This message is from Jan Smits.---------Johnnie Wed, 5 Jan 1994 11:49:48 +0100 [log in to unmask] Historical German Town (A) The name Otterbein surfaced in two instances, but in a different context than the one requested. The two references are: Otterbein, town (population 641), Benton Co., W. Ind[iana], 13 mi[nutes] WNW of Lafayette. Source: The Columbia Lippincott gazetteer of the world. - New York : Columbia University, cop. 1962. Otterbein, Philip William. Born at Dillenburg, Germany, June 4, 1726: died at Baltimore, Md., Nov. 17, 1813. A clergyman of the German Reformed Church in America. He was the founder of the sect of the United Brethen in Christ. Source: The Century cyclopedia of names, Vol. I. - New York : The Century Co., cop. 1894-95. Jan Smits Mapcurator Royal Library, The National Library of The Netherlands [log in to unmask]