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Descendants of Emil Henry Claussen

27. HOMER ARTHUR³ CLAUSSEN (JASPER FRANKLIN², EMIL HENRY¹)²⁰⁶ was born August 21, 1881 in Farm Near Stonington, Christian Co., Illinois ²⁰⁷, and died October 04, 1962 in Topeka, KS. He married MYRTLE A. WATSON June 10, 1905 ^208,²⁰⁹. She was born in Kansas ²¹⁰, and died January 07, 1926 ²¹¹.

Notes for HOMER ARTHUR CLAUSSEN:
Homer lived in Chicago, then Topeka, where he is buried. H e was in Topeka sometime before 1930, when he appears in th e census. At that time he is a widower rooming in a home a nd working as a chief clerk for the railroad.

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Child of HOMER CLAUSSEN and MYRTLE WATSON is:

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ARTHUR L.⁴ CLAUSSEN, b. May 25, 1907, Illinois; d. December 15, 1988, Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS.

28. CLARA LEONA "LEONY"³ CLAUSSEN (ARCHIBALD ALEXANDER EMIL², EMIL HENRY¹) was born August 07, 1873 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co, Illinois ^212,²¹³, and died February 01, 1959 ^214,²¹⁵. She married DON ALVERO DRUM January 16, 1895 in Barr, Macoupin Co, IL, At The General Store ^216,²¹⁷. He was born November 21, 1871, and died December 30, 1947.

Notes for CLARA LEONA "LEONY" CLAUSSEN:
"Leony" grew up at the family farm near Scottville, Illinoi s.

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Notes for DON ALVERO DRUM:
Fact 4
Donald Drum taught in Macoupin County schools for over 40 y ears. He was also Postmaster at Chesterfield for 39 years.

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Fact 4: Teacher/Post Master
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Children of CLARA CLAUSSEN and DON DRUM are:

DEAN⁴ DRUM, b. September 12, 1895, Barr, Macoupin Co, IL; d. January 06, 1932; m. LIVING.

Notes for DEAN DRUM:
Fact 4
Dean Drum was a World War 1 veteran. He is buried at Chest erfield, Illinois.

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ALBERT LYNN "BERTIE" DRUM, b. April 08, 1898, Barr, Macoupin Co, IL; d. April 18, 1926; m. LIVING.

Notes for ALBERT LYNN "BERTIE" DRUM:
Albert Drum was a World War 1 veteran. He and Mae had no c hildren. He is buried at Chesterfield, Illinois.

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95.	iii.		ELLEN BELLE DRUM, b. October 09, 1899, Barr, Macoupin Co, IL; d. July 14, 1974.
	iv.		MAYME GRACE DRUM, b. November 21, 1901, Scottville, Macoupin Co., IL; d. August 01, 1997, Decatur, Macon Co., IL ²¹⁸; m. (1) JACK FAULSETTI, December 24, 1923; b. July 25, 1903; d. Bef. 1951, Probably Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL; m. (2) FRANK C. GIGER, August 18, 1951; b. August 19, 1893, Illinois ²¹⁹; d. August 02, 1959.

Notes for MAYME GRACE DRUM:
Mayme Drum Giger was married twice. She had no children . In her older years she resided in Springfield, Illinois , and lived well into old age. She was quite helpful with p roviding information on her branch of the family history.

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Notes for JACK FAULSETTI:
Jack Faulsetti is buried in Springfield, Illinois.

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Notes for FRANK C. GIGER:
Frank appears in the 1920 census in Springfield, IL as a si ngle man of 27, a boarder, and an insurance agent. Frank G iger is buried at a cemetery near Springfield, Illinois.

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29. CHRISTOPHER SHANNON³ CLAUSSEN (ARCHIBALD ALEXANDER EMIL², EMIL HENRY¹)^220,²²¹ was born January 09, 1876 in West Of Scottville, Greene Co., Illinois ²²², and died February 19, 1955 in Springfield, Sangamon Co, Illinois. He married ETHEL VERDA HENRY²²³ July 02, 1900 in Morgan Co., IL ²²⁴, daughter of GEORGE HENRY and SUSAN MCCURLEY. She was born August 12, 1881 in Morgan Co., Illinois ^225,²²⁶, and died December 05, 1959 in Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois ²²⁷.

Notes for CHRISTOPHER SHANNON CLAUSSEN:
Fact 4
Chris and Ethel Claussen spent most of their lives i n the Scottville, Illinois area. They worked the farm tha t had been his father's. They did move from the farm at Sc ottville to California in the 1930's because Chris had cont racted tuberculosis and the doctor recommended it. When th ey moved back, it was into a house in Scottville instead o f the farm. This is the same house that their grandson Jer ry Claussen raised his family in. Chris and Ethel Clausse n are buried at Scottville West Cemetery.
There is a story in the family that was well-known amo ng the older generation that involves Chris and his brothe r Charlie when they were young men. This is the story of t he Nortonville fight. Nortonville is a small community nea r Scottville. The story goes that Charlie was walking a yo ung woman home one evening, and that this young woman had a lso been seeing a fellow called "Stumpy" too. As they walk ed, Stumpy was following them and heckling. When they pass ed in front of a restaurant where Charlie knew Chris was ea ting, Charlie stopped and sent for or yelled for Chris. Wh en Chris came out of the front door, unaware of what was ha ppening, Stumpy was waiting for him and hit him with bras s knuckles. Stumpy aimed for his throat in an attempt to k ill Chris, but clipped his chin instead. At this point, kn ives were brought out and a brawl ensued. At the end of it , Stumpy was almost dead from stab wounds, but he did live . Chris, and especially Charlie, were also badly injured . The Claussen boys got off easy for the whole affair, bec ause their father was Justice of the Peace. As an old man , Charlie still had the suit he had worn that night, and i t was almost cut to shreds.
Chris traveled around for awhile as a young man, perha ps following this incident. He kept a little journal of hi s adventures that survives to this day. He dated Ethel's s ister Sylvia before courting Ethel.
The 1920 Greene Co. census shows the family living i n Athensville township. Chris owns the farm, but has a mort gage, and all the children are still at home. Their neares t neighbors are the Tribble and Hinman families.

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Burial: Scottville West Cemetery, Macoupin Co., Illinois
Fact 4: Farmer
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Burial: Scottville West Cemetery, Macoupin Co., Illinois
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Children of CHRISTOPHER CLAUSSEN and ETHEL HENRY are:

96.	i.	LAWRENCE FRANKLIN⁴ CLAUSSEN, b. November 26, 1900, Scottville, Macoupin Co., Illinois; d. October 05, 1967.
97.	ii.	ROY ELVIS CLAUSSEN, b. January 25, 1902, Scottville, Macoupin Co, IL; d. March 1986, Eureka ?, Illinois.
98.	iii.	VELMA RUTH CLAUSSEN, b. June 01, 1902, Scottville, Macoupin Co., IL; d. January 22, 1989.
	iv.	ELLEN CLAUSSEN, b. 1905, Scottville, Macoupin Co, IL ²²⁸; d. 1905, Scottville, Macoupin Co., IL.

Notes for ELLEN CLAUSSEN:
Died in infancy.

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Burial: Scottville West Cemetery, Macoupin Co., Illinois
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99.	v.		RUBY ETHEL CLAUSSEN, b. January 24, 1908, Scottville, Macoupin Co, IL; d. July 07, 2004, Bakersfield, California.
100.	vi.		RICHARD LYNN CLAUSSEN, b. October 18, 1910, Scottville, Macoupin Co, IL; d. July 24, 1971, Bethalto, Madison Co, IL.

30. GEORGE LOYD³ CLAUSSEN (ARCHIBALD ALEXANDER EMIL², EMIL HENRY¹) was born February 11, 1885 in Athensville, Greene Co., IL, and died April 25, 1947 in Pullman, Allegan Co., MI²²⁸. He married EFFIE MYRTLE SHEEHAM Bef. 1906. She was born January 10, 1886 in Devall's Bluff, Prairie Co, AR, and died July 17, 1976 in Texarkana, Bowie Co, TX.

Notes for GEORGE LOYD CLAUSSEN:
George Loyd Claussen went by "Loyd". He was born at the fa mily farm between Athensville and Scottville, Illinois. H e settled in DeVall's Bluff, Arkansas as a young man, wher e he married and had a large family. He suddenly left his f amily and eventually returned to Illinois and farmed and li ved with his nephew Lawrence and family from about 1935- 19 40. He periodically lived on a house boat on the White Riv er in Arkansas, and also picked fruit in the orchards. He e nded up in Michigan, where he died. He is buried in Scottvi lle West Cemetery with his parents and siblings.

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Burial: Scottville West Cemetery, Macoupin Co., Illinois
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Children of GEORGE CLAUSSEN and EFFIE SHEEHAM are:

	i.		LIVING⁴.
	ii.		LIVING, m. LIVING.
	iii.		LIVING.
	iv.		LELA MYRTLE CLAUSSEN, b. October 22, 1906, Devall's Bluff, Prairie Co., AR; d. Bef. 1999; m. LIVING.

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JAMES ELBERT "BUSTER" CLAUSSEN, b. November 19, 1908, Athensville, Greene Co., IL; d. March 16, 1981, Devall's Bluff, Prairie Co., AR.

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101.	vi.		ALEXANDER ERNEST "MIKE" CLAUSSEN, b. February 27, 1911, Devall's Bluff, Prairie Co., AR; d. Bet. 1983 - 1998, Probably Texarkana, AR.
	vii.		HAROLD LOYD CLAUSSEN, b. November 16, 1913, Devall's Bluff, Prairie Co., AR; d. Bef. 1995.

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