Re: Obert's from Baden Baden Germany
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Re: Obert's from Baden Baden Germany
Samantha Kramer 12/29/08
Samantha/Sam,
Got your second e-mail.They were always changing/misspelling names in records in those days--Leobold/Leopold.That's the family with Martha (my grandmother) and John, Clara, and Conrad whose names I've heard before.I've seen their gravestones in pictures and they all lived into their late 80's and 90's.Good genes for long life.I also knew they moved through the midwest on their way to Watertown--Iowa and Illinois.It says Leopold was a farmer, but the family history I heard was that when he settled in Watertown, he started a bank and bought lots of property and built rental housing.The Oberts in Watertown were quite wealthy--I think Clara, John and Conrad just looked after the properties.Anyway, my father inherited from the Obert estate many times, but it was all passed on by my generation.It might be easier to mail me any large collections of info.Again, check Absolutearts.com website to find my regular e-mail and address.Cousin Obert