Osler, Alex (1850-1932)

OSLER

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Date: 9/15/2019 at 00:54:41

Alexander Osler
Feb 6, 1850 - Mar 14, 1932

[From the 1891 Biographical History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, p.320]
Alex OSLER, a member of the Board of Supervisors of Pottawattamie County, is a popular and esteemed resident of Grove Township and an early settler of the county. He came here in 1864 and has since made this place his home. Mr. OSLER was born in Randolph County, Indiana, February 6, 1850, son of Orman and Louisa (BANTA) OSLER. His father was born in Maryland, near Baltimore, of German extraction, and his mother was a native of the Buckeye State. They were married in Randolph County, Indiana, and in 1856 moved to Benton County, Iowa. They made their home in that county until 1864, when they came to this place. Here the father improved a farm and here they both spent the remainder of their days, both dying in the spring of 1872, the father at the age of fifty and the mother at forty-five. They left eight children, five sons and three daughters.
Alex spent his youth at farm work and obtained his education in the public schools of Benton and Pottawattamie Counties, Iowa. In 1873, he located on the land which he has since improved and which is now under an excellent state of cultivation. Mr. OSLER erected a good frame house on a natural building site, planted a grove and orchard, built a barn, has a modern wind-mill, and his farm is well fenced. He is here engaged in general farming and stock raising. Mr. OSLER was married April 22, 1872, to Miss Hannah E. JOHNSON, a native of Ohio. Her father, John R. JOHNSON, came to this county in 1871 and resided here until his death occurred.
Mr. And Mrs. OSLER have two children: Benjamin Adrian and Ethel Louisa. Their first born, Orman, died at the age of six years. Politically, the subject of this sketch is a Republican. He is one of the stanch members of that party in his county. He has served as a Justice of the Peace and in other minor county offices. As a member of the Board of Supervisors, he is an efficient and popular officer, filling the position with credit to himself and also to his constituents. Mr. OSLER is a gentleman in the prime of life. He is frank and cordial in his manner, is noted for his integrity, and is honored and respected by all who know him.