Otto Fredrick Thurow

Male 1889 - 1974  (84 years)


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  • Name Otto Fredrick Thurow 
    Birth 17 Jul 1889  , , Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Happening Jan 1900  Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Accident to right ear 
    • From the Winona Herald-Republican:

      "Otto Thurow, the 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Thurow, living at 625 West Horward street, nearly lost his right ear as the result of playing with a topedo. The torpedo was of the railroad variety used in warning trains. The boy picked it up on his way home and then tried to open it with an axe. The result was that when he struck it out in the barn it exploded and the axe was thrown back and cut off his ear with the exception of a narrow strip of flesh, and he was thrown into a corner of the barn. Prompt medical attendance was given the lad, seventeen stiches were used in replacing the ear, and it is hoped it will grow back all right."
    Employment 1917  Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Salesman for Watkins Products 
    Residence 5 Jun 1917  Hanford, Kings County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Military Service 1918-1919  [3
    in WWI 
    • Article from the Winona Republican-Herald: "Mr. and Mrs. L. Thurow of this city have received word that their son, Otto, has arrived safely in France. Mr. Thurow was drafted from California and sent to Camp Lewis, American Lake, Wash. He is with the headquarters company of the 91st division of infantry."
    Residence 26 Apr 1942  Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • 4850 Grant Ave.
    _UID 73B85B6B509244C6A67E9B83120AD9D1E5C1 
    Death 31 May 1974  Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA, Liberty Veterans Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I52  Larry and Jane's Family Tree
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2020 

    Father Louis Henry Thurow,   b. 14 Sep 1860, Kolberg, , Pomerania, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1943, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Emma Lenore Staack,   b. 23 Dec 1859, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1941, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 24 May 1883  Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F14  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hazel Poland,   b. 13 Dec 1884, , Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Aug 1929, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years) 
    Family ID F2543  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jul 2019 

    Family 2 Mame Elizabeth Devine,   b. 20 Sep 1888, , , California, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1980, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Family ID F6075  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Jul 1889 - , , Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHappening - Accident to right ear - Jan 1900 - Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Louis and Emma Thurow Family
    Louis and Emma Thurow Family
    Otto Thurow
    Otto Thurow
    From Page 26b in Hildred's album.

    Another picture of man I believe to be Otto Thurow, Hildred's brother.
    Otto Thurow (Fall 1914)
    Otto Thurow (Fall 1914)
    From Page 37a in Hildred's album.

    Another picture of the man I believe to be Hildred's brother, Otto
    Otto Thurow 1915
    Otto Thurow 1915
    From page 21a in Hildred's album

    I believe this is Otto from an 8mm movie that was taken in Fresno, CA, by R.H. Wilson, Sr., on a trip in 1937. In that film Otto is shown wearing the same kind of cap and his features look similar.
    Otto Thurow at Bluffside Park (July 12, 1915)
    Otto Thurow at Bluffside Park (July 12, 1915)
    From Page 44b in Hildred's album

    Another picture I believe to be Otto Thurow, Hildred's brother. He was born in 1889 so he would have been about 26 years old in this picture.

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Winona Republican-Herald, 25 Aug 2006, 9 Jan 1900, p. 3 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S666] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, 20 Oct 2020 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S4] Winona Republican-Herald, 25 Aug 2006, 22 Jul 1918, p. 2 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S762] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, 20 Oct 2020 (Reliability: 3).



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