This is, indeed a puzzle. I attend Trinity Lutheran Church - 6th and Washington Streets in Reading and we have a monument which is presumably over Bodo Otto's grave in our church yard. It seems that some of his family come and place a wreath or some kind of token on the grave from time to time. It would be interesting to get to the bottom of this puzzle. On Mar 3, 2008, at 11:41 PM, JYoung6180@aol.com wrote: > Hmm...I had not known that Dr. Bodo OTTO was living in Berks County. I > wonder why he is buried in Gloucester County, New Jersey? I've seen > his grave in > the Swedish Lutheran churchyard there. > > Joan > -------- > THE OTTO FAMILY. - The ancestor of the American branch of the Otto > family > was Dr. Bodo Otto, who was born in the Kingdom of Hanover, Germany. > He was a > graduate of the University of Gottingen, and a learned and able > physician, and > immigrated with his family to Philadelphia in 1755, where he soon > acquired a > high reputation for his literary and medical ability. After > residing in > Philadelphia for eighteen years, he, in 1773, followed the tide of > German > emigration up the Schuylkill valley, and located in Reading, where > he continued the > practice of his profession. About this time the Revolutionary > sentiment in the > Colonies was gathering force, and Dr. Otto’s influence among his > countrymen > in opposing British oppression was widely felt. He was chosen a > delegate to > represent Berks, county in the Provincial Conference which met at > Carpenter’s > Hall, in Philadelphia, June 18, 1776, and early in the progress of the > Revolution he joined the patriot army as surgeon, and served in > that capacity until > the close of the war-brought liberty to the struggling Colonies. > During the > dark days of Valley Forge, Dr. Otto, assisted by his sons Drs. > Bodo, Jr., and > John A. Otto, was surgeon in charge of the camp hospital, and while > devoting > himself to the care of the sick and wounded, he endured all the > privations > incident to that critical period in the history of Washington’s > army. At the > close of the Revolution Dr. Otto returned to Reading and resumed > his practice, > which he continued up to his death, June 13, 1787. He also took a > prominent > part in the administration of local affairs, and was active in > promoting the > best interests of the community. He was thrice married, and was > the father of > one daughter by his first marriage, and three sons and one > daughter by his > second. > > > > > > **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL > Money & > Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) > ==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== > PABERKS@rootsweb.com > > To contact the List Administrator: > Rick Berkheiser, PABERKS-admin@rootsweb.com > > To visit the Berks Message Board: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec? > htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.b > erks > > To visit the Berks County, PA website: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~paberks/ > Hosted by Nancy Freehafer > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PABERKS- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message