Otto Acord lived in White County Illinois all his life. That is aside from a short time spent in the Militery during WW1 and after working in St. Louis, Missouri as a street car conductor and on a farm in Michigan for a short while. He returned to Illinois and settled on his farm just North West of Norris City, Illinois. He did this in the year 1922. Afterwards, Otto very seldom left his farm. His trips to town were infrequent and as far as traveling, he never did any. On one occasion I invited him to come to my brother's home near Crab Orchard, Illinois. He declined saying, "No, I never go anywhere, the day I leave this place is the day they carry me out feet first." It was on that occasion Otto told us he had never been away from his place since 1922.
I saw a poem on a claender a short time later. It said..."remote though your farm may be, there is nothing better than to be free, and the master of one green field." That was Otto Acord
On another occasion my brother Patrick and myself were visiting Otto. We were talking about family genealogy and a variety of other subjects. As our conversation progressed Otto's voice took on a serious tone.
"David you know when I read in the Bible where Jesus says, 'Pick up your cross and follow me' I take that to mean you have to do something. I get down on my knees every night and ask God to forgive me for having wasted my whole life."
There was silence. What do you say to a 100 year old man who expresses those kind of feelings to you. I loved Otto for just those kind of feelings.
David Rommel Douglas
I saw a poem on a claender a short time later. It said..."remote though your farm may be, there is nothing better than to be free, and the master of one green field." That was Otto Acord
On another occasion my brother Patrick and myself were visiting Otto. We were talking about family genealogy and a variety of other subjects. As our conversation progressed Otto's voice took on a serious tone.
"David you know when I read in the Bible where Jesus says, 'Pick up your cross and follow me' I take that to mean you have to do something. I get down on my knees every night and ask God to forgive me for having wasted my whole life."
There was silence. What do you say to a 100 year old man who expresses those kind of feelings to you. I loved Otto for just those kind of feelings.
David Rommel Douglas
Otto Acord lived in White County Illinois all his life. That is aside from a short time spent in the Militery during WW1 and after working in St. Louis, Missouri as a street car conductor and on a farm in Michigan for a short while. He returned to Illinois and settled on his farm just North West of Norris City, Illinois. He did this in the year 1922. Afterwards, Otto very seldom left his farm. His trips to town were infrequent and as far as traveling, he never did any. On one occasion I invited him to come to my brother's home near Crab Orchard, Illinois. He declined saying, "No, I never go anywhere, the day I leave this place is the day they carry me out feet first." It was on that occasion Otto told us he had never been away from his place since 1922.
I saw a poem on a claender a short time later. It said..."remote though your farm may be, there is nothing better than to be free, and the master of one green field." That was Otto Acord
On another occasion my brother Patrick and myself were visiting Otto. We were talking about family genealogy and a variety of other subjects. As our conversation progressed Otto's voice took on a serious tone.
"David you know when I read in the Bible where Jesus says, 'Pick up your cross and follow me' I take that to mean you have to do something. I get down on my knees every night and ask God to forgive me for having wasted my whole life."
There was silence. What do you say to a 100 year old man who expresses those kind of feelings to you. I loved Otto for just those kind of feelings.
David Rommel Douglas
I saw a poem on a claender a short time later. It said..."remote though your farm may be, there is nothing better than to be free, and the master of one green field." That was Otto Acord
On another occasion my brother Patrick and myself were visiting Otto. We were talking about family genealogy and a variety of other subjects. As our conversation progressed Otto's voice took on a serious tone.
"David you know when I read in the Bible where Jesus says, 'Pick up your cross and follow me' I take that to mean you have to do something. I get down on my knees every night and ask God to forgive me for having wasted my whole life."
There was silence. What do you say to a 100 year old man who expresses those kind of feelings to you. I loved Otto for just those kind of feelings.
David Rommel Douglas
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