Researching Eugene Oberst
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12 people with the Oberst surname? In that year Oberst was ranked number 3567 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Eugene means "well-born" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Eugene Oberst on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Eugene Oberst and the Oberst Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Oberst 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 Oberst family tree.
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Miscellaneous Oberst Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Eugene Oberst. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Eugene Oberst
Eugene Oberst
Eugene G. Oberst (July 23, 1901 – May 30, 1991) was an American football player, track and field athlete, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. A native of Owensboro, Kentucky, he played football at the University of Notre Dame in the 1920s under coach Knute Rockne, and competed in track and field as a javelin thrower. He won the Olympic bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Games in Paris. Oberst served as the head football coach at Washington and Lee University (1929–1930), Canisius College (1931–1932), and John Carroll University (1946).
Source: Eugene Oberst, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Oberst
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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