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Mary Ellen Riggle Obenshain

Birth
Ohio, USA
Death
3 Nov 1919 (aged 69)
Taylor, Williamson County, Texas, USA
Burial
Taylor, Williamson County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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She went by the name Ellen. She moved with her parents and siblings to Illinois about 1853 and then to Clarno, Green, Wisconsin about 1859. Ellen was married to Charles O. "Charley" Obenshain/Obenchain on 16 Oct 1870 in Wisconsin. He was the son of Edmond Obenshain (a wagoner) born abt Aug 1824 Va & died aft 1910 in Hunt county, Tx and Ellen Stair born abt 1832 Va and died aft 1880 in Collin county, Tx. Charles was born in June of 1850 in Virginia and died between 1900 and 1910 in Texas. In 1900 they were in McKinney, Collin, Tx. Ellen and Charles were parents of 10 children, 9 living in 1900.
Their daughter Blanche Bertram Obenshain Bear was born in Wisconsin on 24 Feb of 1873. The family moved to Collin county, Texas about 1874 where their other children were born.
Earl Sept 1875; Winnie March 1877; L.E. (daughter) Dec 1879; Ethel M Lowe Feb 1882; Roy 04 Sept 1884; Frank 18 Jan 1887; Pearl Atchison 19 May 1889; (Edward "Mack" 22 June 1892, was a waiter, he married 1928 to Obial Townsend and had son Donald Lee born 1930).
Ellen was widowed living in Taylor, Williamson, Texas in 1910 with son Roy. In 1910 she was the mother of 11 children, 7 living children. Roy was a miller in a flour mill, he later worked as a fireman for the railroad.

01 June 1880 census McKinney, Collin, Tx:
Obenchain, CO 29 Va works in lumberyard, ME 25 Oh, BB 7 Wis, E 3 Tx, W 2 Tx, L E 6 months Tx daughter
She went by the name Ellen. She moved with her parents and siblings to Illinois about 1853 and then to Clarno, Green, Wisconsin about 1859. Ellen was married to Charles O. "Charley" Obenshain/Obenchain on 16 Oct 1870 in Wisconsin. He was the son of Edmond Obenshain (a wagoner) born abt Aug 1824 Va & died aft 1910 in Hunt county, Tx and Ellen Stair born abt 1832 Va and died aft 1880 in Collin county, Tx. Charles was born in June of 1850 in Virginia and died between 1900 and 1910 in Texas. In 1900 they were in McKinney, Collin, Tx. Ellen and Charles were parents of 10 children, 9 living in 1900.
Their daughter Blanche Bertram Obenshain Bear was born in Wisconsin on 24 Feb of 1873. The family moved to Collin county, Texas about 1874 where their other children were born.
Earl Sept 1875; Winnie March 1877; L.E. (daughter) Dec 1879; Ethel M Lowe Feb 1882; Roy 04 Sept 1884; Frank 18 Jan 1887; Pearl Atchison 19 May 1889; (Edward "Mack" 22 June 1892, was a waiter, he married 1928 to Obial Townsend and had son Donald Lee born 1930).
Ellen was widowed living in Taylor, Williamson, Texas in 1910 with son Roy. In 1910 she was the mother of 11 children, 7 living children. Roy was a miller in a flour mill, he later worked as a fireman for the railroad.

01 June 1880 census McKinney, Collin, Tx:
Obenchain, CO 29 Va works in lumberyard, ME 25 Oh, BB 7 Wis, E 3 Tx, W 2 Tx, L E 6 months Tx daughter


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