Oliver, Pearl and their family moved from SE Missouri around 1925 or 1926 to work for General Motors as a welder in the Chevrolet plant in Flint, Michigan.
Later in life Oliver dropped the last name spelling of "nn" to just Oberman.
Oliver's spelling of his LAST name timeline:
1. 1900 US Census = family name is Obermann (2 nn's)
2. 1910 US Census = family name is Obermann (2 nn's)
3. 1918 WW I draft registration = Obermann (2 nn's)
4. 1919 Marriage license to wife Pearl = Obermann (2 nn's)
5. 1920 US Census = Obermann (2 nn's)
6. 1927 Death certificates of both daughters in 1927 = Obermann (2 nn's)
7. 1927 U.S., City Directories, for Oliver J Oberman (1 "n", a common error)
8. 1930 US Census = Obermann (2 nn's)
9. 1940 US Census = Oberman (only 1 "n" in last name, maybe an enumerator error?)
10. 1941-1942 WW II draft registration = Oberman (signed the card with only 1 "n" in last name)
11. January 1943 Marriage license of daughter Margaret to Paul Hyatt = Obermann (2 nn's) for her and her parents.
12. 1950 US Census = Oberman (only 1 "n" in last name)
Doug Obermann (grandnephew of Oliver) remembers Uncle Oliver and being at their home in Michigan at age 4 years in 1965. Harry Obermann, Oliver's older brother, was insistent and always reminded the Missouri Obermann's to make sure we spelled our last name with "nn".
[Summary from historical data (Ancestory.com) and family knowledge of great-nephew, Doug Obermann]
Later in life Oliver dropped the last name spelling of "nn" to just Oberman.
Oliver's spelling of his LAST name timeline:
1. 1900 US Census = family name is Obermann (2 nn's)
2. 1910 US Census = family name is Obermann (2 nn's)
3. 1918 WW I draft registration = Obermann (2 nn's)
4. 1919 Marriage license to wife Pearl = Obermann (2 nn's)
5. 1920 US Census = Obermann (2 nn's)
6. 1927 Death certificates of both daughters in 1927 = Obermann (2 nn's)
7. 1927 U.S., City Directories, for Oliver J Oberman (1 "n", a common error)
8. 1930 US Census = Obermann (2 nn's)
9. 1940 US Census = Oberman (only 1 "n" in last name, maybe an enumerator error?)
10. 1941-1942 WW II draft registration = Oberman (signed the card with only 1 "n" in last name)
11. January 1943 Marriage license of daughter Margaret to Paul Hyatt = Obermann (2 nn's) for her and her parents.
12. 1950 US Census = Oberman (only 1 "n" in last name)
Doug Obermann (grandnephew of Oliver) remembers Uncle Oliver and being at their home in Michigan at age 4 years in 1965. Harry Obermann, Oliver's older brother, was insistent and always reminded the Missouri Obermann's to make sure we spelled our last name with "nn".
[Summary from historical data (Ancestory.com) and family knowledge of great-nephew, Doug Obermann]
Oliver, Pearl and their family moved from SE Missouri around 1925 or 1926 to work for General Motors as a welder in the Chevrolet plant in Flint, Michigan.
Later in life Oliver dropped the last name spelling of "nn" to just Oberman.
Oliver's spelling of his LAST name timeline:
1. 1900 US Census = family name is Obermann (2 nn's)
2. 1910 US Census = family name is Obermann (2 nn's)
3. 1918 WW I draft registration = Obermann (2 nn's)
4. 1919 Marriage license to wife Pearl = Obermann (2 nn's)
5. 1920 US Census = Obermann (2 nn's)
6. 1927 Death certificates of both daughters in 1927 = Obermann (2 nn's)
7. 1927 U.S., City Directories, for Oliver J Oberman (1 "n", a common error)
8. 1930 US Census = Obermann (2 nn's)
9. 1940 US Census = Oberman (only 1 "n" in last name, maybe an enumerator error?)
10. 1941-1942 WW II draft registration = Oberman (signed the card with only 1 "n" in last name)
11. January 1943 Marriage license of daughter Margaret to Paul Hyatt = Obermann (2 nn's) for her and her parents.
12. 1950 US Census = Oberman (only 1 "n" in last name)
Doug Obermann (grandnephew of Oliver) remembers Uncle Oliver and being at their home in Michigan at age 4 years in 1965. Harry Obermann, Oliver's older brother, was insistent and always reminded the Missouri Obermann's to make sure we spelled our last name with "nn".
[Summary from historical data (Ancestory.com) and family knowledge of great-nephew, Doug Obermann]
Later in life Oliver dropped the last name spelling of "nn" to just Oberman.
Oliver's spelling of his LAST name timeline:
1. 1900 US Census = family name is Obermann (2 nn's)
2. 1910 US Census = family name is Obermann (2 nn's)
3. 1918 WW I draft registration = Obermann (2 nn's)
4. 1919 Marriage license to wife Pearl = Obermann (2 nn's)
5. 1920 US Census = Obermann (2 nn's)
6. 1927 Death certificates of both daughters in 1927 = Obermann (2 nn's)
7. 1927 U.S., City Directories, for Oliver J Oberman (1 "n", a common error)
8. 1930 US Census = Obermann (2 nn's)
9. 1940 US Census = Oberman (only 1 "n" in last name, maybe an enumerator error?)
10. 1941-1942 WW II draft registration = Oberman (signed the card with only 1 "n" in last name)
11. January 1943 Marriage license of daughter Margaret to Paul Hyatt = Obermann (2 nn's) for her and her parents.
12. 1950 US Census = Oberman (only 1 "n" in last name)
Doug Obermann (grandnephew of Oliver) remembers Uncle Oliver and being at their home in Michigan at age 4 years in 1965. Harry Obermann, Oliver's older brother, was insistent and always reminded the Missouri Obermann's to make sure we spelled our last name with "nn".
[Summary from historical data (Ancestory.com) and family knowledge of great-nephew, Doug Obermann]
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