Leonard Oscar Ober (1871 - 1926)

Born Aug 1871 in Muskegon, Michigan

Ancestors

Husband of Lillian (Clary) Ober — married 3 Aug 1891 in Ravenna, Muskegon, Michigan, USA

Husband of Maria Margreta (Erickson) Wright — married 31 Oct 1894 in Muskegon, Michigan

Husband of Carrie C. (Morris) Ober — married 22 Sep 1923 in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan, USA

Descendants

Died 23 Jul 1926 at age 54 in Muskegon Co, Michigan, USA

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Biography

Frank Harkness Memory - My painter grandfather scared the cat

My grandfather on my mother's side was one half Blackhawk Indian and was quite devilish. Aside from that, he was a very refined gentleman. He was a wallpaper hanger and the best in his trade. He even hung paper in the Hackley house and some of his jobs were by referrals from Charles and Mrs Hackley. When he left for work in the morning, he wore a fine suit & tie, shined shoes and a large shiny briefcase. When he got to work, he would remove his work clothes and lunch from the briefcase and go to work. Neighbors thought he was a banker. On the devilish side one time, he was papering a house and was bothered by a pesky cat. He had a sheet of paper already pasted when the cat jumped up and slid down the whole length of the paper and into the paste bucket. He picked the cat up gently and took a rag soaked in turpentine and held it against the cat's butt. That cat went crazy. After flying around the room a couple times, he went through the door and took about three bounds to get across the living room and out through an open widow, knocking over a pie that was left in the window to cool. The lady ran in and asked what happened to her cat. Granddad said "I really don't know lady, but I think he's allergic to turpentine". The cat came back later, no worse for wear, but he stayed away from Granddad.

Birth

Birth:

Date: AUG 1871

Place: Muskegon, Michigan. Data: Text: Ancestry.com. 1900 U.S. Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States. 1900 United States Federal Census. T623, 1854 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Muskegon, Michigan, ED 69, roll T623 734, page 1B.

Death

Death:

Date: 23 JUL 1926

Place: , Muskegon Co, Michigan, USA

Cause: acute nephritis

Burial

Burial:

Date: 27 JUL 1926

Place: 8-3-3 Evergreen Cementary, Muskegon, MI

Event

Event:

Type: Alt. Birth

Date: 1875

Place: , , Michigan, USA. Data: Text: Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-07.html">NARA</a>. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920.T625, 2,076 rolls. Muskegon Precinct 8, Muskegon, Michigan, ED , roll , page , image 454.

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1900

Place: Muskegon Ward 2, Muskegon, Michigan. Text: Ancestry.com. 1900 U.S. Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States. 1900 United States Federal Census. T623, 1854 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Muskegon, Michigan, ED 69, roll T623 734, page 1B.

Residence:

Place: 120 Apple St. Muskegon, MI

Residence:

Date: 1910

Place: Muskegon Ward 3, Muskegon, Michigan. Text: Name:Myrtle A Ober CONT Age in 1910:19 CONT Estimated Birth Year:abt 1891 CONT Birthplace:Michigan CONT Relation to Head of House:Daughter CONT Father's Name:Lenard o CONT Father's Birth Place:Michigan CONT Mother's Name:Mary CONT Mother's Birth Place:Sweden CONT Home in 1910:Muskegon Ward 3, Muskegon, Michigan CONT Marital Status:Single CONT Race:White CONT Gender:Female CONT Neighbors:View others on page CONT CONT Household Members:NameAge CONT Lenard o Ober CONT 38 CONT Mary Ober CONT 34 CONT Myrtle A Ober CONT 19 CONT William L Ober CONT 10 CONT Ellie R Ober CONT 7 CONT Helen Ober CONT 3 CONT CONT .

Residence:

Date: 1920

Place: Muskegon Precinct 8, Muskegon, Michigan

Source: Data: Text: Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-07.html">NARA</a>. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920.T625, 2,076 rolls. Muskegon Precinct 8, Muskegon, Michigan, ED , roll , page , image 454.

Occupation

Occupation:

Place: PAINTER

Marriage

Husband: George G.* Ober

Wife: Melissa Elizabeth* Lyons

Child: Leonard Oscar* Ober

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 31 MAR 1868

Place: Congregational Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan^[1]

Event:

Type: Church^[2]

Clock Funeral Home Record

Refer to attached image for complete information. Spanish American War Veteran Landsman U.S.S. Dolphin, discharged 08 Aug 1904 at the naval Yard at Puget Sound, Washington, USA.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S24226
2. ↑ Source: #S23971

• WikiTree profile Ober-84 created through the import of JRH FTW 04-02-2012.GED on Apr 1, 2012 by James Harkness. See the Changes page for the details of edits by James and others.

• Source: Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004.

• Source: Title: 1910 census.

• Source: Title: 1920 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.

• Source: Title: Kent County Gen Web marriage abstracts.

• Source: Title: Michigan records online.

• Source: Title: Muskegon Vital Records.

• Source: Frank Harkness Memory - My painter grandfather scared the cat. Leonard Oscar Ober (1871-1926) as remembered by Frank J. Harkness on Muskegon's Memory Lane Public Facebook Page 14 Feb 2017.

• Clock Funeral Home Record Source: Hackley Public Library, Torrent House, family History Department.

Notes

Note: Swedish/Native American according to family folklore

however Leonard says his mother was from England

list of children came from 1920 Census[Ashley Tree.FTW]

birth in Libre 1 Muskegon Birth Records

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Husband

Leonard Ober Pedigree

Birth: , , Michigan

Christening:

Marriage: 31 OCT 1894 Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan

Death:

Burial:

Father: Geo Ober Family

Mother: Melissa Lyon

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Wife

Mary Erickson Pedigree

Birth: , , Michigan

Christening:

Marriage: 31 OCT 1894 Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan

Death:

Burial:

Father: Dan Erickson Family

Mother: Unknown