Otto was born in Moland Township on July 18,1878. The "baby" of the Grover family grew up on the Grover homeplace. He was confirmed at Concordia Church and attended the Grover School.  Otto took business courses at Concordia College in Moorhead.   Otto's Confirmation Picture   Hulda Nicklason emigrated from Sweden as a child and lived in Chisago County, Minnesota.  Her brothers moved the family to Clay County, where she kept house for them and cared for her parents.   She met Otto and they were married on November 6, 1901.   Marriage Index (175 KB PDF document opens in a new window) Otto and Hulda lived in Lake Park for a short time. When Ed died, Otto returned and took over operation of the Grover homeplace.  He made great improvements to the operation. His was one of the first farmhomes with electricity.  Otto also developed a prize herd of purebred Holsteins.   World War I Draft Registration   In the 1920's, difficult financial times resulted in a bankruptcy that diminished the family's fortunes for a time. Otto rebuilt his operation with effort and "business smarts" and was again successful by the time he retired. In 1937, Otto turned the farm over to his eldest son, Eugene. 59 year old Otto and Hulda moved to Salem, then Eugene, and finally Bend, Oregon.  Hulda died on February 2, 1965, less than 9 months before Otto's death on October 20, 1965. Otto was 87 years old.     Click Here for Otto's biography as published in "A History of Clay & Norman Counties" from the Historical & Cultural Society of Clay County's website 954 KB PDF file (opens in a new window)   Click Here for a 'farm' biography as published in 'Clay County Illustrated Minnesota' published in 1916 by D. W. Meeker, Moorhead   Hulda Niklasen and her family   Census Records 1900 1910 1920 1930   Otto's Moland Township Farm