Osborn, George H. (1818-1898)

OSBORN

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Date: 9/15/2019 at 00:49:08

George H. Osborn
Feb 24, 1818 - Oct 3, 1898

[From the 1891 Biographical History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, p.684]
GEORGE H. OSBORN, who owns and cultivates 160 acres of land in section 3, Garner Township, first came to this county in April 1865. He was born in Frederick County, Virginia, near Winchester, in the Shenandoah Valley, noted during the last war, the date of his birth being February 24, 1818. His father was George Osborn, a miller by trade and of English ancestry; and his mother, whose maiden name was Amelia GORDON, was a Virginian by birth and of old Virginian ancestry. Mr. Osborn was brought up a farmer in his native county. March 26, 1846, he married Miss Eliza GRANT, a daughter of John and Rebecca (Fulton) Grant. The Grant family were from Pennsylvania before the War of 1812. After his marriage, Mr. Osborn removed to Frederick County, and in the spring of 1860, he came West and located near St. Joseph, Missouri, and lived there five years, engaged in farming. During the War the community was a disagreeable one; and in the spring of 1865, Mr. Osborn bought his present farm, on which at the time there were an old log cabin and a few other improvements. Now the place is a splendid home, up with the times. Mr. Osborn is a Democrat in his political principles, a highly honored and worthy citizen. His children are: Ella, wife of William King, living in Hazel Dell Township John L., who also resides in Hazel Dell Township; Alcinda, now Mrs. William Triplet, residing in Buffalo County, Nebraska; and George C., a resident of Hazel Dell Township.