Reuben George Sr. * Joshua George * Enoch "Jack" George * A. Cary George * Clayton Ray George
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| Clayton Ray George was born near
Okeana, Ohio in 1859, a son of A. Cary and Emma Jane Fye George.
As his older brother, Homer George, Clayton was educated in Butler
County OH public schools, and went to Ohio State University, in Columbus, OH. Clayton appartently met Grace Apple at Ohio State University in 1910, and they married on 23 June 1915 in Miamisburg, OH. They had a daughter on 11 December 1916. During a flu epidemic, Grace died on 17 September 1918 while Clayton was teaching at Purdue University. In October of 1922, Clayton married Florence Boston. Florence was born 17 Jan 1887 in Pierceton, IN. She went to Purdue and was a dietician, making home demonstrations in Indiana. She and Clayton were married 54 years, and had three children. Florence died on 10 October 1976 in Janesville, WI, about six weeks before Clayton. supplied by Cheryl Flemington and Margaret George Baker 1908 entered Ohio State Univ - worked at Sheffield farms 1910 - met Grace Apple Worked at a horse farm in Ky 1911-1912 1912 graduated from OSU Taught at U of California Davis until 14 May 1914 Taught Dairy Extension at Purdue 1914-1921; met Florence Boston Married Grace 23 June 1915 in Miamisburg, OH Secretary of Indiana State Dairy Assoc 1916 Grace dies 17 Sept 1918 from Flu epidemic 1919 elected Secretary of National Association of Dairy Workers 1921 - 1924 American Farm Bureau in Indianapolis IN. 1922 marries Florence Boston - lived in Pendleton, IN 1925 started Producers Creamery in Marion, IN 1942 Pres & Mgr of Food Products Corp in Chicago (part of Producers Creamery that split off) 1944 bought a swiss cheese factory & leased it to the FPC (cooperative of 13 grocers) - made $9,000 a year 1946 moved to Madison WI 1947 was making $12,500 1948 resigned from co-op and built & developed Harp & Kettle Cheesehouse in Madison, WI which he operated with his son Bob 1956 retired and built a home on Lake Menona in Madison 1970 sold home and moved to Caravilla nursing home in Janesville, WI, with Florence 1976 Clayton died 20 Nov 1976 at Caravilla Nursing Home. Clayton and Florence both interned in Pendleton, IN Clayton (ss# 309-05-1135) Lee Rieth, a 1938 graduate of the School of Civil Engineering, University of Purdue. |
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