Ottze Otthoff

OTTHOFF, JANSSEN

Posted By: Diane Wilson (email)
Date: 7/29/2002 at 21:07:34

Ottze Otthoff came to Monroe township from Grundy county in 1872. He was born in Germany, August 28, 1845. He attended school until he was fourteen, when he engaged in farming. In 1879 he left his native land for America, settling in Grundy county. In 1872 he came to Monroe township, where he bought wild land on section 6. He has improved the land, and in 1874 built his present house. In 1874 he married Miss Gesine Janssen. They have four children – John, Henry, Louis and Ottze.
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Source: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa
Union Publishing Co., Springfield, IL, 1883
Page 646