Charles Œtling

Charles Œtling [sometimes spelled Oetling] (September 11, 1810 – March 15, 1879) was an American farmer and politician from Herman, Wisconsin.

Born in the Kingdom of Hanover, Œtling received a common education, and became a farmer. He emigrated to the United States in 1844, settling first in New York City and then, in 1847, settled in what would become Section 26 of the town of Herman in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. His son, born in August 1847, was the first boy born to a settler family in that town; and in 1848, the first school in Herman was taught in his home.