Biography, G. Frederick Wright, 1916, "A Standard History of Lorain County, Ohio, Vol. I", (The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago & New York)), Louis W. Kothe - pp. 909-910.
LOUIS W. KOTHE. No small part of the develoopment of Lorain County from wilderness conditions to the present time is to be credited to the influence and energies of the sturdy people who came from Germany at different periods in the last seventy years. It is as a representative of this fine class of citizenship that Louis W. Kothe stand, and through his energy and thrift he has become one of the leadint farmers in the neighborhood of Kipton.
He was born in Black River Township of Lorain County September 13, 1870, a son of John and Anna (Kothe) Kothe. Both parents were natives of Hesse, Germany. The paternal grandpareents were Jonas and Martha (Grunewlat) Kothe, while the maternal grandfather was John Kothe, a German farmer, who died in the old country. The paternal grandparents settles in Black River Township in the early days, and from there moved to Amherst Township, where they died. John Kothe, the father, was born August 26, 1845, and died June 16, 1891. His wife was born in 1844 and died September 24, 1902. They were married in Erie County, Ohio, and later moved to Lorain County, and eventually secured a farm in Amherst Township, which was occupied by John Kothe until his death. He and his wife were members of St. Peter's Church at Amherst, he was affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and in politics was a democrat. Of the seven children born to the parents, the three now living are: Louis W.; Peter, who owns a farm in Amherst, Ohio; and Lizzie, wife of William Shriner, a stone-mason at Amherst.
Louis W. Kothe grew up on a farm in Amherst Township, gained his education in that locality, and has made his success in life by persistent application to the vocation of farming. After his marriage he lived four years on his mother's place and in 1898 bought his presnet farm of 103 acres. Since taking possession he has rebuilt the barn and has a very attractive as well as valuable country home. While he does general farming he also makes dairying a feature of his prosperity, and raises considerable stock, his dairy herd consisting of six or seven cows.
In 1894 Mr. Kothe married Miss Anna Braun, daughter of Henry Braun, and a granddaughter of Adam and Martha Braun. Adam Braun brought his family to America in 1860 and settled in Black River Township, but subsequently removed to Ottawa County, where h died. The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Kothe was Martin Dute. Mr. and Mrs. Kothe have two children; Edward, who has finished his education and assists his father in the farming business and is a member of the Grange. The son, Walter, is still in school. The family attend St. Peter's Church in Amherst, and Mr. Kothe is one of the leaders in the Grange movement in this section of the county. The successful manner in which he has managed his own affairs has gained him the donfidence of his fellow citizens, and in the fall of 1914 he was elected township trustee, an office which he is still capably filling, In politics he is a democrat.
LOUIS W. KOTHE. No small part of the develoopment of Lorain County from wilderness conditions to the present time is to be credited to the influence and energies of the sturdy people who came from Germany at different periods in the last seventy years. It is as a representative of this fine class of citizenship that Louis W. Kothe stand, and through his energy and thrift he has become one of the leadint farmers in the neighborhood of Kipton.
He was born in Black River Township of Lorain County September 13, 1870, a son of John and Anna (Kothe) Kothe. Both parents were natives of Hesse, Germany. The paternal grandpareents were Jonas and Martha (Grunewlat) Kothe, while the maternal grandfather was John Kothe, a German farmer, who died in the old country. The paternal grandparents settles in Black River Township in the early days, and from there moved to Amherst Township, where they died. John Kothe, the father, was born August 26, 1845, and died June 16, 1891. His wife was born in 1844 and died September 24, 1902. They were married in Erie County, Ohio, and later moved to Lorain County, and eventually secured a farm in Amherst Township, which was occupied by John Kothe until his death. He and his wife were members of St. Peter's Church at Amherst, he was affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and in politics was a democrat. Of the seven children born to the parents, the three now living are: Louis W.; Peter, who owns a farm in Amherst, Ohio; and Lizzie, wife of William Shriner, a stone-mason at Amherst.
Louis W. Kothe grew up on a farm in Amherst Township, gained his education in that locality, and has made his success in life by persistent application to the vocation of farming. After his marriage he lived four years on his mother's place and in 1898 bought his presnet farm of 103 acres. Since taking possession he has rebuilt the barn and has a very attractive as well as valuable country home. While he does general farming he also makes dairying a feature of his prosperity, and raises considerable stock, his dairy herd consisting of six or seven cows.
In 1894 Mr. Kothe married Miss Anna Braun, daughter of Henry Braun, and a granddaughter of Adam and Martha Braun. Adam Braun brought his family to America in 1860 and settled in Black River Township, but subsequently removed to Ottawa County, where h died. The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Kothe was Martin Dute. Mr. and Mrs. Kothe have two children; Edward, who has finished his education and assists his father in the farming business and is a member of the Grange. The son, Walter, is still in school. The family attend St. Peter's Church in Amherst, and Mr. Kothe is one of the leaders in the Grange movement in this section of the county. The successful manner in which he has managed his own affairs has gained him the donfidence of his fellow citizens, and in the fall of 1914 he was elected township trustee, an office which he is still capably filling, In politics he is a democrat.
Biography, G. Frederick Wright, 1916, "A Standard History of Lorain County, Ohio, Vol. I", (The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago & New York)), Louis W. Kothe - pp. 909-910.
LOUIS W. KOTHE. No small part of the develoopment of Lorain County from wilderness conditions to the present time is to be credited to the influence and energies of the sturdy people who came from Germany at different periods in the last seventy years. It is as a representative of this fine class of citizenship that Louis W. Kothe stand, and through his energy and thrift he has become one of the leadint farmers in the neighborhood of Kipton.
He was born in Black River Township of Lorain County September 13, 1870, a son of John and Anna (Kothe) Kothe. Both parents were natives of Hesse, Germany. The paternal grandpareents were Jonas and Martha (Grunewlat) Kothe, while the maternal grandfather was John Kothe, a German farmer, who died in the old country. The paternal grandparents settles in Black River Township in the early days, and from there moved to Amherst Township, where they died. John Kothe, the father, was born August 26, 1845, and died June 16, 1891. His wife was born in 1844 and died September 24, 1902. They were married in Erie County, Ohio, and later moved to Lorain County, and eventually secured a farm in Amherst Township, which was occupied by John Kothe until his death. He and his wife were members of St. Peter's Church at Amherst, he was affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and in politics was a democrat. Of the seven children born to the parents, the three now living are: Louis W.; Peter, who owns a farm in Amherst, Ohio; and Lizzie, wife of William Shriner, a stone-mason at Amherst.
Louis W. Kothe grew up on a farm in Amherst Township, gained his education in that locality, and has made his success in life by persistent application to the vocation of farming. After his marriage he lived four years on his mother's place and in 1898 bought his presnet farm of 103 acres. Since taking possession he has rebuilt the barn and has a very attractive as well as valuable country home. While he does general farming he also makes dairying a feature of his prosperity, and raises considerable stock, his dairy herd consisting of six or seven cows.
In 1894 Mr. Kothe married Miss Anna Braun, daughter of Henry Braun, and a granddaughter of Adam and Martha Braun. Adam Braun brought his family to America in 1860 and settled in Black River Township, but subsequently removed to Ottawa County, where h died. The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Kothe was Martin Dute. Mr. and Mrs. Kothe have two children; Edward, who has finished his education and assists his father in the farming business and is a member of the Grange. The son, Walter, is still in school. The family attend St. Peter's Church in Amherst, and Mr. Kothe is one of the leaders in the Grange movement in this section of the county. The successful manner in which he has managed his own affairs has gained him the donfidence of his fellow citizens, and in the fall of 1914 he was elected township trustee, an office which he is still capably filling, In politics he is a democrat.
LOUIS W. KOTHE. No small part of the develoopment of Lorain County from wilderness conditions to the present time is to be credited to the influence and energies of the sturdy people who came from Germany at different periods in the last seventy years. It is as a representative of this fine class of citizenship that Louis W. Kothe stand, and through his energy and thrift he has become one of the leadint farmers in the neighborhood of Kipton.
He was born in Black River Township of Lorain County September 13, 1870, a son of John and Anna (Kothe) Kothe. Both parents were natives of Hesse, Germany. The paternal grandpareents were Jonas and Martha (Grunewlat) Kothe, while the maternal grandfather was John Kothe, a German farmer, who died in the old country. The paternal grandparents settles in Black River Township in the early days, and from there moved to Amherst Township, where they died. John Kothe, the father, was born August 26, 1845, and died June 16, 1891. His wife was born in 1844 and died September 24, 1902. They were married in Erie County, Ohio, and later moved to Lorain County, and eventually secured a farm in Amherst Township, which was occupied by John Kothe until his death. He and his wife were members of St. Peter's Church at Amherst, he was affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and in politics was a democrat. Of the seven children born to the parents, the three now living are: Louis W.; Peter, who owns a farm in Amherst, Ohio; and Lizzie, wife of William Shriner, a stone-mason at Amherst.
Louis W. Kothe grew up on a farm in Amherst Township, gained his education in that locality, and has made his success in life by persistent application to the vocation of farming. After his marriage he lived four years on his mother's place and in 1898 bought his presnet farm of 103 acres. Since taking possession he has rebuilt the barn and has a very attractive as well as valuable country home. While he does general farming he also makes dairying a feature of his prosperity, and raises considerable stock, his dairy herd consisting of six or seven cows.
In 1894 Mr. Kothe married Miss Anna Braun, daughter of Henry Braun, and a granddaughter of Adam and Martha Braun. Adam Braun brought his family to America in 1860 and settled in Black River Township, but subsequently removed to Ottawa County, where h died. The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Kothe was Martin Dute. Mr. and Mrs. Kothe have two children; Edward, who has finished his education and assists his father in the farming business and is a member of the Grange. The son, Walter, is still in school. The family attend St. Peter's Church in Amherst, and Mr. Kothe is one of the leaders in the Grange movement in this section of the county. The successful manner in which he has managed his own affairs has gained him the donfidence of his fellow citizens, and in the fall of 1914 he was elected township trustee, an office which he is still capably filling, In politics he is a democrat.
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