Ottawa Ohio Stotzers

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Ottawa Ohio Subgroup
From Theodor Von Rauflaub's Family Tree Number 5 ("Stamm V")

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From the Willy Stotzer page:
Johannes Stotzer b. 8/12/1812 Büren an der Aare, canton Bern, Switzerland Emigrated to US after 1849.
m. Maria C. Aebischer (b.7/17/1814 in Switzerland d.2/6/1862 Ottawa County, OH) in 1841.
Johannes (John) enlisted in the C Co. 103rd Volunteer Ohio Infantry Regiment (Union Army) in Cleveland, OH in March 1864. He was apparently terribly injured in a railroad accident in West Virginia with his unit while in transit in Janaury 1865. This accident resulted in the loss of one of his legs. He died in the Army hospital in Martinsburg, WV on April 9, 1865.
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Children: All born in Switzerland:

Marie Elise

b.6/4/1843 d.???? "

Adelia

Note: (Records show an "Adelia Stotzer" b.abt. 1843 in Wood County, OH-I suspect this is incorrect.

This Adelia Stotzer later m. Samuel Mercer 6/2/1887 in Ottawa County, Ohio. They later lived in Wood County, Ohio.

Elisabeth Adele

b.9/17/1845 d.10/20/1846

Elise Adele

3/17/1849 d.5/6/1849

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m. Anna Margaretha Keller (b.???? d.????) on 12/25/1863 in Ottawa County, OH
Note: Anna already had a child "John Herrington" b.2/6/1859 in Martin Twp., Ottawa County, OH.
Children: John Stotzer b.10/1864 in Martin, Ottawa County, OH
Note: An Anna ("A.M.") Stotzer later married an E.H. "Vagi" or "Vege"on 11/5/1868 in Ottawa County, Ohio.

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John Stotzer

b.1864 in Martin, Ottawa County, OH d. after 1900 in Texas?

m. Unknown.

This John Stotzer later shows up living with half-brother John Herrington (noted above) and his family in Galveston, Texas in 1900. The Herrington's ended up in the Los Angeles, CA area!! John "Herington" born in Ohio shows up in CAHUENGA TWP, LOS ANGELES, California in 1910. John Stotzer actually shows up in the 1910 Federal Census in Los Angeles, CA too-but other records of him beyond 1910 have not been found as of August 2004.

Married: Unknown.

Children: Unknown.

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