on his days that he was not capable of working at a fraction of the capability of a normal farming had. He wrote that he was"... totally disabled for manual labor for many years. Suffers intensely most of the time." [35] He stated that he had piles that were a result of his time in the army. [36] In 1890, owing to his increasingly debilitating back condition, his pension was increased to $4/month. [25]
One senses that he was a bitter man in a great deal of discomfort. A request for a pension increase stated "[his current pension] being unjustly and unreasonably low and disproportionate to rate drawn by other pensioners." [35] On another occasion he would state "If you want any more evidence in regard to my condition before the war and since I can send you plenty of it. I never expect to get pay for the one hundredth part of the misery I have suffered in the consequence of this injury. [15]
On March 6, 1890, John's wife Sarah would pass away. [32] She would be buried in Blanchard, Iowa cemetery. Two years later, on June 23rd, 18982 John was remarried to Margaret (Maggie) Watson in the parlor of her family home by the Reverend Sharp, minister of the Gospel. [37, 32] Margaret originally from Ohio [29] was marrying for the first time at the age of 40 to John's 47. They moved back to Colfax Township, in Page County, Iowa by the turn of the century. [29]
Declining Health
John's health continued to worsen. By 1895, (he was 52 now), John also suffered from a disease of the heart and lungs which he believed to be a result of the sunstroke incident in Macon. [25] An affidavit by W.J. McMillin stated that these [continued page 13]
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