Dr. William D. Otis

1841 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	William D. Otis  [1]
  Prefix	Dr.
  Birth	14 Dec 1841  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	William was reared upon his father's farm, receiving the usual district school education while at home, but later went to the Academy at William Center, OH. Had only been there a short time when the Civil War broke out, and feeling it his duty to repsond to his country's call, enlisted in the 111th Ohio regiment for three years. During his service he was in thirty-one engagements, many of them hard fought battles. At the conclusion of the War, he returned to his educational work at Denison University, where he spent six years in securing a classical education, graduating in 1872. The next three years were spent at the college of Physicians and Surgeons, Cleveland, OH preparing for his profession. He practiced medicin in OH and CO. He was also an examing surgeon for fifteen years and retired from active professional work in 1906.
  Person ID	I4776	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2008

  
  

  Father	Merrill Otis,   b. 4 Mar 1820, Wayne Co., Ohio, USA d. 26 Jul 1890 (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Margaret Saltzman,   b. Wayne Co., Ohio, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	4 Mar 1841  [1]
  Family ID	F1733	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hattie N. Howe,   b. 1 Apr 1844   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Jessie M. Otis,   b. 16 Jan 1884   d. 29 Jan 1903 (Age 19 years)
  Family ID	F2756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2006

  
  

• Sources

  [S398] William A. Otis, A Memoir of the Otis Family, (no publisher).