The family left Germany in the spring of 1884, on the steamship the Pennland. Traveling with the family was Albert's Aunt, 23 year old Friederika Dorthea Obenland. The trip originated in Antwerp, Belgium. The Pennland was part of the Red Star line, in service from 1881-1903.
The Pennland arrived in New York harbor on May 9, 1884. The Obenlands then traveled to Clay County, Kansas, where they settled in the town of Clay Center.
In about 1910, Albert married Maude Ethel Stevenson.
On September 12, 1918, Albert registered for the WWI draft. He was living at 323 N. Main, in Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas. His employer was Watson, Durank, Kasper Grocery Company. He worked as a salesman.
Albert's Draft card listed him as being of medium height and build, with gray eyes and brown hair.
By the 1920 Census, Albert was a clothing merchant, with his own store, probably in Clay Center, Kansas, as that is where they were living at the time.
The 1930 Census finds the couple at 206 S. 7th St. in Saline, Kansas. They were renting the house for $30 per month. Albert was a salesman in a clothing store. It's not easy to tell whether he still owned his own shop or was working for someone else.
His wife, Maude Ethel listed her occupation in the 1930 Census as doing "marcelling" at home. Marcelling was a type of wave that many women during that time adopted as their hairstyle.
Albert and Maud Ethel never had any children.
Albert died on July 21, 1930, in Kansas. He drowned in the Smoky Hill River. Some say it was suicide.
The family left Germany in the spring of 1884, on the steamship the Pennland. Traveling with the family was Albert's Aunt, 23 year old Friederika Dorthea Obenland. The trip originated in Antwerp, Belgium. The Pennland was part of the Red Star line, in service from 1881-1903.
The Pennland arrived in New York harbor on May 9, 1884. The Obenlands then traveled to Clay County, Kansas, where they settled in the town of Clay Center.
In about 1910, Albert married Maude Ethel Stevenson.
On September 12, 1918, Albert registered for the WWI draft. He was living at 323 N. Main, in Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas. His employer was Watson, Durank, Kasper Grocery Company. He worked as a salesman.
Albert's Draft card listed him as being of medium height and build, with gray eyes and brown hair.
By the 1920 Census, Albert was a clothing merchant, with his own store, probably in Clay Center, Kansas, as that is where they were living at the time.
The 1930 Census finds the couple at 206 S. 7th St. in Saline, Kansas. They were renting the house for $30 per month. Albert was a salesman in a clothing store. It's not easy to tell whether he still owned his own shop or was working for someone else.
His wife, Maude Ethel listed her occupation in the 1930 Census as doing "marcelling" at home. Marcelling was a type of wave that many women during that time adopted as their hairstyle.
Albert and Maud Ethel never had any children.
Albert died on July 21, 1930, in Kansas. He drowned in the Smoky Hill River. Some say it was suicide.
Family Members
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Maria Louise "Marie" Obenland Christopher
1875–1957
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Friederika Wilhelmina Obenland Hammerli
1876–1957
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Wilhelmina Frederika "Minnie" Obenland Hammerly
1876–1950
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August Gottlob Obenland
1881–1926
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Katharine Obenland
1883–1883
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Ernest William Obenland
1884–1947
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Gustav John Obenland
1887–1942
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Emma Katharine Obenland
1889–1968
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Frida Hulda Obenland Hammel
1891–1974
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Edwin Eugene "Slim" Obenland
1894–1974
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