William August Obenhaus ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

At the time of the 1880 census, William was a farm laborer in Colorado County, Texas. He lived with his father.

Obenhaus, William August

After a lingering illness, Mr. W. A. Obenhaus died at his home in this city Saturday morning April 11, of throat affection. While the public expected to hear the dreaded word, it was sad to realize the fact and the town was shrouded in gloom.

August Obenhaus was born in this county May 12, 1954, and has been a resident of this city for about 36 years. He was married to Miss Bertha Faber in this city November 25, 1881, and two sons, George and August, blessed the union &endash; the widow and children surviving.

For the past quarter century Mr. Obenhaus has been a good citizen of Columbus, having clerked for several of our prominent merchants, now all dead. For years he was an active member of our Fire Co. He conducted a grocery of his own for a long time, and was known by every one as a strictly honest man. Mr. Obenhaus has held several positions of trust within the gift of the people. He was a fair man any way you took him, possessed a fine principle, was the soul of honor, and Columbus loses a useful citizen.

He was a member of the Home Circle and O. D. H. S. Lodge, the latter order burying him at 3 p.m. April 12 , in the City [sic]Cemetery, in the presence of a host of sorrowing relatives and friends.

A special mission of sympathy is extended the bereaved family and other relatives and friends.

A noble man is at rest.

From a typewritten transcribed copy. No newspaper or date given.
Transcribed by Judy Talkington

  Additional Information:

• FindAGrave: Memorial# 57013758.

William married Bertha Faber on 25 Nov 1881. (Bertha Faber was born on 23 Aug 1860 in Sonnewalde, , Brandenburg, Germany,⁴ died on 6 Jan 1931 in Columbus, Colorado County, Texas ⁴ and was buried on 7 Jan 1931 in Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, Columbus, Colorado County, Texas ^{4 5}.). The cause of her death was cerebral hemorrhage due to arteriosclerosis.