On Nov. 15, 1867, Rebecca gave birth to twins, George Pendleton and Mary Isabelle. Sadly, Mary Isabelle lived only one year, five months and 10 days. But George grew to adulthood and eventually moved to Texas where he was personal secretary to a millionaire. Amos and Rebecca's next child was John William, born in 1871. Joseph Bargdol Fulkerson was born in 1873, Martha Rebecca in 1880, and their last child, Sidney Clio Fulkerson in 1884.

In 1890, Amos applied to the Department of the Interior for a Civil War disability pension, due to medical problems which he attributed to his service in the Army. His doctor noted that Amos suffered from kidney ailments, lumbago, an irregular heartbeat, poor circulation in his legs, and back pains. He was granted permanent disability pension in the amount of $12 per month, which may have been a significant sum in those days. When he turned 70, the pension was increased to $15 per month.

Amos and Rebecca later also lived in Hamilton and Delaware Counties in Indiana. In June 1900, Amos and Rebecca were living in Cicero, Indiana. John was town marshall of Cicero and Martha Rebecca, whose nickname was “Mattie,“ was a school teacher.

Seven months later, on Feb. 28, 1901, Amos deserted his family and left them penniless. This was the same Amos who had re-enlisted in the Union Army two days before his first child was born. Rebecca's response is surprising and quite unusual for a woman in the early 1900s: She sued for half of Amos's Civil War pension. In her initial affidavit, Rebecca wrote that in the year before his desertion, Amos "threatened to knock me down and ordered me to leave, that I could not shelter under his roof any longer. A year or two prior to this, he kicked me out of my bedroom for four or six weeks and would not let me in during that time."

A neighbor, John Harbaugh, gave testimony that Amos "was of a stubborn disposition." Perhaps Amos's mean disposition was due to his discomfort and ill health ... the kidney ailment, the pains in his back and legs.

The testimonies and the hearings over Amos's pension continued far too long. Within the next few years, Rebecca apparently was forced to move out of her home and, in 1904, was living with her son, George Pendleton Fulkerson in Muncie, Indiana.

On Oct. 18, 1904, Amos and Rebecca were granted a divorce. Rebecca made Amos promise that as long as she was living he would not remarry. Rebecca was granted half of Amos's Civil War pension in December 1904.