Newton Otts

Brief Life History of Newton

When Newton Otts was born on 16 December 1833, in North Carolina, United States, his father, William John Otts Sr., was 26 and his mother, Jane Shehorn, was 23. He married Cahairizade B Cunningham about 1850, in Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Fayette, Alabama, United States in 1850. He registered for military service in 1862. He died on 28 August 1862, in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 28, and was buried in Bethel Confederate Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Newton Otts
1833–1862
Cahairizade B Cunningham
1832–1911
Marriage: about 1850
Rosannah Otts
1851–1928
Mary E Otts
1854–1918
Andrew Otts
1856–1926
Jerusha Otts
1858–1919
Rev Francis Marion Otts
1860–1934
Sarah Newton Otts
1862–1934
Thomas Otts
1864–
James Otts
1866–

Sources (9)

  • Newton Ots in household of William Ots, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Newton Otts, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Otts in entry for Rose Hindman, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"

World Events (7)

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Possibly an Americanized form of Flemish and Dutch Ots or Dutch and German Ottes: patronymic from the personal name Otto .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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