OTT's of Wurtenberg,Germany

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Permalink Reply by Mitchell Staude on September 7, 2009 at 11:06am

I would expect, then., that his first name was not Jacob. His name probably was Johann Jacob.

I am assuming, perhaps incorrectly, that you are referring to Wuertemberg, which was a Kingdom until the 1870s and a state in Germany until the 1950s.

It would help if you knew (1) what town in Wuerttemberg he was from and (2) about when he emigrated. Ancestry.com has Wuerttemberg emigration lists.

Permalink Reply by Dorothy Hollings on September 12, 2009 at 6:34pm

Hello Michael,I'm sorry I don't understand the German language.Do you possibly know English?
Regards Dorothy

Permalink Reply by Dorothy Hollings on September 13, 2009 at 12:34am

Hi Michael,Thank you for taking the time to try to help.
My relatives were Protestant.On the copy of the marriage cert. that I got, the Greneger name was spelt that way.
I have not been able to find out just what part of Wurtemberg they came from or even the year.
I have trawled through passenger lists and have tried with no success to find out anything else about him.I will try those sites you have given me.From the date of the marriage cert(1905).when my grandfather was 36, his mother and father must have emigrated earlyish !800's.
I will let you know if I have any success.
Regards Dorothy

Permalink Reply by Dorothy Hollings on September 27, 2009 at 12:41am

Hello Michael,I didn't find anything useful on those sites.Thank you anyway.
Regards Dorothy

Permalink Reply by Sheryl Lindbeck-Whisenhunt on September 19, 2009 at 6:50pm

I have a Maximillian Ott, brother Joseph Anton Ott. Max was born abt 1827 and immigrated to the United States in 1848 from Wurttemburg, Germany. Joseph Anton married Anna Baur, had a daughter Emilia Ott. Emilia married Wilhelm Funk.

Permalink Reply by Dorothy Hollings on September 20, 2009 at 5:24pm

Hello Sheryl,Thank you for your reply.But my Ott's emigrated to New Zealand from Wurtenberg Germany.

Permalink Reply by Dorothy Hollings on January 15, 2010 at 12:28am

I now have a little more information on my Otts.Jacob was a shoemaker born Dorrach,Tubingen.Went to N.Z.(in 1850s) to work for North German Missionary Society(Lutheran)(wasn't a member) as a shoemaker.Worked on Ruapeke Island in Foveaux Strait.Financed his brother Georg and a sister(name unknown) to N.Z.When he had made sufficient money he became a hotel owner just outside of Invercargill,South Island N.Z.Died at age 45.Had four sons.Charles,Henry,Alfred(my grandfather),Frank.
Is anybody able to look for records in Dorrach?
Dorothy