Don Otto Herold

Brief Life History of Don Otto

When Don Otto Herold was born on 9 July 1889, in Greene, Indiana, United States, his father, Otto F Herold, was 30 and his mother, Clara May Dyer, was 29. He married Katherine Porter Brown on 12 August 1917, in Bronxville, Eastchester, Westchester, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1929 and lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1930 and New York, United States in 1966. He died on 1 June 1966, in Indian River, Florida, United States, at the age of 76.

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Family Time Line

Don Otto Herold
1889–1966
Katherine Porter Brown
1894–1988
Marriage: 12 August 1917
Dorris Harold
1919–2003
Hildegarde Herold
1925–2016

Sources (15)

  • Don Herold, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Don Herold, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Don Herold, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

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Name Meaning

English (Middlesex): variant of Herald .

German and Dutch: from the ancient Germanic personal name Hari(o)wald (see Harold 1). This surname is also found in France (mainly Alsace).

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Herold ‘herald’.

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

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