Other Events:

• Address: 1925, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA; Address:
  879 Oak St.

Notes:

Adolph was the adopted son of Carl Christian Ferdinand Obenland. On Adolph's internment record at Union Cemetery, Adolph's mother is listed as Sophia Obenland. His father's name is just "Obenland." It's possible that Adolph was the illegitmate son of Sophia Obenland, and his father's name was unknown by the family here in the U.S. Adolph was born on October 9, 1882 in Wurttemburg, Germany. More research is needed. Adolph arrived in New York in October, 1887 on the steamship Rhein. He was 5 years old. He came to the United States with his adopted father. Accompanying Adolph and his father were Adolph's grandparents, Johann Jacob and Christine Rosine Foernsler Obenland. On October 26, 1890, Adolph's father remarried. The bride's name was Christiana Katharine Goeldenboth, another German immigrant. The couple gave Adolph 5 brothers and sisters. Arthur and another infant both died as babies. The other 3 siblings were sisters Katharine, Rose and Caroline. Adolph's grandfather and father both died while the the family was living in Howard County, Maryland. Adolph married Mary M. Dihle in Philadelphia in 1908. (Certificate #231606). Adolph and Mary had three children: George Russell, Alma and Carl Adolph. George died at the age of 7 years old from tetanus. Until recently, it was thought that Alma never married. However, an obituary from 1948 mentions Alma as Alma Baker. This information need further research. Adolph and Mary's son Carl married twice. Carl and Margaret had a daughter, Kathleen and a son, Carl Thomas. Margaret passed away in 1948. A year later, Carl married Helen Neil. The 1910 Census lists Adolph and Mary as living in Philadelphia, PA. Adolph is a real estate salesman. A search of the Philadelphia Inquirer starting in 1909 shows numerous ads placed by Adolph. Sometimes he worked by himself and other times he worked with a partner, as the ads show. An advertisement in 1910 shows Adolph as the agent of George McCraken, builder and owner. In 1911, he was a partner in Mahon & Obenland, LTD., who were "owners and builders." An ad in the May 11, 1913 issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer has Adolph as working as Obenland, Desmoine and Laise. The paper has many other articles that mention Adolph's wife and grandmother as participants in the buying and selling of Philadelphia real estate. In 1918, Adolph registered for the WWI draft. His address at the time was 6223 Clearview St. in Germantown, Pennsylvania. His occupation now is a traveling salesman for Carroll Dunham Smith Pharmaceuticals, based in New York City. According to the record, he was of medium height with a stout build. His eyes and hair were both brown. I recently found an FBI file for Adolph, dated in 1918, the same year he registered for the draft. Evidentally the government suspected him of being a German spy during WWI. The pages I've found are included on this memorial. Sometime bewteen 1918 and 1920, the family moved to Franklin County, Ohio. This included Adolph's grandmother, Christina. The 1920 Census lists them as renting a house at 155 W. Lakeview Ave., Columbus. Adolph was still a drug salesman. By 1930, Adolph and Mary owned their own home at 760 S. Remington Rd in Bexley, Ohio. The house was worth $9,000. When Adolph registered for the draft in WWII, he and Mary were then living in Cleveland, Ohio at 1889 E. 75th. Adolph died on July 31, 1961 and was buried on August 5, 1961. Buried Union Cemetery Columbus Franklin County Ohio, USA Plot: Old Cemetery, 1917 Addition, Lot 1048, Space 6

Adolph married Mary M Dihle 1908, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA. Mary (daughter of John Diehle and Sarah Irwin) was born 28 Apr 1886, Pennsylvania, USA; died 18 Nov 1962, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Carl Adolph Obenland was born 23 May 1909, Pennsylvania, USA; died 20 Apr 1967, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; was buried Apr 1967, Mayfield Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA.
2. George Russell Obenland was born 4 Sep 1916, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; died 17 Sep 1923, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA; was buried 20 Sep 1923, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA.
3. Alma Obenland

Notes:

Christened:
Lutheran Church

Other Events:

• Baptism: 27 Aug 1834, Untersteinbach, Jagstkreis, Wurttemburg, Germany; Lutheran Church

Notes:

Jacob was the son of Ludwig Heinrich Obenland and Anna Maria Kronmueller. He was born on August 24, 1834 in Ohnholz, Wurttemburg, Germany. He was christened in the Lutheran church in Ohnholz on August 27, 1834. Jacob's father was born in Ilsfeld and his mother born in Buechelberg. Jacob was one of seven children born to Ludwig and Anna Maria. He had four brothers, David Friederich Jacob, Johann Jacob Friederich, Karl and Johann Jacob, who passed away when he was 2 weeks old. Johann's two sisters were Catharina Friederike Dorothea and Catharina Dorothea Friederike Jacobina. Jacob's first marriage was to Christiana Luisa Schukraft, a young lady born in Heilbronn on May 11, 1833. Her parents were Georg Adam Christian Schukraft and Anna Katharine Vogelmann. Jacob and Christiana were married in the Lutheran church in Heilbronn on April 30, 1854. The couple had two daughters. Their first was Karoline Friederika, born on October 21, 1856. Karoline died on August 16, 1857 at the age of 10 months. The records show an unnamed daughter born to them on September 16, 1858. Christiana died sometime between that time and 1860. On October 6, 1861, Jacob married Christine Rosine Foernsler. They were married in the Lutheran church in Oehringen, Jagstkreis, Wurttemburg. Christine was born in 1841 in Baumerlenbach, Wurttemburg, Germany. The couple had one child that we know of, Christian Carl Jacob Ferdinand (Carl), born in December of 1861. In the fall of 1887, Jacob, Christine, their son Carl and Carl's 5 year old adopted son, Adolph, left Bremen, Germany on the Rhein. They arrived in New York in October, 1887. The family first settled in Howard County, Maryland. On October 26, 1890, their son Carl remarried. He and his new wife gave Jacob 5 more grandchildren. Unfortunately, two died as babies. Jacob died in Howard County on December 17, 1897. He was buried in Saint Paul's Lutheran Church near his two grandchildren. Buried Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery Fulton Howard County Maryland, USA Plot: Row 7, Lot 7, Grave 32.

Buried:
Saint Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery

Johann married Christina Rosina Foernsler 6 Oct 1861, Oehringen, Jagstkreis, Wurttemburg, Germany. Christina (daughter of Johann Christian Foernsler and Sophia Dorothea Megerle) was born 19 Apr 1841, Baumerlenbach, Jagstkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died 27 Mar 1924, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA; was buried 29 Mar 1924, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Find A Grave Memorial Number: 27930548

Notes:

Christine was born in Baumerlenbach, Wurttemburg, Germany. The church records there show she was born in 1841, not 1840, as her tombstone shows. She was the daughter of Johann Christian Foernsler and Sophia Dorothea Megerle. On October 6, 1861, she married Johann Jacob Obenland in the Lutheran church in Oehringen, Jagstrkeis, Wurttemburg. Christina and Jacob had at least one child that we know of, Carl Christian Jacob Ferdinand. In the fall of 1887, Christine, Jacob, their adult son and their grandson, Adolph, left Bremen, Germany on the Rhein. They arrived in New York in October, 1887. Everyone first settled in Howard County, Maryland. That is where in 1897, Jacob died. Two years later, son Carl also passed away. For a time, Christine lived in Philadelphia with her grandson Adolph and his wife Mary. There Adolph worked in the real estate business. When searching newspaper articles and advertisments of the time, Christine is mentioned in serveral places as the buyer or seller of different properties. Christine was living with Adolph and Mary at 879 Oak St., Columbus, Ohio at the time of her death. She died at the age of 83 of heart disease. Christine was buried in Union Cemetery on March 29, 1924 near her grandson, George, who had passed away just the year before. Eventually Christine's son Adolph and his wife Mary were also buried nearby. Buried Union Cemetery Columbus Franklin County Ohio, USA Plot: "Old Cemetery, 1917 addition, Lot 1048, space, 3rd from north"

Buried:
Union Cemetery; "Old cemetery, 1917 Addition, Lot 1048, space 3rd from north"

Died:
at home at 879 Oak St

Ludwig married Anna Maria Kronmueller 25 Jan 1825, Untersteinbach, Jagstkreis, Wurttemburg, Germany. Anna (daughter of Johann Georg Kronmuller and Anna Catharina Weinmann) was born 1 Mar 1806, Buechelberg, Wurttemberg, Germany; was christened 2 Mar 1806, Untersteinbach, Jagstkreis, Wurttemburg, Germany. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Christened:
Lutheran Church

Johann — Sophia Dorothea Megerle. [Group Sheet]