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Bio. of William Walbridge


   Biographical Review: The Leading Citizens of Livingston and Wyoming
   Counties, New York, Boston, Biographical Review Publishing Co., 1895.
   Page 649.  (Partial transcript)

MAJOR WILLIAM WALBRIDGE, who was born in Attica, N.Y., November 21, 1812, is
the oldest native resident of the town, where he is now passing his declining
years in pleasant retirement.  His father, Justus Walbridge, was a native of
Massachusetts, having been born in Brimfield in 1778.  In 1804 he visited
this section of New York, but did not make a permanent settlement here until
1808, when he again came to this county, and bought one hundred and twenty-
eight acres of land of Benjamin Nelson. ...
   In 1810 Justus Walbridge married Eunice Osborne, a native of Oneida
County, who came here with her parents in 1804, her father, a Baptist
minister, having been called to preach in Attica.  Four children were born to
them, the following being their record: William is the subject of this brief
sketch.  Harriet died at the age of seventeen years.  Reuben, born in 1817,
died in 1852, leaving a widow and two children, who are now living in Iowa.
Malvina, widow of Paulinus Chaddock, lives on her farm in Middlebury.  Mr.
Walbridge passed to the life beyond in 1840; and Mrs. Walbridge, who
subsequently became the wife of Willard Thompson, of Massachusetts, died in
1876, and her body was laid to rest in the new cemetery in Attica, beside
that of her first husband and two of their children, who had preceded her to
the better land.
   ...


Bio. of Harrison E. Osborn


   History of Wyoming County, N.Y., New York, F.W. Beers & Co., 1880.
   "Biographical Notices, Town of Pike".  Page 261.  (Transcript)
   [See the bio. of Oramel Osborn-13381]

   HARRISON E. OSBORN, farmer, was born in Centreville, Allegany county,
October 8th, 1855, and came from Eagle to Pike in 1869 with his father,
Oramel Osborn, of whose family he is the only surviving male member.  His
brother, Jefferson Osborn, enlisted in Company F, 64th N.Y. volunteers, in
1861; was promoted to the office of sergeant, and was killed at the battle
of Fair Oaks, June 1st, 1862.


Bio. of Oramel Osborn-13381


   History of Wyoming County, N.Y., New York, F.W. Beers & Co., 1880.
   "Biographical Notices, Town of Pike".  Page 261.  (Transcript)
   [See the bio. of Harrison E. Osborn]

   ORAMEL OSBORN was born in Brattleboro, Vt., December 11th, 1802.  In 1813
he came with his father, John Osborn, to Centreville, Allegany, county,
where he took up wild land and improved it, and remained there until 1863,
when hre removed to Eagle and from there to the farm on which his son
Harrison E. lives, in 1869.  He was honest and industrious and acquired a
competency.  He died February 12th, 1875.  He was three times married --
first in 1830, to Caroline Potter (daughter of John Potter, a native of
Vermont and an early settler in Centreville, Allegany county), who died in
1846.  In 1847 he married Sarah Gilman, daughter of George Gilman, who died
in 1849.  His third wife was Mrs. Lydia Ann Frary, daughter of John Warren,
an early settler of Linden, Cattaraugus county.


Bio. of Ely O. Evarts


   Biographical Review, This Volume Contains Biographical Sketches of,
   the Leading Citizens of Broome County, New York, Boston, Biographical
   Review Pub., 1894.  Page 606.  (partial transcript)

ELY O. EVARTS, for six years the efficient Superintendent of Streets, a well-
known resident of the city of Binghamton, N.Y., was born in the town of
Kirkwood, Broome County, N.Y., September 5, 1838, son of Samuel and Betsy
(Osborn) Evarts.  Amos Evarts, the father of Samuel, was a native of New
England, and an early settler of Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, N.Y., where he
was engaged in the manufacture of glass until the time of his death.  His
wife survived him many years, and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Gideon Hotchkiss, in the town of Windsor.  Samuel Evarts was born in the town
of Sand Lake, April 20, 1809, and when a young man removed to Broome County,
where he found employment on the farm of Ely Osborn, a prominent farmer of
Osborn Hollow, now called Sanataria Springs.  On March 26, 1830, Mr. Evarts
married Miss Betsy Osborn, daughter of his employer, and immediately located
on a portion of the land of his father-in-law, at whose death he became owner
of the whole property of two hundred acres.  He followed farming for his
occupation through life, dying March 16, 1873, at the age of sixty-four
years.  His wife died June 16, 1871.  Three children were born to their
marriage, namely: Parthenia Anna, who died in infancy; Ellen Antoinette, Mrs.
Johnson Atwood, who died at the age of twenty years, leaving one child,
Theodore; and Ely O. Evarts.
   The maternal great-great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch was Lot
Osborn, who was born in Denmark, and went to England, where he remained for
some time, and then emigrated to America, settling in Watertown, Conn., and
making that place his permanent home.  His great-grandson, Ely Osborn, was
born in Watertown, July 16, 1768, and removed to Broome County, New York,
about the year 1790.  He married Miss Parthenia Guernsey, of Windsor; and his
first home was at North Osborn Hollow, where he resided for some years, then
removing to South Osborn Hollow, where he died November 18, 1835.  He and his
wife reared two children: Anna M., born July 6, 1801, who became the wife of
Jedediah Bump; and Betsy, born October 16, 1804, who married Samuel Evarts,
above named.  The Osborns were an old and deeply respected family, and
prominently identified with the Methodist Episcopal church, giving valuable
assistance always to its organizations throughout that region.  They were of
high social position, and contributed in no small degree toward the formation
of an excellent class of citizens, whose descendants to-day are among the
best in the county.
   ...


Rev. War Pension Papers of Isaac Osborn-11049


   (Pension application S11162)

        Perrysburgh Aug. 1st
Sir
     By request of Mrs. Lucy Patrick the only surviving child of Isaac
Orsborn dec, has apply to me one of the Overseer of the Poor for help and at
the same time Enpowering me to get a mount of money Due her from the Pension
Office she says she has not Received any part thereof since December 1851 she
has become a town charge with two sons Both being Deef & Dumb.  She is very
much in want of the amount Her Due as it would help her in her old age if you
can give any information as to Procuring through what sorse<?> I be much
oblig I have address a line to a M.H. Hubbard of Norwich NY  Do not Received
no answer.  He procured for her the first amount of the Pension in 1851 since
that time she has not Received any part according to the letter she has the
Pension was increased from $96.52 to $240 per annum.  Sir if you can give any
light on the matter pleas Do and obligue me.
                                        Your with Respect
                                        L.E. Lockling

State of New York}
Chautauque County} ss. On this 12th day of October 1832 personally appeared
in open Court before the Judges of the court of Common Pleas of said county
now sitting Isaac Osborn a resident of the town of Harmony in the county
aforesaid aged seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to
law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the
benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832 -- That he entered the
service of the United States under the following named officers, and served
as herein stated.  He says that in the early part of the month of August 1776
he volunteered as a private soldier, at the town of Springfield, Mass. under
the command of Capt. John Bliss of Wilbraham, that he served as such soldier
in said company from the first day of August until the first day of January
1777 making five months of service, that the duty he performed was the
guarding the public stores at Springfild --

That in July 1777 he volunteered again at Springfild aforesaid and served
till the first day of January (then) next as a private soldier and that the
duty he performed was guarding the public stores & arms at Springfield that
he enlisted for six months and served for six months, that his Captains name
was John Morgan -- Lieut. Brewer, Ensign Miles or Mials.

That in July 1778 he volunteered again at Springfield aforesaid and served
six months in guarding the public stores & property of every kind at
Springfield aforesaid under the command of Capt. Enos Parker, Brewer Lieut.
& Miles or Mials Ensign that said companies were composed of about fifty men,
that their duty was to guard the public stores, that large quantities of
muskets some cannon, powder, & clothing for the service, were deposited at
that place, that they frequently apprehended danger from the tories, that said
company drew eheir pay, rations & clothing from government.

That on the first day of January 1779 he enlisted for three years as an
artificer under the command of Capt. William Barton, that he served at
Springfield aforesaid for the space of three years, that he was employed in
making musket balls, ----- that cleaning & repairing guns, that he obtained a
discharge under Capt. Hawes, which discharge is at the war office, among
papers that his deponent formerly sent to the War office to obtain a pension.

That on the 8th day of January 1782 he took the place of one James Edson who
had served about two years and had enlisted during the war as an artificer,
that his deponent served in Capt. Hawes company of Artificers, David Mason
Lieut, Col<?> from siad ---- of Jany 1782 till the 15th of June 1783 when he
was discharged, which discharge is herewith ---- one end of which is lost.
That he has no documentary evidence (except the discharges above mentioned)
and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can
testify to his service -- He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a
pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on
the Pension Roll of the agency of any state.

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid      Isaac Osborn
        James B. Lowry Ck

The following answers made to the questions profourded<?> by the Court --
1st  He says he was born at Wilbraham, Massachusetts on the 19th of Sept 1760.

2.   He says he believs there is a record of his age at Wilbraham aforesaid
     in the town clerks office, also he has a family record on which his
     birth has been entered more than 30 years.

3    When called into service he was living at Springfield aforesaid after
     the war he went to M----n about 20 miles from Springfield where he moved
     his family, from thence he went to the town of Pittsford, Rutland Co.,
     Vermont where he lived 25 years, in June 1812 he & his family moved to
     Smithfield, Bradford Co., Pa. where he remained almost eleven years,
     that in 1823 he moved to Harmony, Chautauque Co. where he still lives.

4.   He says he volunteered except during the last service when during the
     ---t service he served as a substitute for one James Edson.

5.   He says there were no continental or Militia regiment where he served,
     he recollects that officers occasionally came from government to inspect
     the works & the men, but he dows not recollect their names, except on
     one occasion he recollects that Gen. Glover and ---- came & examined the
     works & men to see in what situation they were in.

6.   The six interrogatory is answered above.

7.   He says he is acquainted with Rev. Simeon Powers, Joel Powers, Theron
     Bly, Daniel Shearman & others who would testify that he is a man of
     truth & that they believe he served in the Revolutionary War.

Sworn & subscribed the                  Isaac Osborn
day & year aforesaid
        James B. Lowry ck


Rev. War Pension Papers of Josiah Osborn-4607


   (Pension application S4638)

The State of Ohio}
Meigs County ss  }  On this first day of May AD 1833 Personally appeared in
Open Court before the Court of Common Pleas for said County now sitting
Josiah Osborn aged seventy two years a resident of Chester Meigs County, Ohio
who being duly sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration in order
to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that he
entered the service of the United States under the following named officers &
served as herein stated from the lapse of time & nature of the service I
cannot state positively as to the precise length or exact time of service in
the years 1779 & 1780 but will proceed to state those tours of service which
I can now distinctly recollect.  In August 1777 I was <"called out" crossed
out> engaged as a substitute for a class who were bound to furnish a man for
three months in the Town of Ridgefield, County of Fairfield, Connecticut
under Capt David Olmstead, Lieut David Keeler & Ensign Job Smith marched to
Fairfield where I served three months & was discharged.  In July 1779 I was
called out when Fairfield was burnt under Capt David Olmstead & Lieut Job
Smith & served not less than two weeks.  Same year & in 1780 at different
times called out on short tours some of which I will state.  Once to go to
Stamford served one week.  Once to Horse neck served one week.  Once to Pines
Bridge on Croton<?> River served one week.  Once to Bedford served two days.
Once to Fishkill served one week.  Once to Gregory's Parish near
Fredericksburg service one week.  Once to Pound ridge three days.  Once to go
to Nowald Island two days making in all not less than two months on these
short tours indeed that part of the Country during that period was subject to
constant alarms & I was frequently called out sometimes kept under arms but
few hours at others for several days over & above what I have here stated.
About the 1st of May AD 1781 I with two others to with James McDonald & Henry
Palmer went to Bedford in New York (which was about 10 miles from my
residence in Ridgefield, Connecticut) & engaged to serve a tour of 9 months
in what was then called the New York levies.  These levies were furnished by
dividing the soldiers into classes each class to furnish a man.  I engaged to
serve for one of these classes in the Company commanded by Capt. Thomas Hunt
_____ Tuttle & _____ Gildersleeve subalterns in the Regt commanded by Col.
Wisenwelch Adjutants name was _____ Welch.  Expected when I engaged to serve
on the lines but after about one month from the time were were embodied
(engaged about the 1st of May but commenced service in June) were ordered to
Saratoga where I continued to serve till about the 1st of January & before
the expiration of our term of service We were told if we would build a block
house 60 feet square we should be discharged on its completion.  This block
house was built on Schuyler's flats.  When completed We marched over to
Albany thence provided in boats to Poughkeepsy where we were discharged.
From the lapse of time which has intervened & owing to the circumstances of
not serving my full tour and not recollecting the date of enlistment or
discharge, I cannot precisely state how long I did serve but will state
within the time I know I served.  On this tour I serve not less that six (6)
months.  I was in no engagement with the enemy while on tour & the only
skirmish in which I was engaged with the enemy was at Norwalk Island as
above related where we retook some cattle which the British had taken & were
carrying in boats to Long Island.  I was born at Ridgefield, Connecticut
April 22d 1761 where my birth is recorded in the records of the Town Clerk.
I know of no other record of it.  I removed from Ridgefield to Catskill,
Green Co. (then Albany Co.) N. York about the year 1787 thence to Meigs (then
Athens Co.) County, Ohio in 1815, Olive Township where I have resided till
recently.  I removed within the boundaries of Chester Township County afsd.
I have no documentary evidence having never recd a written discharge & know
of no person living who can testify to my services except Abijah Osborn of
Watertown Connecticut whose testimony I have procured.  I have written since
the passage of the late law to several of my former Comrades who were living
in 1815 when I removed to this place some of whom I have been informed are
dead & others I suppose are my letters remaining unanswered & have only heard
from Abijah Osborn.  I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity except the present & declare that my name is not on the pension
Roll of the agency of any State And I further state there is no Clergyman in
my vicinity whose attendance I can procure at this term who can testify as to
my services.
Sworn to & subscribed the day
& year aforesaid                               Josiah Osborn
   --------- Clk

We Major Reed & Henry L. Osborn of Olive, Meigs County hereby certify that We
are acquainted with Josiah Osborn who has subscribed & sworn to the above
declaration.  That we believe him to be seventy two years of age; that he is
reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a
Soldier of the Revolution & that We concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.      Henry L. Osborn
--------- Clk                                     Major Reed
<Note: "Henry L. Osborn" is Henry Lot Osborn, a son of Abel Osborn 1st cousin
 of Josiah Osborn -- LKO>


   I Abijah Osborn of Watertown in Litchfield County Connecticut aged Seventy
Two do depose and say that my brother Josiah Osborn formerly of Ridgefield in
Fairfield County Connecticut aged about Seventy Years, now residing or
supposed to reside in Chester Meigs County Ohio was out in the Continental or
C---- Service during the Revolutionary War.  I should think he enlisted and
went --- --- to the No------ what year I cannot say, nor can I say how long
he was gone.  I should think nine Months or one Year.  I have a distinct
recollection of his being out in the service of the United States during the
Revolutionary War and furthermore the Deponent saith --- State of Connecticut
Litchfield County.                      Abijah Osborn
SS Watertown  Jany 29th 1833


                     AMERICAN SURETY COMPANY
H.D.LYMAN                 of NEW YORK
    President

  SHERMAN & GRIFFITH
Attorneys & Res. Asst. Secretaries
       --------
E.L OSBORN, Agent & Res. Vice President
                        MONTROSE, Colo.

   Samuel Sloper married Huldah Cooper, their children born in Maine were
David, Barbara, Jackson, Ambrose, Samuel, Henry, Emily, Mary, Lucretia,
Abner, Wilard, Susan, & Irena.  This is not in right order but as near as I
can remember.  My mother Lucretia was born on a small island off the coast of
Maine.
   Josiah Osborn (my grand father) who was in the Revolutionary war & was
received a pension married Hanna Scott.  Their children were Jerry, Sallie,
Aaron, Betsy, Hannah, Moses, Lyman.
   Lyman Osborn & Lucretia Sloper were married in Meigs Co. Ohio in 1835.
They were my father & mother.
                        Mrs. Erena Osborn Parker
Montrose Colo.
     Sep 28  09


Bio. of Edward Osborn-13600


   Portrait and Biographical Record of Suffolk County (Long Island),
   New York, New York, Chapman Pub. Co., 1896.  Page 400.  (Transcript)
   [See the bio. of Henry P. Hedges-13601]

EDWARD OSBORN, M.D., one of the largest general practitioners in East
Hampton, is a gentleman of extended knowledge, both in the leading affairs
and interests of the day and in the line of his life work.  He was born in
this village September 8, 1836, and is the son of Samuel and Mary Ann (Smith)
Osborn, the former of whom was a well-to-do farmer of this locality.
   Like many families on Long Island the Osborns are able to trace their
ancestry back to the year 1649, when Thomas Osborn, a native of County Kent,
England, crossed the Atlantic and made his home on this island.  The various
members of the succeeding eight generations became very prominent in the
professions, among their number being one minister, Rev. William Hedges, of
Harwinton, Conn.; two judges, H.P. Hedges, of Bridgehampton, and John P.
Osborn, of Nyack; one attorney, Jeremiah Osborn, who died at Troy, N.Y., and
one physician, our subject.  One Edwin Hedges, who was also an attorney,
died at Bridgehampton when a young man.  All of these prominent men were
graduates of Yale, with the exception of this sketch.
   Samuel Osborn departed this life when forty-seven years of age.  At that
time he was living on property which came into the family in 1724 and the
dwelling which stood thereon was erected in 1693.  This estate the Doctor
inherited on the death of his father.  The parental family included four
children.  Gloriana married Judge H.P. Hedges, of Bridgehampton, whose death
occurred in 1891;  Mary married Dr. John L. Gardiner and departed this life
May 11, 1865;  Emmett went to sea on a whaling and merchant vessel and was
lost on one of their voyages.  Edward, of this history, was the youngest of
the household.  The wife and mother lived to be seventy-four years of age.
Her mother bore the maiden name of Gloriana Brewster, of "Mayflower" fame.
Of his immediat family the Doctor is the only one in this locality bearing
the name of Osborn.
   After completing a common school education Mr. Osborn entered Columbia
College, of New York City, from which institution he was graduated with the
Class of '85.  Previous to this he had read medicine in the office of Dr.
Charles B. Dayton, of East Hampton, and was thus prepared to take an advanced
place among his associates when he went to college.  After receiving his
degree of Doctor of Medicine he returned to this village, where he soon built
up a large and lucrative practice, and has found his time amply occupied with
the constant demands which are made upon him by his many patrons.  He makes
a specialty of general family practice, although he is also a skilled
surgeon.
   Dr. Osborn was married November 11, 1874, to Miss Phoebe M.A. Hendrickson,
of Jamaica, who was the daughter of Isaac C. Hendrickson, of that village.
The Doctor and his wife have no children of their own, but have adopted a
son, Harry Smith Osborn, who is now a student in Yale.  In politics our
subject is a Republican, although he takes no active part in public affairs.
He is a devoted member of the Presbyterian Church, and for fifteen years was
Superintendent of the Sunday school at East Hampton.  At Freetown he
conducted the colored missionary Sunday school for twenty years.


Bio. of David Frank Osborn


   Portrait and Biographical Record of Suffolk County (Long Island),
   New York, New York, Chapman Pub. Co., 1896.  Page 423.  (Transcript)

DAVID FRANK OSBORN, who is engaged in the mercantile business at Water Mill,
and is also one of the large property holders of the county, was born in
Bellport, L.I., October 4, 1847, being a son of David and Maria (Raynor)
Osborn.  At the age of ten years he came to Water Mill to make his home with
an uncle, D. Hedges Sanford, with whom he remained until he was sixteen years
of age.  He then went to New York City and took a position as clerk in an
office, which he held for the four following years.
   On his return to Water Mill Mr. Osborn commenced active farm pursuits,
which he continued until 1882, meantime becoming the owner of valuable
farming property.  On retiring from that occupation he became a merchant and
erected a building at Water Mill, where he has since carried a full line of
supplies kept in a first-class general store, and also has a complete
assortment of farm implements.  In addition to this he has also engaged in
the real estate business, besides buying and selling produce and grain.  The
business is conducted under the firm name of D.F. Osborn & Son, and is one of
the solid financial enterprises of the place.
   The marriage of Mr. Osborn, in 1869, united him with Miss Sarah Elizabeth
Howell.  They have three children, namely: John H., who is in partnership
with his father, and is a young man of good business ability; William H., and
Nathan, who are still with their parents.  Mr. Osborn has not lost his
interest in farming, though he no longer gives it his attention as in former
years.  His possessions aggregate two hundred and fifty acres of land, of
which one hundred and fifty are valuable and well improved.


Bio. of George T. Osborn-10349


   Portrait and Biographical Record of Suffolk County (Long Island),
   New York, New York, Chapman Pub. Co., 1896.  Page 621.  (Transcript)

GEORGE T. OSBORN deserves mention in this volume, not only as one of the
prominent citizens of Suffolk County, but as an old soldier, who serve his
country faithfully and well during the Civil War.  He is now living in the
town of Brook Haven, where he was born in October, 1831, his parents being
Henry P. and Susan (Topping) Osborn, the former of whom was born in East
Hampton.  He was prominently identified with the agricultural life of the
community, and was a highly esteemed and substantial citizen.  In the office
of Justice of the Peace he served creditably for several years, and departed
this life in October, 1859.  His estimable wife was likewise born in East
Hampton and was the daughter of Stephen Topping, a worthy and respected
citizen of that portion of Suffolk County.  She closed her eyes in death in
1872.
   The subject of this sketch obtained his education in the public schools,
and when not engaged with his studies was employed in working on the farm.
He remained under the parental roof until 1860, with the exception of two
years and a half which he spent in California, the trip being made to that
Western State during the gold excitement of 1849.
   "Esquire" Osborn, as our subject is best known, held a captain's
commission in the National Guard of New York for a period of eight years.  In
the late war he was called out with his company and mustered into the service
of the Government.  During the battle of the Wilderness they were ordered to
protect New York harbor, and after a service of thirty-three days they were
honorably discharged and mustered out.  Mr. Osborn then returned home, and
here he has since resided, the greater part of the time being engaged in
farming.  It was during the war that he was one of the representatives of his
town who were called to equalize the quota of representation from the town of
Brook Haven, and such good judgment did these men display that no
dissatisfaction was felt.
   The marriage of Mr. Osborn occurred in September, 1855, when Miss Mary E.
Terry became his wife.  She was the daughter of Nelson and Eunice (Smith)
Terry, natives respectively of Suffolk County and Connecticut.  Mrs. Osborn,
however, was born in Moriches.  She became the mother of three children.
Egbert T., the eldest, is proprietor and manager of the Mansion House, at
Buffalo; Marcus was burned to death in Hotel Richmond, in Buffalo, on the
night of March 18, 1887; he was a young man twenty-eight years of age, and
was universally esteemed; Bertha, the only daughter, died when six years of
age.
   Mr. and Mrs. Osborn are members of the Presbyterian Church at Moriches, in
which he is elder.  The Democratic party receives his voice and vote, and he
has creditably served as Collector of his town and has also been Trustee,
Excise Commissioner and Justice of the Peace.  For the past fifteen years he
has been Notary Public.  He is well known as a public-spirited citizen, and
exhibits, among his excellent traits of character, honesty, integrity, and
sterling worth.


Bio. of Henry T. Osborn-10347


   Portrait and Biographical Record of Suffolk County (Long Island),
   New York, New York, Chapman Pub. Co., 1896.  Page 667.  (Transcript)

HENRY T. OSBORN, who for many years was a tiller of the soil, is now retired
from the active duties of life, and is in the enjoyment of a competency which
his own excellent business qualities and good judgment have won him.  He is
still residing in East Moriches, in the same house in which he was born
January 9, 1826.  His parents, who were highly respected residents of this
county, were Henry P. and Susan (Topping) Osborn.  The former was born in
East Hampton, where he was content to pass many years of his life.  He always
followed the life of an agriculturist, and was a quiet and unassuming
citizen.
   Henry P. Osborn was in no sense of the word a politician, although he
creditably acted in the capacity of Justice of the Peace for a period of
twenty years.  During that time he tried many important cases and his
decisions were invariably sustained whenever carried to a higher court of
justice.  He was also the incumbent of other positions of responsibility and
trust, and in whatever office place, he always tried to carry out the wishes
of the people whom he represented.  He lived a long and useful life, dying in
1859 when ripe in years.  His estimable wife, who was born in the town of
Bridgehampton, closed her eyes in death in 1862.
   As a boy our subject's knowledge of life was mostly that obtained from his
rural associations, and, although the climated lacked nothing in quantity or
quality, still the lad could not be expected to assimilate from these
advantages alone any great knowledge of higher educational branches.  As much
learning as the average boy of his day possessed was instilled in his
youthful mind in the district school of his locality.  As soon as his
services could be made use of to advantage, he aided in the work on the home
farm.  He remained under the parental roof until twenty-five years of age,
when he engaged in agricultural pursuits on his own account, and it was not
long before he became one of the leading men of this class in the county.
His ventures were successful, and he is now enable to retire, surrounded by
every comfort and convenience which money can purchase.
   Mr. Osborn was married in 1853 to Miss Louisa, daughter of Capt. Edward D.
Topping, who is well known to the old seamen as the commander in early years
of a whaling vessel which made many successful voyages.  He lived at Sag
Harbor, which was the home of many boys who afterward became commanders of
vessels.  Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Osborn, of whom we make the
following mention: Julia is the wife of George H. Rogers, a resident of West
Hampton, this county; Henry P. now makes his home in the far West, being
engaged in business in California; Edward T., the twin of Henry, still
resides at home, and Carrie, now Mrs. Edward Kirby, also makes her home with
her parents.
   Mr. and Mrs. Osborn are members in excellent standing of the Methodist
Episcopal Church and are exemplary Christians.  Our subject is a popular man
in his neighborhood, and this was illustrated when he was elected to the
office of Highway Commissioner on the Republican ticket.  He has also been
Trustee of the Town, serving with satisfaction to all concerned.  He is
interested at all times in enterprises of a worthy nature, and no laudable
movement is allowed to fail for want of support on his part.


Bio. of Henry P. Hedges-13601


   History of Suffolk County, New York, with Illustrations, Portraits,
   & Sketches of Prominent Families and Individuals, New York, W.W. Munsell
   & Co., 1882.  "The Town of Southampton", page 44.  (Partial transcript)
   [See the bio. of Edward Osborn-13600]

HENRY P. HEDGES
   Henry Parsons Hedges was born in East Hampton, Suffolk county, N.Y., on
the 13th of October 1817.  He prepared for college at Clinton Academy, in his
native town; entered the sophmore class in Yale College in 1835; graduated in
1838; studied in the Yale Law School during 1839-40, and in law offices until
May 1842, when he was admitted to the New York bar.  On the 9th of May 1843
he married Glorianna Osborn, and the following September commenced the
practice of law in Sag Harbor, where he resided until 1854, when he removed
to Bridgehampton, his present residence.  There he has been engaged in the
practice of his profession and in agricultural pursuits.
   In 1849 he published a history of East Hampton, and he is the author of
several published addresses on temperance, agriculture, and the history of
certain localities on Long Island.
   ...


Bio. of Alvin T. Cowell


   History of Erie County, Ohio, ed. Lewis C. Aldrich, Syracuse, NY,
   D. Mason & Co., 1889.  Page 556.  (Partial transcript)

   Cowell, Alvin T., Margaretta, Castalia p.o., was born on the farm where he
now resides, March 21, 1844, and was married in 1871 to Catharine Cooper.
...
Alvin T. was a son of Philip S. and Mrs. Anna M. (Snow) Cowell, who were
married at Margaretta, October 12, 1826.  They had a family of eight
children, four of whom are now living: Martin, Eleanor, Lavina and Alvin T.
Philip was born in Bradford county, Pa., June 22, 1801, and died March 3,
1869.  Anna M. Cowell was a daughter of Sylvester and Lucy (Webster) Osborne,
who settled in Bloomingville, O., in 1819, coming from Burlington, Vt., with
a family of four children, one daughter and three sons: Anna M., Salmon,
Saliman and Sylvester.  Anna M. was born in 1801, and married Erastus Snow in
1822.  He died leaving one son, Charles R., born July 5, 1824; died in 1881.
...
<Note: See the family of Samuel Osborn.  The family of "Sylvester and Lucy
 (Webster) Osborn" is mysteriously like that of Samuel Osborn's family, with
 the wife being a Webster and children named Salmon, Solyman, and Sylvester.
 Also, Samuel Osborn died near Sandusky, Huron(now Erie) Co., OH, while
 Bloomingville is also near Sandusky.  Perhaps this biography is incorrect
 in the names of Anna M. Osborn's parents and she is daughter of Samuel and
 Polly (Webster) Osborn.  Also see the second biography of Alvin T. Cowell
 below.  In that biography, Alvin T. Cowell's mother's maiden name is given
 as Duncan, not Osborn.>


Bio. of Alvin T. Cowell


   A Standard History of Erie County, Ohio, Hewson L. Peeke, Chicago,
   The Lewis Publishing Co., 1916.  Page 711.  (Partial transcript)

   ALVIN T. COWELL. ...
   He was born at Castalia, Ohio, March 21, 1844, a son of Philip S. and
Annie M. (Duncan) Cowell.  His father was a native of Bradford County,
Pennsylvania, and his mother of Burlington, Vermont.  The Cowells are of
Scotch origin, and one or more of the ancestral lines extend back in America
to the time of the Mayflower.  Annie Duncan Cowell was about six years of age
when she came to Ohio with the family of Burdette Wood, who subsequently
became a banker at Bellevue, Ohio, where he died.  She grew to womanhood in
the home of an uncle at Bloomingville in Erie County, and was here at a time
when the Indians were still numerous and occasionally hostile, and with other
settlers he several times had to take refuge in a local fort as a matter of
protection from the roving bands of red men.  When she was about seventeen
years of age she married Derastus P. Snow, who had lost his wife and child as
a result of Indian attack at Castalia.  After the death of Mr. Snow she was
married in 1826 to Philip S. Cowell, who died in 1869.  After that she lived
in widowhood until her death in 1890, when in her ninety-fifth year.  At that
time she was probably the oldest of the pioneer women of Erie County, and was
the last survivor of that group of early settlers who had to experience all
the dangers and difficulties of the frontier.  Philip S. Cowell, who was born
in 1800, came from Pennsylvania to Castalia in 1818, when little more than a
boy.  He grew up a farmer, and spent many years in the arduous labor of
clearing up a portion of the wilderness.  He was a fine type of the early
settler in Margaretta Township and was a man of more than ordinary influence
in the life of that community.
   Alvin T. Cowell ...
<Note: Seed Alvin T. Cowell's first biography above.  In that biography,
 Alvin T. Cowell's mother's maiden name is given as Osborn, not Duncan.>

Bio. of John Osborn-13695


   History of Erie County, Ohio, ed. Lewis C. Aldrich, Syracuse, NY,
   D. Mason & Co., 1889.  Page 612.  (Transcript)

   Osborn, John, Sandusky, an early settler of Huron, Erie county, was born
in Amherst, Erie county, N.Y., November 18, 1816, and was a son of Arah and
Elizabeth (Tinkler) Osborn.  Elizabeth was born in Aschem, England, and Arah
in Bennington, Vt.  They were married in Erie county, N.Y., in 1815, and
settled in Huron, O., in 1836, where they died, Arah in 1843, and his wife in
April, 1854.  They had a family of six children, four of whom are now living:
John, Jane, now Mrs. Foster; Sally, now Mrs. Goodwin; and Elizabeth, now Mrs.
Dildine.  Arah served during the War of 1812, and received a land warrant of
a tract of land consisting of 160 acres in Indiana.  John Osborn located in
his present homestead farm in 1836, and for which he paid $12.50 per acre.
He now owns in all 165 acres of fine land.  Mr. Osborn was married in 1839 to
Elizabeth Dale.  They have had one son, Myron D. Osborn.  Mrs. Osborn was a
daughter of Peter Dale, who settled here about 1826.


Bio. of Adam Osborn-1543


   The History of Clinton County, Ohio, Chicago, W.H. Beers & Co., 1882.
   Page 929.  (Transcript)

   ADAM OSBORN, blacksmith, Ogden, was born February 1, 1823, in Clinton
County, Ohio; son of Thomas and Margaret Osborn.  Thomas was born about the
year 1800, and when about fifteen years of age, his parents, William and
Susannah Osborn, emigrated from North Carolina to Clinton County, Ohio.  He
was reared to manhood on a farm, receiving but a limited education.  About
the year 1818, he married Miss Margaret Reynard, daughter of Adam and
Catherine Reynard.  They were the parents of twelve children, seven of whom
are still living, viz., William, Adam, Peter, Thomas, Susannah, Catherine and
Mary.  Thomas Osborn, after leading a life of usefulness, departed this life,
July, 1837.   His wife died in December, 1867.  Adam Osborn, the subject of
our present sketch, was reared on a farm; received but a limited education.
When about twenty years of age, hebegan the trade of blacksmithing.  He first
engaged himself to Mr. Joseph Thatcher, who was located about three miles
southwest of Wilmington; remained with him about two years.  He then engaged
himself to John Kimbrough, at Sligo village, for whom he worked about four
years.  He then located on the old Cincinnati road, about four miles
southwest of Wilmington, remained there until 1865, when he removed to Ogden
Village, opened a shop, and has been in business here up to the present time.
He was married, March 15, 1846, to Miss Martha P. Clark.  To them have been
born nine children, viz., Mary, Mattie, Lydia D., Amanda M., Peter A., Elisha
B., and three deceased.  Mrs. Osborn died August 4, 1861.  He remarried,
April 25, 1867, to Mrs. Anderson, widow of Harrison Anderson.  She died,
September 2, 1874.  He was again married, February 3, 1878, to Mrs. Ann E.
Nordyke.  This union has been blessed with one child, viz., Minnie C.  He is
a member of the Friends' Society, and a man who is more upright in his
dealings with his fellow men, Clinton County does not possess.  This worthy
gentleman certainly is entitled to the honor of being represented in the
history of our county.


Bio. of Peter Osborn-1544


   The History of Clinton County, Ohio, Chicago, W.H. Beers & Co., 1882.
   Page 929.  (Transcript)

   PETER OSBORN, Sr., farmer, P.O. Ogden, was born July 31, 1826, and is a
son of Thomas and Margaret Osborn.  Thomas was born about the year 1800; was
the son of William and Susannah Osborn, of whom we have made mention in this
work.  He was reared on a farm, receiving but a limited education.  Was
married about the year 1818, to Miss Margaret Reynard.  They were the parents
of twelve chldren, seven of whom are still living.  He first settled on
Lytle's Creek, near where the village of Ogden is at present located.  In
1829, he removed to a farm located near the farm at present owned by Mr.
Alfred Osborn.  He remained here until his death, which occurred in July,
1837.  He was a kind and loving father and an affectionate husband, and his
achievements are well worthy of remembrance.  Peter Osburn, the subject of
our sketch, was reared to man's estate on a farm, receiving the rudiments of
education in a district school.  On October 22, 1859, he married Miss
Elizabeth Lundy, born March 30, 1833, and daughter of Jesse and Abigail
Lundy.  They are the happy parents of four children, viz.: Angeline, Ruth E.,
Margaret J. and Clark.  Mr. Osborn is a consistent member of the Friends'
Society and may well be classed among the worthy and upright citizens of
Clinton County.


Bio. of Peter Osborn-1512


   The History of Clinton County, Ohio, Chicago, W.H. Beers & Co., 1882.
   Page 930.  (Transcript)

   PETER OSBORN, Jr., farmer, P.O. Ogden.  Charles Osborn, father of the
subject of our sketch, was born in Clinton County, Ohio, and in his youth was
trained to the pursuits of farming.  His father being a pioneer, he, also,
shared in the hardships and privations which those sturdy woodsmen had to
encounter.  He married Miss Elizabeth Fulgum, daughter of Michael and Sarah
Fulgum, of Indiana.  He settled on the homestead of his father, located about
two miles nearly south of Ogden village, Adams Township, Clinton Co., Ohio,
where he spent the remainder of his days.  He was the father of fourteen
children, ten of whom are still living, viz.: Mary J., Michael, Peter,
Caroline, Elizabeth, Charles, Lydia, Clark, Frank, and Delphina.  He owned at
one time about 1,600 acres of land in Ohio and Indiana.  He was a member of
the Friends' Society, and died January 1, 1876.  Peter, the fourth child of
Charles and Elizabeth Osborn, and subject of this sketch, was, like his
father, reared to man's estate on a farm, and received but a limited
education.  On September 20, 1866, he was united in marriage to Miss Anne J.
Thatcher, daughter of Joseph and Deborah Thatcher.  This union has been
blessed with seven children, viz.: Calvin, Clinton, Elizabeth, Lizzie,
Melville, and two who are deceased.  He is a member of the Friends' Society
and the owner of ninety-six acres of land, partly in Adams and Washington
Townships.


Bio. of Alfred Osborn-1523


   The History of Clinton County, Ohio, Chicago, W.H. Beers & Co., 1882.
   Page 930.  (Transcript)

   ALFRED OSBORN, farmer, P.O. Ogden, was born January 5, 1833, in Clinton
County; was the son of Peter and Sarah Osborn.  Peter Osborn was about eleven
years of age when his parents settled in Clinton County.  His edcuation was
rather limited, and as he grew to manhood he also engaged in the work of
clearing the forest, in which he endured a great many hardships and
privations.  He first married Miss Sarah Hadley, daughter of William and
Susan Hadley, by whom he had eight children.  Mrs. Osborn having died, he
married Mrs. Eliza A. Trueblood, widow of Cyrus Trueblood, by whom he had two
children, viz.: Mary and Ada.  He was a member of the Friends' Society, and
during the latter part of his life was a preacher of the gospel for that
religious body, and died November 17, 1874.  In him his children found a kind
and loving father, and his consort found in him an indulgent husband.  Alfred
Osborn was reared on a farm, received but a very limited education; was
married October 23, 1862, to Miss Martha E. Stanton, daughter of William and
Theodosia Stanton.  To them have been born six children, viz.: Aletta, Walter
S., Sarah T., Olive A., Frank T. and Ruth J.(deceased).  He is a member of
the Friends' Society, a Republican, and at present living on part of the old
homestead farm of his father, located about one and a half miles southeast of
Ogden Village.


Bio. of William Osborn-1556


   The History of Clinton County, Ohio, Chicago, W.H. Beers & Co., 1882.
   Page 930.  (Transcript)

   WILLIAM OSBORN, farmer, P.O. Ogden, was born in Randolph County, N.C. in
1808; is the son of William and Susannah Osborn, who settled in Clinton
County, in the autumn of 1815.  William, Jr., was about seven years of age
when his parents settled on Lytle's Creek, about one mile east of where the
village of Ogden is at present built.  They remained here a short time, and
subsequently bought 100 acres of wood-land about two miles southeast of Ogden
Village.  William Osborn, Sr., here first began the work of clearing the
land, which occupied several years, during which time he endured a great many
hardships and privations.  He lived here for the remainder of his days.  He
was married, in 1799, to Miss Susan Snodderly.  They were the parents of
eight children, three of whom are still living.  He was a member of the
Friends' Society, a kind and loving father, an indlugent husband, and
departed this life, October 4, 1862.  William Osborn, Jr., the subject of our
present sketch, was also reared on a farm; his education was but limited.
Was married, December 25, 1834, to Miss Hannah Hadley, daughter of David and
Sarah Hadley.  To then have been born five children, viz.: Isaiah, Seth, and
three who are deceased.  Mrs. Osborn died September 26, 1863.  He was
remarried May 5, 1881, to Mrs. Theodosia Hadley, widow of Eli N. Hadley,
deceased.  In 1834, he bought a farm of 165 acres, about one and a half miles
southeast of Ogden, on which he still resides.  He is a member of the
Friends' Society, and may well be classed among the worthy pioneer citizens
of our county.


Bio. of Seth W. Osborn-6362


   The History of Clinton County, Ohio, Chicago, W.H. Beers & Co., 1882.
   Page 930.  (Transcript)

   SETH W. OSBORN, farmer, P.O. Ogden, was born January 31, 1848, in Clinton
County; is the son of William and Hannah Osborn, whose sketch appears in this
work.  He was reared on a farm, and received but a limited education.  When
but fifteen years of age, he enlisted in the Seventeenth Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, in February, 1863, and he was attached to the Fourteenth Army
Corps under command of Gen. Thomas, operating principally in Georgia and
Tennessee.  After about eight months of service, he fell a victim to the
measles, which finally settled to his lungs.  He was thereupon discharged,
and returned home, where he remained about four or five months, at the end of
which time, his health began to improve, and in February, 1864, he again
enlisted in the One Hundred and Ninety-Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and
seved during the remainder of the war.  His regiment was attached to the Army
of the Cumberland.  He participated in a great many skirmishes, and received
an honorable discharge, August, 1865.  He then returned home, and on January
11, 1867, married Miss Anna E. Rayburn, born July 1, 1845, and daughter of
Samuel and Susannah Rayburn.  They are the parents of three children, viz.:
Walter D., Albert W. and Gilbert S.  He is an earnest and consistent member
of the Friends' Society, in which religious body he officiates as a preacher
of the Gospel.  Politically, he is a Republican, and may well be classed
amoung the worthy citizens of Clinton County.


Obit. of Mary E. Alofsen


   The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Boston,
   Vol. 13, July, 1859.  Page 273.  (Transcript)

ALOFSEN, Mary Elizabeth, Jersey City, April 13th, in the 45th year of her
  age.  She was born June 2, 1814; was the daughter of the late George
  Dummer, and wife of Salomon Alofsen, Esq, of Jersey City.  Her paternal
  grandfather, Stephen Dummer, was born at New Haven, Conn., Aug. 10th, 1755,
  and died there, Dec. 30, 1835.  He married Eunice Cooke, born at New Haven,
  Feb. 28, 1758, where she died Aug. 1st, 1816.  George Dummer, the father of
  Mrs. Alofsen, was born at New Haven, Feb. 5th, 1782, died at Jersey City,
  Feb. 21, 1853.  He married at New York, June 17, 1812, Elizabeth Osborne,
  born at Middletown, Ct., Aug. 27, 1742<sic>, died at Jersey City, Nov. 1,
  1829.  She was the daughter of Daniel Osborne, of Conn., (born Aug. 18,
  1760, died at Stratford, Ct., Aug. 15, 1794,) and of Lois Nichols, born at
  Middletown, Ct., in Sept, 1762, died at Jersey City, Aug. 6, 1846.


Bio. of Freeman Osburn


   History of Richland County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Chicago,
   A.A. Graham & Co., 1880.  Page 828.  (Transcript)

   OSBURN, FREEMAN, farmer; P.O. West Windsor; he was born in Weller Township
April 14, 1843.  Married Jan. 17, 1872, to Matilda Waldo, who was born in
Michigan Dec. 23, 1844; they have two children -- Park W., born July 2, 1874;
Carl H., March 6, 1875.  Mr. Osburn enlisted in the late rebellion in August,
1862.  He was a member of Co. D, 102d O.V.I.


Bio. of Alfred Osbun


   History of Richland County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Chicago,
   A.A. Graham & Co., 1880.  Page 913.  (Transcript)

   OSBUN, ALFRED, farmer; P.O. Mansfield; he was born in this county, and has
always remained a resident here; he lived with his parents until he was 35
years old, when he married and settled on a farm near them; when his father
settled in this county, it was three miles to his nearest neighbors; the
mills built on Mr. O.'s farm are among the early ones of the county; the
grist-mill is now abandoned, but the saw-mill is yet used; the former was
erected by his father, when Mr. O. was a boy, about 1834 or 1835.  Mr. O. is
now about 56 years old, and in the best of health.


Bio. of Charles Osbun


   History of Richland County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Chicago,
   A.A. Graham & Co., 1880.  Page 913.  (Transcript)

   OSBUN, CHARLES, farmer; P.O. West Windsor; he was born in Mansfield Dec.
25, 1821, and is a son of Isaac and Emelia Osbun, who emigrated from
Washington Co., Penn., to this county in 1816; he (Isaac) had entered a tract
of land in Weller Township in 1814, but owing to the unsettled condition of
the times he did not move until 1816, when he settled in Mansfield, where he
lived until the fall of 1821, when he moved to his farm in Weller Township;
he erected the first farmhouse in the then vallage of Mansfield; he held
various offices in the township and county, and in 1821 he was appointed
Associate Judge, which office he filled, with honor and credit, two terms of
seven years each.  The subject of this sketch remained at home until he was
married, Oct. 2, 1843, to Ann E. Hand, who was born in Wooster Dec. 30, 1826;
she is the daughter of Samuel H. and Fredricka Hand, the former of whom came
from England, and the latter from Holland, about the year 1800.  After his
marriage, Mr. Osbun settled on part of the old homestead and present farm;
Mr. and Mrs. Osbun have raised seven children -- Walter A., Alfred R., Edwin
K., Laura C., Cary L., Hanz W. and Carrie May Third, who was named after the
day of the month on which she was born; Walter A. was lost in the war of the
rebellion.


Bio. of William Kinney Murphy


   Combined History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois,
   Philadelphia, J.L. McDonough & Co., 1883.  Page 345.  (Partial transcript)

   William Kinney Murphy was born in Perry county, Illinois, July 20th, 1835.
...
   On the 18th of April, 1860, he was united in marriage to Miss Penina
Ozburn, daughter of Hawkins S. and Mahala (Reese) Ozburn.  She was born in
Perry county.  Her parents were natives of Tennessee, but came to Illinois at
an early day and settled in Jackson county.  Hawkins S. Ozburn was a captain
of a company in the second Illinois Regiment, in the Mexican war.  He was
also at one time a member of the State senate.
...


Bio. of James Gillespie


   Combined History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois,
   Philadelphia, J.L. McDonough & Co., 1883.  Page 470.  (Partial transcript)

[This is in the chapter on Wine Hill in Randolph County.]

   About the same time the settlement of Shiloh Hill was increased by the
accession of Barrows and Houseman; ...  James Gillespie came to what is now
known as Wine Hill precinct in 1826, ... He died in 1865.  His son, John,
married Miss Ann Askins, and settled down on section 3;  here he died in
1849.  Elizabeth married John K. Burk.  Nellie became the wife of Willis
Osborn, who first settled in Jackson county; he afterward went to Missouri,
and thence to Oregon, on the way to which State Nellie died and was buried at
the foot of the Rocky Mountains. ...


Subscribers of Perry Co., IL History


   Combined History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois,
   Philadelphia, J.L. McDonough & Co., 1883.  Page 492.  (Partial transcript)

TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 2 WEST.
                                                                                                 Birth or
                                                                                                 arrived in
Name                Residence/death Section    Occupation or relationship         Nativity       Perry Co.
Ozburn, Thomas J.   Pinckne'ville   Sect. 18   Farmer and Breeder of Fine Stock   Perry Co., Ill   1851
Laura A. Wells           "          Sect. 18   Wife of Thomas J. Ozburn           Perry Co., Ill   1852
Ozburn, Hawkins S.  Died July 18, 1864         Father of Thomas J. Ozburn         Sumner Co., Tenn 1829
Ozburn, Frances(nee Pinckne'ville   Sect. 18   Mother of Thomas J. Ozburn         Dixon Co., Tenn  1849
          Jarrel)


Bio. of Samuel Osborn-12565


   Historical Gazetteer of Tioga County, New York, 1785-1888, Pt. 1,
   W.B. Gay, Syracuse, NY, W.B. Gay & Co., n.d.  Page 149.  (Partial
   transcript)

"Town of Berkshire"
   11. Samuel Osborn lived on the west side of the road, next above Elisha
Jenks, and about a quarter of a mile from him.  He had eight or nine
children, one of whom, Betsey, m with Lyman Legg.  Samuel Osborn was born
about 3 Sept., 1762, and died 19 April, 1840.  Mary, his wife, was born about
11 Nov., 1770, and died 18 March, 1832.


Bio. of Jeremiah Osborn-9246


   Historical Gazetteer of Tioga County, New York, 1785-1888, Pt. 1,
   W.B. Gay, Syracuse, NY, W.B. Gay & Co., n.d.  Page 239.  (Partial
   transcript)

   The Rev. Jeremiah Osborn, first pastor of the first church in Berkshire
and Newark Valley, was born in Lenox, Mass., 29 Aug., 1778, son of Josiah and
Hephzibah Osborn.  The church and society voted to call him, 24 Dec., 1805;
he accepted the call, 11 Jan., 1806; the council called to assist, met
18 Feb., 1806, at the house of widow Dudley, (now in Berkshire) and examined
him.  They then adjourned to the meeting-house, (now in Newark Valley)
19 Feb., 1806, and he was then ordained.  He was dismissed at his own
request, 27 Jan., 1819.  He removed to Candor, N.Y., where he was installed
15 Sept., 1819, and dismissed 21 Sept., 1831.  He afterward preached in Ohio,
till 1839, when he started to visit his mother, at Lenox, and on the way, he
fell dead, 20 July, 1839, at the house of his brother, in Fabius, N.Y., and
was buried there.  His wife was Susanna S. Woodruff, daughter of the Rev.
Hezekiah North Woodruff, of Scipio, N.Y.  She died, at Girard, Erie Co.,
Penn., 24 March, 1863, aged seventy-five years.  Their children were:
   I.  Hezekiah Woodruff, b 8 Oct., 1808; m 30 May, 1839, with Evelina Lydia
Smith; was installed pastor of the Congregational church at Mesopotamia,
Ohio, in Jan., 1840, and died 29 Oct., 1854, leaving three children.
   II.  Chauncey, b 1 Aug., 1811; m in 1840, with Susanna Nutting; was
installed pastor of the Congregational church as Farmington, Ohio, in 1842,
and died at Dearborn, Mich., 30 Nov., 1856, without children.
   III.  Susanna, b 30 May, 1813; m in 1832 with the Rev. J. Alden Woodruff,
and died in Hartford, Trumbull Co., Ohio, 11 April 1845.  She had eight
children.
   IV.  Sarah Alden, b 27 Jan., 1816; m in Monroe, Ohio, 16 Sept., 1834, with
Jedediah Chapman, and now resides at South Bend, Indiana.  She has three
children.
   V.  Maria Elizabeth, b 12 Sept., 1818; was a teacher for many years
m 15 Oct., 1873, with Deacon Gervase Spring, and now resides at Claridon,
Ohio.
   VI.  Clarinda, b at Candor, N.Y., 17 June, 1821; m 8 June, 1859, with
Orson Warrener, of Claridon, Ohio, where she now lives.
   VII.  Josiah Olmstead, b at Candor N.Y., 17 Oct., 1823; m in April 1846,
with Mary Ann Hanchet, and has three children; He has been a preacher in the
Methodist church from 1853, till the fall of 1885, when his voice failed.  He
resides at McKean, Erie Co., Penn.


Bio. of Joseph Osburn Wentworth


   Portrait and Biographical Album of Jackson county, Iowa, Chicago,
   Chapman Brothers, 1889.  Page 337.  (Partial transcript)

JOSEPH OSBURN WENTWORTH. ... A native of Tompkins County, N.Y., he was born
Sept. 27, 1830, ...
   Charles Wentworth, the father of our subject, was born in Roxbury, Mass.,
Nov. 17, 1803, and was left an orphan when a small boy.  He received a
limited education, served an apprenticeship as a carpenter and joiner, and
later acquired a comfortable property and became a highly respected citizen.
He came to the West during the period of its early settlement and died in
Fairfield Township, this county, March 6, 1786 -- the centennial year.  He
was married in early manhood to Miss Permelia Osburn, who was born in
Berkshire County<sic>, N.Y., Sept. 15, 1810.  She was the youngest of ten
children.  She survived her husband eight years, passing away on June 10,
1884, at the homestead in Jackson County.
   ...


Bio. of Elisha P. Carpenter


   Biographical History of Westchester County, New York, Chicago,
   The Lewis Publishing Co., 1899.  Page 338.  (Partial transcript)

ELISHA P. CARPENTER
   Among the leading and energetic farmers of Somers township, Westchester
county, who thoroughly understand their business and pursue the vocation of
their chosen calling in a methodical and workmanlike manner is the subject of
this biography, who owns a fine farm of one hundred and thirty-three acres.
He has spent his entire life upon that place, his birth occurring there
June 23, 1862.
   ...
   Jesse G. Carpenter, our subject's father, was born February 15, 1822, and
at the age of twelve years left the home farm, going to New York, where he
was in the grocery business until 1858.  He then returned to the farm and
thereafter gave his attention to agricultural pursuits, with good success.
On the 23d of December, 1849, he married Miss Sarah Seymour, daughter of
James and Orpha (Osbourn) Seymour, and they became the parents of the
following children: Daniel Webster, who died October 24, 1852, on the same
day that the great statesman for whom he was named also passed away; James
S., deceased; John S., a resident of Yorktown Heights, New York; Andrew and
Orpha Ann, both deceased; and Elisha P., our subject.  ...
   ...


Bio. of William King


   Pioneer Life in Dayton and Vicinity 1796-1840, Dayton, OH,
   U.B. Publishing House, 1896.  Page 59.  (Partial transcript)

   William King was born in York County, Pennsylvania, January 3, 1764.
Nancy (Agnes) Waugh was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania, in 1762.  They
were married April 2, 1787, and soon after removed to Kentucky and settled
near Lexington, where he worked at his trade.  They had three sons: Victor,
born March 11, 1790; John, born October 16, 1791; Samuel, born November 11,
1793, and a daughter, Susan, born October 15, 1796.  Being conscientiously
opposed to slavery, he decided to move to Ohio, and in 1799, having procured
a good team, he crossed the Ohio River. ...
   ...
   Having finished the cabin, he moved his family out to it, and commenced
clearing in 1799.  He remained at the spot until his death in 1863.  A second
daughter, Jane, was born to them in 1800.  About 1813 the two oldest sons,
Victor and John, moved to Madison, Indiana.  In 1817 his daughter Susan died.
The third son, Samuel M., remained with his parents, and in 1822 was married
to Mary C. Williams, daughter of John H. Williams, and oldest sister of
Lockhard and Herbert S. Williams, who all owned and lived on parts of the
sections named.  On July 1, 1839, his wife Nancy (Agnes) died.  For several
years previous to her death the duties of housekeeping had been turned over
to Samuel and Mary, and William King lived with them.  His daughter Jane
married David Osborn about 1824, and died in 1829, leaving three children --
William K., David S., and Jane, now Mrs. Stevenson.  David and Jane are still
living.
   ...


1881 Bio. of Cargle Chitty


   History of Greene County, Ohio, R.S. Dills, Dayton, OH, Odeli and
   Mayer, 1881.  Page 834.  (transcript)
   [See the bio. of David M. Osburn]
   [See the 1902 bio. of Cargel Chitty]

   Cargle Chitty, farmer, is a native of Virginia; was born in 1831; came to
Ohio in 1844; located in this county; was married on the 10th of February,
1859, to Miss Rebecca A. Osborne, of this county, and ten children are the
result of their marriage: Henry, Mary E., Andrew S., Leander M., Rosetta,
John H., William F., Luther, Ollie V., and Monroe, all living but Henry, who
died January 7, 1861, aged eight months; none married.  Our subject has a
farm of one hundred and five acres, well improved, and resides on it, farming
chiefly to grain.  His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Politically, he affiliates with the Democratic party, believing that it is
the party of superiority.  His wife is a native of this county, and was born
August 28, 1840.  Her father, David M. Osborne, is a resident of Fayette
County; his father, David, sr., was one of the pioneers of this county.  Our
subject is a charter member of Bowersville Lodge No. 559, I.O.O.F.


1902 Bio. of Cargel Chitty


   History of Greene County, Ohio, George F. Robinson, Chicago,
   The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1902.  Page 926.  (transcript)
   [See the 1881 bio. of Cargle Chitty]

   Cargel Chitty, now deceased, spent the greater part of his life in Greene
county and for a long period was a representative of agricultural interests.
He followed farming with excellent success and his labors brought to him a
good financial return.  He was born June 15, 1831, in Virginia, and when a
lad of twelve summers accompanied his father to this county, where, as he
attained years of discretion, he aided his father in operating a sawmill,
being connected with that line of business for a long period.  He afterward
turned his attention to farming, which he followed throughout his remaining
days, and in the cultivation of the soil he was very successful, the well
tilled fields returning to him golden harvests.
   In the year 1859 Mr. Chitty was united in marriage to Miss Rebecca Ann
Osburn, a native of Greene county and the second child of David M. and
Cynthia J. (McKendree) Osburn, also natives of this county, the latter having
been born upon the farm upon which Mrs. Chitty now resides.  The paternal
gradparents, David and Precocia Osburn, came from Virginia in the year 1834,
taking up their abode in Jefferson township.  Here the grandfather purchased
three hundred acres of land at a dollar and a quarter per acre.  At that time
thre were only a few buildings in what is now the city of Cincinnati, and the
work of development, progress and improvement in Ohio seemed scarcely begun.
Unto the grandparents were born four children: George, Elizabeth, David Mc.,
and Louis C.
   David Osburn, the father of Mrs. Chitty, was born in Batavia, Ohio, and
acquired his early education in what was then known as the Palmer school
house, about three miles from his daughter's home.  He continued a student
until eighteen years of age, after which he engaged in teaching school for
two years.  He was then united in marriage in the year 1839 to Miss Cynthia
Jackson, a native of Greene county.  Mr. Osburn was a minister of the
Methodist Episcopal church and his influence in behalf of moral development
was most marked.  He also served as justice of the peace, and in politics was
a stanch Republican.  Unto him and his wife were born six children, as
follows: Elihu B., who was killed in Indian Territory; Rebecca, the widow of
Mr. Chitty; Nathaniel, a resident of Missouri; Charity, who married Harrison
Williamson, of Miami county, Ohio; Nancy Jane, the wife of Mr. Osburn, of
Iowa; and William J., a resident of Fayette county, Ohio.
   The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Chitty was blessed with ten children, of whom
nine are now living: Mary Elizabeth, the wife of Alvin Zimmerman, of Indiana;
Andrew, who lives in Indiana; Lee M., a resident of the state of Washington;
Rose, who married Dr. Merchant, of Fayette county, Ohio; John H., who resides
in Fayette county; Frank W., who makes his home in Chicago, Illinois; Luther,
a resident of Bowersville, Ohio; Violet; Claude, living at home with his
mother; and Henry, who has passed away.
   Mr. Chitty gave his political support to the Democracy and kept well
informed on the issues of the day, so that he was able to support his
political position by intelligent argument.  He held membership with the
Methodist Episcopal church, to which his wife also belongs, and its teachings
permeated his entire career and made him an upright, honorable citizen whose
worth was widely recognized.


Bio. of Abraham McClain


   The History of Wyandot County, Ohio: containing a history ...,
   Chicago, Leggett, Conaway, 1884.  Page 626.  (transcript)

   ABRAHAM McCLAIN, one of the most highly esteemed pioneers of this county,
was born in Ross County, Ohio, April 14, 1810.  He is a son of James and Mary
(Osborn) McClain, who were both natives of Pennsylvania.  His parents were
married in Ross County, Ohio, to which locality they both had migrated in
their early single days, and where they reared a family of four sons and two
daughters, our subject being as this date, the only surviving member.  His
father moved from Madison County to Wyandot in April, 1846, and settled in
Pitt Township, where he purchased a farm on which he died in 1855, in his
eighty-fourth year; his wife, Mary, after his death removing to her son's
home where she died in 1865, in a log cabin erected by John Bearskin, a
full-blooded Indian.  Our subject resided with his parent till his sixth year
in his native county, then removed with them to Pickaway County, and three
years later to Madison County, where he grew to manhood.  Living on the
frontier in those early days, the advantages of schools were almost entirely
denied him.  He was employed on the farm with his parents till his marriage
to Mary A. Neff, November 15, 1831, soon after which he removed to what is
now this county, arriving here in February, 1834.  This locality was then an
unbroken forest inhabited chiefly by Indians, with whom Mr. McClain was on
familiar terms, being personally acquainted with the chiefs Sumundewat,
Bearskin, Peacock, Matthew Mudeater, Dr. Greyeyes, James Rankins and Jonathan
and Isaac Zorne.  Amid these surroundings he began the toilsome task of
building up a home, and right manfully he has fought his way through the
years of an industrious life.  We find him now the owner of 224 acres of
valuable land, and comfortably housed in a substantial brick residence,
enjoying the comforts of life in his old age, though somewhat broken in
health by the years of toil.  His farm is well stocked with the best grades
of cattle, sheep and hogs, and he yet does quite an extensive farming
business.  By his first wife, who died August 9, 1853, Mr. McClain had nine
children, six of whom are now living -- John G., born November 15, 1834;
Jane E., August 23, 1838; Archibald, March 24, 1841; Mary R., May 14, 1843;
David Po., April 15, 1845, and Zachary T., May 6, 1847.  Mrs. McClain was
born November 12, 1808.  Mr. McClain's second wife was Catharine A. Berlien,
to whom he was married, January 29, 1856.  She is a daughter of Jacob and
Saloma (Zimmerman) Berlien, and was born in Westmoreland County, Penn.,
May 12, 1833.  By this union eight children have resulted, seven still
living, viz.: Sarah E., born October 30, 1857; Abraham L., May 20, 1860;
Leefe B., February 18, 1862; Elmore J., November 2, 1863; Emma A., June 17,
1865; Myrtie E., March 25, 1870, and Charles A., August 16, 1875.  Saloma,
who was born December 8, 1858, died August, 1859.  Mrs. McClain is an
enthusiastic Republican and a true patriot.  Three sons were soldiers in the
late war and his father, James McClain, was a soldier in the war of 1812.  He
began his business life a poor boy, but has accumulated a valuable property,
and with his garnered stores, his three score years and ten failed not to
crown him with gray hairs and honor.


Bio. of Thompson E. Osburn


   History of Licking County, O; Its Past and Present, N.N. Hill Jr.
   Newark, OH, A.A. Graham & Co., 1881.  Page 736.  (transcript)

   OSBURN, THOMPSON E., contractor and builder, post office, Vanatta, was
born in Franklin township, this county, July 27, 1842.  About 1835 his
father, Richard Osburn, came from Virginia, settling on Clay lick, in
Franklin township.  Mary (Humphrey) Osburn, his mother, was also a native of
Virginia, and came to Muskingum county when a child, and when that county was
a wilderness.  Thompson E. Osburn enlisted in company F, One Hundred and
Thirteenth regiment Ohio volunteer infantry, August 22, 1862, and was
honorably discharged, July 7, 1865.  He took part in the following battles:
Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Buzzard Roost, Resaca, Rome, Dallas, Kenesaw
Mountain (where one-half of the company was killed or wounded) Peach Tree
Creek, New Hope Church, Front of Atlanta, Jonesborough, and many skirmishes.
He was also with Sherman on his famous "march to the sea."  During this march
he was connected with the foragers, who fought a small battle by themselves,
whipping the rebels at Sandersville, Georgia, driving them out of that place
and capturing a good dinner that had been prepared by the ladies of that
village for the gray-coats.  He was also with Sherman in his march through
the Carolinas, and was engaged in the severe battle of Bentonville, and also
that of Black River.  He remained with Sherman until after the surrender of
Johnson's army, and fired one of the last shots of the war on the tenth of
April, 1865, the day following the surrender of Lee, he being at the time on
the skirmish line near Smithfield, North Carolina.  Sergeant Osburn also
fired one of the first and one of the last shots at the battle of
Chickamauga.  In this battle his company lost twenty-one out of thirty-five
men in killed and wounded.  At the battle of Kenesaw Mountain Sergeant Osburn
rescued Andrew J. Shaw who fell, desperately wounded near the enemy's works.
Shaw had been his friend at home; and afterward died in the hospital.  Mr.
Osburn rescued him by crawling snake-like to the rebel works and taking him
away unperceived.  He was never unable to do duty, and never received a
scratch, though in every engagement in which the regiment was engaged.  At
Jonesborough the regiment captured two pieces of artillery, and more
prisoners than there were men in the regiment.  The nearest he came to
getting shot was at Kenesaw, where his gun stock was shattered by a ball.  He
was in the great review at Washington, at the close of the war.


Bio. of James T. Osborn


   Centennial History of the City of Newark and Licking County, Ohio, Vol. II,
   E.M.P. Brister, Chicago-Columbus, S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1909.
   Page 200.  (transcript)

JAMES T. OSBORN.
   Surmounting the difficulties which beset him in early life, James T.
Osborn has gradually worked his way upward until today he is in possession of
a well improved farm property comprising forty-two acres in Madison township,
on which he has made his home since 1902.  He was born in Franklin township,
Licking county, August 19, 1849, a son of Richard and Mary (Humphrey) Osborn,
both of whom were natives of Loudoun county, Virginia.  They were married in
Muskingum county, Ohio, and soon afterward came to Licking county,
establishing their home in Franklin township.  In 1849, however, they took up
their abode in Madison township, while in 1874 the father removed to Newton
township and there spent his remaining days, his death occurring in May,
1775, when he was sixty-three years of age.  The mother, however, died during
their residence in Madison township, her death occurring September 24, 1868,
when she was fifty-eight years of age.  The father was a democrat in
political views and affiliations and was a man highly respected in the
various communities in which he lived.
   James T. Osborn was reared in much the usual manner of farm lads, his time
during the spring and summer months being given to work on the home farm,
while in the winter season he pursued his education in the public schools.
He continued to assist his father on the operation of the homestead property
until 1874, whn he and his brother Landon, who is now deceased, rented the
home farm, which they operated until 1882.  Mr. Osborn then operated for one
year the farm now owned by Curtis Neibarger, after which he took up his abode
on the farm which he now owns but which he then rented.  After four years, in
1887, he removed to the farm which is now owned by Mrs. Wilson, but in 1902,
having carefully saved his earnings, he felt justified in making purchase of
the property he now owns and to which he removed in 1902.  This tract
comprises forty-two acres and is located in Madison township.  Mr. Osborn has
placed the land under a high state of cultivation and each year harvests
abundant crops as a reward for the care and labor which he bestows upon the
fields.  In all his business affairs he follows only the most honorable and
straightforward methods and the success which he has achieved is richly
deserved.
  Mr. Osborn has been married twice.  He was first married in December, 1874,
to Miss Elizabeth McKinney, a daughter of Samuel B. McKinney, of Madison
township.  This union was blessed with one daughter, Helen M., now the wife
of George Anderson, a resident of Madison township.  The wife and mother
departed this life in June, 1900, and in October, 1904, Mr. Osborn was again
married, his second union being with Eliza Cochran, of Newark, Ohio.
   Active and interested in the political situation of the country, Mr.
Osborn gives stalwart support to the republican party and is now serving his
second term as trustee of Madison township.  Mr. Osborn is well qualified to
fill the office to the satisfaction of the people, as was demonstrated in his
re-election for a second term.  His religious faith is indicated by his
membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he is a trustee.  His
success is the result of his own energy, labor and perseverance, directed by
an evenly balanced mind and by honorable business principles, so today he
finds a place among the substantial agriculturists of Madison township and
Licking county.


Bio. of Frank C. Osburn


   Centennial History of the City of Newark and Licking County, Ohio, Vol. II,
   E.M.P. Brister, Chicago-Columbus, S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1909.
   Page 798.  (transcript)

FRANK C. OSBURN.
   Frank C. Osburn, well known througout Newark township, as a breeder of
fine stock, particularly of hogs and Jersey cattle, was born in Franklin
township, August 17, 1870, and descends from a family identified with the
agricultural interests of this section of the state for more than a century,
his grandfather, Lee Osburn, a native of Loudoun county, Virinia, having come
to this county in 1828, locating in Franklin township on the farm on which
the father of F.C. Osburn now resides, and later removing to Licking
township, where he departed this life.
   Among his children was William R. Osburn, who was born in Franklin
township on this father's farm, where he resided until the year 1882, during
which year he removed to the farm on which his son, Frank C., now resides and
on which he remained for fifteen years.  At the expiration of that time he
returned to the old Osburn homestead, where he now lives.  He has followed
general farming all his life in connection with stock-raising, in both of
which he is very successful.  His wife bore the maiden name of Anna E.
Shannon, is a native of Madison township, this county, where she was united
in marriage.  She has become the mother of eight children, namely: Alice;
Henry L., an agriculturist of Madison township; Frank C.; T.S., deceased;
G.R.; W.C., a machinist residing in Licking township; Nellie R., wife of
Pearl Schurtle, of Bowling Green township; and Anna.
   The district schools of Franklin township afforded Frank C. Osburn his
education and he remained on the home farm until he was twenty-nine years of
age, in the meantime having made himself familiar with the work of the fields
and stock-raising, particularly the latter.  Leaving home he purchased his
present farm, which consists of seventy-five acres of land, and here he has
an excellent house and his farm is provided with the full round of buildings,
all of a substantial character.  He engages in producing a general line of
crops but makes a specialty of breeding stock, Jersey and Poland China hogs
and Shropshire sheep.  He keeps on hand an average of sixty head of Poland
China hogs, all of which are thoroughbreds, among them being Ohio Chief and
Highland Lad, the former being a son of old Chief Perfection, the king of
Polands, while Highland Lad is a grandson of Chief Perfection and was bred
from Ohio Chief by Link Gukins, of Disko, Indiana, one of the largest stock
breeders in the United States.  Mr. Osburn is quite well known as a breeder
of Jersey cattle and owns Exile of St. Lambert, sired by old Exile.  He has
paid more attention to stock breeding than to any other department of his
farm work and his experience in this line of work has made him a recognized
authority throughout the county.  He belongs to the National Poland China
Register and the American Jersey Cattle Club.
   In 1900 Mr. Osburn wedded Miss Ora S. Boring, a resident of Franklin
township, by shom he has had one daughter, Mary Margaret, who is four years
of age.  Politically Mr. Osburn does not ally himself with any particular
party inasmuch as he has not yet found the principles of any cult on the
whole meeting with his approval, and consequently he takes an independent
stand, casting his vote for such candidates for political office as he
adjudges possessed of personal qualities and political ability which in his
judgment will enable them to perform the duties of public office to the best
advantage of the commonwealth.  In local matters he has taken considerable
interest and has been called upon by his fellow townsmen to perform the
duties of road supervisor.  He does not allow the pressure of business
affairs to monopolize the time he should devote to his religious obligations.
He and his wife are faithful members of St. Johns Lutheran church, of which
he is an elder.  Mr. Osburn is one of the most prosperous agriculturists of
this part of the county, taking great pride in his farm and also in his home,
which he has equipped with every convenience for comfort including a
telephone.  Upright in all his dealings and maintaining a position above
reproach, he is held in high esteem by his neighbors and is accounted among
the worthy citizens of the community.