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Ottilie Henrietta Behrens Alger

Birth	:	10 Apr 1873 Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, USA
Death	:	10 Dec 1944 Custer, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Custer Cemetery, Custer, Custer County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.7781181, -103.6159592
Description	:	ALGER FUNERAL HELD WEDNESDAY Custer Nov 16 Funeral services for Mrs Ottilie Alger,71, who died last Friday, were held at the Heidepriem mortuary here Wednesday afternoon burial was in Custer Cemetery and music was furnished by Mr and Mrs Tom Delicate. Mrs Alger nee Ottilie Henrietta Behren's, was born in Oshkosh Wis,April 10, 1873 to Henry and Emma Petersilia Behrens and moved to Rapid City with her parents in 1879.The came by train as far as it went and then by stage coach to the Black Hills. In 1895 she was married to Sherman Alger and following... Read More	ALGER FUNERAL HELD WEDNESDAY Custer Nov 16 Funeral services for Mrs Ottilie Alger,71, who died last Friday, were held at the Heidepriem mortuary here Wednesday afternoon burial was in Custer Cemetery and music was furnished by Mr and Mrs Tom Delicate. Mrs Alger nee Ottilie Henrietta Behren's, was born in Oshkosh Wis,April 10, 1873 to Henry and Emma Petersilia Behrens and moved to Rapid City with her parents in 1879.The came by train as far as it went and then by stage coach to the Black Hills. In 1895 she was married to Sherman Alger and following her husbands death in 1911, moved to Custer, where she had lived ever since. She was one of the first graduates of the School of Mines and also attended Hot Springs teachers college before beginning over 20 years teaching in the Hills. Mrs Alger is survived by seven sons, Sherman, Walter and Clyde of Custer, Edward and Otto of Hermosa, James in California, and Leslie in the US Army, a daughter Emma Limestone; four brothers, Leo and William Behrens of Hermosa, Carl Behrens of Rapid City, and Gus Behrens of Custer and four sisters, Mrs William Underwood of Hill City,Anna, Mrs Frank Sanders of Rapid City, Mrs Frank Heller and Mrs Leonard Keiser of Hermosa. A son Willard Leroy died in 1936 in Custer. Ottilie Henrietta Behrens Alger was born in Oshkosh, Winnebago, WI in 1873. She came to Custer, S.D. and married there on Apr 18, 1896 to Sherman Monroe Alger. She lived there her entire married life. Ottilie lived near her children and with her son Sherman Leslie Alger until her death in 1944. They had seven sons,the only girl died between 1910 and 1911. On a trip to visit his mother Ottilie's husband Sherman Monroe Alger, took ill and died. He was buried where he died in Welch Cemetery, Marshfield, MO. 1880 Census Name: Ottilie Behrens Age: 7 Birth Year: abt 1873 Birthplace: Wisconsin Home in 1880: Rapid City, Pennington, Dakota Territory Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Daughter Marital Status: Single Father's name: Henry Behrens Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's name: Emma Behrens Mother's Birthplace: Germany Occupation: At Home Name Age Henry Behrens 35 Emma Behrens 29 Ottilie Behrens 7 Hugo Behrens 5 Alma Behrens 3 Ida Behrens 1 Atone Behrens 28 1900 Census Name: Otilie E Alger Age: 27 Birth Date: Apr 1873 Birthplace: Wisconsin Home in 1900: School District 11, Custer, South Dakota Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Sherman M Alger Marriage Year: 1896 Years Married: 4 Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Birthplace: Germany Mother: number of living children: 3 Mother: How many children: 3 Household Members: Name Age Sherman M Alger 34 Otilie E Alger 27 James Alger 3 Edward Alger 1 Williard Alger 7/12 1910 Census Name: Ottilie H Alger Age in 1910: 37 Birth Year: abt 1873 Birthplace: Wisconsin Home in 1910: School District 11, Custer, South Dakota Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Sherman M Alger Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Birthplace: Germany Household Members: Name Age Sherman M Alger 49 [44] Ottilie H Alger 37 James H Alger 13 Edward R Alger 11 Williard L Alger 9 Otto G Alger 7 Walter K Alger 6 Emma F Alger 4 S Leslie Alger 2 In the 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Ottilie Alger Age: 46 Birth Year: abt 1874 Birthplace: Wisconsin Home in 1920: Custer Indian School District, Custer, South Dakota House Number: Farm Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Widowed [Widow] Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Birthplace: Germany Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Teacher Industry: Public School Employment Field: Wage or Salary Home Free or Mortgaged: Free Household Members: Name Age Ottilie Alger 46 James Alger 23 Otto Alger 17 Walter Alger 15 Emma Alger 13 Leslie Alger 12 Clyde Alger 10 William Palmer 18 William Mollenbrink 32 1930 Census Name: Ottilie H Alger Birth Year: abt 1873 Gender: Female Race: White Birthplace: Wisconsin Marital Status: Widowed Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Township 3, Custer, South Dakota Dwelling Number: 35 Family Number: 35 Home Owned or Rented: Owned Home Value: 300 Radio Set: No Lives on Farm: Yes Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Birthplace: Germany Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Farmer Industry: Farm Class of Worker: Working on own account Employment: Yes Household Members: Name Age Ottilie H Alger 57 Sherman L Alger 1940 Census Name: Mrs Ottilie Alger Respondent: Yes Age: 67 Estimated birth year: abt 1873 Gender: Female Race: White Birthplace: Wisconsin Marital Status: Widowed Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Township 3 Range 4, Custer, South Dakota Farm: YES Inferred Residence in 1935: Township 3 Range 4, Custer, South Dakota Residence in 1935: Same House Resident on farm in 1935: Yes Sheet Number: 9B Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 181 Occupation: Farmer House Owned or Rented: Owned Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 2000 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 60 Class of Worker: Working on own account Weeks Worked in 1939: 52 Income: 310 Income Other Sources: Yes Household Members: Name Age Ottilie Alger 67

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Ottilie Henrietta Behrens Alger's memorial is located at: Custer Cemetery, Custer, Custer County, USA.
When did Ottilie Henrietta Behrens Alger death?
Ottilie Henrietta Behrens Alger death on 10 Dec 1944 in Custer, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 43.7781181
Longitude: -103.6159592

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Gustave Adolphus Behrens

(1895 - 1966)

(unknow - unknow)

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(1896 - 1973)

(1898 - 1975)

(1899 - 1936)

(1902 - 1983)

(1904 - 1951)

(1908 - 1978)

(1910 - 1990)

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23. Pine Lawn Memorial Park
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