Individual Details
Mabel O. "May or Mabe" OBER
(2 Sep 1884 - 25 Aug 1972)
Source 10: birth/death places.
Source 5: middle initial "O".
Source 5: 1900, lived with parents, in school.
Funeral at Everly-Wheatley in Alexandria, VA.
Died at home of RIN 177.
Obituary lists birthyear as 1885.
Events
| Birth | 2 Sep 1884 | Dents Run, Benezette Township, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States |  | ||
| Birth | 2 Sep 1884 | Benezette Township, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Residence | 6 Jun 1900 | Age: 15Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - Benezette Township, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Marriage | Bef 1907 | Guy Gilbert PORTER |  | | |
| Residence | 14 Jan 1937 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | | ||
| Residence (family) | 27 Apr 1942 | 2911 Holly Street, Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, United States (1846-1902) - Guy Gilbert PORTER | | ||
| Residence (family) | 21 Jun 1953 | 2911 Holly Street, Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, United States (1846-1902) - Guy Gilbert PORTER | | ||
| Living | 1970 | Alexandria (City), Virginia, United States (1902-present) | | ||
| Burial | 1972 | Mount Comfort Cemetery, Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia, United States (1779-1791) | | ||
| Death | 25 Aug 1972 | (see Note), Indian Head, Charles, Maryland, United States | | ||
| Alt name | Mabe | ||||
| Alt name | May | ||||
| Alt name | Mabel M OBER | ||||
| Alt name | Mabel PORTER |
Families
| Spouse | Guy Gilbert PORTER ( - 1953) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Gladys May PORTER (1908 - 1986) |
| Child | Jessie Frances PORTER (1910 - ) |
| Child | Dorothy Emma PORTER ( - 2017) |
| Child | Bessie Marie PORTER (1915 - 2001) |
| Father | John Abner "Jack" OBER (1857 - 1939) |
| Mother | Emma Frances COTTLE (1860 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Alvie Abner "Ab" OBER (1881 - 1967) |
| 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
Marriage
inferred from birth dates of childrenEndnotes
1. 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.
2. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, index and digital images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 February 2016), Mt Comfort Cemetery, Mabel O Porter (2 Sep 1884-25 Aug 1972), #23202714.
3. "Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-1908," database index with images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com/: accessed 23 February 2016), Gladys May Porter, b 29 Feb 1908, Benezette, Elk, PA, USA to Guy Gilbert Porter and Mabel May Ober, certificate # 22583; citing Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906–1908. Series 11.89 (50 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania..
4. "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..
5. 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.
6. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, index and digital images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 February 2016), Mt Comfort Cemetery, Mabel O Porter (2 Sep 1884-25 Aug 1972), w/o Guy G Porter, #23202714.
7. "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.
8. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database index with images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2010, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1002: accessed 11 August 2016), Guy Gilbert Porter, registered 27 April 1942, Alexandria VA, serial # U4140; citing United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration.
9. "Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/collections/9278/: accessed 11 August 2016), Guy Gilbert Porter, Registration Dist #2020, State File #13073, Registered #256; citing Virginia, Deaths, 1912–2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
10. "Joseph F. Ober," obituary, (New Castle, PA) News, 16 September 1970, p. 3, col. 1; online page images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 19 March 2023).
11. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, index and digital images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 February 2016), Mt Comfort Cemetery, Mabel O Porter (2 Sep 1884-25 Aug 1972), #23202714.
12. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, index and digital images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 February 2016), Mt Comfort Cemetery, Mabel O Porter (2 Sep 1884-25 Aug 1972), #23202714.