mother of Randolph H. Gibbs, late of United States ship Annapolis, United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Thomas J. McBride. The name of Thomas J.
McBride, late of Battery K, Fourth Regiment United States Artillery, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Approved, August 18, 1916.