Mecosta-Clinton County MI Archives Biographies.....Russ, Otto C. January 4, 1854 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jan Cortez http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00020.html#0004939 April 17, 2009, 5:40 pm Author: Chapman Brothers OTTO C. RUSS, M.D., practicing physician at Remus, was born at Cleveland, O., Jan. 4, 1854. His parents, Jacob and Barbara Russ, were born in Germany, and came to the United States and settled for a few years at Buffalo, N.Y., removing later to Cleveland. When Dr. Russ was 16 years old his mother died, and he was thrown upon his own resources and energies. He first found employment in a foundry, where he labored a year as a "cold nut cutter." Receiving a wound in his hand, he was compelled to abandon his occupation and entered the wholesale and retail furniture house of Hart & Malone, of Cleveland, as a salesman. He was there engaged 18 months. His prospects were so much impiared by the financial stress of 1873 that he left Cleveland and went to San Franciso, Cal., where he found occupation of varied character until the fall of 1875. He came back and went to Baltimore, Wood Co., O., and entered the office of Dr. Shesler, of that city, to read medicine. He prosecuted his studies there three years, and in 1878 attended the Eclectic Medical College at Philadelphia, and was there graduated, Dec. 29, 1879. Armed with his hardly earned and well-merited "sheep-skin," he went to Antwerp, Paulding Co., Ohio, and entered upon the career of a medical practitioner. In the spring of 1881 he went to Vincennes, Ind., but the field did not seem one of practical benefit to his hopes, and he came to Fowler, Clinton Co., Mich., prosecuting his profession there 15 months. During that time he was married (April 18, 1882) to Almeda, daughter of James and Sarah (Wheeler) Lance, who was born March 2, 1863, in Clinton County. Her parents were natives of Pennsylvania. After marriage, Dr. Russ came to Remus and began his practice, where his success has been almost without precedent, and his business has already assumed suprising proportions. Dr. Russ is a Democrat, and is the present health officer of Wheatland Tp. He belongs to the Knights of Pythias in Ohio, and is a member of the Masonic Order at St. Johns, Clinton Co., Mich. Additional Comments: 1883 Portrait & Bio Album of Mecosta Co. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/mecosta/bios/russ563nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb