John was unsuccessful at mining and managed his brother's store in Sutterville.
Jane, dissatisfied with the conditions, returned to Indiana with Sue, leaving on May 1, 1849, once more on the SS California.
She travelled by sea to Panama, then overland, via Mexico, and back to Indiana.
She returned in 1852, is the only first lady to live outside the state while her husband was governor.
They had five children, Sue, Caroline, Latham, William, and Lillie.