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OBLANDER, J. F. G., who has for several years, been associated with his father in the furniture business in Bushnell, McDonough County, Ill., and also conducts an undertaking establishment in connection with the furniture store, was born in that city, on May 10, 1868. There he received his education in the public schools. Both in the furniture and undertaking lines he has made a reputation as a careful, diligent and competent business man. On October 19, 1892, Mr. Oblander was married to Anna L. Bartells, who was born at La Prairie, Ill. Two children, Louis Frederick and Helen Elizabeth, have resulted from this union. Religiously, the subject of this sketch is a Presbyterian. In politics, he belongs to the Republican party, and fraternally, he is affiliated with the K. of P., I. O. O. F., and Court of Honor.

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Source: The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of McDonough County, compiled by Dr. Newton Bateman, and Paul Shelby, 1907, volume 2, page 970, extracted 17 Mar 2020 by Norma Hass.