MAIRE, HENRY OTTO FAMILY

by Emma Maire Toste

Entry F270 from the History of Hooker County Nebraska
with permission of the Hooker County Historical Society

Henry Otto was born in Blue Hill, Nebr. to
Otto and Emma Maire in 1889. The family
moved to Mullen sometime in 1906. His
parents were born and raised in Germany,
1865 and 1866 respectfully. There were five
(5) other children besides Henry. They were
Mollie (Piel) ; August; Anna (Clardy); Carl
and Herman. Henry was a farmer all his
Nebraska life. He married Stella Leigh
Furrow in September, 1912.

Leigh was born in 1894 to Iva and John
Furrow in Winterset, lowa in a log house.
They migrated to Nebraska in 1905. Their
first home was six (6) miles north of Seneca.
They traveled by railroad boxcar, loading all
their belongings plus livestock in the boxcar.
From Seneca they moved south of Mullen
sometime in 1910. Her father John was a
carpenter.

Leigh and Henry (Heinie) had four chil-
dren: Frank born in 1915 (now dec'd) ; Emma
in May, 1920; Gerald in 1924 (now dec'd); and
Russell in Aug. 1931. They lived approx.
twelve (12) miles south east of Mullen, did
farming and beef cattle. The older children
attended MacPherson Grammar School. The
family left Mullen in depression days for
Oregon, in July, 1935. They picked cherries
for two weeks around Eugene, then traveled
on to California. Stopped at Crescent City
August 1, 1935, finding no work they contin-
ued onto Eureka. There Henry and Frank got
employment at Hammond Lumber Com-
pany. Henry had to quit after a few months
due to redwood poisoning. Frank also left in
1937 to return to Nebraska to live for four
years. When Henry left the mill he worked on
dairy ranches as a milker and farmer. Due to
asthma the family moved to Red Bluff,
California in March of 1946. There Henry
worked for a highway construction company
for a few years, then in a lumber retail yard
until his retirement. They always had a lovely
garden and an abundance of fruit, and also
raised their own beef.

Henry passed away in April of 1967 and
Leigh passed on in April, 1969. Frank married
Edith Evert of Hyannis, Neb. in July 1935 on
the way to Oregon. They had six children;
Joyce, Rosalie, Doris, Francis, Leroy and
Alice. He worked for Pacific Lumber Co. of
Scotia, when the family returned from Neb.
in 1942 until his death in April, 1977. Edith
worked at the Rio Dell School cafeteria for
several years, moving to Fortuna in 1977
where she still resides.

Emma married Reuben (Babe) Krader of
Clarks, Neb. in April, 1938, residing in Rio
Dell, Ca. Reuben came to Calif. in 1936 with
his mother Goldie (Tague) Krader. Emma
and Babe had four children, Marvin; Betty;
Norene and Ivan. Krader worked for Pacific
Lumber Co. from the time he arrived until his
death in 1963. Emma still resides in Rio Dell.

Gerald married Jeah Tonini of Arcata, Ca.
in Sept. of 1946. Both were killed in an auto
accident near Bakersfield, CA. in July, 1950
as they were returning from a national guard
reunion in Missouri.

Russell married Patricia Holte in October,
1959. They had two boys, David and Jerald.
Patricia passed away in November, 1965.
Russell was or is a long line truck driver. Last
we hear from him he was in Texas, but that
was many years ago.