Yuma County

1883 Pensioners – Arizona Territory

List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 – Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Which Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, and the Date of Original Allowance, United States Pension Bureau Senate – Executive Document 84, Parts 1-5. This list is taken from the official Pension Roll of 1883, the major genealogical source for Civil War and War of 1812 pensioners. Pensioners are listed by post office address, and in no apparent order after that. Apache County No. of certifi- cate. Last name of pensioner First name of pensioner Post-office address Cause for which pensioned Monthly rate Date of original allowance. 68318 Hutchins Robert A. […]

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Yuma County, Arizona History

This county is formed out of the southwestern portion of the Territory, and is bounded on the west by the Colorado river. The valley of the Colorado is from two to ten miles in width; the soil is rich alluvial, and is generally covered with a dense growth of vegetation, and is well wooded with Mesquite and Cottonwood trees. Very little attempt has been made to cultivate these lands, except by the Indians. They in a rude way produce some vegetables, corn and wheat. The soil and climate are undoubtedly well adapted to the production of cotton, rice and sugar

1883 Pensioners – Arizona Territory

Yuma County, Arizona History

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