The Pittsburgh Press (January 6, 1941)
1812 PENSION STILL PAID BY GOVERNMENT
Washington, Jan. 6 (UP) –
The daughter of a veteran of the War of 1812 still is receiving a pension from the government, it was revealed today.
The Veterans Bureau paid out $240 during the past fiscal year to Esther Ann Hill Morgan, Independence, Oregon, daughter of the former Private John Hill of the New York Militia, according to a report to Congress.
The 130 widows of veterans of the Mexican War, which ended in 1848, received $84,613 during fiscal 1940.
Dependents of 4,055 deceased Indian War veterans were paid $1,483,472, while $21,224,174 was paid to survivors of 57,720 veterans of the Spanish-American War.
Widows, children and dependent parents of 99,479 World War I veterans who died as a result of their service were paid $56,799,064 during the year, while $7,398,337 was distributed to 17,524 widows and children of those whose death was not due to war service.