Otto Adolph Kreischer was born on his mother's birthday, 30 May 1884, on Putnam Street on the southwest side of Syracuse, New York. He was the second of three sons born to Catharina (Katherine) Gilcher KREISCHER and Johann Jakob (John Jacob) KREISCHER, and the first to be born in the U.S. His father was a carpenter and cabinetmaker with a home and shop on Putnam Street; his parents and older brother, Carl, had immigrated in June 1883 from the villages of Kirrweiler and Rathsweiler near Kusel in the Pfalz area of southwest Germany, west of the Rhine.
Otto was baptized by pastor Johann Schaefer on 2 November 1884 at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church (German). Sponsors/witnesses were Karl Gilcher, Eduard West [or Vest], Katharina Weiss, Elisabetha Kohl, Elisabetha Kreischer, and Peter Gilcher. On 26 March 1899 Otto was confirmed by Rev. George Merschroth at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at the corner of Shonnard and Oswego Streets, in a class of 28 children including his younger brother, Alfred, and his cousin, Edna Gilcher.
After attending the public schools, he began working for the New York Central and Hudson River Rail Road in 1905 as a locomotive fireman. In 1913 he was promoted to locomotive engineer and remained in that position with the New York Central RR until his retirement in 1935, after 30 years with the company. He was certified to operate both freight and passenger locomotives, and was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Division 169.
Otto married Gladys A. Green of Syracuse, New York in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York on his 34th birthday, 30 May 1918, after an acquaintance of at least five years. The ceremony was performed by Pastor E. J. Henzel, and the witnesses were Ellen B. and Samuel J. Hurd. Otto was 10 years older than his bride.
They lived in Syracuse, New York, and had no children, but were a fond and beloved aunt and uncle. Otto's mother lived with them for about a year and a half prior to her death in 1923. In his spare time Otto liked to work with his hands. He constructed a large, sturdy, minutely detailed doll house out of cigar boxes. It was 36 inches tall and on castors, with a hinged front and was made for a young great-niece and was long remembered by her and her family.
On Friday, 3 April 1936, at the age of 51, Otto died at his home at 139 Walrath Road in Syracuse following an illness of two months. Funeral services were held at the home by Rev. William L. Scheding of Mt. Tabor Evangelische Lutheran Church the following Monday at 2 p.m. (6 April). Burial took place later that day in North Syracuse Cemetery.
Otto was baptized by pastor Johann Schaefer on 2 November 1884 at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church (German). Sponsors/witnesses were Karl Gilcher, Eduard West [or Vest], Katharina Weiss, Elisabetha Kohl, Elisabetha Kreischer, and Peter Gilcher. On 26 March 1899 Otto was confirmed by Rev. George Merschroth at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at the corner of Shonnard and Oswego Streets, in a class of 28 children including his younger brother, Alfred, and his cousin, Edna Gilcher.
After attending the public schools, he began working for the New York Central and Hudson River Rail Road in 1905 as a locomotive fireman. In 1913 he was promoted to locomotive engineer and remained in that position with the New York Central RR until his retirement in 1935, after 30 years with the company. He was certified to operate both freight and passenger locomotives, and was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Division 169.
Otto married Gladys A. Green of Syracuse, New York in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York on his 34th birthday, 30 May 1918, after an acquaintance of at least five years. The ceremony was performed by Pastor E. J. Henzel, and the witnesses were Ellen B. and Samuel J. Hurd. Otto was 10 years older than his bride.
They lived in Syracuse, New York, and had no children, but were a fond and beloved aunt and uncle. Otto's mother lived with them for about a year and a half prior to her death in 1923. In his spare time Otto liked to work with his hands. He constructed a large, sturdy, minutely detailed doll house out of cigar boxes. It was 36 inches tall and on castors, with a hinged front and was made for a young great-niece and was long remembered by her and her family.
On Friday, 3 April 1936, at the age of 51, Otto died at his home at 139 Walrath Road in Syracuse following an illness of two months. Funeral services were held at the home by Rev. William L. Scheding of Mt. Tabor Evangelische Lutheran Church the following Monday at 2 p.m. (6 April). Burial took place later that day in North Syracuse Cemetery.
Otto Adolph Kreischer was born on his mother's birthday, 30 May 1884, on Putnam Street on the southwest side of Syracuse, New York. He was the second of three sons born to Catharina (Katherine) Gilcher KREISCHER and Johann Jakob (John Jacob) KREISCHER, and the first to be born in the U.S. His father was a carpenter and cabinetmaker with a home and shop on Putnam Street; his parents and older brother, Carl, had immigrated in June 1883 from the villages of Kirrweiler and Rathsweiler near Kusel in the Pfalz area of southwest Germany, west of the Rhine.
Otto was baptized by pastor Johann Schaefer on 2 November 1884 at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church (German). Sponsors/witnesses were Karl Gilcher, Eduard West [or Vest], Katharina Weiss, Elisabetha Kohl, Elisabetha Kreischer, and Peter Gilcher. On 26 March 1899 Otto was confirmed by Rev. George Merschroth at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at the corner of Shonnard and Oswego Streets, in a class of 28 children including his younger brother, Alfred, and his cousin, Edna Gilcher.
After attending the public schools, he began working for the New York Central and Hudson River Rail Road in 1905 as a locomotive fireman. In 1913 he was promoted to locomotive engineer and remained in that position with the New York Central RR until his retirement in 1935, after 30 years with the company. He was certified to operate both freight and passenger locomotives, and was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Division 169.
Otto married Gladys A. Green of Syracuse, New York in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York on his 34th birthday, 30 May 1918, after an acquaintance of at least five years. The ceremony was performed by Pastor E. J. Henzel, and the witnesses were Ellen B. and Samuel J. Hurd. Otto was 10 years older than his bride.
They lived in Syracuse, New York, and had no children, but were a fond and beloved aunt and uncle. Otto's mother lived with them for about a year and a half prior to her death in 1923. In his spare time Otto liked to work with his hands. He constructed a large, sturdy, minutely detailed doll house out of cigar boxes. It was 36 inches tall and on castors, with a hinged front and was made for a young great-niece and was long remembered by her and her family.
On Friday, 3 April 1936, at the age of 51, Otto died at his home at 139 Walrath Road in Syracuse following an illness of two months. Funeral services were held at the home by Rev. William L. Scheding of Mt. Tabor Evangelische Lutheran Church the following Monday at 2 p.m. (6 April). Burial took place later that day in North Syracuse Cemetery.
Otto was baptized by pastor Johann Schaefer on 2 November 1884 at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church (German). Sponsors/witnesses were Karl Gilcher, Eduard West [or Vest], Katharina Weiss, Elisabetha Kohl, Elisabetha Kreischer, and Peter Gilcher. On 26 March 1899 Otto was confirmed by Rev. George Merschroth at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at the corner of Shonnard and Oswego Streets, in a class of 28 children including his younger brother, Alfred, and his cousin, Edna Gilcher.
After attending the public schools, he began working for the New York Central and Hudson River Rail Road in 1905 as a locomotive fireman. In 1913 he was promoted to locomotive engineer and remained in that position with the New York Central RR until his retirement in 1935, after 30 years with the company. He was certified to operate both freight and passenger locomotives, and was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Division 169.
Otto married Gladys A. Green of Syracuse, New York in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York on his 34th birthday, 30 May 1918, after an acquaintance of at least five years. The ceremony was performed by Pastor E. J. Henzel, and the witnesses were Ellen B. and Samuel J. Hurd. Otto was 10 years older than his bride.
They lived in Syracuse, New York, and had no children, but were a fond and beloved aunt and uncle. Otto's mother lived with them for about a year and a half prior to her death in 1923. In his spare time Otto liked to work with his hands. He constructed a large, sturdy, minutely detailed doll house out of cigar boxes. It was 36 inches tall and on castors, with a hinged front and was made for a young great-niece and was long remembered by her and her family.
On Friday, 3 April 1936, at the age of 51, Otto died at his home at 139 Walrath Road in Syracuse following an illness of two months. Funeral services were held at the home by Rev. William L. Scheding of Mt. Tabor Evangelische Lutheran Church the following Monday at 2 p.m. (6 April). Burial took place later that day in North Syracuse Cemetery.
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KREISCHER
GLADYS A.
1894-1979
OTTO A.
1884-1936
