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- 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
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1882 - 1961 (78 years)
