Osborne, F. J.

OSBORNE

Posted By: Joyce Hickman (email)
Date: 1/11/2009 at 18:39:02

F. J. Osborne

(From the 1883 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, by J. H. Keatley, p.43, Council Bluffs)
F. J. Osborne, dealer in staple and fancy groceries, Council Bluffs, was born in Canada; his mother died in May, 1874; his father is still living in Canada. In 1876, he married Miss Lillian Hilton, daughter of Dr. Hilton, of Council Bluffs, and by this marriage they have one child - Florence, an infant nine weeks old. Mr. Osborne went to Michigan in 1879, and the following year came to Council Bluffs. Here he engaged in the grocery business, which he has since carried on, doing an annual business of about $35,000. He employs four men and carries from $4,000 to $5,000 worth of stock. He has two brothers and two sisters. One of his brothers, W. H., is married and lives in San Jose, Cal., where he is engaged in the milling business. The other brothers is in the dry-goods business in Chicago. His two sisters, one of whom is married, reside in Canada.