Past and Present La Salle county Illinois 1877 page 449
Waltham Township
J. Emrich rents farm in sec 36 with post office Ottawa, Illinois, born in Ohio april 11 1845, came to this county in 1857, REpublican,Liberal, value of property $2,000, was in the army Co.A 64th Regiment Illinois Vol.; name of wife was Matilda Goutz, born in Germany in 1855, married March 29th 1870,have four children, Charles, Beatta, Lizzie and Edward.