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Emma Ruth Ott 1909–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Apr 1909

Birth Location: Grant Twp, Carroll, Iowa

Death Date: 18 Jan 1981

Death Location: Guthrie County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Frederick Ott

Mother: Sophia Lux

Spouse(s): Alva Montgomery

Children(s): Rebecca Montgomery, William Montgomery, Josephine Montgomery

Emma Ruth Ott was born in 1909 in Grant Twp, Carroll, Iowa, the child of Frederick Jacob Ott And Sophia Lux. In 1935, Emma Ruth Ott resided in Highland, Guthrie, Iowa. In 1940, Emma Ruth Ott resided in Highland Twp, Highland, Guthrie, Iowa, USA. Emma Ruth Ott married Alva Dee Montgomery, and had children including Josephine Caroline Montgomery, Rebecca Montgomery, William Fredrick Montgomery. Emma Ruth Ott passed away in 1981 in Guthrie County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Emma Ruth Ott was born in 1909 in Grant Twp, Carroll, Iowa, the child of Frederick Jacob Ott And Sophia Lux.
  • In 1935, Emma Ruth Ott resided in Highland, Guthrie, Iowa.
  • In 1940, Emma Ruth Ott resided in Highland Twp, Highland, Guthrie, Iowa, USA.
  • Emma Ruth Ott married Alva Dee Montgomery, and had children including Josephine Caroline Montgomery, Rebecca Montgomery, William Fredrick Montgomery.
  • Emma Ruth Ott passed away in 1981 in Guthrie County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emma Ott's Ancestors

Self
Emma Ott
1909–1981
Birth Place: Grant Twp, Carroll, Iowa
Parents
Frederick Jacob Ott
1880–1961
Sheridan Township, Carroll, Iowa
Sophia Lux
1880–1957
Carroll Co., IA.
Grandparents
John (W.) Ott
1843–1916
Mecklenburg Germany
Carolina (Anna) Warning
1845–1934
Mecklenburg, Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Johann ((John)) Lux
1839–1929
Legelshurst, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Salome Knobloch
1841–1929
Holzhausen, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Hans Warning
1805–1892
Maria Köhn
1816–1896
Jacob Lux
1812–1873
Anna Ehrhardt
1810–1863
Jacob Knobloch
1808–1897
Elisabethe Kaiserin
1808–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Warning
1767–1813
Elsabe Schliemann
1766–1841
Sophia Strübing
1785–1823
Johann Köhn
1774–1844
Michael Ehrhardt
1785–1861
Catharina Ross
1782–1850
Jacob Knobloch
1784–1847
Maria Schutterin
1785–1831
Johann Kaiser
1766–1827

Emma Ott's Descendants

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Emma (Ruth) Ott (13 Apr 1909–18 Jan 1981) m. Alva (Dee) Montgomery (17 Apr 1907–21 Apr 2006)
  1. 1. Rebecca Montgomery 1932–2024 m. Leon Pierce 1929–2004
  2. 2. William (Fredrick) Montgomery 1927–1927
  3. 3. Josephine (Caroline) Montgomery 1931–1992

Emma Ott's Timeline

4 Records

1909
13 Apr 1909
Birth of Emma Ruth Ott in Grant Twp, Carroll, Iowa
Grant Twp, Carroll, Iowa
1935
1935
Age 26
Emma Ruth Ott resided here in Highland, Guthrie, Iowa
Highland, Guthrie, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 31
Emma Ruth Ott resided here in Highland Twp, Highland, Guthrie, Iowa, USA
Highland Twp, Highland, Guthrie, Iowa, USA
1981
18 Jan 1981
Age 72
Death of Emma Ruth Ott in Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa, United States of America
Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1909
    Event Place: Grant Twp, Carroll, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] Iowa, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [4] Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Highland, Guthrie, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Highland Twp, Highland, Guthrie, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Coon Rapids, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1981
    Event Place: Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Guthrie County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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