Individual Details
Otto Christian Hinz
(7 Jan 1876 - 12 Mar 1947)
Events
| Birth | 7 Jan 1876 | Town Sheboygan, Sheboygan Co., WI |  | ||
| Census | 1880 | U.S. - Sheboygan County, Wisconsin |  | | |
| Confirmation | 1889 | Trinity Lutheran Church, Howards Grove, Town Herman, Sheboygan Co., WI | | ||
| Occupation | 1900 | Farmer | | ||
| Marriage | 30 Jun 1900 | Town Sheboygan, Sheboygan Co., WI - Emma Koehler | | | |
| Census | 1920 | U.S. - Sheboygan County, Wisconsin | | | |
| Occupation | 1920 | farmer on own account - Sheboygan County, Wisconsin | | ||
| Death | 12 Mar 1947 | Sheboygan Memorial Hospital, Sheboygan Co., WI | | | |
| Alt name | Otto Heins | | |||
| Burial | St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Ch, Sheboygan Co., WI | | |||
| Occupation | Farmer | | |||
| Church | St Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
Families
| Spouse | Emma Koehler (1881 - 1951) |
| Child | Eliza Helene Frieda Hinz (1901 - 1965) |
| Child | John Hinz (1904 - ) |
| Child | Paul Hinz (1906 - ) |
| Child | Otto Hinz Jr. (1909 - ) |
| Child | Elenora Hinz (1911 - 1984) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Wilma Hinz (1919 - 1921) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | John Christian William Hinz (1840 - 1913) |
| Mother | Wilhelmine Louise Wehrman (1852 - 1923) |
| Sibling | John Ernst Wehrman Hinz ( - ) |
| Sibling | Hinz ( - ) |
| Sibling | William August Hinz (1875 - ) |
| Sibling | Louis Hinz (1877 - ) |
| Sibling | Christian Ernst Hinz (1879 - ) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Fred Hinz (1884 - ) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Census
1880 Census Entry: Name: Otto Heins Color: W Sex: M Age: 4 Relationship to head of household: Son Marital Status: SingleMarriage
According to the Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Marriage Register, Otto was white. The wedding ceremony was contracted according to the rites of the Lutheran Church. The subscribing witnesses were Christian Hinz, Ernst Koehler, Friedricke Koehler and Anna Marold. Fr. Volbrecht, of Sheboygan, pronounced the marriage. The certificate was dated 30 Jun 1900 and registered on 10 Jul 1900.Census
1920 Census Entry: Name: Otto Hinz Own or Rent Home: Own Owned Free or Mortgaged: Free Sex: M Color: W Age: 44 Marital Status: M Can Read: Y Can Write: Y Birthplaces and Mother Tongues: Otto: Wisconsin Father: Germany, German Mother: Wisconsin Speaks English: Y Occupation: Farmer (Own Account) Farm Schedule: 62Death
An obituary was provided by Louise Dowty, of the Sheboygan County (Wisconsin) Historical Research Center, on 22 Feb 1993. According to the obituary, Otto was survived by his wife; four sons, John of Cleveland, WI; Paul of town of Sheboygan, Otto of Sheboygan Falls and Edwin of Town Sheboygan; three daughters, Mrs. William (Eliza) Meinnert, Town Sheboygan Falls; Mrs. Herbert (Eleanor) Theil, Sheboygan, and Miss Emma at home. One daughter preceded him in death 26 years prior. Also survived by 23 grandchildren; two brothers, Louis of Town Sheboygan and Christ of Sheboygan; four sisters, Eliza Hinz of Santa Ann, CA; Mrs. Henry Meyer of Maywood, IL; Mrs. Henry Dehn of Queenamo, KA, and Mrs. Ernst Amling of Santa Anna, CA.Endnotes
1. Louise Dowty, Letter to Rob Bongiovi (Name: 22 Feb 1993. In posession of Rob Bongiovi.;).
2. 1920 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication T625, Roll 2017, Wisconsin, Sheboygan County, Enumeration District 146, Sheet 4, Dwelling No. 84, Family No. 87.
3. 1880 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication T9, Roll 1447, Wisconsin, Sheboygan County, Enumeration District 213, Printed Sheet 25, Dwelling No. 222, Family No. 22.
4. Louise Dowty, Letter to Rob Bongiovi (Name: 22 Feb 1993. In posession of Rob Bongiovi.;).
5. Wisconsin, Sheboygan County. Marriage Register, Marriage Record for Otto Hinz and Emma Koehler, married 30 Jun 1900, , Volume 5, Page 428, Record No. 191 (Name: 10 Jul 1900;).
6. Wisconsin, Sheboygan County. Marriage Register, Marriage Record for Otto Hinz and Emma Koehler, married 30 Jun 1900, , Volume 5, Page 428, Record No. 191 (Name: 10 Jul 1900;).
7. 1920 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication T625, Roll 2017, Wisconsin, Sheboygan County, Enumeration District 146, Sheet 4, Dwelling No. 84, Family No. 87.
8. 1920 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication T625, Roll 2017, Wisconsin, Sheboygan County, Enumeration District 146, Sheet 4, Dwelling No. 84, Family No. 87.
9. Louise Dowty, Letter to Rob Bongiovi (Name: 22 Feb 1993. In posession of Rob Bongiovi.;).
10. 1880 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication T9, Roll 1447, Wisconsin, Sheboygan County, Enumeration District 213, Printed Sheet 25, Dwelling No. 222, Family No. 22.
11. Louise Dowty, Letter to Rob Bongiovi (Name: 22 Feb 1993. In posession of Rob Bongiovi.;).
12. Louise Dowty, Letter to Rob Bongiovi (Name: 22 Feb 1993. In posession of Rob Bongiovi.;).
13. Carl Zillier, History of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin: Past and Present (Name: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, IL, 1912.;), pp.494-495.
14. Louise Dowty, Letter to Rob Bongiovi (Name: 22 Feb 1993. In posession of Rob Bongiovi.;).