Individual Details
Alvie Abner "Ab" OBER
(Abt 1880 - May 1967)
Source 9: except as noted.
Source 5: birth state.
Source 1: death date, burial place.
Source 5: 1900, lived with parents.
Source 5: 1900, works as laborer-unemployed 6 mo.
Logged in Pacific Northwest.
Lost one eye in logging accident.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1880 |  | |||
| Birth | 16 Mar 1881 | Dents Run, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States |  | | |
| Education | The highest grade of school completed was 5 | | |||
| Residence | 6 Jun 1900 | Age: 19Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - Benezette Township, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1904 | Dents Run, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Marriage | 24 Dec 1904 | Beech Creek, Clinton, Pennsylvania, United States - Addie S. COTTLE | | | |
| Marriage License | 24 Dec 1904 | Alvie A. Ober and Addie S. Cottle, no. 4326 - Clinton, Pennsylvania, United States - Addie S. COTTLE | | ||
| Occupation | 24 Dec 1904 | laborer | | | |
| Residence | 1917 | Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Military | 12 Sep 1918 | registered for the draft - Elk, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Residence | 12 Sep 1918 | Dents Run, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Employment | 12 Sep 1918 | a miner by Otto Woodring - Benezette Township, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Description | 12 Sep 1918 | medium height and build, blue eyes and light hair | | ||
| Residence | 1930 | Age: 48Marital Status: Divorced; Relation to Head of House: Son - Benezette Township, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1935 | Benezette Township, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Residence | 14 Jan 1937 | Dents Run, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 1940 | laborer in the forest industry, but unemployed | | ||
| Residence | 1 Apr 1940 | (Age: 59; Marital Status: Single; Head of household) - Benezette Township, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1942 | Driftwood Rd, Dents Run, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Employment | 1942 | a miner (by Bruno Kane, Caledonia, PA) - Grant Mines, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Military | 27 Apr 1942 | registered for the draft - Local Board No. 1, Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Burial | 1967 | Newton Protestant Cemetery, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Death | May 1967 | Age at Death: 86 - Saint Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Death | 25 Jun 1967 | Andrew Kaul Memorial Hospital, Saint Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Alt name | Alvie Abner OBER | | |||
| Alt name | Elvie Abner OBER | | |||
| Alt name | Alvie Abner OBER | | |||
| Soc Sec No | 170-16-8502 - Pennsylvania, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Addie S. COTTLE (1889 - 1967) |
| Child | Henry OBER (1905 - ) |
| Child | Iona OBER (1906 - ) |
| Child | Orin OBER (1908 - ) |
| Father | John Abner "Jack" OBER (1857 - 1939) |
| Mother | Emma Frances COTTLE (1860 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Mabel O. "May or Mabe" OBER (1884 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Myrtle Adah OBER (1887 - 1946) |
| Sibling | Roy Cedric OBER (1891 - 1976) |
| Sibling | Elvira Lillian "VI" OBER (1896 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Joseph Fred "Joe" OBER (1897 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Elner Gertrude Grethel OBER (1900 - 1960) |
Notes
Birth
Obituary, WWII draft registration, and marriage license support this birth date.WWI draft registration does not.
Education
According to 1940 censusResidence
Residence is given on marriage license application.Marriage
We can infer the location as Beech Creek because the marriage license is granted in Clinton County and Beech Creek is her family's residence in Clinton.Both state that they have not been married before.
Certificate of marriage is signed by M. L. Friese [?], Minister of the Gospel.
Occupation
As stated on marriage license application.Occupation
Provided by 1940 censusResidence
Rents farm for $5 per monthMilitary
Note that the name is incorrect on the index record.Death
obituaryLived at Elk Haven in St Marys from 1962 to death.
Endnotes
1. "Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968," database index with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61381/: accessed 15 October 2022) > Clinton > Marriage dockets v· 8-9 1900-1905, image 504 of 510, no. 4326, Alvie A. Ober and Addie S. Cottle; ( https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61381/images/TH-1951-21130-35699-93 ); citing Marriage Records, Pennsylvania Marriages, Various County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania.
2. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Benezette, Elk, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2034; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 550.0; FHL microfilm: 2341768.
3. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Benezette, Elk, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3499; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 24-1.
4. 1900 Census, Pennsylvania, Elk County, (ED 29 Benezette); dwelling number 99, family number 100, citing sheet 6A, family 99, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241406, (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3S6-WFB : accessed 20 May 2014), Family Search.
5. Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Elk; Roll: 1877951.
6. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, Family Search (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2SF-XT5: accessed 12 June 2015), Alvie Ober, May 1967.
7. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, index and digital images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 December 2016), memorial # 40101685, Alvie A Ober (1881-1967), Newton Cemetery, Emporium, Cameron County, Pennsylvania; gravestone photographed by Wendy D.
8. "Modified Register for Levi Hicks", rtf file, "levi hicks desc.rtf", version 6, Paul E. Barley, Jr., Facebook group: "Descendants of Levi Hicks born 1771" (https://www.facebook.com/groups/244244132739788/ : downloaded 31 July 2017), 161, John Abner Ober and Emma Frances Cottle; undocumented and unnamed family tree submitted 26 July 2017 by Paul E. Barley, Jr..
9. 1900 Census, Pennsylvania, Elk County, (ED 29 Benezette); dwelling number 99, family number 100, citing sheet 6A, family 99, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241406, (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3S6-WFB : accessed 20 May 2014), Family Search.
10. "Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968," database index with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61381/: accessed 15 October 2022) > Clinton > Marriage dockets v· 8-9 1900-1905, image 504 of 510, no. 4326, Alvie A. Ober and Addie S. Cottle; ( https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61381/images/TH-1951-21130-35699-93 ); citing Marriage Records, Pennsylvania Marriages, Various County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania.
11. "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF95-CTY: accessed 7 June 2015), Alvie A. Ober and Addie S. Cottell, 24 Dec 1904.
12. "Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940," index, Family Search (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V26Q-B7G: accessed 7 June 2015), Alvie A. Ober and Addie S. Cottell, 24 Dec 1904; citing Clinton, Pennsylvania, United States; FHL microfilm 963,873.
13. "Modified Register for Levi Hicks", rtf file, "levi hicks desc.rtf", version 6, Paul E. Barley, Jr., Facebook group: "Descendants of Levi Hicks born 1771" (https://www.facebook.com/groups/244244132739788/ : downloaded 31 July 2017), 161, John Abner Ober and Emma Frances Cottle; undocumented and unnamed family tree submitted 26 July 2017 by Paul E. Barley, Jr..
14. "Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968," database index with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61381/: accessed 15 October 2022) > Clinton > Marriage dockets v· 8-9 1900-1905, image 504 of 510, no. 4326, Alvie A. Ober and Addie S. Cottle; ( https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61381/images/TH-1951-21130-35699-93 ); citing Marriage Records, Pennsylvania Marriages, Various County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania.
15. "Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968," database index with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61381/: accessed 15 October 2022) > Clinton > Marriage dockets v· 8-9 1900-1905, image 504 of 510, no. 4326, Alvie A. Ober and Addie S. Cottle; ( https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61381/images/TH-1951-21130-35699-93 ); citing Marriage Records, Pennsylvania Marriages, Various County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania.
16. "Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968," database index with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61381/: accessed 15 October 2022) > Clinton > Marriage dockets v· 8-9 1900-1905, image 504 of 510, no. 4326, Alvie A. Ober and Addie S. Cottle; ( https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61381/images/TH-1951-21130-35699-93 ); citing Marriage Records, Pennsylvania Marriages, Various County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania.
17. Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Elk; Roll: 1877951.
18. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6VN-XQQ: downloaded 26 January 2018), Alvie A. Ober, b. 16 Mar 1887 (sic), Elk County, PA; citing Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,877,951.
19. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6VN-XQQ: downloaded 26 January 2018), Alvie A. Ober, b. 16 Mar 1887 (sic), Elk County, PA; citing Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,877,951.
20. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6VN-XQQ: downloaded 26 January 2018), Alvie A. Ober, b. 16 Mar 1887 (sic), Elk County, PA; citing Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,877,951.
21. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6VN-XQQ: downloaded 26 January 2018), Alvie A. Ober, b. 16 Mar 1887 (sic), Elk County, PA; citing Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,877,951.
22. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Benezette, Elk, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2034; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 550.0; FHL microfilm: 2341768.
23. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Benezette, Elk, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3499; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 24-1.
24. "Drops Dead After Completing Chores", in transcription of obituary of Mrs. John (Emma Cottle) Ober, , privately held by Cameron County Historical Society, , Emporium, PA. Emporium Press-Independent, 21 Jan 1937, p. 1. Posted to Ancestry.com by Terri Burke, Ridgway, PA, on 16 Jan 2019, https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/75390868/person/262036217387/media/7fe97fee-4775-4447-98bf-45a142a8691c.
25. 1940 US Census, Elk County, Pennsylvania || Elk Co, PA, population schedule , Benezette Twp, enumeration district (ED) SD 20, ED 24-1, Sheet 5 (handwritten) A (prenumbered), 99 (Dents Run Road off Route 555), Alvie Ober; index and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQFN-D8Q : accessed 7 June 2015); citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3499.
26. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database index with images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQFH-XDW: accessed 7 June 2015), Elrie (sic) Abner Ober, 1942.
27. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database index with images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQFH-XDW: accessed 7 June 2015), Elrie (sic) Abner Ober, 1942.
28. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database index with images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQFH-XDW: accessed 7 June 2015), Elrie (sic) Abner Ober, 1942.
29. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, index and digital images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 December 2016), memorial # 40101685, Alvie A Ober (1881-1967), Newton Cemetery, Emporium, Cameron County, Pennsylvania; gravestone photographed by Wendy D.
30. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, Family Search (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2SF-XT5: accessed 12 June 2015), Alvie Ober, May 1967.
31. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, index and digital images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 December 2016), memorial # 40101685, Alvie A Ober (1881-1967), Newton Cemetery, Emporium, Cameron County, Pennsylvania; gravestone photographed by Wendy D.
32. "Modified Register for Levi Hicks", rtf file, "levi hicks desc.rtf", version 6, Paul E. Barley, Jr., Facebook group: "Descendants of Levi Hicks born 1771" (https://www.facebook.com/groups/244244132739788/ : downloaded 31 July 2017), 161, John Abner Ober and Emma Frances Cottle; undocumented and unnamed family tree submitted 26 July 2017 by Paul E. Barley, Jr..
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