John Ebberts Otto (1873-1955)

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John Ebberts Otto was born on August 22, 1873 in Georgia, a son of Elias "Ely" Garmany Otto, Sr. and Annah 'Catherine' (Burke) Otto.

He is the brother of Susan 'Louisa' (1863); Mary Harriet (1864); Anna Josephine (1866); Iva Viola (1869); twins infant child and Eddie Wynn (1868); Francis Warren (1877); Elias "Eli" Garmany (1879) Otto, Jr.

On April 4, 1898 in Savannah, GA, John Ebberts Otto, age 24, married Lela Pye, age 19 from Hendersonville, S.C. They had several children in the Otto family including William C (1903), Anna C (1904), John E (1907), Albert (1908), Harold (born 1911), Lela (1915) and James Olin (1919) Otto.

In 1900, John, working as a Printer, and Lela, were living in Savannah, GA, in his mother-in-law's household, Venitia A Pye, including her 3 daughters, Rosa (Pye) Maddox and her 2 children, Eva Maddox, age 6, and Nora Maddox, age 3, Josie G Pye and Corinne Pye.

On Sept 12, 1918, John, age 45, filed his U.S. WW I Draft Registration Card, listing his residence as 604 East 37th St, Savannah, GA, and worked as a collector. He described himself as medium height and build, brown eyes, mixed grey hair.

On Sept. 15, 1955, John E Otto, age 82, died in Chatham County with burial on Sept. 17 in Laurel Grove North Cemetery, Lot 2793, Chatham County, Georgia.

References: U.S. Census records, 1898 Marriage Record document, 1918 U.S. WW I Draft Registration Card; Georgia Death Index (1933-1998), Health Dept. Office of Vital Records, Atlanta, GA; City of Savannah Cemetery Burial Information

Links: http://records.ancestry.com/John_E_Otto_records.ashx?pid=75823387; Link:http://web.savannahga.gov/cembase/details.aspx?id=81988

Note: Overview arranged by family researcher Jim Semple, Jr., subject to additions & corrections.