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Levi E. Otto

Birth	:	26 Apr 1861 Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	12 Jan 1916 Aurora, Hamilton County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Hamilton County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8843994, -97.9997025
Plot	:	10 6
Description	:	For twenty-eight years Levi E. Otto was a resident of the state of Nebraska and his death occurred at Aurora on the 12th of January, 1916. He had been living retired in Aurora since 1911 and his death caused a deep feeling of bereavement to sweep the community in which he had made so many friends. Levi E. Otto was born in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, on the 26th of April, 1861, and when four years of age removed with his parents to McLean county, Illinois, where he was reared on a farm. He received his education in the country schools of... Read More	For twenty-eight years Levi E. Otto was a resident of the state of Nebraska and his death occurred at Aurora on the 12th of January, 1916. He had been living retired in Aurora since 1911 and his death caused a deep feeling of bereavement to sweep the community in which he had made so many friends. Levi E. Otto was born in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, on the 26th of April, 1861, and when four years of age removed with his parents to McLean county, Illinois, where he was reared on a farm. He received his education in the country schools of the county and after putting his textbooks aside engaged in farming with his father until twenty-one years of age. In 1884 he came to Hamilton county, but later returned to Illinois, where he was married in 1885. In 1888 Mr. Otto came to Nebraska and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of fine land in Deepwell township, for twenty-five dollars per acre. He brought this land to a state of high cultivation and continued to add to it until he was finally in possession of fourteen hundred acres of well improved land. He engaged in stock feeding on quite an extensive scale and put most of his land in grain. It was not long before he became a very well known member of the community in which he resided and was widely recognized as a successful and progressive agriculturist. Not only was Mr. Otto prominent in agricultural circles but he was one of the organizers and president of the Phillips Bank for many years and was also largely interested in the elevator and lumber yards at that place. On the 8th of March, 1885, occurred the marriage of Mr. Otto and Miss Louella Barbee, a native of McLean county, Illinois, and to them the following children were born: Edgar, who is residing on the home farm; Homer, who is farming in Hamilton county; Gertrude, now the wife of Frank Wright, a Hamilton county farmer; Harvey, who is residing in Deepwell township; Lester and Clarence, both farmers of Hamilton county; and Dorothy, at home. Homer and Clarence run a dairy near Aurora. One child, Clara, died at the age of six months. All the children with the exception of Clara, were born in Nebraska. The life of Mr. Otto was one of diligence and industry and as a result his last years were spent in retirement. He was one of the foremost agriculturists and stock feeders in the community and in both business and financial circles of Phillips he was also prominent. He was the second largest taxpayer in Hamilton county in personal property. Their first property of one hundred and sixty acres had few small improvements when he bought. He developed this all. Mr. Otto was always active in any movement for the development and improvement of the community and for many years was a member of the school board. His death left a void in the community that will be hard to fill for in his passing Aurora and Hamilton county lost a representative citizen. source of portrait and biographical sketch (verbatim transcription): “History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska”, 1921, biographical sketch on pages 256 and 259, portrait on page 257 Eric & Marcia (Find-A-Grave # 47118364)

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Levi E. Otto's memorial is located at: Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Hamilton County, USA.
When did Levi E. Otto death?
Levi E. Otto death on 12 Jan 1916 in Aurora, Hamilton County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 40.8843994
Longitude: -97.9997025

Family Members:

Parent

Christian Otto

(1829 - 1907)

Cathrine “Katy” Brenneman Otto

(1827 - 1900)

Spouse

Louella Barbee Otto

(1867 - 1936)

Siblings

William W Otto

(1855 - 1915)

Mahlon Christian Otto

(1865 - 1942)

Children

(1885 - 1954)

(1891 - 1972)

(1893 - 1967)

(1896 - 1968)

Dorothy L. Otto Moran

(1906 - 1974)

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