Martin was the only living son of Luke Otten and Johanna Marguerite Oeters. His baby brother George Luke Otten was born in Feb 1886 and died in August 1886.
He had two sisters Anna Louise Otten Bischel known as "Aunt Lulu" in my family and my Great Grandmother Marguerite Sophia Otten Travis.
Martin loved to trap animals in the woods and our family has a Stuffed bird he caught.
He played Football and was injured and developed epileptic seizures and unfortunately he died way too young on Thanksgiving Weekend 1914 when he was up on a ladder painting or working on the shutters and he fell and broke his neck. He might have had a seizure on the ladder.
He lived less than a week after the accident.
His Father was so distraught and depressed to lose his only son, he eventually shot himself, so says the family lore.
He just couldn't live any longer without his son.
He had two sisters Anna Louise Otten Bischel known as "Aunt Lulu" in my family and my Great Grandmother Marguerite Sophia Otten Travis.
Martin loved to trap animals in the woods and our family has a Stuffed bird he caught.
He played Football and was injured and developed epileptic seizures and unfortunately he died way too young on Thanksgiving Weekend 1914 when he was up on a ladder painting or working on the shutters and he fell and broke his neck. He might have had a seizure on the ladder.
He lived less than a week after the accident.
His Father was so distraught and depressed to lose his only son, he eventually shot himself, so says the family lore.
He just couldn't live any longer without his son.
Martin was the only living son of Luke Otten and Johanna Marguerite Oeters. His baby brother George Luke Otten was born in Feb 1886 and died in August 1886.
He had two sisters Anna Louise Otten Bischel known as "Aunt Lulu" in my family and my Great Grandmother Marguerite Sophia Otten Travis.
Martin loved to trap animals in the woods and our family has a Stuffed bird he caught.
He played Football and was injured and developed epileptic seizures and unfortunately he died way too young on Thanksgiving Weekend 1914 when he was up on a ladder painting or working on the shutters and he fell and broke his neck. He might have had a seizure on the ladder.
He lived less than a week after the accident.
His Father was so distraught and depressed to lose his only son, he eventually shot himself, so says the family lore.
He just couldn't live any longer without his son.
He had two sisters Anna Louise Otten Bischel known as "Aunt Lulu" in my family and my Great Grandmother Marguerite Sophia Otten Travis.
Martin loved to trap animals in the woods and our family has a Stuffed bird he caught.
He played Football and was injured and developed epileptic seizures and unfortunately he died way too young on Thanksgiving Weekend 1914 when he was up on a ladder painting or working on the shutters and he fell and broke his neck. He might have had a seizure on the ladder.
He lived less than a week after the accident.
His Father was so distraught and depressed to lose his only son, he eventually shot himself, so says the family lore.
He just couldn't live any longer without his son.
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