Chapter 120. Granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Regular Army and Navy, and certain soldiers and sailors of wars other than the Civil War, and to widows of such soldiers and sailors
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CHAP. 120.— An Act Granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Regular Army and Navy, and certain soldiers and sailors of wars other than the Civil War, and to widows of such soldiers and sailors. March 3, 1919.[[H. R. 12211](/us/bill/65/hr/12211).][[Private, No. 40](/us/pvtl/65/40).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary of thePensions. 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— The name of Florence Marquis, widow of Fred S.
Marquis, latePensions.Florence Marquis. captain of Company M, Eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month. The name of Edith L. Morgan, widow of Altie M. Morgan, late ofEdith L. Morgan. Company G, Twenty-second Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month, and $2 per month additional on account of each of the two minor children of the said Altie M. Morgan until they reach the age of sixteen years.
The name of George C. Rimes, late of Company E, Thirty-fifthPension increased.George C. Rimes. Regiment United States 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. The name of Etta M. Browning, widow of Isaac R. Browning, latePension.Etta M. Browning. of Company C, First Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month, and $2 per month additional on account of each of the three minor children of the said Isaac R.
Browning until they reach the age of sixteen years. The name of Sarah B. Greene, dependent mother of Benjamin J.Pension increased.Sarah B. Greene. Greene, late of the 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. The name of Ethan H. Allen, late of Company A, Second RegimentPensions.Ethan H. Allen. United States Volunteer Engineers, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month.
The name of Edward Blackmer, late of Company G, First BattalionEdward Blackmer. Wyoming Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Annie Neate, widow of John S. Neate, late of theAnnie Neate. Hospital Corps, United States Army, Regular Establishment, and pay er a pension at the rate of $25 per month. The name of Charles H. Payne, late of Company D, First RegimentCharles H. Payne. West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
The name of Fred A. Angelo, late of Troop C, Thirteenth RegimentPension increased.Fred A. Angelo. United States Cavalry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Lavinia M. Goe, widow of James B. Goe, late majorPensions.Lavinia M. Goe. of the Nineteenth Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month. The name of Samuel E. Spencer, late of the One hundredSamuel E.
Spencer. and twelfth Company United States Coast Artillery, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month. The name of Nicholi L. Nelson, late of Company E, Tenth Nicholi L. Nelson.Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month. The name of Rufus Boer, late of Company E, Thirty-second Rufus Boer.Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
The name of Tucker McG. Simmons, late of Company F, FourthTucker McG. Simmons. Regiment Virginia Volunteer Infantry, War with Spam, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month. 1532 William M. Largent.The name of William M. Largent, late of Troop M, Fifth Regiment United States Cavalry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month. Pension increased.John P. Hickel.The name of John P. Hickel, late of Troop A, First Regiment United States Cavalry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Pensions.Mary A. Dancey.The name of Mary A. Dancey, widow of Obe Dancey, late of Company G, Fourth Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month. Clara H. Lambert.The name of Clara H. Lambert, widow of James F. Lambert, late of Company D, Third Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month and $2 per month additional on account of each of the three minor children of the said James F.
Lambert until they reach the age of sixteen years. Webb W. Belknap.The name of Webb W. Belknap, late of Company C, Thirty-second Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Douglas D. Powell.The name of Douglas D. Powell, late of Company D, Seventh Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. William Reed.The name of William Reed, late of Battery F, First Regiment United States Artillery, and Troop H, Third Regiment United States Cavalry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
Pension increased.Margaret E. Patton.The name of Margaret E. Patton, widow of Joseph J. Patton, late of Captain Killian’s company, Third Regiment North Carolina Volunteers, Indian wars, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Pensions.Grant H. Hill.The name of Grant H. Hill, late of Company M, Fourth Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month. Ernst A. Selander.The name of Ernst A.
Selander, late of Troop C, Fifth Regiment United States Cavalry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Edward F. O’Toole.The name of Edward F. O’Toole, late of Company F, Two hundred and first Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month. Ora May Larkin.The name of Ora May Larkin, widow of Charles Larkin, late of Troop A, Eighth Regiment United States Cavalry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month.
Pension increased.Hubert W. Wilson.The name of Hubert W. Wilson, late captain, Medical Corps, Second Regiment Infantry, Idaho National Guard, Mexican border defense, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Pensions.James E. Johnson.The name of James E. Johnson, late of Company A, Fourth Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Lyman F. Gray.The name of Lyman F. Gray, late of the United States Navy, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month.
Carroll A. Cantrell.The name of Carroll A. Cantrell, late of the United States Navy, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pensions increased.Laura G. Hight.The name of Laura G. Hight, widow of Fielding Hight, late of Captain Lucas’s company, Second Regiment, and Sergeant Captain Brewster’s company. First Regiment, Georgia Volunteers, Indian war, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Martha Johnson.The name of Martha Johnson, widow of Merrick Johnson, late of Captain Morris’s Independent Company, Georgia Mounted Volunteers, Indian war, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. 1533 The name of Edward Suckow, late of the United States Navy,Edward Suckow.
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 George Archambault late of Company C, First FieldPensions.George Archambault. Artillery Minnesota National Guard, Mexican border defense, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Samuel N. Manro, late of Company G, Fiftieth Samuel N. Manro.Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
The name of Jake Blizzard, late of Company B, Ninth RegimentJake Blizzard. United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of George P. Vance, late of Company C, Eighth RegimentGeorge P. Vance. Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Jules J. Toffier, late of Company I, Second RegimentPension increased.Jules J. Toffier. United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $36 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
The name of Clara A. Crosby, widow of Arthur G. Crosby, late ofPensions.Clara A. Crosby. Company F, Thirteenth Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month, and $2 additional per month on account of each of the three minor children of the said Arthur G. Crosby until they reach the age of sixteen years. The name of James H. Powell, late of Company G, Eleventh James H. Powell.Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
The name of Henry Graf, late of Troop A, Seventh Regiment Henry Graf.United States Cavalry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Ellen Mulligan, widow of John F. Mulligan, late ofEllen Mulligan. Company E, Battalion United States Engineers, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month, and $2 per month additional on account of the minor child, Agnes, of the said John F. Mulligan, until she reaches the age of sixteen years.
The name of Ollie Laehn, widow of Charles W. Laehn, late ofOllie Laehn. Company A, Fiftieth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry , and the Sixty-eighth Company United States Coast Artillery, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month and $2 per month additional on account of each of the three minor children of the said Charles W. Laehn until they reach the age of sixteen years. The name of Arthur F. Stowell, late of the Twenty-third BatteryArthur F. Stowell.
United States Field Artillery, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Jesse D. Nelson, late of Company G, First UnitedJesse D. Nelson. States Infantry, and Company E, First Regiment North Carolina Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of James A. Swaim, late of Company K, Thirty-thirdJames A. Swaim. Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
The name of Genevra M. Lamb, formerly widow of John D.Genevra M. Lamb. Spittier, late of Company C, First United States Dragoons, War with Mexico, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month. The name of Charles A. Walters, late of Company G, First Charles A. Walters.Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month. The name of Elizabeth W. Messer, widow of Jacob C. Messer, Elizabeth W. Messer.late of Company H, Seventeenth Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month. 1534 Amelia Davis.The name of Amelia Davis, widow of Leonard Davis, late of Company E, Fifth Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month.
Alonzo J. Mayo.The name of Alonzo J. Mayo, late of Company G, First Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pension increased.Alfred Ashton.The name of Alfred Ashton, late of Company H, Second Regiment New York 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. Pensions.Ambrose M. Barrett.The name of Ambrose M. Barrett, late of Company L, Eleventh Regiment United States Infantry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month.
Edward P. Aler, alias John P. Edwards.The name of Edward P. Aler, alias John P. Edwards, late of Company G, Two hundred and second Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Elizabeth Jones.The name of Elizabeth Jones, widow of Joseph W. Jones, late of Company G, First Regiment North Carolina Volunteers, War with Mexico, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month. John M. Flynn.The name of John M. Flynn, late of Company I, First Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
Pension increased.Leon F. Chesley.The name of Leon P. Chesley, late of the One hundred and twenty-first Company, United States Coast Artillery Corps, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $24 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Pension.Ruth R. Herrman.The name of Ruth R. Herrman, widow of George Herrman, late of Companies L and K, Ninth Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month and $2 per month additional on account of the minor child, George R., of the said George Herrman until he reaches the age of sixteen years.
Pensions increased.Lawson Ellsworth.The name of Lawson Ellsworth, late of Company C, One hundred and sixtieth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Emma L. Green.The name of Emma L. Green, dependent mother of Frank M. Green, alias Marshall F. Green, late of Company D, First Regiment South Carolina Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.
Charles W. Karlee.The name of Charles W. Kerlee, late of Troop I, First Regiment United States Cavalry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Pensions.Catherine Mahady.The name of Catherine Mahady, dependent mother of John J. Mahady, late of Battery E, First Field Artillery Minnesota National Guards, Mexican border defense, and pay her a pension at the rate of $12 per month. James P. Dooley.The name of James P.
Dooley, helpless and dependent child of James Dooley, late of Company B, Second Regiment Indiana Volunteers, War with Mexico, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pension increased.Richard Groebe.The name of Richard Groebe, late of Troop B, Sixth Regiment United States Cavalry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Pension.Katie Clifford.The name of Katie Clifford, widow of Jerry Clifford, late of Company H, Twenty-first Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month, and $2 per month additional on account of each of the six minor children of the said Jerry Clifford until they reach the age of sixteen years. 1535 The name of Charles H.
Hearing, late of Company A, Third Pensions increased.Charles H. Hearing.Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate $17 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Frances L. Young, dependent mother of Henry E. Frances L. Young.Young, late of Company K, Sixteenth Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spain, ami pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Joseph R.
Cook, late of Company F, One hundred Pensions.Joseph R. Cook.and sixty-first Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of William James McDermett, late of Company H,William James McDermott. First. Regiment. Colorado Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Fred F. Newell, late of Company G, Nineteenth Fred F. Newell.Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spam, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
The name of Susan E. Brown, widow of Jesse Brown, late ofPension increased.Susan E. Brown. Company D, Third Regiment United States Dragoons, War with Mexico, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Thomas R. Poole, late of Company K, Ninth Pensions.Thomas R. Poole.Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Salathiel Woodruff, late of Company H, Second Salathiel Woodruff.Battalion United States Engineers, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month.
The name of Joseph Jiles, late of Company F, Fifteenth RegimentJoseph Jiles. Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Frank H. Campbell, late of band, First RegimentPension increased.Frank H. Campbell North Carolina Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Henry A. Jaegle, late of Company M, Tenth RegimentPensions.Henry A.
Jaegle. Ohio Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month. The name of James H. Schneider, late of Company C, First James H. Schneider.Regiment Arkansas Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month. The name of Lafayette York, late of Companies H and C, FourthLafayette York. Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. The name of Mary A.
Lawson, widow of Spencer B. Lawson, latePensions increased.Mary A. Lawson. of Company E, Fifth Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, War with Mexico, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Mary O. Barbee, widow of Samuel P. Barbee, late Mary O. Barbee.of Company B, Second Regiment Kentucky Volunteers, War with Mexico, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. The name of Thomas A.
Jenkins, late of One hundred and Thomas A. Jenkins.seventieth Company, Coast Artillery Corps, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. The name of Carrie E. Dennis, dependent mother of Guy C. Dennis,Carrie E. Dennis. late of Company C, Ninth 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 Lafayette Martin, late of Company G, FifteenthPensions.Lafayette Martin.
Regiment United States Infantry, War with Spam, and pay him a pension at the rate of $30 per month. 1536 Louis H. Krafft.The name of Louis H. Krafft, late of Company D, Second Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pensions increased.Charles Depue.The name of Charles Depuo, late of Company D, Eighteenth Regiment, United States Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $50 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Sarah Ann Cantrell.The name of Sarah Ann Cantrell, widow of Merril Cantrell, late of Walter’s Company and captain of a company, Georgia Volunteers, Indian wars, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Addie Burns.The name of Addie Burns, widow of Thomas Burns, late of Company I, Second Regiment Ohio Volunteers, War with Mexico, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Pension.John L.
C. Ellis.The name of John L. C. Ellis, late of Company H, Ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Pension increased.Mary E. Wainright.The name of Mary E. Wainright, dependent mother of James M. Wainright, late of Company F, First Regiment Louisiana Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Pensions.Herbert R. Dodd.The name of Herbert R.
Dodd, late of Company F, Second Regiment Virginia Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. James Duff.The name of James Duff, late of Company I, First Regiment Florida Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month. Mary S. Hollinshead.The name of Mary S. Hollinshead, widow of Rueben P. Hollinshead, late of Company H, First Regiment South Carolina Volunteer Infantry, and Hospital Corps, United States Army, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month.
Pensions increased.Alice A. Thorburn.The name of Alice A. Thorburn, dependent mother of Orin B. Thorburn, late of Company B, Thirty-fourth Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay her a pension at the rate of $20 per month in lieu of that she is now receiving. Charles Schiller.The name of Charles Schiller, late of Troop B, First Regiment United States Cavalry, Regular Establishment, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving.
Gustav T. W. Schmidt.The name of Gustav T. W. Schmidt, late of Battery F, Fifth United States Artillery, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $12 per month in lieu of that he is now receiving. Pensions.Lois E. Magee.The name of Lois E. Magee, widow of Leon D. Magee, late of Company F, Forty-sixth Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, War with Spam, and pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month, and $2 per month additional on account of the minor child, Leon D.
Magee, junior, of the said Leon D. Magee, until he reaches the age of sixteen years. Hugh McGuckain.The name of Hugh McGuckain, late of Company I, Fifth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, War with Spain, and pay him a pension at the rate of $17 per month. Approved, March 3, 1919.