Marshall County KS Archives Biographies.....Wohler, Ortwin E. 1885 - 
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Author: Emma E. Forter (1917)

ORTWIN F. WOHLER.

    Ortwin F. Wohler, one of the substantial and progressive farmers and
stockmen of Cottage Hill township, Marshall county, where he has a splendid farm
home and an excellent farm of one hundred and sixty acres of land, was born on
the home farm in the county on December 24, 1885, being the son of Theo and
Sophia (Elstroth) Wohler.

    Theo Wohler was born in Lueppedelmold, Germany, on October 25, 1861, and
died at his home in Marshall county, on January 10, 1913. When he was but four
years of age, he came with his parents, Fred and Louisa Wohler, to the United
States. The family established their home on the farm in Cottage Hill township,
Marshall county, where the father and mother spent the remaining days of their
lives. Fred Wohler died in 1909 at the age of ninety-two years and Louisa Wohler
died in 1879 at the age of seventy-six years. Fred Wohler and his family came to
this country without any money, yet with the determination to make a home in the
new land. Mr. Wohler at once homesteaded a tract of land in Cottage Hill
township and built a log cabin in which the family lived for number of years. He
broke his first land with one horse and planted his crops. It was in this manner
that he laid the foundation for a successful life as a farmer and stockman. He
met with much success and at the time of his death he was the owner of one of
the splendid farms of the county. Fred and Louisa Wohler were the parents of
four children: Henry, August, Gotha and Theo. Henry and August are residents of
Riley county, Kansas, and Gotha is the wife of William Klocke, of Missouri.

    Theo Wohler was reared on the home farm in Cottage Hill township and
received his education in the local schools. He assisted his father with the
work on the farm, and at the age of twenty-one years he assumed the management
of the place, and in 1882 he purchased the home farm of one hundred and sixty
acres. To this farm he added until at the time of his death he was the owner of
four hundred and eighty acres of splendid land, all of which was under a high
state of cultivation and well improved. In 1892 he built a large horse barn and
a few years later he erected the cattle barn, which is twenty-eight by one
hundred and fifty feet. In 1906 he built the splendid modern house at a cost of
two thousand five hundred dollars. Mr. Wohler was a great home man and took the
greatest pleasure with his family. He was a great admirer of good horses and
kept a fine lot of draft animals. He was a breeder and raiser of grade hogs and
Aberdeen Angus cattle. He was both a feeder and shipper, and each year he placed
a carload of good cattle on the market.

    On March 24, 1882, Theo Wohler was married to Sophia, the daughter of Henry
and Marie (Elstroth) Elstroth, both of whom were natives of Germany, and in that
country Mrs. Wohler was born on May 11, 1857, and there she was educated in the
public schools and grew to womanhood. In 1881 she left her home in the
fatherland and came to some of her friends in Marshall county, and the next year
was married. She now resides on her fine farm, and since the death of her
husband the son, Frank, operates the farm. Besides Frank, Mr. and Mrs. Wohler
were the parents of two other children, Ortwin, the eldest and a successful
farmer of the township, and Lillie, the wife of Ed. Kaump, a resident of Riley
county, Kansas. Mr. and. Mrs. Wohler were active members of the Evangelical
church and always took much interest in all church work.

    Ortwin F. Wohler received his education in the local schools and grew to
manhood on the home place. When but a lad he decided that he would be a farmer
and always took much interest in all farm work and the care of stock. After
reaching manhood, he soon obtained a farm for himself, and is today one of the
progressive and successful young farmers of Marshall county. He pays much
attention to the breeding and raising of cattle and has a fine lot of Aberdeen
Angus cattle on the place.

    On April 13, 1910, Mr. Wohler was united in marriage to Emma Sand, a native
of Riley county and the daughter of G. and Eliza Sand, both of whom were natives
of Germany and early settlers in Marshall and Riley counties. To Mr. and Mrs.
Wohler one child has been born, Mable, whose birth occurred on July 18, 1912.
Mr. and Mrs. Wohler are active members of the Evangelical church and are
prominent in the social life of the township, where they are held in the highest
regard and esteem. They have one of the neat and desirable farm homes of the
county, and take the greatest pleasure in the entertainment of their neighbors
and friends.

    Mr. Wohler is identified with the Democratic party and has always taken a
keen interest in the affairs of the township and county. In the selection of men
to administer the affairs of the district, he looks rather to the man than to
any party affiliation. He is one of the progressive men of the community, and is
a firm believer in the building of good roads and the support of the best schools.



Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

History of Marshall County, Kansas: its people, industries, and institutions
by
Emma E. Forter

Indianapolis, Ind.: B.F. Bowen & Co. (1917)



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