Welcome to the Osborne Origins website. This site is for dissemination of Osborne genealogical information and coordination of research on Osborne family history. Included are abstracts of public records, linked pedigrees, queries, etc. New information is continually being added. If you are a first time visitor, please visit the "Help & FAQs" page by clicking on the link on the left. That page gives some information helpful in knowing how to navigate around the Osborne Origins website. Also, please consider signing the guestbook above.

By its nature, Osborne Origins is considered a secondary source. The information here comes from a variety of sources, original and secondary. You are encouraged to verify any information found here that pertains to your family line. Please see the National Genealogical Society webpage Standards for Sound Genealogical Research.

This site contains information on many unrelated Osborne families and the vast majority of information here does not pertain to the compiler's personal family line. The records are posted here so you can perform your own search through them. Please read the information on making contributions to Osborne Origins and the Queries section.

What's available at the Osborne Origins website?

• Help & FAQs
  The Osborne Origins website contains a large amount of information. To organize this information, the website has a number of "layers" and uses multiple browser windows. This page provides help in understanding how to use the Osborne Origins website.
  
  
• Linked Family Records
  Family group records linked from generation to generation. There are over 12,600 individuals in over 1,180 families. Many of the individuals given here have links to the source records (see below) where the information on them is found. The Linked Family Records is on another webpage. Use this link or the link in the menu on the left to go to the Linked Family Records.
  
  
• Source Records
  Abstracts of vital Records, census records, biographies, court records, etc. The census information includes all 1790-1850 census data for Osbornes (all spellings) in all states. There are over 600 biographies taken from county histories, pensions, and other family records. A record regarding a particular person may contain a link to where that person appears in the Linked Family Records. This enables one to get additional information on that person. The list of available records is on another webpage. Use this link or the link in the menu on the left to go to the Source Records.
  
  
• Bibliography
  References to books or periodical articles containing significant information on Osborne families. Ordering information is provided when known.
  
  
• The Osborn-Ausburn DNA Project
  Thomas Osborne and Tony Ausburn are co-administrators for the Ausborn/Osborn DNA Project. Participating in the project might help you solve your "brick wall". Of course, the project is also looking for participants whose Osborn lineage is known in order to provide DNA reference points for those still looking for their ancestors. Visit this page for more information on how to participate in the project.
  
  
• Register Your Reseach Interest
  Have you found your ancestors in the Linked Family Records or in census records or a will or other probate record posted at Osborne Origins? You can have your email address listed with the records pertaining to your direct ancestors. Have you contributed records for posting at Osborne Origins? Then you can have your email address listed with the records on any Osbornes you have a research interest in. For further information on registering your research interests, please click on the link above.
  
  
• Search for Information
  Search Osborne Origins, Ancestry, or the Internet for information on your family.
  
  
• Osborne Message Boards and Mail Lists
  Information on posting queries and subscribing to the OSBORN-L and OSBORNE-L mail lists.
  
  
• Other Osborne Websites
  Other websites of particular interest to Osborne researchers.
  
  
• Links to general interest genealogy websites
  Websites of general interest to genealogical researchers.
  
  
• Information on making contributions to Osborne Origins
  Help add to Osborne Origins. Your submissions are welcome. This lets you know what I am looking for.
  
  
• Recent Additions and Updates
  A list of what has recently been added or updated in Osborne Origins.

Register Your Reseach Interest

To register your research interest:

1. Your email address to use in the email links.
2. Your name or "handle" as you want it to appear in the email links.
   This can be just your first name, just your last name, your full name, a handle, or even your email address again. Just let me know how you want it to appear. Examples are "Lee", "Lee Osborne", "root digger", or "lee@osborne-origins.org".
3. The full names of your ancestors. For Linked Family Records, please give me the Record Identification Numbers(RINs) that appear with your ancestors' names in the Linked Family Records. For instance, my ancestor is Doctor Frank Osburn-4. I have to have the RINs to make sure I have the right people.
   
   For census records, please give me your ancestors' names, what census years, states, county names, and page and line numbers. This is needed to make sure I put your email links where they properly belong.
   
   For will or other probate records, please give me your ancestor's names, the URL (web address) of the page where the will or probate is located at Osborne Origins and the date of the will or probate. This way I will get the email link on the proper will or probate record.

Your ancestor doesn't appear at Osborne Origins:

• RootsWeb/Ancestry Message Boards
  Osborn, Osborne, Osburn, Osbon, Osbourn, Osband, Osbern, Orsborn, Orsborne, Orsburn, Ausborn, Ausburn, Ozbirn, Ozbun, Ozburn
  
  
• GenForum Message Boards
  Osborne, Osborn, Osburn, Ausburn, Osbourne, Orsborn, Orsborne
  
  
• Osborne Origins Message Boards
  Currently I have a message board for those who wish to express interest in the creation of an Osborn family genealogical association and a message board for those researching Osborns in and around Warren Co., OH. Go to see the Osborne Origins message boards
  
  
• Recommendation
  The best message board to post your Osborn query or message at is the RootsWeb/Ancestry Osborn message board. Postings on this board are automatically forwarded to the OSBORN-L mail list for even broader distribution. I also recommend posting to either the Osborne GenForum or Osborn GenForum message boards as some people use the GenForum boards and not the RootsWeb/Ancestry boards.

• Information on joining the OSBORN-L and OSBORN-D mail lists
• Information on joining the OSBORNE-L and OSBORNE-UK-L mail lists
• Recommendation
  Join both Osborn and Osborne mail lists to be sure to receive whatever email others might send regarding Osborns. Send to either OSBORN-L or OSBORNE-L, but it is probably unnecessary to send to both. I have a preference for the OSBORN-L list.

Contributing Source Records to Osborne Origins

Do you have photocopies or transcripts of source records that might be of interest to other Osborne researchers? I will gladly send you a copy of the Osborne Origins website on CD-ROM in exchange for your contribution. For specific information on the kinds of records of interest, please click here. Please send email to webmaster@osborne-origins.org with information on the records you would like to contribute. Thanks.

Recent Additions and Updates

See the List of New Items at Osborne Origins.

4/11/03 - Reorganized source records page

7/7/00 - Minor reorganization of the site. Also fixed a number of links.

6/20/00 - Added capability to make CD-ROMs of the Osborne Origins website.

3/7/00 - Extended last change to link to source records from the Linked Family Records. Now you can easily check out many of the sources where a person is mentioned. Currently this is mostly for census records and some death and marriage certificates. Additional records will be linked in the future.

2/23/00 - Added capability to link from source records to families in Linked Family Records.

2/23/00 - Added HELP page.

11/11/99 - Removed the Chat room and Calendar features and added a SEARCH facility.

5/30/99 - Changed the way Linked Family Records is set up. Family group pages and source information now opened up in separate browser windows.

3/30/99 - Added capability to link notes in Linked Family Records to the source record. Many of the biography notes are now linked.

1/21/99 - Chat room and calendar added to Osborne Origins.

12/31/98 - Osborne Origins moved to AT&T Worldnet. Instructions for download of the Osborne Origins GEDCOM file changed. The Contributors Linked Family Records was replaced with a link to the Ancestry World Tree. Guest Book and Address List features added.

12/31/95 - The Osborne Origins genealogy web page created. This web page is intended for dissemination of Osborne genealogical information. Included are abstracts of public records, linked pedigrees, queries, etc.