Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameFrederick Ernest OBENHAUS 470, Frederick Ernest Obenhaus
BirthAug 23, 1878, Colorado County, Texas470, Frederick Ernest Obenhaus
DeathJul 8, 1963, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas470, Frederick Ernest Obenhaus
BurialWeimar Masonic(Odd Fellows)Cemetery, Weimar, Colorado County, Texas470, Frederick Ernest Obenhaus
Spouses
BirthOct 19, 1892, Colorado County, Texas470, Beulah Clapp Obenhaus
DeathFeb 28, 1970, Weimar, Colorado County, Texas470, Beulah Clapp Obenhaus
BurialWeimar Masonic(Odd Fellows)Cemetery, Weimar, Colorado County, Texas470, Beulah Clapp Obenhaus
FatherEli Allen CLAPP (1858-1918)
MotherNannie WARNER (1867-1950)
MarriageNov 16, 1910470, Frederick Ernest Obenhaus
ChildrenLeo E. (1915-2003)
Obituary Online notes for Frederick Ernest OBENHAUS
Obituaries submitted by Candyce Farris Dixon

Obituary published in Colorado County Citizen; Columbus, Colorado County, Texas on 11 Jul 1963 and transcribed by Judy Talkington. Reproduced by
Colorado County TXGenWeb Project.

Frederick Ernest Obenhaus
Funeral Services for F. E. Obenhaus, 84, Held Wednesday

Funeral services for Frederick Ernest Obenhaus, 84 year-old retired carpenter, were held Wednesday afternoon, July 10, at Shatto Funeral Home in Columbus, with burial in Masonic Cemetery in Weimar.

Rev. Cummins, Baptist pastor at Columbus, officiated.

Mr. Obenhaus died Monday, July 8, at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston. He had been ill since June 18.

A lifelong resident of Colorado County, he was born Aug. 23, 1878, in the Oak Grove community, a son of Arnold and Ida Trott Obenhaus.

He married Beulah Clapp Nov. 16, 1910, and they lived at Oak Grove for some time before moving to Columbus and then to Glidden. He was a member of the Columbus Baptist Church.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Beulah Obenhaus of Glidden; one son, Leo Obenhaus of Friendswood; four grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Sanders of Weimar. One brother, W. D. Obenhaus of Oakland, preceded him in death in 1956.
Pallbearers were Bowers Cousins, Frank Sanders, Jr., J. D. Seymour Jr., Alfred Steinmann, Oliver Wegenhoft and Owen Miller


Obituary published in Colorado County Citizen; Columbus, Colorado County, Texas on 18 Jul 1963 and transcribed by Judy Talkington.

Reproduced by
Colorado County TXGenWeb Project.

Obenhaus, F. E.

Funeral services for F. E. Obenhaus were held at Columbus Funeral home July 10 with Rev. Logan Cummings of the First Baptist church officiating.

Burial was in Masonic cemetery in Weimar.

Mr. Obenhaus, who died July 8, in John Sealy hospital in Galveston was born Aug. 23, 1878, in Colorado county. He was the son of F. A. and Ida Trott Obenhaus. He is a retired carpenter.

Besides his widow, he is survived by a son, L. E. Obenhaus of Alvin, a sister, Mrs. Frank Sanders of Oak Grove and 4 grandchildren, Joyce Carol, Lawrence and Judith Obenhaus of Alvin.

Pallbearers were G. L. B. Cousins, Frank Sanders, Jr., Owen Miller, James Dunn Seymour, Alfred Steinmann and Oliver Wegenhoft.
470, Frederick Ernest Obenhaus
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