My g-gfather Ferdinand OTT (of Rammersweier) first stopped in Cincinnati in 1855, where he filed his Notice of Intent to file for citizenship. Whether he went there because he knew someone, I have not been able to determine. By 1860, he was further west, in Harrison Co., IN, where in 1870 he finally became a citizen. He had encountered a slight delay in the process; something about "selling spirits on the Sabbath" and other similar indiscretions. But, hey, a guy has to make a living.

Jack, Would that be the father of William and Thomas Ott of Harrison County, IN. ? Tony Fetz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Ott" <jackott2@comcast.net> To: <DEU-BAD-ORTENAU@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 2:53 PM Subject: [Ortenau] Immigrants from Ortenau in Cincinnati > My g-gfather Ferdinand OTT (of Rammersweier) first stopped in Cincinnati > in 1855, where he filed his Notice of Intent to file for citizenship. > Whether he went there because he knew someone, I have not been able to > determine. > > By 1860, he was further west, in Harrison Co., IN, where in 1870 he > finally became a citizen. He had encountered a slight delay in the > process; something about "selling spirits on the Sabbath" and other > similar indiscretions. > > But, hey, a guy has to make a living. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DEU-BAD-ORTENAU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message