Researching Dave Obey
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 60 people with the Obey surname? In that year Obey was ranked number 3519 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Dave means "form of DAVID - beloved" and is of English origin.
Records of Dave Obey on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dave Obey and the Obey Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Obey Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Obey family tree.
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Obey Genealogy Databases
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Obey Forums
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Some Famous People called Dave Obey
Dave Obey
David Ross Obey ( born October 3, 1938) is an American lobbyist and former politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for from 1969 to 2011. The district includes much of the northwestern portion of the state, including Wausau and Superior. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and served as Chairman of the powerful House Committee on Appropriations from 1994 to 1995 and again from 2007 to 2011. He was the longest-serving member ever of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Wisconsin, until surpassed by Jim Sensenbrenner in 2020.
On May 5, 2010, Obey announced that he would not seek reelection to Congress in November 2010. He left Congress in January 2011, and was succeeded by Republican Sean Duffy. He began working for Gephardt Government Affairs, a lobbying firm founded by former U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt, in June 2011.
Source: Dave Obey, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Obey
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