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John Claus

Birth	:	Jun 1829 Hessen, Germany
Death	:	1910
Burial	:	Oakwood Cemetery, Plymouth, Cerro Gordo County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2538986, -93.1252975
Description	:	From the 1883 book History of Franklin and Cerro Gordo Counties, Iowa, page 814: John Claus, an early settler in Falls township, is a native of Germany, where his birth occurred June 27, 1829. He was trained in his native country to agricultural pursuits and educated at the public school. In 1850 he sailed for America and after a prosperous voyage landed at Castle Garden, N.Y. He entered at once as an apprentice with a baker in New York city, where he remained five years and then returned to Germany on a visit. He spent a year among the friends... Read More	From the 1883 book History of Franklin and Cerro Gordo Counties, Iowa, page 814: John Claus, an early settler in Falls township, is a native of Germany, where his birth occurred June 27, 1829. He was trained in his native country to agricultural pursuits and educated at the public school. In 1850 he sailed for America and after a prosperous voyage landed at Castle Garden, N.Y. He entered at once as an apprentice with a baker in New York city, where he remained five years and then returned to Germany on a visit. He spent a year among the friends and scenes of his childhood, coming back to Long Island, where he resumed his former business. He came to Iowa in 1858 to secure a home. He invested his savings in land on sections 7 and 8 in Falls township, residing at Plymouth until 1862, when he became the owner by purchase of wild land on section 4, and there took up his residence. He has improved the land and and erected substantial and suitable buildings. July 4, 1858, he was married to Cynthia, daughter of Robert and Amanda (Baker) Campbell. They have eight children — Frank, Lettie, Jonn, Ernest, Annie, Alice, Willie and Clara.

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John Claus's memorial is located at: Oakwood Cemetery, Plymouth, Cerro Gordo County, USA.
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Latitude: 43.2538986
Longitude: -93.1252975

Family Members:

Spouse

Cynthia A Campbell Claus

(1841 - 1923)

Children

John Royal Claus

(1866 - 1947)

Ernest Eugene Claus

(1868 - 1952)

Alice Alma Claus Graves

(1872 - 1967)

Clara Luella Claus Urenn

(1878 - 1947)

infant Claus

(1880 - 1880)

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