In Francois Decker's history, Feulen, 963-1963, the surname HOTTUA (French spelling HOTTOIS) appears. Monsieur Decker lists the following information on HOTTUA families:
1. In the Schmidden House (#63) on
Heiderscheiderstrasse in 1838 were living the following:
HOTTUA, Jean. Hausname "Schmidden," stammt aus Nr. 87a. Michael Hottois aus
Oberpallen heir, vot 1769 M. Cath. Petit, Of. Petrus Hottois, geb. 2.12. 1779,
heir. Cath. Glesener, Of. Nik. Hottua,
Of. heir. 14.2.1838 A. M. Marnach, Of. Dieses Ehepaar verzieht nach Nf.
[Elisabeth and Margaret's parents were Nikolaus Hottua and Maria Marnach, both
born in
Oberfeulen. The two towns (Ober- and Niederfeulen) are a kilometer or so apart
and are
generally known as "Feulen."]
2. House #71 in Obermertzig (another nearby village) lists
these residents in 1850:
Schloesser, Elis. 1775 Bissen, gest. 1847 Om. Wwe (Lambert Adam, 1773 Burscheid--1827
Om.); Hottua, Michel, Hufschmied, 1799 Nm., seinr Frau: Lambert, Christine, 1805
Om; die
Kinder, Elis. 1825, Jakob 1828, M. Elis. 1831, Theod. 1833, Heinr. 1835, Joh.
1841.
--Haus Schmatz. (p. 387)
[Living in this house of Elisabeth Schloesser--who was born in Bissen in 1775
and died in
Obermertzig in 1847 and whose spouse, Adam Lambert, was born in Bourscheid in
1773 and
died in Obermertzig in 1827--were Michel Hottua, his wife Christine Lambert, and
their
children. The house was known as the "Schmatz House." Elizabeth Schloesser and
Adam
Lambert were the parents of Christine Lambert, who married Michel Hottua. My
surmise is
that Nikolaus and Michel Hottua were brothers.]
3. Living in Niederfeulen in House #37 in
1850 were:
HOTTUA, Nik. Hufschmied, 1810 Oberfeulen, seine Frau: Marnach Maria, 1814
Oberfeulen; die Kinder: (all in Niederfeulen geboren): Elis. 1839, Sus. 1840,
Sus. 1841, Nik. 1843, Theresia 1844, Marg. 1846, Peter 1847. Zwei Gesellen. --Das
Haus Nr. 63.
[The information below on Theodore and Angela (Hottua) Simmerl and their children came from civil records copied by Feulen historian Francois Decker as well as from the Feulen parish records.]
Theodore Simmerl was born to Joseph Simmerl and Maria Gilson on 26 September 1797. He married Angela Hottua on 14 February 1827 in Feulen. He died in Feulen on 2 February 1855. Their twelve children are as follows:
Peter b. 4 February 1827 d. October 14, 1885 (Luxemburg, Iowa)
John Baptiste b. 5 April 1829 d. 9 April 1850
Susanna b. 2 April 1831 m. Frank Youngblut 9 December 1857 d. 20 May 1906 [**Concerning Susanna and Frank Youngblut, see information marked with ** below.]
Anna Marie b. 22 April 1833 d. 7 April 1834
Nicholas b. 29 January 1835 d. 17 January 1837
Susanna b. 25 January 1837
Theodore b. 2 July 1839 d. 1 July 1840
Barbara b. 3 June 1841 m. Michel Glosiner/Closener
Angela b. 31 May 1843 d. 24 October 1844
Joanna b. 11 August 1845
M. Catherine b. 5 October 1848
Anna Maria b. 28 August 1853 d. October 10 1854
[**Frank Youngblut (Jungblut) was born on 11 January 1824 in Aspelt, Luxembourg. His parents were Michel Jungblut (b. 11 February 1774 m. Marie Feipel 20 December 1802 d. 14 August 1831) and Maria Feipel (b. 16 November 1778 d. 3 February 1835). Susanna and Frank married in Gilbertville, Iowa, on 9 Dcember 1857. Frank died on 11 May 1892. Susanna died on 20 May 1906. Both are buried in Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Gilbertville.**]
22 August 1860 Anna Hottua, daughter of Johannes Hottua and M.C. Meinen.
10 November 1862 Magdalena and Catharine Hottua, twin daughters of Theodore Hottua and Anna Drees.
23 April 1864 Anne-Marie Hottua, daughter of Peter Hottua and Anna Drees.