Biographical Sketch of Louis C. Ott, Gasconade County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Louis C. Ott, county school commissioner, is the son of Jacob and Hen-
rietta (Hoffman) Ott.  The father was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, in 
1823, and the mother in Lippe-Detmold, Germany, in 1827.  In 1848 he
came to America and located in Gasconade County.  About a year later
she crossed the ocean, and they were married in that county, after 
which they settled on the place where they still live in Section 28,
Township 45, Range 5.  He was a gardener in the old country, and after
coming here followed agricultural pursuits.  He is a Republican in pol-
itics, and both belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church.  Louis C. was
born on the home place in 1860, was reared a farmer boy and educated in
the common schools, but completed his schooling in Central Wesleyan
College, where he attended three years.  In 1880 he began teaching in
the schools of Gasconade County, and has continued this occupation ever
since.  In 1887 he was elected county school commissioner.  In politics
he is a Republican in National affairs.  In 1886 he married Miss Maggie
Roedel, a native of Moniteau County, Mo., born in 1863.  To this union
was born one daughter, Lizzie M. L.  Both Mr. and Mrs. Ott are members
of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  Mr. Ott is a successful teacher, 
and an intelligent wide awake commissioner.

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