Hotze's Family Tree

Just about all of the information for this page was researched

 by Dorothy Hotze back in the early 80's.  jkh 

       Henry Hotze  – August 25, 1833 to November 1, 1904

       Katherine Kaeb Hotze – February 8, 1836 to March 2, 1927 

               Harry (Henry Jr.) -1857 to 19?? Uncle Harry - Aunt Paula's husband

               Paula Hotze (through marriage) (Great Aunt Paula) - March 29, 1882 to July 22, 1982

               Elizabeth Hotze Huffington (Aunt Lizzy - married a Huffington)

                                Harry Huffington (Died at about age 9 while living on Castleman)

                                Katherine Huffington (married Gibby - Harry Gibson)

                John K. Hotze (Jay Kay) – 1863 to 1946 (Married April 4, 1894) – Dad’s father

                Helen Adelaide Bent Hotze – 1875 to March 14, 1903 She died at 3125 Lawton – Dad’s mom

                                Bent Earl Hotze - ???? to 199?

                                Harry K. Hotze – July 29, 1896 to August 24, 1985

                                Tamma Iona Bair Hotze – October 9, 1900 to May 19, 1979

                                                Harry Jr. (Henry Jr.) - 1923 to 193?

                                                Frank John - April 12, 1925         

                                                Earl Bent - July 7, 1927

                                                Edward Lewis  - September 2, 1929

                                                Robert Bair - June 25, 1935

                                                John Kabe - August 8, 1940

                 Charlie Hotze (Uncle Charlie)

                 Katherine Hotze (through marriage)            

                 Will Hotze (Uncle Will)

                 Lena Hotze (through marriage)

                 Albert Hotze (Uncle Albert)  

                 Stella Hotze (through marriage)

                                Albert Hotze

                                Edith Hotze (through marriage)

Joseph Kilburn Bent – November 16, 1816 to March 22, 1880

Sabrina Phelps Bent – 1817 to April 10, 1887

      William Edward Bent – October 25, 1847 to March 30, 1887 (Married June 13, 1871) Dad’s grandpa on his mom’s side.

      Clara Lawrence Bent – 1853 to 1920 (Dad’s grandma on his mom’s side died after his mom)

                 Helen Bent Hotze (Dad’s mom - died in 1903 - 17 years before her mother Clara)

Interesting notes: Yellow text is used to denote additions or corrections to original notes.

1. Dad’s grandma Clara on his mom’s side didn’t pass away until 1920 shortly after mom & dad got married.

2. Dad’s grandma Katherine on his dad’s side didn’t pass away until 1927 just about when Earl was born. It is possible that Frank's Great Grandma Katherine may have held him when he was very young. He may possibly even have been taken to the Halladay house for some visits as an infant. I'm still listening to the tapes and I'm not sure when Mom & Dad moved off of Humphrey or whether he ever told Earl. Somebody is going to have to help me with some dates as too when they lived in Nashville and on Hampton Ave.

3. Dad’s Grandma - Clara Bent was alive to see the passing of her daughter Helen Bent Hotze (Dad’s mom) at the young age of 28.

4.  Dad’s father’s name – John Kaeb Hotze came from his great grandfather (John Kaeb) on his grandma’s side.

5.  I guess Dad couldn’t take the German spelling of the name Kaeb and changed it to Kabe. I’m not sure what the story behind when & why he decided to change it.  

6. I believe it might have been at Aunt Katherine's (Gibson) wake that I remember seeing & meeting most of Dad's uncles - I believe they were all there - Will, Charlie, & Albert. I think Uncle Harry had already passed away but I don't have a year when he died. Of course Grandpa Hotze had already died (1946). I would guess this get together was around 1950 or so. I really have no recollection of them except at this party in the backyard at Gibby's home. I recall most of the Uncles being very gregarious and fun to be around. I would guess I may have only been around 10 to 12. If it was Katherine's wake, I wonder when she died? Does anyone besides myself have any recollection of this get together at the Gibson's house in Shrewsbury. I remember it was mostly held outdoors in the backyard.

7. I believe that that Uncle Harry sold his interest in the Hot-Z factory shortly after the World War I ended for over $100,000. Fortunately for Uncle Harry the business had just peaked and was on its way into a chasm when he sold his interest. He probably wound up being the richest of the two eldest Hotze brothers or for that matter any of the 5 brothers and 1 sister.

8. I guess Uncle Will, Charlie, & Albert never had any kids; at least I have never heard anyone speak of them if they did. I have since learned that Albert had a son named Albert -I believe that  he is the one that collected miniature iron banks. Being that his father was born much later than Jay Kay, I suspect that he may have been 10 to 15 years younger than dad. They would have both been in the same Hotze generation. Albert was dad's first cousin along with Harry Huffington, & Katherine Huffington Gibson. I don't know if his Uncle Will & Aunt Lena or Uncle Charlie & Aunt Katherine ever had any kids.

9. I wonder if Grandma (Helen) had any brothers or sisters?

10. We are descendents of Henry Hotze but also we are descendents of  the Kaeb's and Bent's. I wonder if there are any other descendents of the Kaeb's or Bent's.

11. I noticed from the picture that Bob provided to me of Uncle Harry and Grandpa Hotze that Uncle Harry was an exceptional dapper man. Rose pointed out that if you combined the features of their two faces you would have our dad's face.