According to the 1870 census, George and his wife, Mary Jane, were neighbors of Charles Ingalls and family in Independence, while his wife's parents lived two houses away.
Laut der Volkszählung (Census von 1870) waren George und seine Frau Mary Jane Nachbarn von Charles Ingalls in Independence, Kansas, während die Eltern seiner Frau nur zwei Häuser entfernt lebten.