Louisa May Obert was born to parents Celestin Obert and Sofia (Goebel) Obert, German immigrants, 29 May 1857. The family had moved to Illinois before she was born. Louisa worked as a dressmaker to help supplement the family income while living at home, as did her sister Mary.
They were living with their other siblings and widowed mother when Louisa wed Reinhold John Dasbach on 22 September 1883, in Quincy, Adams county, Illinois. They had two daughters: Lulu May, born in 1884, and Nettie Rose, born in 1887. Reinhold died age 33.
Louisa wed Thomas Cosby, born in England and a veteran of the Crimean war, on 26 December, 1888.
During their marriage, Louisa patented a remedy called Cosby's Imperial Cough and Lung Cure. One ad proclaimed the remedy contained absolutely no opium. The product was successful, although Louisa later sold the rights to it. Every bottle carried her photograph and signature.
Thomas and Louisa Cosby had a daughter, Mable, born in March 1890 in Quincy, Illinois. Mable died 16 February 1891 in Quincy, Illinois. Local newspaper articles describe the child's funeral taking place at the family home, which was then 1006 North Fifth Street in Quincy.
Thomas Henry Cosby was a plumber at E. Best Plumbing in Quincy, Illinois. Louisa's marriage to him was her longest lasting. It lasted until his death: Thomas Cosby died 24 July 1911 of arteriosclerosis. She kept his name for the remainder of her life, between later marriages.
Sources: Newspaper clippings, birth, death and marriage certificates, census information, obituaries, research.
- Biography written by Tree Leaf. Please do not upload elsewhere. May be used for non profit genealogical purposes, with credit and source.
NB: this decedent has no relationship to a Louise Benner Obert many online are merging her with. NONE whatsoever. Look closer at the IL Death Index that fiction is based upon, and you will see the other person's maiden name was Benner: not Obert. The decedent on this page never was named nor married a surname of Benner.
They were living with their other siblings and widowed mother when Louisa wed Reinhold John Dasbach on 22 September 1883, in Quincy, Adams county, Illinois. They had two daughters: Lulu May, born in 1884, and Nettie Rose, born in 1887. Reinhold died age 33.
Louisa wed Thomas Cosby, born in England and a veteran of the Crimean war, on 26 December, 1888.
During their marriage, Louisa patented a remedy called Cosby's Imperial Cough and Lung Cure. One ad proclaimed the remedy contained absolutely no opium. The product was successful, although Louisa later sold the rights to it. Every bottle carried her photograph and signature.
Thomas and Louisa Cosby had a daughter, Mable, born in March 1890 in Quincy, Illinois. Mable died 16 February 1891 in Quincy, Illinois. Local newspaper articles describe the child's funeral taking place at the family home, which was then 1006 North Fifth Street in Quincy.
Thomas Henry Cosby was a plumber at E. Best Plumbing in Quincy, Illinois. Louisa's marriage to him was her longest lasting. It lasted until his death: Thomas Cosby died 24 July 1911 of arteriosclerosis. She kept his name for the remainder of her life, between later marriages.
Sources: Newspaper clippings, birth, death and marriage certificates, census information, obituaries, research.
- Biography written by Tree Leaf. Please do not upload elsewhere. May be used for non profit genealogical purposes, with credit and source.
NB: this decedent has no relationship to a Louise Benner Obert many online are merging her with. NONE whatsoever. Look closer at the IL Death Index that fiction is based upon, and you will see the other person's maiden name was Benner: not Obert. The decedent on this page never was named nor married a surname of Benner.
Louisa May Obert was born to parents Celestin Obert and Sofia (Goebel) Obert, German immigrants, 29 May 1857. The family had moved to Illinois before she was born. Louisa worked as a dressmaker to help supplement the family income while living at home, as did her sister Mary.
They were living with their other siblings and widowed mother when Louisa wed Reinhold John Dasbach on 22 September 1883, in Quincy, Adams county, Illinois. They had two daughters: Lulu May, born in 1884, and Nettie Rose, born in 1887. Reinhold died age 33.
Louisa wed Thomas Cosby, born in England and a veteran of the Crimean war, on 26 December, 1888.
During their marriage, Louisa patented a remedy called Cosby's Imperial Cough and Lung Cure. One ad proclaimed the remedy contained absolutely no opium. The product was successful, although Louisa later sold the rights to it. Every bottle carried her photograph and signature.
Thomas and Louisa Cosby had a daughter, Mable, born in March 1890 in Quincy, Illinois. Mable died 16 February 1891 in Quincy, Illinois. Local newspaper articles describe the child's funeral taking place at the family home, which was then 1006 North Fifth Street in Quincy.
Thomas Henry Cosby was a plumber at E. Best Plumbing in Quincy, Illinois. Louisa's marriage to him was her longest lasting. It lasted until his death: Thomas Cosby died 24 July 1911 of arteriosclerosis. She kept his name for the remainder of her life, between later marriages.
Sources: Newspaper clippings, birth, death and marriage certificates, census information, obituaries, research.
- Biography written by Tree Leaf. Please do not upload elsewhere. May be used for non profit genealogical purposes, with credit and source.
NB: this decedent has no relationship to a Louise Benner Obert many online are merging her with. NONE whatsoever. Look closer at the IL Death Index that fiction is based upon, and you will see the other person's maiden name was Benner: not Obert. The decedent on this page never was named nor married a surname of Benner.
They were living with their other siblings and widowed mother when Louisa wed Reinhold John Dasbach on 22 September 1883, in Quincy, Adams county, Illinois. They had two daughters: Lulu May, born in 1884, and Nettie Rose, born in 1887. Reinhold died age 33.
Louisa wed Thomas Cosby, born in England and a veteran of the Crimean war, on 26 December, 1888.
During their marriage, Louisa patented a remedy called Cosby's Imperial Cough and Lung Cure. One ad proclaimed the remedy contained absolutely no opium. The product was successful, although Louisa later sold the rights to it. Every bottle carried her photograph and signature.
Thomas and Louisa Cosby had a daughter, Mable, born in March 1890 in Quincy, Illinois. Mable died 16 February 1891 in Quincy, Illinois. Local newspaper articles describe the child's funeral taking place at the family home, which was then 1006 North Fifth Street in Quincy.
Thomas Henry Cosby was a plumber at E. Best Plumbing in Quincy, Illinois. Louisa's marriage to him was her longest lasting. It lasted until his death: Thomas Cosby died 24 July 1911 of arteriosclerosis. She kept his name for the remainder of her life, between later marriages.
Sources: Newspaper clippings, birth, death and marriage certificates, census information, obituaries, research.
- Biography written by Tree Leaf. Please do not upload elsewhere. May be used for non profit genealogical purposes, with credit and source.
NB: this decedent has no relationship to a Louise Benner Obert many online are merging her with. NONE whatsoever. Look closer at the IL Death Index that fiction is based upon, and you will see the other person's maiden name was Benner: not Obert. The decedent on this page never was named nor married a surname of Benner.
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