John was born September 24, 1847, in Mississippi, son of parents born in Kentucky, according to information taken from the Family Bible of his parents. His date of birth was also engraved on a powder horn in John's possession, passed down from his father. The horn was engraved "John Mays Born Sept. 24, 1847." John died December 18, 1918, in Almena Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, aged 71 years, 2 months and 19 days, and was buried in the Comstock Cemetery, Comstock, Barron County, Wisconsin. His gravestone is inscribed "Father John Mays Born Sept 24, 1847 Died Dec. 18, 1918 Age 71 Yrs. 2 Mos. 25 Das." The gravestone of his wife is inscribed "Mary Mays Born Aug (rest of inscription unreadable).
On December 14, 1866, John was united in marriage to Mrs. Mary Eliza Cammack, nee Graves, by J. P., Adams, at Springfield, Illinois. Mary was born August 30, 1839, in Jonesville, Kentucky, daughter of a father born in Virginia and mother born in Kentucky. She died August 23, 1909, in Clinton Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, aged 69 years, 9 months and 23 days, and was buried in the family plot in the Comstock Cemetery. Their children were:
I 1 Alva P Cammack Mays 10 Dec 1861, in Kentucky.
I 2 John William 19 Dec 1867, in Illinois.
I 3 Elizabeth A. 2 Mar 1871, in Illinois.
I 4 James Edward 27 Oct 1873, in Minnesota.
I 5 Walter 9 Apr 1876, in Wisconsin.
I 6 Ira Benton 6 Oct 1878, in Wisconsin.
I 7 Effie 3 Aug 1881, in Wisconsin.
Mary also had a son from her first marriage, Alva W. Cammack, who was raised with the family.
The names and birth dates were taken from the family history form returned by John on March 22, 1915, to the Commissioner of Pensions. Mary's first husband, name unknown, served in the Civil War at Columbus, Kentucky, and may have died while in service. In the 1880 U. S. Census, John Mays was a 32 year old farmer living in the North Half of Turtle Lake Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, with his 39 year old wife Mary and their children; Alva, age 19; John W., age 11; Elizabeth, age 9; James Ed., age 7; Walter, age 4; and 2 year old Ira B. Mays.
In the 1890 U. S. Census, Special Schedule, John Mays was listed as living in Turtle Lake Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, and as having served as a Private in Company C of the 120th Illinois Infantry, from November 27, 1863, to September 10, 1865, for total service of 1 year, 7 months and 17 days.
On August 3, 1887, John filed Application No. 618,132, for an Invalid Veteran's Pension, which was approved under Certificate No. 819,189. He apparently outlived his wife, as there is no record at the National Archives that Mary ever filed an application for a Widow's Pension.
John was a Civil War veteran who enlisted November 27, 1863, at Springfield, Illinois, to serve three years as a Private in the 113th Illinois Infantry, and was mustered in to Federal service the same day with Company C. At that time he received $60.00 of his $300.00 enlistment bounty and was listed as a 17 year and 2 months old, 5'7½ tall farmer, with brown hair, gray eyes and a light complexion, born in Farmington, Mississippi. At that time John was a resident of Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois. As John was a minor, it was necessary for his guardian to give his written consent, which he did with the following statement on John's enlistment papers:
"I, Alfred A. North, Do Certify, That I am the Guardian of John Mays; that the said John Mays is seventeen years of age; and I do hereby freely give my Consent to his volunteering as a Soldier in the Army Of The United States for the period of Three Years. Given at Springfield, Illinois, The 27th day of Nov. 1863, Alfred A. North."
On February 29, 1864, it was noted on the muster roll that John was absent on detached service at Memphis, Tennessee. On the muster roll of march/April, 1864, it was noted that his pay was stopped $2.75 for the one R. M. Bayonet and gun sling lost carelessly on March 7, 1864. On the muster roll of July/August, 1864, it was noted that he was on daily duty at Twin Bridges, M & C Railroad. On the muster roll of Nov./Dec., 1864, it was noted that he was on duty at Irving Prison. On January 26, 1865, he was admitted to the regimental hospital with intermittent fever and returned to duty January 28th of that month. On June 10, 1865, while the company was engaged in action at Guntown, Mississippi, he received a gunshot wound to the top of his head, when a bullet grazed the top of his skull. He was knocked out, but later came to his senses, and the wound was apparently not regarded as serious, and there was not record that he was hospitalized.
On the muster out roll of June 20, 1865, at Memphis, Tennessee, it was noted John was due $120.00 of his enlistment bounty and had been transferred to Battalion Command by Major Foster, 59 U. S. Colored Infantry, per Special Order 142, issued at Headquarters Post & Defense of Memphis, June 1, 1865. On the M & D Roll of Men Transferred, dated June 20, 1865, it was noted that John was a Private in Company C, 113th Illinois Infantry, and transferred to 120th Illinois Infantry. John was in Company C of the 120th Illinois Infantry, for a little over three months. On September 10, 1865, he was mustered out with Company C of that regiment. On the muster out roll it was noted that he was due $120.00 of his enlistment bounty.
After his discharge, John returned to his home in Springfield, Illinois, where he was married the next year. In 1871, the family moved to Mankato, Minnesota, where they resided for about two years. In 1873, they moved to Clear Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, where they resided for a year. On December 12, 1874, they homesteaded an unbroken tract of land in Almena Township, Barron County, Wisconsin. In about 1906, they sold their farm and bought a smaller farm in Clinton Township in the same county. After the death of his wife he was known to have lived in Cumberland and Turtle Lake Townships of the same county.
On August 3, 1887, John filed Application No. 618,132, for an Invalid Veteran's Pension, which was approved under Certificate No. 819,189. He apparently outlived his wife, as there is no record at the National Archives that Mary ever
References: 1880 U. S. Census, North Half of Turtle Lake Township, formerly Lakeland Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, June 1880, Ed 193, page 18, Line 14, Family 165/169. 1890 U. S. Census, Special Schedule, Turtle Lake Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, ED 19, Page 1, Line 2, Family 13/13.
Obituary
John Mays Dies.
John Mays, an old resident of the town of Clinton passed away at the home of his son in that town Wednesday, December 18th, of diabetes and old age. Mr. Mays was born in the state of Mississippi, 71 years ago and was an early settler of this section. Mr. Mays leaves to mourn his death four sons and two daughters, as follows: John of Colorado, Ed. of Barron, Walter of Superior, and Ira, whose address is unknown, Elizabeth Larson of Turtle Lake. The funeral services were held at the Saint's church in Clinton and burial took place in the Comstock cemetery Saturday, December 21st. Mr. Mays was a veteran of the Civil War and saw much actual service with an Illinois regiment, and his last years were years of pain, due to that service. It would be unfair to him to consign him to Mother Earth without due recognition of his loyalty. [Thursday, January 2, 1919, Cumberland Advocate, Cumberland, Wisconsin.]
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On December 14, 1866, John was united in marriage to Mrs. Mary Eliza Cammack, nee Graves, by J. P., Adams, at Springfield, Illinois. Mary was born August 30, 1839, in Jonesville, Kentucky, daughter of a father born in Virginia and mother born in Kentucky. She died August 23, 1909, in Clinton Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, aged 69 years, 9 months and 23 days, and was buried in the family plot in the Comstock Cemetery. Their children were:
I 1 Alva P Cammack Mays 10 Dec 1861, in Kentucky.
I 2 John William 19 Dec 1867, in Illinois.
I 3 Elizabeth A. 2 Mar 1871, in Illinois.
I 4 James Edward 27 Oct 1873, in Minnesota.
I 5 Walter 9 Apr 1876, in Wisconsin.
I 6 Ira Benton 6 Oct 1878, in Wisconsin.
I 7 Effie 3 Aug 1881, in Wisconsin.
Mary also had a son from her first marriage, Alva W. Cammack, who was raised with the family.
The names and birth dates were taken from the family history form returned by John on March 22, 1915, to the Commissioner of Pensions. Mary's first husband, name unknown, served in the Civil War at Columbus, Kentucky, and may have died while in service. In the 1880 U. S. Census, John Mays was a 32 year old farmer living in the North Half of Turtle Lake Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, with his 39 year old wife Mary and their children; Alva, age 19; John W., age 11; Elizabeth, age 9; James Ed., age 7; Walter, age 4; and 2 year old Ira B. Mays.
In the 1890 U. S. Census, Special Schedule, John Mays was listed as living in Turtle Lake Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, and as having served as a Private in Company C of the 120th Illinois Infantry, from November 27, 1863, to September 10, 1865, for total service of 1 year, 7 months and 17 days.
On August 3, 1887, John filed Application No. 618,132, for an Invalid Veteran's Pension, which was approved under Certificate No. 819,189. He apparently outlived his wife, as there is no record at the National Archives that Mary ever filed an application for a Widow's Pension.
John was a Civil War veteran who enlisted November 27, 1863, at Springfield, Illinois, to serve three years as a Private in the 113th Illinois Infantry, and was mustered in to Federal service the same day with Company C. At that time he received $60.00 of his $300.00 enlistment bounty and was listed as a 17 year and 2 months old, 5'7½ tall farmer, with brown hair, gray eyes and a light complexion, born in Farmington, Mississippi. At that time John was a resident of Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois. As John was a minor, it was necessary for his guardian to give his written consent, which he did with the following statement on John's enlistment papers:
"I, Alfred A. North, Do Certify, That I am the Guardian of John Mays; that the said John Mays is seventeen years of age; and I do hereby freely give my Consent to his volunteering as a Soldier in the Army Of The United States for the period of Three Years. Given at Springfield, Illinois, The 27th day of Nov. 1863, Alfred A. North."
On February 29, 1864, it was noted on the muster roll that John was absent on detached service at Memphis, Tennessee. On the muster roll of march/April, 1864, it was noted that his pay was stopped $2.75 for the one R. M. Bayonet and gun sling lost carelessly on March 7, 1864. On the muster roll of July/August, 1864, it was noted that he was on daily duty at Twin Bridges, M & C Railroad. On the muster roll of Nov./Dec., 1864, it was noted that he was on duty at Irving Prison. On January 26, 1865, he was admitted to the regimental hospital with intermittent fever and returned to duty January 28th of that month. On June 10, 1865, while the company was engaged in action at Guntown, Mississippi, he received a gunshot wound to the top of his head, when a bullet grazed the top of his skull. He was knocked out, but later came to his senses, and the wound was apparently not regarded as serious, and there was not record that he was hospitalized.
On the muster out roll of June 20, 1865, at Memphis, Tennessee, it was noted John was due $120.00 of his enlistment bounty and had been transferred to Battalion Command by Major Foster, 59 U. S. Colored Infantry, per Special Order 142, issued at Headquarters Post & Defense of Memphis, June 1, 1865. On the M & D Roll of Men Transferred, dated June 20, 1865, it was noted that John was a Private in Company C, 113th Illinois Infantry, and transferred to 120th Illinois Infantry. John was in Company C of the 120th Illinois Infantry, for a little over three months. On September 10, 1865, he was mustered out with Company C of that regiment. On the muster out roll it was noted that he was due $120.00 of his enlistment bounty.
After his discharge, John returned to his home in Springfield, Illinois, where he was married the next year. In 1871, the family moved to Mankato, Minnesota, where they resided for about two years. In 1873, they moved to Clear Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, where they resided for a year. On December 12, 1874, they homesteaded an unbroken tract of land in Almena Township, Barron County, Wisconsin. In about 1906, they sold their farm and bought a smaller farm in Clinton Township in the same county. After the death of his wife he was known to have lived in Cumberland and Turtle Lake Townships of the same county.
On August 3, 1887, John filed Application No. 618,132, for an Invalid Veteran's Pension, which was approved under Certificate No. 819,189. He apparently outlived his wife, as there is no record at the National Archives that Mary ever
References: 1880 U. S. Census, North Half of Turtle Lake Township, formerly Lakeland Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, June 1880, Ed 193, page 18, Line 14, Family 165/169. 1890 U. S. Census, Special Schedule, Turtle Lake Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, ED 19, Page 1, Line 2, Family 13/13.
Obituary
John Mays Dies.
John Mays, an old resident of the town of Clinton passed away at the home of his son in that town Wednesday, December 18th, of diabetes and old age. Mr. Mays was born in the state of Mississippi, 71 years ago and was an early settler of this section. Mr. Mays leaves to mourn his death four sons and two daughters, as follows: John of Colorado, Ed. of Barron, Walter of Superior, and Ira, whose address is unknown, Elizabeth Larson of Turtle Lake. The funeral services were held at the Saint's church in Clinton and burial took place in the Comstock cemetery Saturday, December 21st. Mr. Mays was a veteran of the Civil War and saw much actual service with an Illinois regiment, and his last years were years of pain, due to that service. It would be unfair to him to consign him to Mother Earth without due recognition of his loyalty. [Thursday, January 2, 1919, Cumberland Advocate, Cumberland, Wisconsin.]
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John was born September 24, 1847, in Mississippi, son of parents born in Kentucky, according to information taken from the Family Bible of his parents. His date of birth was also engraved on a powder horn in John's possession, passed down from his father. The horn was engraved "John Mays Born Sept. 24, 1847." John died December 18, 1918, in Almena Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, aged 71 years, 2 months and 19 days, and was buried in the Comstock Cemetery, Comstock, Barron County, Wisconsin. His gravestone is inscribed "Father John Mays Born Sept 24, 1847 Died Dec. 18, 1918 Age 71 Yrs. 2 Mos. 25 Das." The gravestone of his wife is inscribed "Mary Mays Born Aug (rest of inscription unreadable).
On December 14, 1866, John was united in marriage to Mrs. Mary Eliza Cammack, nee Graves, by J. P., Adams, at Springfield, Illinois. Mary was born August 30, 1839, in Jonesville, Kentucky, daughter of a father born in Virginia and mother born in Kentucky. She died August 23, 1909, in Clinton Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, aged 69 years, 9 months and 23 days, and was buried in the family plot in the Comstock Cemetery. Their children were:
I 1 Alva P Cammack Mays 10 Dec 1861, in Kentucky.
I 2 John William 19 Dec 1867, in Illinois.
I 3 Elizabeth A. 2 Mar 1871, in Illinois.
I 4 James Edward 27 Oct 1873, in Minnesota.
I 5 Walter 9 Apr 1876, in Wisconsin.
I 6 Ira Benton 6 Oct 1878, in Wisconsin.
I 7 Effie 3 Aug 1881, in Wisconsin.
Mary also had a son from her first marriage, Alva W. Cammack, who was raised with the family.
The names and birth dates were taken from the family history form returned by John on March 22, 1915, to the Commissioner of Pensions. Mary's first husband, name unknown, served in the Civil War at Columbus, Kentucky, and may have died while in service. In the 1880 U. S. Census, John Mays was a 32 year old farmer living in the North Half of Turtle Lake Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, with his 39 year old wife Mary and their children; Alva, age 19; John W., age 11; Elizabeth, age 9; James Ed., age 7; Walter, age 4; and 2 year old Ira B. Mays.
In the 1890 U. S. Census, Special Schedule, John Mays was listed as living in Turtle Lake Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, and as having served as a Private in Company C of the 120th Illinois Infantry, from November 27, 1863, to September 10, 1865, for total service of 1 year, 7 months and 17 days.
On August 3, 1887, John filed Application No. 618,132, for an Invalid Veteran's Pension, which was approved under Certificate No. 819,189. He apparently outlived his wife, as there is no record at the National Archives that Mary ever filed an application for a Widow's Pension.
John was a Civil War veteran who enlisted November 27, 1863, at Springfield, Illinois, to serve three years as a Private in the 113th Illinois Infantry, and was mustered in to Federal service the same day with Company C. At that time he received $60.00 of his $300.00 enlistment bounty and was listed as a 17 year and 2 months old, 5'7½ tall farmer, with brown hair, gray eyes and a light complexion, born in Farmington, Mississippi. At that time John was a resident of Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois. As John was a minor, it was necessary for his guardian to give his written consent, which he did with the following statement on John's enlistment papers:
"I, Alfred A. North, Do Certify, That I am the Guardian of John Mays; that the said John Mays is seventeen years of age; and I do hereby freely give my Consent to his volunteering as a Soldier in the Army Of The United States for the period of Three Years. Given at Springfield, Illinois, The 27th day of Nov. 1863, Alfred A. North."
On February 29, 1864, it was noted on the muster roll that John was absent on detached service at Memphis, Tennessee. On the muster roll of march/April, 1864, it was noted that his pay was stopped $2.75 for the one R. M. Bayonet and gun sling lost carelessly on March 7, 1864. On the muster roll of July/August, 1864, it was noted that he was on daily duty at Twin Bridges, M & C Railroad. On the muster roll of Nov./Dec., 1864, it was noted that he was on duty at Irving Prison. On January 26, 1865, he was admitted to the regimental hospital with intermittent fever and returned to duty January 28th of that month. On June 10, 1865, while the company was engaged in action at Guntown, Mississippi, he received a gunshot wound to the top of his head, when a bullet grazed the top of his skull. He was knocked out, but later came to his senses, and the wound was apparently not regarded as serious, and there was not record that he was hospitalized.
On the muster out roll of June 20, 1865, at Memphis, Tennessee, it was noted John was due $120.00 of his enlistment bounty and had been transferred to Battalion Command by Major Foster, 59 U. S. Colored Infantry, per Special Order 142, issued at Headquarters Post & Defense of Memphis, June 1, 1865. On the M & D Roll of Men Transferred, dated June 20, 1865, it was noted that John was a Private in Company C, 113th Illinois Infantry, and transferred to 120th Illinois Infantry. John was in Company C of the 120th Illinois Infantry, for a little over three months. On September 10, 1865, he was mustered out with Company C of that regiment. On the muster out roll it was noted that he was due $120.00 of his enlistment bounty.
After his discharge, John returned to his home in Springfield, Illinois, where he was married the next year. In 1871, the family moved to Mankato, Minnesota, where they resided for about two years. In 1873, they moved to Clear Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, where they resided for a year. On December 12, 1874, they homesteaded an unbroken tract of land in Almena Township, Barron County, Wisconsin. In about 1906, they sold their farm and bought a smaller farm in Clinton Township in the same county. After the death of his wife he was known to have lived in Cumberland and Turtle Lake Townships of the same county.
On August 3, 1887, John filed Application No. 618,132, for an Invalid Veteran's Pension, which was approved under Certificate No. 819,189. He apparently outlived his wife, as there is no record at the National Archives that Mary ever
References: 1880 U. S. Census, North Half of Turtle Lake Township, formerly Lakeland Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, June 1880, Ed 193, page 18, Line 14, Family 165/169. 1890 U. S. Census, Special Schedule, Turtle Lake Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, ED 19, Page 1, Line 2, Family 13/13.
Obituary
John Mays Dies.
John Mays, an old resident of the town of Clinton passed away at the home of his son in that town Wednesday, December 18th, of diabetes and old age. Mr. Mays was born in the state of Mississippi, 71 years ago and was an early settler of this section. Mr. Mays leaves to mourn his death four sons and two daughters, as follows: John of Colorado, Ed. of Barron, Walter of Superior, and Ira, whose address is unknown, Elizabeth Larson of Turtle Lake. The funeral services were held at the Saint's church in Clinton and burial took place in the Comstock cemetery Saturday, December 21st. Mr. Mays was a veteran of the Civil War and saw much actual service with an Illinois regiment, and his last years were years of pain, due to that service. It would be unfair to him to consign him to Mother Earth without due recognition of his loyalty. [Thursday, January 2, 1919, Cumberland Advocate, Cumberland, Wisconsin.]
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On December 14, 1866, John was united in marriage to Mrs. Mary Eliza Cammack, nee Graves, by J. P., Adams, at Springfield, Illinois. Mary was born August 30, 1839, in Jonesville, Kentucky, daughter of a father born in Virginia and mother born in Kentucky. She died August 23, 1909, in Clinton Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, aged 69 years, 9 months and 23 days, and was buried in the family plot in the Comstock Cemetery. Their children were:
I 1 Alva P Cammack Mays 10 Dec 1861, in Kentucky.
I 2 John William 19 Dec 1867, in Illinois.
I 3 Elizabeth A. 2 Mar 1871, in Illinois.
I 4 James Edward 27 Oct 1873, in Minnesota.
I 5 Walter 9 Apr 1876, in Wisconsin.
I 6 Ira Benton 6 Oct 1878, in Wisconsin.
I 7 Effie 3 Aug 1881, in Wisconsin.
Mary also had a son from her first marriage, Alva W. Cammack, who was raised with the family.
The names and birth dates were taken from the family history form returned by John on March 22, 1915, to the Commissioner of Pensions. Mary's first husband, name unknown, served in the Civil War at Columbus, Kentucky, and may have died while in service. In the 1880 U. S. Census, John Mays was a 32 year old farmer living in the North Half of Turtle Lake Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, with his 39 year old wife Mary and their children; Alva, age 19; John W., age 11; Elizabeth, age 9; James Ed., age 7; Walter, age 4; and 2 year old Ira B. Mays.
In the 1890 U. S. Census, Special Schedule, John Mays was listed as living in Turtle Lake Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, and as having served as a Private in Company C of the 120th Illinois Infantry, from November 27, 1863, to September 10, 1865, for total service of 1 year, 7 months and 17 days.
On August 3, 1887, John filed Application No. 618,132, for an Invalid Veteran's Pension, which was approved under Certificate No. 819,189. He apparently outlived his wife, as there is no record at the National Archives that Mary ever filed an application for a Widow's Pension.
John was a Civil War veteran who enlisted November 27, 1863, at Springfield, Illinois, to serve three years as a Private in the 113th Illinois Infantry, and was mustered in to Federal service the same day with Company C. At that time he received $60.00 of his $300.00 enlistment bounty and was listed as a 17 year and 2 months old, 5'7½ tall farmer, with brown hair, gray eyes and a light complexion, born in Farmington, Mississippi. At that time John was a resident of Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois. As John was a minor, it was necessary for his guardian to give his written consent, which he did with the following statement on John's enlistment papers:
"I, Alfred A. North, Do Certify, That I am the Guardian of John Mays; that the said John Mays is seventeen years of age; and I do hereby freely give my Consent to his volunteering as a Soldier in the Army Of The United States for the period of Three Years. Given at Springfield, Illinois, The 27th day of Nov. 1863, Alfred A. North."
On February 29, 1864, it was noted on the muster roll that John was absent on detached service at Memphis, Tennessee. On the muster roll of march/April, 1864, it was noted that his pay was stopped $2.75 for the one R. M. Bayonet and gun sling lost carelessly on March 7, 1864. On the muster roll of July/August, 1864, it was noted that he was on daily duty at Twin Bridges, M & C Railroad. On the muster roll of Nov./Dec., 1864, it was noted that he was on duty at Irving Prison. On January 26, 1865, he was admitted to the regimental hospital with intermittent fever and returned to duty January 28th of that month. On June 10, 1865, while the company was engaged in action at Guntown, Mississippi, he received a gunshot wound to the top of his head, when a bullet grazed the top of his skull. He was knocked out, but later came to his senses, and the wound was apparently not regarded as serious, and there was not record that he was hospitalized.
On the muster out roll of June 20, 1865, at Memphis, Tennessee, it was noted John was due $120.00 of his enlistment bounty and had been transferred to Battalion Command by Major Foster, 59 U. S. Colored Infantry, per Special Order 142, issued at Headquarters Post & Defense of Memphis, June 1, 1865. On the M & D Roll of Men Transferred, dated June 20, 1865, it was noted that John was a Private in Company C, 113th Illinois Infantry, and transferred to 120th Illinois Infantry. John was in Company C of the 120th Illinois Infantry, for a little over three months. On September 10, 1865, he was mustered out with Company C of that regiment. On the muster out roll it was noted that he was due $120.00 of his enlistment bounty.
After his discharge, John returned to his home in Springfield, Illinois, where he was married the next year. In 1871, the family moved to Mankato, Minnesota, where they resided for about two years. In 1873, they moved to Clear Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, where they resided for a year. On December 12, 1874, they homesteaded an unbroken tract of land in Almena Township, Barron County, Wisconsin. In about 1906, they sold their farm and bought a smaller farm in Clinton Township in the same county. After the death of his wife he was known to have lived in Cumberland and Turtle Lake Townships of the same county.
On August 3, 1887, John filed Application No. 618,132, for an Invalid Veteran's Pension, which was approved under Certificate No. 819,189. He apparently outlived his wife, as there is no record at the National Archives that Mary ever
References: 1880 U. S. Census, North Half of Turtle Lake Township, formerly Lakeland Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, June 1880, Ed 193, page 18, Line 14, Family 165/169. 1890 U. S. Census, Special Schedule, Turtle Lake Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, ED 19, Page 1, Line 2, Family 13/13.
Obituary
John Mays Dies.
John Mays, an old resident of the town of Clinton passed away at the home of his son in that town Wednesday, December 18th, of diabetes and old age. Mr. Mays was born in the state of Mississippi, 71 years ago and was an early settler of this section. Mr. Mays leaves to mourn his death four sons and two daughters, as follows: John of Colorado, Ed. of Barron, Walter of Superior, and Ira, whose address is unknown, Elizabeth Larson of Turtle Lake. The funeral services were held at the Saint's church in Clinton and burial took place in the Comstock cemetery Saturday, December 21st. Mr. Mays was a veteran of the Civil War and saw much actual service with an Illinois regiment, and his last years were years of pain, due to that service. It would be unfair to him to consign him to Mother Earth without due recognition of his loyalty. [Thursday, January 2, 1919, Cumberland Advocate, Cumberland, Wisconsin.]
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