Researching Bob Otto
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 165 people with the Otto surname? In that year Otto was ranked number 3414 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bob means "Form of ROBERT - Bright fame" and is of German origin.
Records of Bob Otto on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bob Otto and the Otto Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Otto Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Otto family tree.
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Otto Genealogy Databases
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Otto Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Otto surname in the USA? Otto is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Bob Otto. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bob Otto
Bob Otto (coach)
James Robert Otto (August 23, 1919 – November 7, 1993) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Buena Vista College—now known as Buena Vista University—in Storm Lake, Iowa from 1948 to 1952 and Mankato State College—now known as the Minnesota State University, Mankato—from 1953 to 1969.
A native of Fort Dodge, Iowa, Otto played college football at the University of Iowa as a tackle from 1939 to 1941. Otto died from lung cancer, on November 7, 1993, at his home in Mankato, Minnesota.
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