From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). —

Brother of Henry J. Votteler, father of Henry B. Votteler; immigrated to the United States in 1847; established his own firm 1855; in Votteler Brothers Music store of Cleveland, Ohio, 1866-c. 1870; organbuilder with his brother c. 1870-c. 1894; associated with Ernst A. Humitsch; succeeded by Henry B. Votteler; deceased by May 30, 1894 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Sources:

• Boston Organ Club Newsletter 123:9.
• The Diapason December 1922, 2.
• One or more local directories of the place and period.
• Martin Kares, The German Element in American Organbuilding, 1700-1900 (dissertation, Marburg 1990).
• Elizabeth Towne Schmitt.