Cresentia "Nancy" Otteni is the daughter of Benedict Otteni and Christina Hauser. She came to the United States with her parents in 1831.
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FAMILY NAME
Over the years, there have been many different spellings of the family name. The original spelling, found on German records and signatures on early land transactions in the United States, was OTTENI. The spellings used today in the U.S. are: OTTENI, OATNEY, OTNEY, and OTTNEY. All trace back to Urloffen, Germany to Hans Georg Otteni, Nancy's GGG Grandfather.
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Nancy is 1 of 11 known children of Benedict and Christina. Her siblings are:
-Maria Elizabeth Walt (1815-aft 1858)
-Franziska "Frances" Welker (1816-1858)
-Maria Magdalena Stortz (1819- ? )
-Theresia "Teresa" Flemm (1820-1895)
-Josef "Joseph" (1825-1897)
-Andreas (1827-1850)
-Moritz (1829-1831)
-Maria Emily Schefler (1831-1912)
-John (1833-1897)
-Louisa Thimmes (1836-1911)
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In 1844, Nancy married Daniel Wald, the son of Franz Joseph Wald and Maria Anna Müller.

Fairfield County, Ohio Marriage Records 1835-1851, Vol 1, page 239
-Groom: Daniel Walt [sic]
-Bride: Crescentia Ottiney [sic]
-Marriage Date: 23 Apr 1844
-Marriage Place: Fairfield County, Ohio
-Performed By: Joshua Young
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Per the 1850 U.S. Census, Nancy and Daniel Wald resided in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio
-Daniel Walt, age 26, born Germany
-Nancy Walt, age 25, born Germany
-Dorothy Walt, age 5, born Ohio
-Benjamin Walt *, age 3, born Ohio
-John Walt, age 1, born Ohio

* NOTE: It is possible that this is Daniel, who was born 27 Jan 1847. Death Certificate listed Daniel Walt and Nancy "Oatley" as Daniel's parents.
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Per the 1860 U.S. Census, Nancy and Daniel Wald resided in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. Listed are:
-Daniel Waltz, age 36, born Baden, Germany
-Nancy Waltz, age 35, born Baden, Germany
-Doretta Waltz, age 14, born Ohio
-John Waltz, age 11, born Ohio
-Joshua Waltz, age 9, born Ohio
-Christiena Waltz, age 7, born Ohio
-Josephine Waltz, age 4, born Ohio
-Mary M Waltz, age 1, born Ohio
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Nancy & Daniel Wald are known to have 11 children:
-Dorothy Wald Keating (1845-1910)
-Daniel Walt ** (1847-1926)
-Joseph Wald (1848- ? )
-John H. Wald (1849-1932)
-Maria Wald (1851- ? )
-Joshua Wald (1852-1905)
-Christina Wald (1853- ? )
-Mary Teresa Wald (1858- ? )
-Mary Magdaline Wald (1859-Bef 1864)
-Francis X. Wald (1861-Bef 1864)
-Emily Wald ( ? - Bef 1864)

** NOTE: In the German language, when the letter 'd' appears at the end of a word, and is pronounced as a "t". Therefore, WALD is sometimes spelled as WALT and was continued as the spelling of Daniel's surname. Both spelling were used interchangeably in records.

Cresentia "Nancy" Otteni is the daughter of Benedict Otteni and Christina Hauser. She came to the United States with her parents in 1831.
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FAMILY NAME
Over the years, there have been many different spellings of the family name. The original spelling, found on German records and signatures on early land transactions in the United States, was OTTENI. The spellings used today in the U.S. are: OTTENI, OATNEY, OTNEY, and OTTNEY. All trace back to Urloffen, Germany to Hans Georg Otteni, Nancy's GGG Grandfather.
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Nancy is 1 of 11 known children of Benedict and Christina. Her siblings are:
-Maria Elizabeth Walt (1815-aft 1858)
-Franziska "Frances" Welker (1816-1858)
-Maria Magdalena Stortz (1819- ? )
-Theresia "Teresa" Flemm (1820-1895)
-Josef "Joseph" (1825-1897)
-Andreas (1827-1850)
-Moritz (1829-1831)
-Maria Emily Schefler (1831-1912)
-John (1833-1897)
-Louisa Thimmes (1836-1911)
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In 1844, Nancy married Daniel Wald, the son of Franz Joseph Wald and Maria Anna Müller.

Fairfield County, Ohio Marriage Records 1835-1851, Vol 1, page 239
-Groom: Daniel Walt [sic]
-Bride: Crescentia Ottiney [sic]
-Marriage Date: 23 Apr 1844
-Marriage Place: Fairfield County, Ohio
-Performed By: Joshua Young
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Per the 1850 U.S. Census, Nancy and Daniel Wald resided in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio
-Daniel Walt, age 26, born Germany
-Nancy Walt, age 25, born Germany
-Dorothy Walt, age 5, born Ohio
-Benjamin Walt *, age 3, born Ohio
-John Walt, age 1, born Ohio

* NOTE: It is possible that this is Daniel, who was born 27 Jan 1847. Death Certificate listed Daniel Walt and Nancy "Oatley" as Daniel's parents.
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Per the 1860 U.S. Census, Nancy and Daniel Wald resided in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. Listed are:
-Daniel Waltz, age 36, born Baden, Germany
-Nancy Waltz, age 35, born Baden, Germany
-Doretta Waltz, age 14, born Ohio
-John Waltz, age 11, born Ohio
-Joshua Waltz, age 9, born Ohio
-Christiena Waltz, age 7, born Ohio
-Josephine Waltz, age 4, born Ohio
-Mary M Waltz, age 1, born Ohio
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Nancy & Daniel Wald are known to have 11 children:
-Dorothy Wald Keating (1845-1910)
-Daniel Walt ** (1847-1926)
-Joseph Wald (1848- ? )
-John H. Wald (1849-1932)
-Maria Wald (1851- ? )
-Joshua Wald (1852-1905)
-Christina Wald (1853- ? )
-Mary Teresa Wald (1858- ? )
-Mary Magdaline Wald (1859-Bef 1864)
-Francis X. Wald (1861-Bef 1864)
-Emily Wald ( ? - Bef 1864)

** NOTE: In the German language, when the letter 'd' appears at the end of a word, and is pronounced as a "t". Therefore, WALD is sometimes spelled as WALT and was continued as the spelling of Daniel's surname. Both spelling were used interchangeably in records.