Biographical Sketch of George E. McCauley, Greene County, Missouri, North Springfield >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** This gentleman is the son of Mathias and Matilda McCauley, and was born in Howard County, Maryland, April 12, 1844. In 1863 he enlisted in Company C, 2nd Maryland Cavalry. After he returned from the war he went to Baltimore and worked in the machine shops of the Northern Cen- tral R. R. , where he learned the machinist's trade, working three. He then worked for the Cumberland & Pennsylvania R.R. at Mount Savage, and in the shops of the Iron Mountain R.R. at St. Louis, and other places. In 1870 he came to Springfield and went to work for the St. Louis & San Francisco R.R., repairing engines in their round house until 1872, when he was promoted to round house foreman, or engine dispatcher, and he now has charge of the company's large round house. Mr. McCauley was married December 18, 1872, to Miss Susan E., daughter of H. S. and Clara Blankenship, of Springfield. Their union has been blest with four children, viz.: William Robert, George Eugene, Clara Matilda and Edwin Mathias, deceased. Mr. McCauley is an agreeable, genial gentle- man, and by his faithful discharge of responsible duty, enjoys the con- fidence of the railway officials and he rully merits the trust commit- ted to his care. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================