Transcribed from Grand Ledge Independent, June 10, 1904:

May 28, 1904 occurred the death of Ampter Bonaparte Otto at the home of his son Alonzo C. Otto of Riley, Clinton County.

Mr. Otto was born March 7, 1813 at Lyons, New York and was married to Elizabeth J. Crosby Feb 12, 1838. A few years of married life were spent in New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. In 1846 they settled on a homestead at Hillsdale Michigan where they endured all the hardships of pioneer life. They raised a family of nine children, all except two survive them.

At the call for troops in '61, with his son, he enlisted and served his time faithfully and well, until sickness he was discharged.

In 1872 they left the old home and settled on another new farm in Riley and endured the pioneer life again. There they have resided until the present year, when the wife and mother went to stay with her granddaughter and on 25th of March she reconciled to her death and failed in mind and body. After eight weeks the death angel took him, we hope and trust, to meet the dear mother in the other land.

Funeral servics were held at M.E. Church Wacousta. Interment by G.A.R. May 31, 1904

Transcribed from Grand Ledge Independent, June 10, 1904:

May 28, 1904 occurred the death of Ampter Bonaparte Otto at the home of his son Alonzo C. Otto of Riley, Clinton County.

Mr. Otto was born March 7, 1813 at Lyons, New York and was married to Elizabeth J. Crosby Feb 12, 1838. A few years of married life were spent in New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. In 1846 they settled on a homestead at Hillsdale Michigan where they endured all the hardships of pioneer life. They raised a family of nine children, all except two survive them.

At the call for troops in '61, with his son, he enlisted and served his time faithfully and well, until sickness he was discharged.

In 1872 they left the old home and settled on another new farm in Riley and endured the pioneer life again. There they have resided until the present year, when the wife and mother went to stay with her granddaughter and on 25th of March she reconciled to her death and failed in mind and body. After eight weeks the death angel took him, we hope and trust, to meet the dear mother in the other land.

Funeral servics were held at M.E. Church Wacousta. Interment by G.A.R. May 31, 1904