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Boniface “Barney” Ott

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Boniface “Barney” Ott

Birth
Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Death
20 Feb 1910 (aged 88)
Goodings Grove, Will County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Lemont, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Row 14
Memorial ID
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Barney OTT, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Gooding's Grove; was born in Baden, Germany, June 5, 1821; he lived with his parents fifteen years; from that time up to the age of 21, he worked at the trade of weaver; he came to America in 1842; and the first year lived in Onondaga Co., N. Y., working in a salt factory; from there he went to Canada, remaining two years farming; in 1846, he came to this State and lived in Du Page Co. nineteen years farming, when he moved to this county (1865), and purchased the farm upon which he now resides, of 152 acres. He married Miss Elizabeth WALTER (daughter of Andrew WALTER, of Darmstadt, Germany,) in Du Page Co., Sept. 10, 1851; she was born June 8, 1831; they had thirteen children - Frank, born Feb. 16, 1853, died Feb. 26, 1854; Michael, born May 10, 1854; Eva, Oct. 30, 1855; Catharine, born April 16, 1857, died Feb. 26, 1858; Mary, born Feb. 2, 1859; Libbie, Jan. 8, 1861; John, Aug. 8, 1862; Katie, July 14, 1864; Peter, Jan. 2, 1866; Clara, March 20, 1868; Emma, March 9, 1870; Maggie, Oct. 21, 1872; and George B., Nov. 24, 1874.
- Biographies from History of WILL County Illinois, 1878
Barney OTT, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Gooding's Grove; was born in Baden, Germany, June 5, 1821; he lived with his parents fifteen years; from that time up to the age of 21, he worked at the trade of weaver; he came to America in 1842; and the first year lived in Onondaga Co., N. Y., working in a salt factory; from there he went to Canada, remaining two years farming; in 1846, he came to this State and lived in Du Page Co. nineteen years farming, when he moved to this county (1865), and purchased the farm upon which he now resides, of 152 acres. He married Miss Elizabeth WALTER (daughter of Andrew WALTER, of Darmstadt, Germany,) in Du Page Co., Sept. 10, 1851; she was born June 8, 1831; they had thirteen children - Frank, born Feb. 16, 1853, died Feb. 26, 1854; Michael, born May 10, 1854; Eva, Oct. 30, 1855; Catharine, born April 16, 1857, died Feb. 26, 1858; Mary, born Feb. 2, 1859; Libbie, Jan. 8, 1861; John, Aug. 8, 1862; Katie, July 14, 1864; Peter, Jan. 2, 1866; Clara, March 20, 1868; Emma, March 9, 1870; Maggie, Oct. 21, 1872; and George B., Nov. 24, 1874.
- Biographies from History of WILL County Illinois, 1878


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  • Created by: JOTT
  • Added: Sep 19, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97414282/boniface-ott: accessed ), memorial page for Boniface “Barney” Ott (5 Jun 1821–20 Feb 1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 97414282, citing Saint Alphonsus Catholic Cemetery, Lemont, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by JOTT (contributor 47891122).