Oscar married Nellie May Cochran on May 17, 1905.  She was the daughter of James G. Cochran and Lucinda Ames.

Oscar and Nellie had one son:

In 1918 Oscar signed up for the draft.  The following details are excerpted from his registration form.

FIRST, MIDDLE, FAMILY NAME   James Oscar Ebert
PERMANENT HOME ADDRESS
  [NO.] ____     [STREET or R.F.D. #] ____     [TOWN] Hamilton     [COUNTY] Hancock     [STATE] Ill
AGE   42     DATE OF BIRTH   March 24, 1875
PRESENT OCCUPATION   Mechanic Garage     EMPLOYER'S NAME   Fred Garretson
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT   Hamilton, Hancock, Ill
NEAREST RELATIVE   Nellie Ebert (wife)     ADDRESS   Hamilton, Hancock, Ill

FROM THE REGISTRAR'S REPORT - DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT
HEIGHT   Medium     BUILD   Medium     EYES   Blue     HAIR   Grey
HAS PERSON LOST ARM, LEG, HAND, EYE, OR IS HE OBVIOUSLY PHYSICALLY DISQUALIFIED   No

DATE OF REGISTRATION   September 12, 1918

 
Nellie May died December 9, 1927, in Hamilton, Montebello Township, Hancock County.  Burial location undetermined.

Before April 1, 1930, Oscar married Minnie Cowdry, daughter of Spencer Cowdry and Jane King.

Oscar died September 8, 1941, at his home in Prairie Township, Hancock County, Illinois.  Burial location undetermined.  Minnie survived him.  She may have died May 15, 1944, in Sonora Township, Hancock County, but this is unconfirmed.

Elbert, Abraham, white, male, 33, married, farmer, born PA, both parents born PA
Margaret, white, female, 25, wife, married, keeping house, born IL, both parents born PA
James [middle initial illegible], white,male, 5, son, single, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL
Edith, white, female, 3, daughter, single, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL
George W, white, male, 1, son, single, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL

Ebert, Margaret, head, white, female, July 1855, 44, widow; mother of 8 children, 7 living; born IL, both parents born PA, farmer, could read, write and speak English, rented her farm home, farm schedule 142

Oscar J, son, white, male, Mar 1875, 25, single, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL, farm laborer, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English

George W, son, white, male, Aug 1878, 21, single, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL, farm laborer, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English

Grace D, daughter, white, female, Aug 1881, 18, single, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL, could read, write and speak English

Floyd E, son, white, female, Oct 1883, 16, single, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL, at school, attended school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English

Vada, daughter, white, female, Oct 1888, 11, single, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL, at school, attended school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English

Gladys I, daughter, white, female, Mar 1895, 5, single, born IL, father born PA, mother
born IL

Callihan, Jacob, father, white, male, Sep 1819, 80, widower, born PA, both parents born PA, could read, write and speak English

Cochran, James G, head, white, Jan [or June] 1845 [sic], 53, married for 30 years, born PA, both parents born PA, could read, write and speak English, owned his home free of mortgage

Lucina A, wife, white, female, Feb 1848, 52, married for 30 years; mother of 6 children, 4 living; born IL, father born PA, mother born VA, could read, write and speak English

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Nellie M, daughter, white, female, July 1880, 19, single, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL, could read, write and speak English

Hattie E, daughter, white, female, Sept 1885, 14, single, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL, at school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English

Willa J, daughter, white, female, Aug 1887, 12, single, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL, at school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English

Ebert, Oscar J, head, male, white, 35, married (1st) for 5 years, born IL, father born U.S., mother born IL, spoke English, farmer, general farm, employer, could read and write, rented his farm home, farm schedule 37

Nellie M, wife, female, white, 29, married (1st) for 5 years, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL, spoke English

Ebert, Oscar, head, owned his home free of mortgage, male, white, 45, married, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, pumper, water works, working for wages

Nellie, wife, female, white, 40, married, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English

Melvin, son, male, white, 8, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1919, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English

Cochran, James, father-in-law, male, white, 76, widower, could read and write, born PA, both parents born PA, spoke English

Ebert, Osker, head, owned his home, home value 3500, did not own a radio, male, white, 55, married, age at first marriage - 33, could read and write, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL, spoke English, occupation - none, [no entry regarding military service]

Minnie, wife, female, white, 50, married, age at first marriage - 47, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English

Melvin M, son, male, white, 18, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1929, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English

Cowdry, Spencer, head, white, male, Jan 1839, 61, married for 21 years, born IL, both parents born VT, farmer, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, owned his farm home free of mortgage, farm schedule 29

Jane, wife, white, female, Sept 1852, 47, married for 21 years. mother of 4 children, all living. born IL, father born CT, mother born OH, could read, write and speak English

Minnie, daughter, white, female, Dec 1879, 20, single, born IL, both parents born IL, at school for 6 months, could read, write and speak English

May [or Mary], daughter, white, female, Feb 1882, 18, single, born IL, both parents born IL, at school for 6 months, could read, write and speak English

Henry, son, white, male, Feb 1890, 10, single, born IL, both parents born IL, at school for 6 months, could read, write and speak English

Roswell, son, white, male, Oct 1892, 7, single, born IL, both parents born IL, at school for 6 months, could read, write and speak English

Cowdry, Jane, head, female, white, 57, widow; mother of 4 children, all living; born IL, father born NY, mother born CT, spoke English, farmer, general farm, employer, could read and write, paying on a mortgage on her farm home, farm schedule 105

Minnie, daughter, female, white, 30, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, could read and write

Henry, son, male, white, 20, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, farm laborer, home ? farm, working for wages, could read and write

Arthur, son, male, white, 17, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, farm laborer, home ? farm, working for wages, could read and write, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909

Hill, Mary, daughter, female, white, 28, married (1st) for 3 years. mother of 1 child, living. born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, could read and write

Henry O, son-in-law, male, white, 32, married (1st) for 3 years, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, farmer, home ? farm, employer, could read and write, farm schedule 106

Melvin, grandson, male, white, 2, single, born IL, both parents born IL

Cowdery, Jane, head, owned her home free of mortgage, female, white, 67, widow, could read and write, born IL, father born NY, mother born CT, spoke English

Minnie, daughter, female, white, 40, single, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English

Charles R, son, male, white, 27, single, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English