Typed by: Kay Cunningham
James B. Oltorf
Surnames: OLTORF, BATTLE, DILLARD, WAITE, POWERS, CURRY, JONES,
ROBINSON, DIETZ.
James B. Oltorf, b May 2, 1903, d November 1, 1954, in Marlin and buried there in
Calvary Cemetery -- was a son of Charles Archer and Susan (Battle) Oltorf, pioneer
families of Falls County, Texas.
Mr. Oltorf graduated form Marlin High School, attended Southern Methodist University in
Dallas, and was a lifetime farmer and rancher.
On February 20, 1941, James B. Oltorf married Lena Dillard, b in Reagan, Falls County,
Texas -- a daughter of Edward Howard and Frankie (Waite) Dillard, whose parents
came from De Soto County, Louisiana and Scott County, Mississippi, respectively, after
the Civil War. Lena's maternal grandmother was Mary Powers -- the daughter of
Republic of Texas pioneers, Francis Marion and Elizabeth Penelope (Curry) Powers --
who lived in the Reagan Community, and are buried in Waite Cemetery.
James and Lena Oltorf were members of the First Presbyterian Church of Marlin. Lena
was a career schoolteacher of Elementary Education in the Marlin Independent School
District, until her retirement. Later, she accepted the position as Principal of St. Hohn's
Episcopal Church School, until a second retirement. She continued to own and manage
a farm that her husband owned. In recent years, she has sold her in Marlin,
moving to Waco, Texas to be near her daughter.
James B. and Lena (Dillard) Oltorf were the parents to two children:
Charles Edward Oltorf, M.D. b ca 1942 in Marlin -- married Bettie Jones, daughter of
Walton and Mary Frances (Robinson) Jones -- natives of Marlin. They live in Temple --
both serving on the staff of Scott & White Hospital.
Mary Oltorf, b ca 1944 in Marlin -- married John Dietz, of Waco, Texas. John is in
business with his father -- owners of Dietz Monument Company. The couple have a
daughter and a son.
Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart and her volunteers for printing these
bio of these Falls County Families to this Web page
"Families of Falls County," Compiled and Edited by the Falls County
Historical Commission, page 332, column 2.
Member of Falls County Historical Commission
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