This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ThomasKer2 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.morgan/1299.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm not related to this family. 1880 - Name: Claus Ottew [Claus Otten] Home in 1880: Boonville, Cooper, Missouri Age: 46 Estimated birth year: abt 1834 Birthplace: Germany Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Spouse's name: Mary A. Ottew Father's birthplace: Ger Mother's birthplace: Ger Occupation: Carpenter Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Claus Ottew 46, GEr Mary A. Ottew 29, MO Henry Ottew 10, MO Nettie Ottew 5, MO Albert Ottew 6m, MO August Ottew 20, MO = blacksmith [listed as s/son; but can't have the last name as OTTEN] 1870 - Name: John Otten Birth Year: abt 1828 Age in 1870: 42 Birthplace: Hannover / Hanover Home in 1870: Boonville, Cooper, Missouri Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Boonville John Otten 42, Hanover J O Otten 40, Baden Julia Otten 17, MO M Otten 15, MO F W Otten 10, MO S Otten 7, MO 1850 - Name: John Otten Age: 22 Estimated birth year: abt 1828 Birth Place: Germany Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Boonville, Cooper, Missouri John Otten 22, GER - tailor Hannah Otten 20, GER Henry Otten 6m, MO 1880 - Name: Anna C. Otten Home in 1880: Boonville, Cooper, Missouri Age: 78 Estimated birth year: abt 1802 Birthplace: Hanover Relation to Head of Household: Mother Father's birthplace: Hanover Mother's birthplace: Hanover Occupation: At Home Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Female John Otten 52, Hanover - merchant tailor Hannah Otten 50, Baden Frank W. Otten 20, MO Sophia Otten 18, MO Anna C. Otten 78, Hanover - mother, widow Name: Claus Henry Otten Birth: ABT. 1833 in Hanover Death: AFT. 1870 in Morgan Co, Mo he married - Marriage: Mary J. Casdorph b: ABT. 1842 Married: 22 FEB 1859 in Morgan Co, Mo Father: Henry Otten b: ABT. 1796 in Brüttendorf, Hanover Mother: Anna Unknown b: ABT. 1801 in Hanover children - August Otten b: 1861, MO Henry Otten b: ABT. 1869, Mo American Civil War Soldiers Name: Claus Otten Side Served: Union State Served: Missouri Service Record: Enlisted as a Sergeant. Enlisted in Company F, 7th SM Cavalry Regiment Missouri. Alternate Name: Charles H./Otten Missouri Death Records Death certificates for Missouri 1910-1959 deaths can be downloaded and printed out for FREE, at this site: Birth & Death records for Missouri began in 1910 - http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/#search Missouri - Birth, Marriage and Death Records http://www.looktothepast.com/countylinks.html Try this site for death records - FREE SITE Social Security Death Index = FREE, Searchable = ALL STATES . * * * * This index features individuals who died after 1960. * * * * * * . The Social Security Administration does not have information about people who died before about 1940 when Social Security payments were first paid out. The SSDI has very few entries for people who died from 1940-1961. DO NOT SEARCH FOR A MARRIED WOMAN USING HER MAIDEN NAME. http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ find a grave - free volunteer site all states; frequently has headstone pix http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/ Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.