Claus Otto, born November 6, 1884 at Bergenhausen, Germany, came to America with his parents in 1893 who settled first in Wisconsin. Mr. Otto came to North Dakota in 1911 and in December 1915 he married at McHenry, Ernestine Rieter, the daughter of Charles Rieter of Grace City. The couple farmed in the Grace City area. They had one son: Russell.
Mrs. Otto died in 1948 and in 1949 Mr. Otto married Clara Kluck. Mr. Otto served as a Foster County Commissioner.
Mr. Otto died in October 1967 and Clara died April 22, 1970.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 62B