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- [S35] Garfield County, Washington, Marriage Records, Washington State Archives, (Name: Washington Department of Health; Location: Olympia, WA; Date: 1944;), Citation: Database: Garfield County Marriage Records. ONLINE 2006. Transcribed and imaged by Washington State Archives, Eastern Region Branch Staff, Eastern Washington Genealogy Society volunteers Barbara Brazington, Kay Hale, Kathy Lamphere, Karen Struve, Marriage Return #1282.
- [S626] Elaine Anderson Letter, Elaine Anderson, (Name: Location: Pomeroy, Garfield Co. Washington, USA; Date: 14 Nov 1979;;).
"Garfield County marriage applications:
Sept 10, 1893- C.G Obenland, age 22, b. Illinois, s/o E.G and Mary (Burkhart) Obenland, to Minnie Rehder, residence, Moline, Illinois, B Europe, d/o Henry and Hanna (Wise) Rehder.
Feb 24, 1898-C.G E. Obenland, age 27, b. Illinois,, a clerk, s/o E.G. and Mary (Burkla) (sic) Obenland, to Dora Halterman, 23, b Iowa d/o E. and ___ (Johnson) Halterman
June 6, 1923-Chester Everett Obenland, 24, bank clerk, s/o C.G. E and Dora (Halterman) Obenland to Alta Eleanor Dixon, age 25, teacher, d/o Samuel R. Dixon and Anna (Miltaberger) (sic).
Aug. 27, 1928- Leslie E. Obenland, 26, residence Walla Walla, WA., b Pomeroy, druggist, so/ Chris and Dora (Halterman) Obenland, to Louise Frtzgerald, 18, student, d/o Frank and Ida May (Temple) Fitzgerald.
Birth records:
Vera Dorothy Obenland, b 15 June 1895. Mother: Minnie Rhador (sic) 23, b Germany, Father: C. Obenland, 24, expressman, b. Illinois.
____ Obenland, Male, b 25 August 1907. Mother: Dora Halterman, 30 (4th child) b. Iowa, Father: Chris Obenland, 35, stovekeeper, b. Illinois.
Delayed birth records:
#44 Kenneth Frederick Obenland, b 25 August 1907 (applied 28 April 1942), father Christian E. Obenland b. Joliet, Illinois. mother Dora Halterman b. Shenendoah, Iowa.
#61 Helen Huldah Blachley Obenland, b. 7 September 1912 (applied 16 June 1942, father Chancy Seeley Blachly, mother Edith Edna Dyche (both born Pomeroy, Wa.)
#66 Chester Everett Obenland, b 14 March 1899, (secured 23 June 1942), father Chriustian Ernest Obenland b. Joliet, Ill, Mother Dora Halterman b. Shenandoah, Iowa. Deposition from Carrie Halterman Boyd, aunt and Alfred Halterman, uncle. She is residing in Spokane and his in Pomeroy.
Washington Independent excerpts:
The dates are the dates the paper was put out
Nov 3, 1887- The funeral services of Mrs. Obenland who died in this city last Saturday morning, October 29, 1887.
June 20, 1885- Chris Obenland and wife were made happy on the 15th of this month by the birth of a daughter.
Dec 26, 1895- The little 6 month old babe of C. Obenland and wife has gone to spend Christmas in heaven. The angels came and took it on Monday, December 23...
East Washingtonian excerpts:
Oct 3, 1896- Obit. Mrs. Minnie Obenland, wife of C. Obenland, September 26, 1896, age 25. mrs. Obenland was born in Germany. She came to the states with her parents as a small child and settled in Illinois. She came to this county in 1891 and made her home with her uncle, Henry Krouse....She had recently visited Miline, Illinois in the hopes of regaining her health.
Nov. 23, 1901- Died, E. G. Obenland, in Lewiston, Tuesday, father of C. Obenland...E.G. had been visiting his daughter, Mrs. W.A Schuck (sic) ...He was born in Germany, October 2, 1841. At the age of 33 (this is probably wrong, as the first child, according to the census, was born in Ill ca 1871. E.A.) he came to the United States, settling in Illinois...to Pomeroy in 1881. His wife died fourteen years ago. He leaves three sons, three daughters, viz: C., G.F and A.E. of Pomeroy, Mrs. W.A Schuck (sic) of White Bird, Idaho, Miss Bertha Obenland of Pomeroy and Miss Nannie Obenland of Tacoma."
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