daughter and one son dead. I have made lots of money but it has 

 taken a small fortune to raise such a larg-e family, but g-uess I 

 could rake up $30,000. 



W. H. Heed. New Boston, Illinois. 



For two years after the war, I lived with my father near 

 Keithsburg, not being able to work. In 1868 was able to work 

 some. In 1870 moved to Osborn county Kansas. Not making a 

 success at farming, went on the buffalo range for two years and 

 was kaown there as "Happy Bill.'" Then returned to my claim. 

 In 1874 was married to Miss Keldy F. Sumpter, and to us has 

 been born fifteen children, nine are still living, four boys and 

 five girls. I think I was the youngest member of the company, 

 am not quite (50 years old. 



John L. Ruth. Pleasanton. Kan. 



Since the war, hav) followed the occupation of farming. 

 1 am now nearly 76 years of age. My wife, whom I nrarried be- 

 fore the war, died. We had one son and ad opted another. 

 I remarried in 190G, and am now living as a retired farmer. 



George M. Snyder. Galesburg, Illinois. 



In giving an account of myself, will say, I never married. 

 1 have been doing almost everything. After I returned from the 

 war, I worked for H. Bigelow. on the Aledo Record, until 1873, 

 then I went west. Was in the Navada mountains. I worked on 

 a paper there called the Eureka Daily Sentinel. I served an in- 

 listment in the regular army, in which I had charge of a depart- 

 ment of the government printing. Am now working for the 

 Farmers & Mechanict." Bank, of Galesburg. 



A. E. Sample, Lyons, Kansas. 



Soon after the war, I went to the oil regions of Pennsyl- 

 vania, where 1 remained one year, working in a hardware and 

 general oil supply store, owned by an uncle; then went to Brock- 

 yjort, New fork, where 1 was mai'ried to Miss Letitia Toaz, and 

 after a short honey moon, during which we visited Niagra Falls 

 and other places of interest, we moved to Aledo. 111., and engaged 



