John for over twenty years. [28] Only in 1915, does a census show that he actually possessed a farm valued at $2500. [ 11] He also claimed to be a grain seller, which would be more conducive to his physical limitations. [29]
He married 19-year-old Sarah E. (Sadie) McClelland of Iowa City, Iowa on June 17th, 1869.[30,31] Whatever injuries to his back John may have suffered in the service, they were not severe enough to prevent his giving attention to Sarah. I in twenty-one years of marriage, she bore him 12 children: five boys and seven girls, though four of them did not survive their first few months (or days) of infancy. His children are listed in Table 1.
William A. born March 30, 1870, [30, 32,2]
John Adam. born June 19, 1871 [20,32,2]
Bessie M. born Nov. 9, 1872 [30,32]
Jennie May (Mary F.) [32] born Jan 6, 1874 [30,2]
Hanna Margaret born Sept 23, 1876 [30] or, 1875 [32,3,29]
Henry Calvin born Sept 22, 1877 [30] died Dec 6, 1877 [30,2]
Lois Etta born Dec 25, 1878 [30] or Jan. 25 1878 [32.2]
James Love born May 9 1882 [30] or 1883 [32,2]
Sadie born May 14, 1884 [30] died Sept 19, 1884 [30]
Aimie born Aug 4, 1886 [30] died Sept 10, 1884 [30]
Flosie born Jan 1, 1888 [30] died Jan 4, 1888 [30]
Frank Hutchman born Feb 6 1890 [30,32,29]
Table 1. Children of John Henry Walkinshaw and Sarah (McClelland) Walkinshaw
The effects of John's mule skinning accident continued to plague him for the rest of his life. In 1880 he pursued a pension claim for compensation owing to his military-related injury. At 36, he still had tenderness around his spine, and felt paroxysms of pain in his lower extremities. He suffered from nephritis, and had difficulty sleeping. [33] He was granted $2/month. [34] He would claim for the rest
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