Chester Everett Obenland

1899 - 1979  (79 years)

• Name	Chester Everett Obenland  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Born	14 Mar 1899	Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, USA   [11]
  	attended Whitman College for his freshman year
  Associations	Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington, USA   [11]
  	member of St Peter's Episcopalian Church
  Associations	Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington, USA   [11]
  	member of the American Legion and Elks Lodge 896
  Associations	Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington, USA   [11]
  	member of the Kiwanis
  Associations	Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington, USA   [11]
  	member of the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce, of which he was President
  Associations	Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington, USA   [11]
  	member of the Pomeroy City Council for 10 years
  Residence	1900	East Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington, USA   [8]
  Residence	1910	West Sunnyside, Yakima County, Washington, USA   [10]
  Residence	1920	Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington, USA   [1]
  Associations	4 Dec 1920	Colfax, Whitman County, Washington, USA   [14]
  	initiated into the Knights of Pythias
  Find A Grave Memorial Number	26649375
  Race	White  [15]
  SSN issued	Washington, USA   [2]
  Graduation	1921	Pullman, Whitman County, Washington, USA   [11]
  	graduated from Washington State College (now Washington State University
  _DEG	1921	Pullman, Whitman County, Washington, USA   [11]
  	graduated with a degree in pharmacy
  Graduation	16 Jun 1921	Pullman, Whitman County, Washington, USA   [16]
  	Washington State College
  Occupation	Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington, USA   [11]
  	also sold insurance and established the Obenland Insurance Agency
  Occupation	Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington, USA   [11]
  	partner with E.O. Criump in the Pomeroy Pharmacy
  Occupation	Bef 1930	Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington, USA   [11]
  	assistant cashier at Farmers National Bank
  Residence	1930	Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington, USA   [3, 7]
  Residence	1935	Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington, USA   [17]
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington, USA   [18]
  	Age: 41; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Husband
  Occupation	until 1943	Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington, USA   [11]
  	bought Pomeroy Pharmacy and operated it
  Religion	Episcopalian  [11]
  Residence	Garfield County, Washington, USA   [9]
  Retired	1963	Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington, USA   [11]
  Social Security Number	537-12-4720  [2]
  Buried	Mar 1979	Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington, USA
  	Pomeroy City Cemetery; Lot D-24, Grave 3
  Died	10 Mar 1979	Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington, USA   [2, 5, 9]
  Person ID	I4032	obenlandGenealogy
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Christian G E Obenland,   b. 24 Feb 1871, Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 13 May 1930, Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Dora Lee Halterman,   b. 14 Oct 1874, Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa, USA ,   d. 10 Mar 1928, Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington, USA  (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	24 Feb 1889	Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F1455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alta Eleanor Dixon,   b. 22 May 1898, Pataha Flat, Garfield County, Washington, USA ,   d. 28 Oct 1982, Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	6 Jun 1923	Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington, USA   [4, 19]
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F1472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Chester Everett Obenland College Grad Sized
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  		Elaine Anderson to Cecilia Obenland Joder 14 Nov 1979 Ob 30A sized(14)
  		Elaine Anderson to Cecilia Obenland Joder 14 Nov 1979 Ob 30B sized(9)
  		Chester Everett Obenland Graduates
  		Chester Everett Obenland 50th Anniversary
  		Pomeroy City Cemetery Pomeroy WA Lawn(8)
  		Pomeroy City Cemetery Pomeroy WA Sign(7)

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;;), Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Pomeroy, Garfield, Washington; Roll: T625_1920; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 52; Image: 574. Record for Dora Obenland [S390] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;;), Database online. Record for Chester Obenland [S342] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;;), Database online. Pomeroy, Garfield, Washington, ED 10, roll 2486, page , image 1078.0. Record for Chester E Obenland [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." [S252] Zelda Shuck/Al Obenland Letter to Cecilia Obenland Backhaus Joder, (Name: Location: Pomeroy, Garfield, WA, USA; Date: May 1980;;). [S32] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;;), Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Pomeroy, Garfield, Washington; Roll: T625_1920; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 52; Image: 574. Record for Chris Obenland [S620] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;;), Database online. Roll 1991570, DraftBoard 0. Record for Chester Everett Obenland [S276] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;;), Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: East Pomeroy, Garfield, Washington; Roll: T623_1743; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 20. Record for Dora Obenland [S55] Washington Death Index, 1940-1996, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;;), Database online. Record for Chester E Obenland [S246] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online. West Sunnyside, Yakima, Washington, ED , roll T624_1675, part , page . Record for Chester E Obenland [S4609] Chester Obenland and Alta Dixon Celebrate 50 Years, The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, (Location: Walla Walla, WA; Date: 20 Jun 1973;), page 20, Column 1-2; accessed 7 May 2008. [S733] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Pomeroy, Garfield, Washington; Roll: T627_4338; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 12-10. Record for Alta Obenland 1940 United States Federal Census - Alta Eleanor Dixon [S733] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Pomeroy, Garfield, Washington; Roll: T627_4338; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 12-10. Record for Alta Obenland 1940 United States Federal Census - Alta Eleanor Dixon [S4733] Chester Everett Obenland Initiated Into Knights of Pythias, The Pullman Herald, (Name: Sargent and Neill; Location: Pullman, WA; Date: 10 Dec 1920;), "Colfax Host to Pythian Hordes", page 2, column 1; accessed 20 Jun 1920. [S733] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Pomeroy, Garfield, Washington; Roll: T627_4338; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 12-10. Record for Alta Obenland 1940 United States Federal Census - Alta Eleanor Dixon [S4947] Chester Everett Obenland Graduates, The Oregon Daily Journal, (Name: Journal Printing Company; Location: Portland, WA; Date: 18 Jun 1921;), page 5, column 2; accessed 25 Jan 2017. Record for Chester Everett Obenland [S733] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Pomeroy, Garfield, Washington; Roll: T627_4338; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 12-10. Record for Alta Obenland 1940 United States Federal Census - Alta Eleanor Dixon [S733] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Pomeroy, Garfield, Washington; Roll: T627_4338; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 12-10. Record for Alta Obenland 1940 United States Federal Census - Alta Eleanor Dixon [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.