In 1865 Mr. Osborn removed with his parents to Shelby county, Illinois. Four years later on the 18th of November, 1869, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah A. Shell, a native of Shelby county. The first year of their married life the young people continued to make their home in that county, but at the end of that period they removed to a farm near Green Castle in Jasper county, this state, and here, with the exception of one year, when they lived in Madison county, they resided for thirteen years. They went to Polk county in 1884, where they lived for a time, but later removed to Mr. Osborn's farm near Maxwell, this county. They lived on this place until Mr. Osborn retired in 1907, after which time they made their home in Maxwell and there on the 24th of July, 1909, Mr. Osborn passed away.
Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Osborn, two of whom survive : Eva L., wife of William Hartung, a farmer in Indian Creek township; and Orlando, who owns and lives on the home farm near Maxwell.
Mr. Osborn was always a stanch adherent of the republican party, believing that its basic principles were best adapted to protect the interests of the general public and while he never sought political preferment he served as township trustee and most capably discharged the duties of other local offices while a resident of Polk county. Mr. Osborn was a Christian and a communicant of the Methodist Protestant church, in which Mrs. Osborn also holds membership. He was not a man who sought publicity or reward for service but he was always ready to respond to the call of his country or fellowman in time of need, and he will long be remembered in the community where he lived, for he was held in high esteem by all who knew him.
WALTER L. MORRIS.
Walter L. Morris, living on section 34, Franklin township, has been a resident of Story county since the fall of 1875, arriving here when a youth of eleven years. He was born in Morrison, Illinois, on the 23d of May, 1864, his parents being Willard and Adaline (Leonard) Morris. He was the eldest son and fourth child in a family of seven children and spent the first eleven years of his life in the place of his nativity, after which he came with his parents to Story in the fall of 1875. They took up their abode in Washington township, two and a half miles west of Ames, and there lived for two years, after which they removed to Franklin township, where Walter L. Morris has since made his home.
He continued with his parents until his marriage and in the public schools of Illinois and of Iowa he pursued his education, while his training in farm work was received under the direction of his father. There were few leisure hours in his boyhood and yet at times he had opportunity to enjoy the sports which engaged the attention of all healthy youths.