Sullivan County PA Archives Biographies.....Obert, Henry 1863 - 
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  Author: Thomas J. Ingham (1899)
  
  HENRY OBERT is the genial and popular proprietor of the Obert House, of Dushore,
  one of the best-known hostelries of Sullivan county, of which he took charge in
  March, 1894. Since taking possession he has practically rebuilt the whole
  structure, turning the old-fashioned house into a modern hotel that is
  first-class in every particular. On the interior it is finished in hard wood and
  presents a pleasing appearance. The office is large and well furnished, the bar
  occupies a handsome room and is stocked with the choicest of liquors; the
  dining-room is large, well lighted, cheerful and fitted for the accommodation of
  the many guests of the house; the kitchen is well appointed and convenient,
  while the rooms of the house are all newly finished and furnished, the entire
  building being airy and cool in summer, and heated throughout by steam in the
  winter. Mr. Obert gives special attention to the service at his table, which in
  its way is unexcelled. He makes a popular and courteous landlord and the many
  patrons of the Obert House are always sure of every attention conductive to
  their comfort and convenience.
  
      A native of Sullivan county, Mr. Obert was born in Colley township, April
  10, 1863, and is a son of Mathias Obert, a retired farmer of Mildred,
  Pennsylvania, who was born in Baden, Germany, February 22, 1818, a son of
  Frederick and Rosa (Dutter) Ober, of Baden, where the grandfather followed the
  occupation of a weaver. Mathias was the youngest of a family of five children,
  the others being Bernard, Celestine, Charles and Catherine. In 1851 he came to
  America and purchased a farm in Colley township, Sullivan county, where he
  resided until October, 1898, when he removed to Mildred and laid aside all
  business cares. He wedded Mary Hulsert, who was born in Baden, Germany, June 20,
  1820, a daughter of Anthony and Mary (Auldhouser) Hulsert, and ten children have
  been born to this union:  Mathias, deceased; Adeline, now Mrs. William Widdicks;
  Caroline, Mrs. Samuel Saxe; Rose, Mrs. Jacob Dice; Pauline, Mrs. Emil Biehler;
  Mary, Mrs. Frank Baker; Elizabeth, Mrs. Jerry Donovan; Emma, Mrs. Timothy Ryan;
  John, a farmer of, Colley township; and Henry, our subject. The family are
  connected with the Catholic church, and the father is identified with the
  Democratic party. He has been honored with a number of official positions,
  including those of school director and path-master, and for fifteen years was
  supervisor of his township.
  
      The common schools of his native township afforded our subject a good
  practical education and he was later graduated at Pierce's Business College in
  Philadelphia. He worked on the home farm until twenty years of age and then
  engaged in the lumber business, carrying it on quite successfully in Cherry and
  Colley townships until he purchased his present home, on the 1st of March, 1894.
  He has since given his entire time and attention to its management and has met
  with most gratifying success.
  
      On the 1st of February, 1894, Mr. Obert was united in marriage to Miss
  Clara, daughter of Martin Saxe, of Wilmot township, Bradford county,
  Pennsylvania, and they have become the parents of two children: Martin, born
  October 14, 1894; and Mary, born March 13, 1898. In religious faith both Mr. and
  Mrs. Obert are Catholics.
  
  
  Additional Comments:
  
        Extracted from: 
          
           History of Sullivan County Pennsylvania
        by Thomas J. Ingham
          
           Compendium of Biography
          
        The Lewis Publishing Company
            Chicago: 1899
   
  
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