Biography of Perry T. Ober, page 243 / 244.  History of Northeast Indiana; 
LaGrange, Steuben, Noble, and DeKalb Counties, Vol. II, under the editorial 
supervision of Ira Ford, Orville Stevens, William H. McEwen, and William H. 
McIntosh.  The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago and New York, 1920.

   Perry T. Ober, whose active career has been an interesting round of 
duties as a practical farmer and stock man in Butler Township of DeKalb 
County, represents one of the old and sturdy names in that locality.
   Mr. Ober, whose home and farm are in section 19, was born in section 17 
of the same township, October 29, 1871, a son of Levi S. and Elizabeth 
(Teeter) Ober.  They parents are both natives of Bedford County, 
Pennsylvania, where his father was born June 20, 1836, and his mother 
January 10, 1839.  Levi Ober died December 5, 1913, and his wife May 5, 
1904. On coming to Indiana they located in Butler Township and bought land 
in section 17, where they spent the rest of their lives.  Both he and his 
wife were members of the Brethren Church.  He was a republican in politics.
   The record of the children of this worthy old couple is as follows: 
Sabina, who like all the other children bore the middle initial T, 
representing her mother's name, was born Oct. 29, 1860, and is the wife of 
Joseph Heitz.  Anna, born August 28, 1862, is the deceased wife of M.A. 
Hanson. She died August 9, 1907. David, born June 10, 1864, is a resident 
of Butler Township. Amanda born October 17, 1865, is the wife of Franklin 
Teeter, of Keyser Township.  Ida, born September 11, 1870, is the wife of 
Henry Yarde, of Keyser Township.  The next in age is Perry, who was born 
October 29, 1871. Ettie, born October 30, 1873, is the wife of William 
Gump, of Keyser Township.  Arthur, born November 3,1877, lives in Butler 
Township.
   Perry T. Ober was reared on the old farm and attended the district 
school, working in the fields during the summer and also acquiring an 
expert acquaintance with the carpenter's trade, which he followed as a 
means of livelihood for about six years.  On April 27, 1907, he married 
Clara V. Rhodes.  She was born in Swan Township, Noble County, Indiana, in 
1875.  She acquired a good education and before her marriage was a teacher 
in Noble County.  Mr. and Mrs. Ober had three children; Ralph T., Goldie, 
and one that died in infancy.  Mr. Ober owns eighty acres, keeps good 
grades of livestock, and is one of the stockholder in the Laotto Bank, 
Politically he is a republican.

Submitted by:
Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
Agoodwin@ctlnet.com