**************************************************************************** File contributed to the McLean County ILGenWeb Project Copyright 1997 to present, all rights reserved. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format without the written consent of the author, ilmcleanvcc@gmail.com. **************************************************************************** Contributed by: McLean Co. Coordinator **************************************************************************** CLAUS F. GEORGE Biography CLAUS F. GEORGE, farmer and stock-raiser; P.O. Bloomington; was born in Germany; came to the United States with his father's family in 1866; they settled in McLean Co., Ill., in the same year. His father is Mr. John George, of this township; he was married in Holstein, Germany, to Miss Christina HENNES, who was born in Germany; they have had eight children, two only of whom are living, viz., Claus F., the subject of this sketch, and Henry; deceased - Frederick, Annie, Nicholas, Lena, William and William Nicholas. The farm of Mr. George consists of 128 acres, valued at $7,000.