Marie Caroline Obenland

Marie Caroline Obenland

Female 1862 - 1946  (83 years)

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  • Name Marie Caroline Obenland  [1, 2, 3
    Born 22 May 1862  Heilbronn, Neckarkreis, Wurttemburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Arrival 1882  [4, 5, 6
    Name Mary  [7
    Residence 1900  Elgin Ward 2, Kane County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Residence 1910  Elgin Ward 7, Kane County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Died 19 Feb 1946  Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • certificate 006624
    Buried Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Bluff City Cemetery; Section 4, Lot 252, Space 4
    Person ID I4207  obenlandGenealogy
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2018 

    Father Johann Christian Obenland,   b. 11 Sep 1824, Ilsfeld, Heilbronn, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1897, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Auguste Rosine Peter,   b. 5 Jan 1827, Grossbottwar, Neckarkreis, Wurttemburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1918, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 8 May 1859  Heilbronn, Neckarkreis, Wurttemburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F1222  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wilhelm Friedrich Preiss,   b. Sep 1861, Winnenden, Neckarkreis,Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1936, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Married 12 Apr 1890  Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Children 
     1. Albert Gustav Preiss,   b. Oct 1893, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1919, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 25 years)  [natural]
     2. Gustave Anton Preiss,   b. 20 Feb 1900, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1920, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)  [natural]
     3. Emily R Preiss,   b. 18 Apr 1901, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1997, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)  [natural]
     4. Henry David Preiss,   b. 7 Jan 1897, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1957, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)  [natural]
     5. Christian W Preiss,   b. 27 Apr 1893, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1916, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)  [natural]
     6. Infant Preiss  [natural]
     7. Infant Preiss  [natural]
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F486  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Marie Caroline Obenland Peoria IL 1890
    Marie Caroline Obenland Peoria IL 1890
    Bluff City Cemetery Elgin IL Sign(2)
    Bluff City Cemetery Elgin IL Sign(2)

  • Notes 
    • Mary was born in Heilbronn, Neckarkreis, Wurttemburg, Germany, on May 22, 1862. She was christened on June 8, 1862 in the Lutheran church in Heilbronn. She was the daughter of Johann Christian and Auguste Rosine Peter Obenland. Mary had an older sister, Friederika, who was born 3 years previously. Marie and her sister came to the United States on the Nicolas. Her future husband, Fred Preiss, was also on the ship. Whether they knew each other in Germany, or met on the ship, is unknown at this time. After coming to the U.S, Marie used the name Mary. The Peoria, Illinois Directory of 1890-1891, lists a Miss Mary Obenland as either living or working at 406 N. Madison Avenue in Peoria. She was a domestic, so she actually could have been living and working at the same address. Mary and Fred Preiss married in Peoria, Illinois on April 12, 1890. The 1900 Federal Census shows Mary and Fred living at 552 Franklin St. in Elgin. Fred was a watchmaker. There are 4 children listed in the 1900 Census: Christian, Albert, Henry and Gustave. Mary stated that she had had 5 children prior to June of 1900, but only these four were living. So one had died at birth or in its infancy. By the 1910 Federal Census, Mary had had 7 children, with 5 living. This means that the family added daughter Emily during those 10 years, but had also lost another child at birth or in early childhood. By 1920, Mary and Fred would have lost sons Christian, in 1916; Albert in 1919 and Gustave in 1920. Only two children died as mature adults; namely Henry who died when he was 60 years old and Emily who died when she was 95. Only Henry had children. By 1920, Fred and Mary were living at 215 N. Hill St, a home they owned. Fred died in 1936. He was buried in Bluff City Cemetery with his sons.

  • Sources 
    1. [S625] Marie (Mary) Obenland Preiss Illinois Death Certificate.

    2. [S8] Peoria, Illinois Directory, (Name: Date: 1890, 1891;;).

    3. [S2749] Marie Caroline Obenland Birth and Christening Record, (Name: Intellectual Reserve, Inc; Location: Salt Lake City, UT;), "Deutschland, Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N2HY-MYF : accessed 7 February 2015), Marie Caroline Obenland, 08 Jun 1862; citing ; FHL microfilm 816,292.
      birth date on index but not on record

    4. [S246] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online. Elgin Ward 7, Kane, Illinois, ED , roll T624_297, part , page .
      Record for Maria Preiss

    5. [S276] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;;), Database online. Elgin Ward 2, Kane, Illinois, ED , roll , page .
      Record for Fred Preiss

    6. [S276] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;;), Database online. Elgin Ward 2, Kane, Illinois, ED , roll , page .
      Record for Mary C Preiss

    7. [S2314] Robert Donald White Sr Burial Record, North Cedar Hill Cemetery, (Name: North Cedar Hill Cemetery; Location: Philadelphia, PA;), Obenland #76, received 20 Sep 2009 from June M Glenn; in response to my (Cecilia Obenland Backhaus Joder) phone call and letter of 2 Sep 2009.
      Copy of record of Lot 910, Section Q, bought by William Obenland on 6 April 1909, deed #8632 and those buried there.

    8. [S2743] Johann Christian Obenland and Auguste Rosine Peter Marriage Record, (Name: Intellectual Reserve, Inc; Location: Salt Lake City, UT;), "Deutschland, Heiraten, 1558-1929," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VZ9H-PWL : accessed 6 February 2015), Johann Christian Obenland and Auguste Rosine Peter, 08 May 1859; citing Evangelisch, Heilbronn, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg; FHL microfilm 816,272.

    9. [S473] Illinois Marriages, Visitor Contributed Marriages.

    10. [S2315] Ginny Schock Email to Cecilia Obenland Backhaus Joder, Ginny Schock, (Name: Ginny Schock;), Obenland #82., Obenland #82, received 11 Jul 2008 in response to my email of 11 Jul 2008.