hmtl5 Amel Otto Block b. 19 Aug 1870 Sidney Township, Champaign County, Illinois d. 5 Feb 1961 Ortonville, Big Stone County, Minnesota: Gritton Genealogy
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Amel Otto Block

Amel Otto Block

Male 1870 - 1961  (90 years)


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  • Name Amel Otto Block 
    Birth 19 Aug 1870  Sidney Township, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Sidney Township, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [2] 
    Death 5 Feb 1961  Ortonville, Big Stone County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Mount Hope Cemetery, Sidney, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I4723  Gritton
    Last Modified 1 May 2026 

    Father August Emmanuel Block,   b. 5 Mar 1837, Posen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1919, Sidney Township, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Johanna Charlotta Dorothea “Lottie” Klinger,   b. 13 Oct 1836, Brandenburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1913, Sidney Township, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 7 Mar 1858  [1] 
    Family ID F2031  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Minnie Maude Davison,   b. 19 Jun 1872, Philo, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1929, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 17 Oct 1893  Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
    +1. Jesse Earl Block,   b. 26 Aug 1895, Sidney Township, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 1957, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F2030  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 May 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Oct 1893 - Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Sidney, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Block, Amel Otto    		Block, Amel Otto

  • Notes 
    • Note on Find a Grave:
      Amel Otto Block married Minnie Maude Davison on 18 Oct 1893 at Sidney, Champaign County, Illinois.

      Amel and Minnie had 3 Children Jesse Earl, Pearl Ruby and Fern Leota.

      Minnie died on 17 Apr 1929.

      Amel subsequently married Frances Josephine Kammin on 2 Nov 1934 in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa.

      Amel and Frances had 3 children: Bennie Ray, Patricia Jean and Ronnie Gary.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S89] census records.

    3. [S104] marriage record.


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