Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

John Wilhelm "William" Otto[1, 2]

Male 1853 - 1925  (72 years)


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    John Wilhelm Otto and wife Barbara Seegmiller
    John Wilhelm Otto and wife Barbara Seegmiller

    Find A Grave 2017

  • Name John Wilhelm "William" Otto 
    Born 9 Jan 1853  South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Gender Male 
    Name Wilhelm Otto  [4
    Residence 1876  North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-246455 
    Died 5 Mar 1925  North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I246455  Generations
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 

    Family Barbara Seegmiller,   b. 10 Jun 1857, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1913, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 16 May 1876  Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Catherine Otto,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Maria Anna "Mary Ann" Otto,   b. 9 Aug 1879, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1954, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F227885  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • PHILIPSBURG

      The Funearl of the late William Otto, who died in North Easthope, was held in the Lutheran Church here on Sunday and was attended by a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends.

      New Hamburg Independent 13 Mar 1925 Pg 1

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Mary Ann Otto - Knechtel.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018810-04.
      Heinrich Knechtel, 27, Occ. Farmer, b. North Easthope, Res. North Easthope, son of Valentine Knechtel and Catherina Lantz married Maria Anna Otto, 24, b. North Easthope, Res. North Easthope, daughter of John W. Otto and Barbara Seegmiller, Witn: John Knechtel of Shakespeare and Henry Otto of Lisbon, 19 July 1904 in Philipsburg

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, John William "William" Otto (1853 - 1925) - Find A Grave Memorial. (2017). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 21 June 2017, from https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=121848627.

    4. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 25 May 1875.
      16 May 1876 By Pastor Muenzinger in Philipsburg, Barbara Seegmueller was married to Wilhelm Otto, both of North Easthope.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Jan 1853 - South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1876 - North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 May 1876 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Mar 1925 - North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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