From the 1921 Scofield History of Hancock County, page 1208;
[bracketed text] and paragraph breaks added for clarity and readability.

GEORGE, John Henry, a retired farmer of Fountain Green Township, was formerly actively engaged in farming in this section, and as long as he lived owned a valuable farm here.  He was born in Ross County, Ohio, June 19, 1853, a son of Jacob and Christina (George) George, born in Germany.  They came to the United States in 1849, and were married in Ohio, October 18, 1849, residing there until the fall of 1854, when they came further west, and bought a 40 acre farm in Hire Township, McDonough County.  Later they sold this farm and bought eighty acres in the same township, where both died, she July 21, 1898, and he January 18, 1909.

Their [Jacob and Christina's] children were as follows: Louis, who died in 1863; Louisa, who was Mrs. Newton Duke, died in 1878; Milton, who died in 1880; Catherine, who was Mrs. Cyrus Fisher [Josiah Fisher], died in 1906; Clara, who was Mrs. Philip Sparrow, died December 25, 1912; John Henry, who died December 25, 1918; William, who lives in Tennessee Township; Mariah, who is Mrs. Joseph Morgan of Colchester, Ill., and Dora, who is Mrs. Charles Riser, lives on the homestead in Hire Township.

John Henry George spent his boyhood on his father's farm, where he lived until his marriage, which occurred November 23, 1876, when he was united to Ida L. Bloyd, born in Fountain Green Township.  Mr. and Mrs. George had the following children born to them: Florence, who is Mrs. Gilbert Jones, of Wall Lake, Iowa; Jacob B., who lives at Burnside, Ill.; Lucretia, who died in infancy; and Clarence W., who died near the age of twenty years.

Mrs. George died June 2, 1884.  On October 3, 1889, Mr. George was married (second) to Mary Ellen Greenley, born September 25, 1871, in Pennsylvania, a daughter of Emanuel B., and Sarah (Winkleman) Greenley, born in Pennsylvania, who came to Fountain Green Township in 1875.  By his second marriage, Mr. George had the following children: Henry E., who lives in Fountain Green Township, married Bessie Bond; Christina May, who is Mrs. Vernon Carmack of Blandinsville, Ill.; Dora Pearl and Raymond Roy, both of whom are at home; Emanuel Dewey, who married Reva Fisher; and Ernest Cecil, who is at home.

After his first marriage, Mr. George assisted his father for a few years and then bought fifty-six acres of land in Fountain Green Township, on which he erected new buildings and made many improvements.  He kept adding to his farm until he owned 376 acres, all improved, on which he did general farming until 1916, when he retired, his sons now conducting the farm, although he continued to reside on it.  There he died December 25, 1918.  Mr. George attended the Methodist Episcopal Church.  He was a Democrat, but has not cared for office.  His fraternal affiliation was with the Modern Woodmen of America, at Fountain Green.  A man widely and favorably known, he stood very high in his neighborhood.

The above biography is one of five references found so far that name John's mother as Christina. When John married for the second time in 1889, his mother's given name was recorded as Catharine.  See: Jacob and Christina George for further information.

When John and Ida L. Bloyd were married on November 23, 1876, Ida was not quite 20.  She was born October 4, 1856 (date calculated from her tombstone inscription), the daughter of Benjamin Bloyd and his first wife, Emeline Hobart.  Marriage License

John and Ida set up housekeeping and had four children before Ida's untimely death.  She was buried at Friendship Cemetery.  She left a grieving husband and three surviving little ones.  The George children were:

i.	Florence Ardella George, born September 4, 1877, Hire Township, McDonough County, Illinois.  She died October 13, 1956, and was buried at Friendship Cemetery.
ii.	Jacob B. George, born about 1880 in Hire Township.
iii.	Lucretia George, born January 2, 1882, died January 28, 1882, burial at Friendship Cemetery.
iv.	Clarence W. George, born April 4, 1883, died January 18, 1903, burial at Friendship Cemetery.

From the History of McDonough County, Illinois, 1885, a biography of John's father, Jacob (1829-1909), stated that the children made their home with Jacob and his wife after Ida's death. Five years later John remarried.  On October 3, 1889, he wed Mary Ellen Greenley, the 18 year old daughter of Emanuel B. and Sarah (Winkleman) Greenly, both natives of Pennsylvania.  Police Magistrate George W. Jones performed the marriage at Carthage. Witnesses were Alice D. Green and Charles J. Scofield.  Marriage Documents

Mary was born in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, perhaps in Point Township.  Her parents left that state with their five youngsters after 1876, based on the age and birth location of Mary's youngest sister, Gertie (born in late December of 1876 in Pennsylvania), and settled in Hancock County.  Mary's father consistently used the spelling Greenly after he left home; it seems that Mary spelled her maiden name Greenley.

Was there ever a parent who didn't worry when his or her child fell in with bad company?  Mary's mother died in 1879 and the following year Emanuel Greenly remarried.  He subsequently moved to Iowa, being counted in Monroe County (1885), Appanoose County (1895), and Moravia, Appanoose County, in 1900.  Mary must have lived in Moravia prior to her marriage.  In a letter to Mary's younger sister, Gertie, Emanuel colorfully reported that had it not been for his second wife's intervention, Mary would have "gone to the dogs".  To view early Greenly and Winkleman census transcriptions and to read Emanuel's letter, follow the above link to Emanuel and Sarah.

All of John and Mary's six children were probably born in Fountain Green Township:

i.	Henry E. George, born August 10, 1890.  He died June 2, 1965, and was buried at Glade City Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough County, Illinois.
ii.	Christine May George, born May 2, 1892, died June 3, 1975, burial at Glade City Cemetery.
iii.	Dora P. George, born September 10, 1894.  She died July 7, 1981, burial at LaHarpe Township Cemetery, LaHarpe, Hancock County.
iv.	Raymond Roy George, born August 23, 1896, died January 20, 1966.  He married Mabel May Allen on March 15, 1921, at Blandinsville.  Mabel was born April 9, 1897, at Seville, Fulton County, Illinois, died August 27, 1986, at her home in Blandinsville.  Raymond and Mabel are buried at Glade City Cemetery, along with their daughter, Beverly Adalie (June 18, 1928 - December 2, 1938).  One surviving daughter, Elgin.
v.	Emanuel Dewey George, born about 1898.  He died after April 1, 1930.
vi.	Cecil Ernest George (named above as Ernest Cecil), born in 1900, died in 1960, burial at Friendship Cemetery.

Mary Greenley George died October 02, 1942, at Blandinsville, McDonough County, and was buried at Friendship Cemetery.

Jacob George, 30, male, farm, value of real estate 650, value of personal estate 700, born Hesse
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Catharn George, 31, female, born Hesse Ger
Mary E, 9, female, born OH, attended school within the year
John H, 7, male, born OH, attended school within the year
Louisa, 4, female, born IN
William P, 2, male, born IN
Lewis F, 4/12, male, born IN

Benjamin Bloyd, 34, male, farmer, value of real estate 1050, value of personal estate 485,
born KY
Emaline, 23, female, born IL
Ida, 3, female, born IL
Sada, 1, female, born IL
Leander Bloyd, 9, male, born IL
Francis, 18, male, born IL

George, Jacob, 41, male, white, farmer, value of real estate 6000, value of personal estate 2000, born Hesse Darmstadt ?, both parents foreign born, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
Catharine, 41, female, white, keep house, born Hesse Darmstadt ?, both parents foreign born
Mary E, 18, female, white, born IL, both parents foreign born
John H, 17, male, white, born IL, both parents foreign born, attended school within the year
Louisa, 15, female, white, born IL, both parents foreign born, attended school within the year
William, 12, male, white, born IL, both parents foreign born, attended school within the year
Cornelius, 8, male, white, born IL, both parents foreign born, attended school within the year
Catharine, 5, female, white, born IL, both parents foreign born, attended school within the year
Clara, 4, female, white, born IL, both parents foreign born
Dora, 10/12, female, white, born IL, both parents foreign born, born Aug

Bloyd, Benjamin, 42, male, white farmer, value of real estate 4000, value of personal estate 3500, born KY, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
Mary, 33, female, white, keeping house, value of real estate 4000, born NY
Sadie, 11, female, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Ida, 13, female, white, born IL, attended school within the year
[White], Mansil, 14, male, white, born IL, attended school within the year
[White], Freeman, 10, male, white, born IL, attended school within the year
[Bloyd], Hiram, 4, male, white, born IL
Borzee, Alman, 20, male, white, born Kanzas, attended school within the year

George, John, white, male, 26, married, farmer, born IL, both parents born Germany
Ida, white, female, 23, wife, married, keeps house, born IL, father born KY, mother born IL
Florence, white, male [sic], 2, daughter, single, born IL, both parents born IL
Infant, white, male, 3/12, born "M", son, single, born IL, both parents born IL

Emanuel Greenly, township 71, range 16, section 19, SE SW, 41, male, married, farmer, born PA, both parents born U.S., subject to military duty, entitled to vote

Mary C, 41, female, married, born IN, both parents born U.S.

Mary E, 13, female, single, born PA, both parents born U.S.

John J, 11, male, single, born PA, both parents born U.S.

Ira Wallin, 13, male, single, born IL, both parents born U.S.

George, John H, head, white, male, June 1853, 47, married for 10 years, born OH, both parents born Germany, farmer, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, owned his farm home free of mortgage, farm schedule 152

Mary E, wife, white, female, May 1873, 26, married for 10 years, mother of 5 children, 3 ?? living, born IL, both parents born PA, could read, write and speak English [The number of Mary's living children was stated correctly in the 1910 listing.]

Jacob, son, white, male, Mar 1880, 20, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL, at school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English

Clarance U, son, white, male, April 1884, 16, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL, at school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English

Henry E, son, white, male, Aug 1889, 10, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL, at school for 7 months, could read, write and speak English

May, daughter, white, female, May 1891, 9, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL

Dorra P [B with P written over it], daughter, white, female, Apr 1894, 6, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL

Raymond R, son, white, male, May 1896, 4, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL

Emanual Dewey, son, white, male, Apr 1898, 2, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL

George, John H, head, male, white, 56, married (2nd) for 20 years, born OH, both parents born Germany - German, spoke English, farmer, general farm, employer, could read and write, owned his farm home free of mortgage, farm schedule 178

Mary E, wife, female, white, 38, married (1st) for 20 years; mother of 6 children, all living; born PA, both parents born PA, spoke English, could read and write

Henry E, son, male, white, 18, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born PA, spoke English, laborer, home farm, employee, could read and write, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909

C May, daughter, female, white, 17, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born PA, spoke English, could read and write, did not attend school after Sept. 1, 1909

Dora P, daughter, female, white, 15, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born PA, spoke English, could read and write, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909

Raymond, son, male, white, 13, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born PA, spoke English, laborer, home farm, employer, could read and write, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909

E Dewey, son, male, white, 11, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born PA, spoke English, could read and write, [school - no entry]

Earnest C, son, male, white, 9, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born PA, [school - no entry]

George, Mary E, head, owned her farm free of mortgage, female, white, 48, widow, could read and write, born PA, both parents born PA, spoke English, farming, general farm, working on own account, farm schedule 50

Dora, daughter, female, white, 25, single, could read and write, born IL, father born OH, mother born PA, spoke English, house keeper

Raiman, son, male, white, 23, single, could read and write, born IL, father born OH, mother born PA, spoke English, farming, home farm, working for wages

Cecil, son, male, white, 19, single, did not attend school after Sept. 1, 1919, could read and write, born IL, father born OH, mother born PA, spoke English, farming, home farm

George, Mary E, head, rented her home, monthly rental 15, owned a radio, did not live on a farm, female, white, 58, widow, age at first marriage - 18, could read and write, born PA, both parents born PA, spoke English

Cecil E, son, male, white, 29, could read and write, born IL, father born OH, mother born PA, spoke English, trucking, general, whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition - no