NICHOLAS AND LAVINA [TITUS] OBERLE
On August 11, 1875, Lavina Titus was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Titus
in the town of Rigdon, Indiana. At the age of eight she traveled
with her parents and sister Ollie to Nebraska, settling near
Redbird. In 1891 she was married to Nicholas Oberle, who was born on
February 14, 1868, in Jackson County, Illinois. At the age of 16,
Nicholas moved with his family to Holt County, Nebraska. In 1889 he
began farming in Knox County and in 1890 he tree-claimed land east
of Verdigre on which he and his bride, Lavina Titus, built a house
and raised five children: Myrtle, Florence, Claude, Eva, and George.
[pg 347 PHOTO Nick Oberle, Myrtle Oberle Teipel, Mrs. Ray Titus,
and Helen Teipel]
Claude married Cecelia Stoikes and to this union four children were
born: Beatrice, Roland, Raymond, and Duane. Florence married Vac
Jirak and to them three children were born: Leland, LaVerne and
Alice. Eva was married to Joe Kukral and they had four children:
Florence, Delphi, Audrey and Joan. George married Lillian Konopasek
and they had a daughter Eunice (Mrs. Peter Schachtschabel).
Their other daughter was Myrtle, who married Charles Teipal.
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