Otto Bertrand Heacock

Childhood

14 September 1897 - Birth

On 14 September 1897, Otto Bertrand Heacock was born.

Adulthood

14 September 1916 - 18th Birthday

On 14 September 1916, Otto Bertrand Heacock would have turned eighteen years old and in so becoming an adult.

Between 1916 and 1920 - Meeting and Marrying Emely Sieworth

Between 1916 and 1920, Otto would have met Emely Sieworth, an immigrant from Metzingen, Germany, who was around three years old when she came over in 1898 to the United States and was naturalized in 1905. Emely was part of an Orthodox Jewish family, both her father and mother being born in Metzingen, and so when Otto and Emely got married, she was expelled from the family. Given the fact that she was around three years old when she came over with her parents or some people in her family. Given this, her family would have been there to get mad at her when she married Otto and expelled her from the family. If her family didn't want her to marry Otto, the two must have married in secret or in a more discrete way, not with their authorization. Emely would have known German, and probably had picked up English during her time in the States, and probably had a German accent. Of course Otto had to be eighteen in order to marry, which is why this is assumed to be in 1916, or maybe he faked his age in some way, like faking his birth certificate.

Sometime before 1920 - Moving to New Jersey

Otto and Emely moved to a place with her in Newark, New Jersey, on Fifth Street, into a residence headed by James P Longmuir, a 26 year old man who was the head of a home that they were renting. He had a wife named Ethel M, and a four and a half year old daughter named Florence E. In 1920, Otto and Emely were 22 and 25 years old at the time respectively.

23 February 1920 - 1920 census

On 23 February 1920, the census taker for the local area of their residence came around to record their residence. They were all listed as being in the residence number 107 on Fifth Street, house number 595?. Everyone was listed as such:

• Longmuir, James P, Head of the residence, renting the residence, Male, White race, 26 years old, married, able to read and write, born in New Jersey, his mother tongue is English, his father is born in Scotland and mother tongue being English, his mother's place of birth being in Ireland, her mother tongue being English, splator?, unknown industry, on his own assessment.
• Longmuir, Ethel M, Wife of Head, Female, White, 25 years of age, married, can read and write, born in New Jersey, unspecified mother tongue, father born in New Jersey, unspecified mother tongue, mother born in New Jersey, unspecified mother tongue, no trade of any kind.
• Florence E, Daughter of Head, Female, White, 4½ years of age, single, not specified whether can read or write, born in New Jersey, unspecified mother tongue, father born in New Jersey, unspecified mother tongue, mother born in New Jersey, unspecified mother tongue, no trade of any kind.
• Heacock, Otto B, Boarder to head of residence, male, White, 22 years of age, married, can read and write, born in Missouri, Father born in Indiana, Mother born in Indiana, trade is Motorman, industry is Struct RR, worker.
• Emily, Boarder to the head of the house, female, white, 25 years of age, married, immigrated to the US in 1898, Naturalized, Naturalized in 1905, can read and write, born in Metzingen, mother tongue is german, father born in Metzingen, german is mother tongue, mother born in Metzingen, german is mother tongue, Emily is able to speak English, no trade of any kind.

February 1973 - Death

In February 1973, Otto passed away at the age of 76. His last place of residence was in Poplar Bluff.

Bibliography

• Heacock, Otto B (February 1973). "Otto Heacock, "United States Social Security Death Index" • FamilySearch". FamilySearch. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
• "New Jersey. Census 1920 • FamilySearch". FamilySearch. 23 February 1920. Retrieved 25 October 2023.