Illinois State Pensioners http://www.iltrails.org/veteranswidows.htm http://www.iltrails.org/il_pen6.htm Check out these links if any veterans might possible served in Military. Different dates of paper listing pensions. Please check each one. these list pension over all of IL as far as Chicago and the southern tip of IL. I was really surprised, of all listed. It is posted that it could not be copied. But information is there for your researching. I know of several families listed that were from Carmi, or White co. IL, Hope this helps some one. Jean