Individual Details
Maria "Mary" Otten
(31 Aug 1866 - 28 Sep 1953)
Events
| Birth | 31 Aug 1866 | Germany, Ostfriesland, Wiesedermeer | |||
| Marriage | 25 Jun 1886 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - John Henrich Dirks |  |  | |
| Census (family) | 19 Jun 1900 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - John Henrich Dirks | | | |
| Census (family) | 1910 | Highland, Weld, Colorado, United States - John Henrich Dirks | | ||
| Death | 28 Sep 1953 | Longmont, Boulder, Colorado, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | John Henrich Dirks (1850 - 1923) |
| Child | Anna Marie "Mary" Dirks (1887 - 1945) |
| Child | Anna Catherina Dirks (1889 - 1939) |
| Child | Dirk Johann Dirks (1891 - 1958) |
| Child | Margaret Grace Dirks (1894 - 1955) |
| Child | Otto B Dirks (1897 - 1969) |
| Child | Henry Edward Dirks (1899 - 1968) |
| Child | Frederick Harm Dirks (1902 - 1975) |
| Child | Herman J Dirks (1904 - 1969) |
| Child | William C Dirks (1908 - 1982) |
| Father | Otto Behrend Otten (1814 - ) |
| Mother | Anna Brunen (1833 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Frederick Habben Otten (1863 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Anna Otten (1870 - ) |
| Sibling | Otto Otten (1876 - 1958) |
Notes
Marriage
2112 188 Dirks John Henry, Otten Mary, 06/25/1886 Wayne Twp, D Dirks, Mary Jacobs, Ger, Otto Otten, Anna Bruman, GerCensus (family)
110, 111, Dirks, John H. Head, WM, Dec 1850, 49, Married 14 yrs, Germany 3x, Imm 1873 27 yrs in US, Farmer, Own Mortgage FarmMary, Wife, WF, Aug 1866, 33, M-14, 6 children born & living, Germany 3x, 1886 14 yrs in US
Mary, Daughter, WF, Apr 1887, 13, single, IA, at school
Annie, Daughter, WF, Mar 1889, 11, single, IA, at school
Dirk, Son, WM, June 1891, 8, single, IA
Margaret, Daughter, WF, July 1894, 5, single, IA
Otto, Son, WM, Apr 1897, 3, single, IA
Henry, Son, WM, Sept 1899, 0, single, IA
Benkin, John, Servant, WM, Apr 1860, 40, single, Germany 3x, Imm 1900 0 yrs in US, Al, Farm laborer
Census (family)
J H Dirks Head M 59 GermanyMaria Dirks Wife F 43 Germany
Anna Dirks Daughter F 21 Iowa
John Dirks Son M 18 Iowa
Grace Dirks Daughter F 15 Iowa
Otto Dirks Son M 13 Iowa
Henery Dirks Son M 11 Iowa
Fred Dirks Son M 8 Iowa
Herman Dirks Son M 5 Iowa
William Dirks Son M 1 Iowa
Death
SOURCE: THE MONTICELLO EXPRESS...PAGE 1....OCTOBER 1, 1953FORMER MONTICELLO LADY DIED IN COLO.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1:30, at Wayne Zion Lutheran church for Mrs. Henry Dirks, who passed away at Longmont hospital, Longmont, Colo. Services will be in charge of Rev. F.H. Kehren. Burial will be at Wayne Zion.
Mary Otten Dirks was born in Germany, August 31, 1866, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Otten. She came to the United States in 1885 and made her home in Iowa. On June 25, 1886, she was married to John H. Dirks and they lived in this vicinity until 43 years ago when they moved to Longmont, Colorado. Mr. Dirks preceded his wife in death in 1923. Three children also preceded their mother in death.
Surviving are her children, D. John Dirks, Scotch Grove; Otto Dirks, Toledo, Oregon; Henry Dirks, Fred Dirks, Herman Dirks and William Dirks, all of Longmont, Colo., and one daughter Grace, Mrs. Lee Thorne, also of Longmont. Also surviving are one brother Otto Otten of amber, 28 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
Pallbearers will include Otto Englebart, Bob Wroblewski, John Otten, William Otten, Harm Harms and John Monk.
The Goettsch funeral home has charge of the arrangements
Endnotes
1. Jones Co. Iowa marriage books, online.
BOOK D 1877-1884 :: BOOK E 1884-1891 :: BOOK F 1891-1898 (USGenWeb
2. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > IOWA > JONES > SCOTCH GROVE TWP Series: T623 Roll: 440 Page: 217.