On stone with 2nd wife Mary E. Minor Meikle & son Thomas H. Meikle
Civil War Veteran
Company G
38th Regiment
Iowa Infantry
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Obituary published in the Conway Springs Star (Northfield, Kansas) on 21 Nov 1907 (pg 4):
Answered The Final Roll Call.
John Meikle, another respected citizen of this community who came here with the early settlers nearly thirty years ago and has been an important factor in the development of this part of the country since that time, died at his home in Conway Springs last Monday morning, after an illness of only a short time, many of his friends not knowing that he had been seriously ill until they heard of his death. He had lived to a ripe old age and his strength was not sufficient to battle against pain and suffering very long and the cord of life was broken.
The funeral was held from the home Tuesday afternoon and was conducted by Eld. G. W. Leonard of the Christian church who delivered a splendid funeral sermon. The house was crowded to the doors by relatives, friends and neighbors and not nearly all of those who attended out of love and respect for the deceased were able to get into the house. It was one of the largest funerals held here for some time, and portrayed the esteem in which he was held by old associates and neighbors. After services at the house, his old comrades of the G. A. R., post here took charge and what remained of Uncle John was laid at rest in the cemetery east of town.
A widow and ten children are left to mourn, all of whom were at his bed-side when he died. The children and members of their families present were: Mrs. Chas. Duncan, Hooker, Okla.; John Meikle and wife, Hunter, Okla.; Mrs. H. E. Moyer, Marlow, Okla.; Mrs. Walter Berger and husband, Garden City, Kansas; Waitman Meikle and wife, Hnnter, Okla.; Alfred Meikle and wife, Conway Springs, Mrs. Orla Halsey and husband, Clearwater; Mrs. Lou Gardner and husband, Conway Springs; Floyd and Etta Meikle, at home.
John Meikle was born in Scotland, February 12, 1833 and came to this country with his parents in 1844. They located in Ohio, where he took up the tailor trade, and worked at that until he was 16 years old when he went to Sacramento, Cal., where he engaged in mining, which he followed for seven years. From there he went to Grant county, Wisconsin. Here he was married to Miss Betsy Allyn and soon after they were married they moved to Iowa. They lived in Iowa until the beginning of the Civil was, when he enlisted as a private in Co. G, 88th Iowa regiment of volunteer infantry and served the full term of enlistment, and then re-enlisted in the First Michigan Corps of Engineers and served until the close of the war, his full term of service in the army being five years and eight months, making a splendid record, indeed, for faithful and valuable service to his adopted country. Just a week after he returned from the army his wife died. In 1876 he was married to Miss May E. Miner in Iowa. They lived there two years and then moved to Miami county, Kansas, and lived there nine years, when they moved to this county and settled on a farm northeast of Conway Springs. He has lived here since that time, excepting about two years, during which time they proved up a claim in old Oklahoma. To them were born fourteen children, ten of whom survive him.
As will be noted from the dates given above Mr. Meikle was past 74 years of age. He has been a hard worker all his life, experienced almost every phase of frontier life, and with all was a good financier, leaving his widow and family a competency and an example of thrift and industry that will be of great value to them.
The old friends and neighbors of Uncle John who have known and associated with him so long, will remember him kindly for his hospitality and many good deeds.
The many floral offerings were only slight tokens of genuine respect and consideration for one who was a good friend and neighbor among them so many years.
The copy of the photograph of Uncle John and his bereaved wife, reproduced above, are good likenesses of both.
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Card of Thanks
We feel thankful, indeed, to the many friends and neighbors who so kindly rendered aid and sympathy during the illness and after the death of our dear husband and father.
Mrs. Mary E. Meikle
and Family
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Stories
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For a time John lived in Ohio and moved to Iowa about 1857. John worked the California gold fields and according to Orla Halsey, it was in 1849. John saved $24,000 and returned to Iowa and bought a farm near West Union. John built a crude log cabin in Fayette County about 1/2 or 3/4 miles from Randalia, Iowa and John and Betsy lived there until John joined the Union Army on August 18, 1862 in West Union, Iowa under the name of John Meikle as a private and assigned to Company G, Regiment 34, Iowa Infantry Volunteers. His personal military records shows his description as being 5'7", fair complexion, gray eyes, light hair and occupation as a farmer, and his birthdate as February 12, 1833, Sandwich, Scotland. John was disabled by inflammatory rheumatism at New Madrick, Missouri in December 1863. It appears he was transferred to Regiment #38 at this time. John later in life claimed a disability pension (6-8-1899 at age 67) which showed he sureved in Co. G. 38th Regiment, Iowa Volunteers. At that time he showed his address as P.O. Millerton, Sumner County, Kansas. He stated on his claim that he was "ruptured in both sides" about 3 years ago (1896). How or where unknown. He consulted a Dr. William Hobson of Milleton, Kansas. John said the ruptures were not caused by any VICIOUS HABITS of his. ( I found this interesting!) Records show John received a pension of $15 a month and Mary E. Miner Meikle received a widow's pension (after he died) of $30.00 a month. John was discharged 8-15-1865 in Houston, Texas. After Betsy died he married 3 months after her death Mary E. Miner on 2-10-1866 in Lima, Fayette Co., Iowa by the Reverend Helm, a Methodist minister. Their first child Thomas was born in Iowa in 1867 and six weeks later they left by covered wagon for Kansas. The reason they moved to Kansas was Kansas was opened for settlement. Three children where born on a farm near Olathe, Kansas. They sold that farm and in 1871, purchased a farm near Conway Springs, Kansas. They lived there for a while and then moved to a farm near Crescent, Oklahoma where they bought 160 acres. They lived there 3 years, and sold it, then moved back to Conway Springs, and bought another farm. They had 14 children 7 boys and 7 girls. John and Mary donated a site for a school (Sunny Slope) on the last farm property (the site and name of the school is shown on a copy of the plat map)The date John and Mary retired from farming and moved into town of Conway Springs, Kansas is unknown to me. John died in 1907, his attending physician was Dr, E.A. Evans, death was caused by Heart failure and complications of LaGrippe and Rheumatis.
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William & John Meikle William and John bought a wagon and several oxen and cows. They went to California at the time of the gold rush in 1850. Helen Scott Mathews had a gold nugget worth about $2.50 taken from the Sacramento River by John with a pole that had a ball of blue clay on the end. They and two other men took $30,000 worth in this way. William had a farm north of Oelwein and was very well off. They had a large family but only two were boys. John settled in Kansas. He also had a large family. He and Wm IV were bunk mates when they were in the army, Company G 38 Iowa.
Civil War Veteran
Company G
38th Regiment
Iowa Infantry
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Obituary published in the Conway Springs Star (Northfield, Kansas) on 21 Nov 1907 (pg 4):
Answered The Final Roll Call.
John Meikle, another respected citizen of this community who came here with the early settlers nearly thirty years ago and has been an important factor in the development of this part of the country since that time, died at his home in Conway Springs last Monday morning, after an illness of only a short time, many of his friends not knowing that he had been seriously ill until they heard of his death. He had lived to a ripe old age and his strength was not sufficient to battle against pain and suffering very long and the cord of life was broken.
The funeral was held from the home Tuesday afternoon and was conducted by Eld. G. W. Leonard of the Christian church who delivered a splendid funeral sermon. The house was crowded to the doors by relatives, friends and neighbors and not nearly all of those who attended out of love and respect for the deceased were able to get into the house. It was one of the largest funerals held here for some time, and portrayed the esteem in which he was held by old associates and neighbors. After services at the house, his old comrades of the G. A. R., post here took charge and what remained of Uncle John was laid at rest in the cemetery east of town.
A widow and ten children are left to mourn, all of whom were at his bed-side when he died. The children and members of their families present were: Mrs. Chas. Duncan, Hooker, Okla.; John Meikle and wife, Hunter, Okla.; Mrs. H. E. Moyer, Marlow, Okla.; Mrs. Walter Berger and husband, Garden City, Kansas; Waitman Meikle and wife, Hnnter, Okla.; Alfred Meikle and wife, Conway Springs, Mrs. Orla Halsey and husband, Clearwater; Mrs. Lou Gardner and husband, Conway Springs; Floyd and Etta Meikle, at home.
John Meikle was born in Scotland, February 12, 1833 and came to this country with his parents in 1844. They located in Ohio, where he took up the tailor trade, and worked at that until he was 16 years old when he went to Sacramento, Cal., where he engaged in mining, which he followed for seven years. From there he went to Grant county, Wisconsin. Here he was married to Miss Betsy Allyn and soon after they were married they moved to Iowa. They lived in Iowa until the beginning of the Civil was, when he enlisted as a private in Co. G, 88th Iowa regiment of volunteer infantry and served the full term of enlistment, and then re-enlisted in the First Michigan Corps of Engineers and served until the close of the war, his full term of service in the army being five years and eight months, making a splendid record, indeed, for faithful and valuable service to his adopted country. Just a week after he returned from the army his wife died. In 1876 he was married to Miss May E. Miner in Iowa. They lived there two years and then moved to Miami county, Kansas, and lived there nine years, when they moved to this county and settled on a farm northeast of Conway Springs. He has lived here since that time, excepting about two years, during which time they proved up a claim in old Oklahoma. To them were born fourteen children, ten of whom survive him.
As will be noted from the dates given above Mr. Meikle was past 74 years of age. He has been a hard worker all his life, experienced almost every phase of frontier life, and with all was a good financier, leaving his widow and family a competency and an example of thrift and industry that will be of great value to them.
The old friends and neighbors of Uncle John who have known and associated with him so long, will remember him kindly for his hospitality and many good deeds.
The many floral offerings were only slight tokens of genuine respect and consideration for one who was a good friend and neighbor among them so many years.
The copy of the photograph of Uncle John and his bereaved wife, reproduced above, are good likenesses of both.
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Card of Thanks
We feel thankful, indeed, to the many friends and neighbors who so kindly rendered aid and sympathy during the illness and after the death of our dear husband and father.
Mrs. Mary E. Meikle
and Family
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Stories
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For a time John lived in Ohio and moved to Iowa about 1857. John worked the California gold fields and according to Orla Halsey, it was in 1849. John saved $24,000 and returned to Iowa and bought a farm near West Union. John built a crude log cabin in Fayette County about 1/2 or 3/4 miles from Randalia, Iowa and John and Betsy lived there until John joined the Union Army on August 18, 1862 in West Union, Iowa under the name of John Meikle as a private and assigned to Company G, Regiment 34, Iowa Infantry Volunteers. His personal military records shows his description as being 5'7", fair complexion, gray eyes, light hair and occupation as a farmer, and his birthdate as February 12, 1833, Sandwich, Scotland. John was disabled by inflammatory rheumatism at New Madrick, Missouri in December 1863. It appears he was transferred to Regiment #38 at this time. John later in life claimed a disability pension (6-8-1899 at age 67) which showed he sureved in Co. G. 38th Regiment, Iowa Volunteers. At that time he showed his address as P.O. Millerton, Sumner County, Kansas. He stated on his claim that he was "ruptured in both sides" about 3 years ago (1896). How or where unknown. He consulted a Dr. William Hobson of Milleton, Kansas. John said the ruptures were not caused by any VICIOUS HABITS of his. ( I found this interesting!) Records show John received a pension of $15 a month and Mary E. Miner Meikle received a widow's pension (after he died) of $30.00 a month. John was discharged 8-15-1865 in Houston, Texas. After Betsy died he married 3 months after her death Mary E. Miner on 2-10-1866 in Lima, Fayette Co., Iowa by the Reverend Helm, a Methodist minister. Their first child Thomas was born in Iowa in 1867 and six weeks later they left by covered wagon for Kansas. The reason they moved to Kansas was Kansas was opened for settlement. Three children where born on a farm near Olathe, Kansas. They sold that farm and in 1871, purchased a farm near Conway Springs, Kansas. They lived there for a while and then moved to a farm near Crescent, Oklahoma where they bought 160 acres. They lived there 3 years, and sold it, then moved back to Conway Springs, and bought another farm. They had 14 children 7 boys and 7 girls. John and Mary donated a site for a school (Sunny Slope) on the last farm property (the site and name of the school is shown on a copy of the plat map)The date John and Mary retired from farming and moved into town of Conway Springs, Kansas is unknown to me. John died in 1907, his attending physician was Dr, E.A. Evans, death was caused by Heart failure and complications of LaGrippe and Rheumatis.
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William & John Meikle William and John bought a wagon and several oxen and cows. They went to California at the time of the gold rush in 1850. Helen Scott Mathews had a gold nugget worth about $2.50 taken from the Sacramento River by John with a pole that had a ball of blue clay on the end. They and two other men took $30,000 worth in this way. William had a farm north of Oelwein and was very well off. They had a large family but only two were boys. John settled in Kansas. He also had a large family. He and Wm IV were bunk mates when they were in the army, Company G 38 Iowa.
On stone with 2nd wife Mary E. Minor Meikle & son Thomas H. Meikle
Civil War Veteran
Company G
38th Regiment
Iowa Infantry
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Obituary published in the Conway Springs Star (Northfield, Kansas) on 21 Nov 1907 (pg 4):
Answered The Final Roll Call.
John Meikle, another respected citizen of this community who came here with the early settlers nearly thirty years ago and has been an important factor in the development of this part of the country since that time, died at his home in Conway Springs last Monday morning, after an illness of only a short time, many of his friends not knowing that he had been seriously ill until they heard of his death. He had lived to a ripe old age and his strength was not sufficient to battle against pain and suffering very long and the cord of life was broken.
The funeral was held from the home Tuesday afternoon and was conducted by Eld. G. W. Leonard of the Christian church who delivered a splendid funeral sermon. The house was crowded to the doors by relatives, friends and neighbors and not nearly all of those who attended out of love and respect for the deceased were able to get into the house. It was one of the largest funerals held here for some time, and portrayed the esteem in which he was held by old associates and neighbors. After services at the house, his old comrades of the G. A. R., post here took charge and what remained of Uncle John was laid at rest in the cemetery east of town.
A widow and ten children are left to mourn, all of whom were at his bed-side when he died. The children and members of their families present were: Mrs. Chas. Duncan, Hooker, Okla.; John Meikle and wife, Hunter, Okla.; Mrs. H. E. Moyer, Marlow, Okla.; Mrs. Walter Berger and husband, Garden City, Kansas; Waitman Meikle and wife, Hnnter, Okla.; Alfred Meikle and wife, Conway Springs, Mrs. Orla Halsey and husband, Clearwater; Mrs. Lou Gardner and husband, Conway Springs; Floyd and Etta Meikle, at home.
John Meikle was born in Scotland, February 12, 1833 and came to this country with his parents in 1844. They located in Ohio, where he took up the tailor trade, and worked at that until he was 16 years old when he went to Sacramento, Cal., where he engaged in mining, which he followed for seven years. From there he went to Grant county, Wisconsin. Here he was married to Miss Betsy Allyn and soon after they were married they moved to Iowa. They lived in Iowa until the beginning of the Civil was, when he enlisted as a private in Co. G, 88th Iowa regiment of volunteer infantry and served the full term of enlistment, and then re-enlisted in the First Michigan Corps of Engineers and served until the close of the war, his full term of service in the army being five years and eight months, making a splendid record, indeed, for faithful and valuable service to his adopted country. Just a week after he returned from the army his wife died. In 1876 he was married to Miss May E. Miner in Iowa. They lived there two years and then moved to Miami county, Kansas, and lived there nine years, when they moved to this county and settled on a farm northeast of Conway Springs. He has lived here since that time, excepting about two years, during which time they proved up a claim in old Oklahoma. To them were born fourteen children, ten of whom survive him.
As will be noted from the dates given above Mr. Meikle was past 74 years of age. He has been a hard worker all his life, experienced almost every phase of frontier life, and with all was a good financier, leaving his widow and family a competency and an example of thrift and industry that will be of great value to them.
The old friends and neighbors of Uncle John who have known and associated with him so long, will remember him kindly for his hospitality and many good deeds.
The many floral offerings were only slight tokens of genuine respect and consideration for one who was a good friend and neighbor among them so many years.
The copy of the photograph of Uncle John and his bereaved wife, reproduced above, are good likenesses of both.
-------
Card of Thanks
We feel thankful, indeed, to the many friends and neighbors who so kindly rendered aid and sympathy during the illness and after the death of our dear husband and father.
Mrs. Mary E. Meikle
and Family
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Stories
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For a time John lived in Ohio and moved to Iowa about 1857. John worked the California gold fields and according to Orla Halsey, it was in 1849. John saved $24,000 and returned to Iowa and bought a farm near West Union. John built a crude log cabin in Fayette County about 1/2 or 3/4 miles from Randalia, Iowa and John and Betsy lived there until John joined the Union Army on August 18, 1862 in West Union, Iowa under the name of John Meikle as a private and assigned to Company G, Regiment 34, Iowa Infantry Volunteers. His personal military records shows his description as being 5'7", fair complexion, gray eyes, light hair and occupation as a farmer, and his birthdate as February 12, 1833, Sandwich, Scotland. John was disabled by inflammatory rheumatism at New Madrick, Missouri in December 1863. It appears he was transferred to Regiment #38 at this time. John later in life claimed a disability pension (6-8-1899 at age 67) which showed he sureved in Co. G. 38th Regiment, Iowa Volunteers. At that time he showed his address as P.O. Millerton, Sumner County, Kansas. He stated on his claim that he was "ruptured in both sides" about 3 years ago (1896). How or where unknown. He consulted a Dr. William Hobson of Milleton, Kansas. John said the ruptures were not caused by any VICIOUS HABITS of his. ( I found this interesting!) Records show John received a pension of $15 a month and Mary E. Miner Meikle received a widow's pension (after he died) of $30.00 a month. John was discharged 8-15-1865 in Houston, Texas. After Betsy died he married 3 months after her death Mary E. Miner on 2-10-1866 in Lima, Fayette Co., Iowa by the Reverend Helm, a Methodist minister. Their first child Thomas was born in Iowa in 1867 and six weeks later they left by covered wagon for Kansas. The reason they moved to Kansas was Kansas was opened for settlement. Three children where born on a farm near Olathe, Kansas. They sold that farm and in 1871, purchased a farm near Conway Springs, Kansas. They lived there for a while and then moved to a farm near Crescent, Oklahoma where they bought 160 acres. They lived there 3 years, and sold it, then moved back to Conway Springs, and bought another farm. They had 14 children 7 boys and 7 girls. John and Mary donated a site for a school (Sunny Slope) on the last farm property (the site and name of the school is shown on a copy of the plat map)The date John and Mary retired from farming and moved into town of Conway Springs, Kansas is unknown to me. John died in 1907, his attending physician was Dr, E.A. Evans, death was caused by Heart failure and complications of LaGrippe and Rheumatis.
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William & John Meikle William and John bought a wagon and several oxen and cows. They went to California at the time of the gold rush in 1850. Helen Scott Mathews had a gold nugget worth about $2.50 taken from the Sacramento River by John with a pole that had a ball of blue clay on the end. They and two other men took $30,000 worth in this way. William had a farm north of Oelwein and was very well off. They had a large family but only two were boys. John settled in Kansas. He also had a large family. He and Wm IV were bunk mates when they were in the army, Company G 38 Iowa.
Civil War Veteran
Company G
38th Regiment
Iowa Infantry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Obituary published in the Conway Springs Star (Northfield, Kansas) on 21 Nov 1907 (pg 4):
Answered The Final Roll Call.
John Meikle, another respected citizen of this community who came here with the early settlers nearly thirty years ago and has been an important factor in the development of this part of the country since that time, died at his home in Conway Springs last Monday morning, after an illness of only a short time, many of his friends not knowing that he had been seriously ill until they heard of his death. He had lived to a ripe old age and his strength was not sufficient to battle against pain and suffering very long and the cord of life was broken.
The funeral was held from the home Tuesday afternoon and was conducted by Eld. G. W. Leonard of the Christian church who delivered a splendid funeral sermon. The house was crowded to the doors by relatives, friends and neighbors and not nearly all of those who attended out of love and respect for the deceased were able to get into the house. It was one of the largest funerals held here for some time, and portrayed the esteem in which he was held by old associates and neighbors. After services at the house, his old comrades of the G. A. R., post here took charge and what remained of Uncle John was laid at rest in the cemetery east of town.
A widow and ten children are left to mourn, all of whom were at his bed-side when he died. The children and members of their families present were: Mrs. Chas. Duncan, Hooker, Okla.; John Meikle and wife, Hunter, Okla.; Mrs. H. E. Moyer, Marlow, Okla.; Mrs. Walter Berger and husband, Garden City, Kansas; Waitman Meikle and wife, Hnnter, Okla.; Alfred Meikle and wife, Conway Springs, Mrs. Orla Halsey and husband, Clearwater; Mrs. Lou Gardner and husband, Conway Springs; Floyd and Etta Meikle, at home.
John Meikle was born in Scotland, February 12, 1833 and came to this country with his parents in 1844. They located in Ohio, where he took up the tailor trade, and worked at that until he was 16 years old when he went to Sacramento, Cal., where he engaged in mining, which he followed for seven years. From there he went to Grant county, Wisconsin. Here he was married to Miss Betsy Allyn and soon after they were married they moved to Iowa. They lived in Iowa until the beginning of the Civil was, when he enlisted as a private in Co. G, 88th Iowa regiment of volunteer infantry and served the full term of enlistment, and then re-enlisted in the First Michigan Corps of Engineers and served until the close of the war, his full term of service in the army being five years and eight months, making a splendid record, indeed, for faithful and valuable service to his adopted country. Just a week after he returned from the army his wife died. In 1876 he was married to Miss May E. Miner in Iowa. They lived there two years and then moved to Miami county, Kansas, and lived there nine years, when they moved to this county and settled on a farm northeast of Conway Springs. He has lived here since that time, excepting about two years, during which time they proved up a claim in old Oklahoma. To them were born fourteen children, ten of whom survive him.
As will be noted from the dates given above Mr. Meikle was past 74 years of age. He has been a hard worker all his life, experienced almost every phase of frontier life, and with all was a good financier, leaving his widow and family a competency and an example of thrift and industry that will be of great value to them.
The old friends and neighbors of Uncle John who have known and associated with him so long, will remember him kindly for his hospitality and many good deeds.
The many floral offerings were only slight tokens of genuine respect and consideration for one who was a good friend and neighbor among them so many years.
The copy of the photograph of Uncle John and his bereaved wife, reproduced above, are good likenesses of both.
-------
Card of Thanks
We feel thankful, indeed, to the many friends and neighbors who so kindly rendered aid and sympathy during the illness and after the death of our dear husband and father.
Mrs. Mary E. Meikle
and Family
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Stories
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For a time John lived in Ohio and moved to Iowa about 1857. John worked the California gold fields and according to Orla Halsey, it was in 1849. John saved $24,000 and returned to Iowa and bought a farm near West Union. John built a crude log cabin in Fayette County about 1/2 or 3/4 miles from Randalia, Iowa and John and Betsy lived there until John joined the Union Army on August 18, 1862 in West Union, Iowa under the name of John Meikle as a private and assigned to Company G, Regiment 34, Iowa Infantry Volunteers. His personal military records shows his description as being 5'7", fair complexion, gray eyes, light hair and occupation as a farmer, and his birthdate as February 12, 1833, Sandwich, Scotland. John was disabled by inflammatory rheumatism at New Madrick, Missouri in December 1863. It appears he was transferred to Regiment #38 at this time. John later in life claimed a disability pension (6-8-1899 at age 67) which showed he sureved in Co. G. 38th Regiment, Iowa Volunteers. At that time he showed his address as P.O. Millerton, Sumner County, Kansas. He stated on his claim that he was "ruptured in both sides" about 3 years ago (1896). How or where unknown. He consulted a Dr. William Hobson of Milleton, Kansas. John said the ruptures were not caused by any VICIOUS HABITS of his. ( I found this interesting!) Records show John received a pension of $15 a month and Mary E. Miner Meikle received a widow's pension (after he died) of $30.00 a month. John was discharged 8-15-1865 in Houston, Texas. After Betsy died he married 3 months after her death Mary E. Miner on 2-10-1866 in Lima, Fayette Co., Iowa by the Reverend Helm, a Methodist minister. Their first child Thomas was born in Iowa in 1867 and six weeks later they left by covered wagon for Kansas. The reason they moved to Kansas was Kansas was opened for settlement. Three children where born on a farm near Olathe, Kansas. They sold that farm and in 1871, purchased a farm near Conway Springs, Kansas. They lived there for a while and then moved to a farm near Crescent, Oklahoma where they bought 160 acres. They lived there 3 years, and sold it, then moved back to Conway Springs, and bought another farm. They had 14 children 7 boys and 7 girls. John and Mary donated a site for a school (Sunny Slope) on the last farm property (the site and name of the school is shown on a copy of the plat map)The date John and Mary retired from farming and moved into town of Conway Springs, Kansas is unknown to me. John died in 1907, his attending physician was Dr, E.A. Evans, death was caused by Heart failure and complications of LaGrippe and Rheumatis.
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William & John Meikle William and John bought a wagon and several oxen and cows. They went to California at the time of the gold rush in 1850. Helen Scott Mathews had a gold nugget worth about $2.50 taken from the Sacramento River by John with a pole that had a ball of blue clay on the end. They and two other men took $30,000 worth in this way. William had a farm north of Oelwein and was very well off. They had a large family but only two were boys. John settled in Kansas. He also had a large family. He and Wm IV were bunk mates when they were in the army, Company G 38 Iowa.
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John Meikle
1860–1939
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Thomas H. Meikle
1867–1894
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Mary Janette "Nettie" Meikle Duncan
1869–1943
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John Allen Meikle
1873–1923
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Lydia A Meikle Moyer
1876–1948
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Agnes Ora Meikle Berger
1879–1938
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Waitman R. Meikle
1883–1908
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Alfred Albert Meikle
1883–1966
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Clara P Meikle Halsey
1886–1943
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Callie M Meikle Gardner
1886–1951
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Floyd Clarence Meikle
1889–1959
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Etta Evelyn Meikle Cope
1893–1948
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