Weimer OBERHAUSER

1847 - 1926  (78 years)

• Birth	28 Sep 1847	Cologne, GERMANY   [1, 2]
  Census	15 Jun 1900	Washington Township, Chickasaw, IA   [1]
  	1900 census at Washington Township, Chickasaw, IA shows: Weimer (indexed as Carrie) Oberhauser, b.Sep 1850, age 49, married 12 years, b. GERMANY, parents b. GERMANY, immigrated 1881, farmer; Minnie, b. Dec 1869, 30, 6 children born / 6 living, b. IL, parents b. GERMANY; children b. IA: Aloysius, b. July 1885, 10; Augusta, dau, b. Jun 1892, 7; Francis, dau, b. June 1892, 7; Hattie, b. Aug 1894, 5; Carl, b. Mar 1897, 3; Henry, b. Dec 1899, 6/12.
  		1900 Census Weimer & Wilhelmina (Wegner) Oberhauser
  Census	4 May 1910	Poyner Township, Black Hawk, IA   [3]
  	1910 census at Poyner Township, Black Hawk, IA shows: Wimar Oberhauser, 62, married 22 years, b. GERMANY, parents b. GERMANY, farmer, immigrated 1880; Minnie, 40, 9 children born / 8 living, b. IL, parents b. GERMANY; children b. IA: Alouis, 20, home farm; Carl, 13, home farm; Henry, 10; Sylvestor, 8; Louie, 4; Edmund, 3/12.
  		1910 Census Weimer & Wilhelmina (Wegner) Oberhauser
  Census	22 Jan 1920	Poyner Township, Black Hawk, IA   [4]
  	1920 census at Poyner Township, Black Hawk, IA shows: Wimar Oberhauser, 70, b. GERMANY, parents b. GERMANY, farmer, year immigrated unknown, naturalized, no; Minnie, 50, b. IL, parents b. GERMANY; children b. IA: Aloysius, 30, home farm; Carl, 23, salesman general store; Henry, 20, home farm; Sylvestor, 17, home farm; Louie, 14, home farm; Edmund, 9. Also enumerated is Otto Geinke, 64, b. IL, boarder.
  		1920 Census Weimer & Wilhelmina (Wegner) Oberhauser
  Immigratn	Abt 1880  [1, 3]
  Land	1888  [5]
  	Between the time of the birth of Aloysious in 1889 and about 1902 the Weimer Oberhauser family resided in Chickasaw County, Iowa. This photo shows an 80 acre plot just north and west of North Washington, Iowa. Notice the adjoining farm southwest of Weimer, it is owned by Matthias Roethler, likely the father of Max Roethler, future husband of Frances.
  		Chickasaw County - Oberhauser
  Land	1902  [6]
  	Sometime in 1902 Weimer relocated to a farm near Gilbertville. In census records he is enumerated in Poyner Township and yet his farm appears on the plat map as in Pleasant Grove Township.
  		Black Hawk County - Oberhauser
  Obituary		W. I. Oberhauser
  Death	11 Sep 1926	Black Hawk Co., IA   [8, 9]
  	Cause of death: Stomach cancer
  Burial	St. Mary's Cemetery, Gilbertville, Black Hawk, IA   [8]
  	Find A Grave e-Memorial

  
  

  Father	Henry OBERHAUSER,   b. GERMANY
  Mother	Catherine HIRSIFER,   b. GERMANY
  Family ID	F4272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wilhelmina WEGNER,   b. 15 Dec 1869, Joliet, Will, IL d. 17 Feb 1969, La Porte City, Black Hawk, IA (Age 99 years)
  Marriage	22 Feb 1888	Madison Co., IL   [10, 11]
  	The Illinois Marriage index lists a marriage between Wimar and Wilhelmina on Feb. 20, 1888 (this may be the date of the marriage or the date licence was issued). The Iowa State database of marriages also lists a marriage between Wimar and Wilhelmina in Chickasaw Co., on Feb 13, 1888.
  		Weimer & Wilhelmina (Wegner) Oberhauser
  Children	1. Aloysious John OBERHAUSER,   b. 31 Jul 1889, North Washington, Chickasaw, IA d. 9 Jun 1966, La Porte City, Black Hawk, IA (Age 76 years)   2. Frances OBERHAUSER,   b. 4 Jun 1892   d. 18 Mar 1993, Shawnee, Pottawatomie, OK (Age 100 years)   3. Augusta OBERHAUSER,   b. 4 Jun 1892   d. 2 Jun 1907, La Porte City, Black Hawk, IA (Age 14 years)   4. Helen Hedwig OBERHAUSER,   b. 17 Aug 1894, North Washington, Chickasaw, IA d. 27 Nov 1985, La Porte City, Black Hawk, IA (Age 91 years)   5. Carl Edward OBERHAUSER,   b. 29 Mar 1897, North Washington, Chickasaw, IA d. 1 Apr 1983, Independence, Buchanan, IA (Age 86 years)   6. Henry Weimer OBERHAUSER,   b. 1 Dec 1899, North Washington, Chickasaw, IA d. 26 Apr 1998, La Porte City, Black Hawk, IA (Age 98 years)   7. Sylvestor Joseph OBERHAUSER,   b. 10 Apr 1902, Black Hawk Co., IA d. 16 Nov 1991, Belmond, Wright, IA (Age 89 years)   8. Louis Bernard OBERHAUSER,   b. 14 Aug 1905, IA d. Jan 1980, Belmond, Wright, IA (Age 74 years)   9. Edward P. OBERHAUSER,   b. 25 Feb 1910, IA d. 15 May 1992, Waterloo, Black Hawk, IA (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Sep 1847 - Cologne, GERMANY Marriage - 22 Feb 1888 - Madison Co., IL Census - 15 Jun 1900 - Washington Township, Chickasaw, IA Census - 4 May 1910 - Poyner Township, Black Hawk, IA Census - 22 Jan 1920 - Poyner Township, Black Hawk, IA Death - 11 Sep 1926 - Black Hawk Co., IA Burial - - St. Mary's Cemetery, Gilbertville, Black Hawk, IA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900. [S1232] U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-191, 1232. [S1910] 1910 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1910), 1910. [S1920] 1920 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1920), 1920. [S1221] Plat book of Chickasaw County, Iowa, (North West Publishing Co.), Accessed at Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4153cm.gla00122/?st=gallery, 1221. [S1222] Atlas of Black Hawk County Iowa, (Iowa Publishing Co., 1910), 1222. [S600] Newspaper Item, Weimer Oberhauser: Progress Review (LaPorte City, IA), date unknown., 600. [S500] Find A Grave, 500. [S1155] Newpaper Articles and Obituaries, The Courier (Waterloo, IA) Sep 13, 1926, p. 2., 1155. [S225] Illinois Marriage Index, 225. [S600] Newspaper Item, Mrs. Minnie Oberhauser: Progress Review (LaPorte City, IA), December 23, 1965, page 2., 600.