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DR. CHARLES A. OTTERBEIN : a well-known dentist and investor of Weatherford, Texas, was compelled by his political activities to leave his native Tervuren, Belgium. As a young man he edited a newspaper, L'Abeille, in which he advocated that the French-speaking portion of Belgium should be annexed to France. He soon found it expedient to voice such opinions from the opposite side of the Atlantic. In 1856 he established a less controversial dental practice at Weatherford. He died in 1905. His wife, who was an artist and sculptress, returned to France to live out her life.
Source: The Belgian Texans
