Biographical Sketch of August Ott, Franklin County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** August Ott, blacksmith, was born in Gasconade County, Mo., in 1850, and farmed until nearly twenty years of age. He then learned his trade and in 1884, rented a shop in Beemont, and afterward purchased it. In 1885 he was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Schultz, a native of Osage County, born in 1866, and the daughter of John Schultz. The result of this union was the birth of one child, a son named George H. For three years our subject has resided in Beemont, and is doing a successful business. He and wife are members of the Methodist Church. Mr. Ott's parents, Louis and Charlotta (Wiemann) Ott, are natives of Wurtemberg, Germany and Leffe, Germany, respec- tively. When young they came to America and settled in Gasconade County, Mo., where the father followed agricultural pursuits. Their family consisted of eight children, four sons and four daughters. The father was a soldier in the late war, and is a Republican in politics, as are also his sons. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================