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Biographies.
 Source:
History of Warren
Co., Ohio
containing
A History of the County; Its Townships, Towns,
Schools, Churches,
Etc.; General and Local Statistics; Portraits of
Early
Settlers and Prominent Men; History of The North-
West Territory; History of Ohio; Map of
Warren County; Constitution of the
United States, Miscellaneous
Matters, Etc., Etc.
- Illustrated -
Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.,
1882
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Turtle Creek Twp. -
JOHN OSBORN (deceased) was born in
Lebanon, Warren Co., Ohio, in 1805; his father, John
Osborn, came to Lebanon in 1796, and settled on a farm
adjoining the eastern corporation of Lebanon, where he, in
1808, built a house, which is still standing and which is
yet considered a good residence. He was with Daniel
Boone when that famous Indiana hunter discovered
Mammouth Cave in Kentucky to which state Mr. Osborn
had moved from Virginia when very young. Our subject's
mother, Mary (Clark) Osborn, was a daughter of
Rev. Daniel Clark, a pioneer Baptist preacher, who
preached in Lebanon about the year 1800. Our subject
remained on the farm until 14 years of age, in the meantime
obtaining a limited education by attending the Lebanon
schools during the winter months. After leaving the
farm, he learned and worked at pottery-making several years,
after which he conducted a manufactory of that ware for
several years more. At the death of his father, he
purchased the interests of the other heirs in the estate and
moved to the old farm, which his estate still owns and which
he farmed until he retired and moved to Lebanon. He
traveled through the West from 1828 to 1854, and also spent
eight years in Springfield, Ohio, where he worked at his
trade. In 1827, he married Miss Amy Ann Hackney,
daughter of Obadiah Hackney, a prominent plow
manufacturer of Lebanon. She died in 1855, after
having borne him eleven children, four of whom still
survive. In 1856, he was again married, to Mrs.
Emeline (Dee) Grow, by whom he had no children.
Mr. Osborn died in Lebanon Dec. 26, 1881. He was a
careful, frugal and economical man, and had at his death
amassed a considerable fortune. He was a zealous
member of the M. E. Church in which he was for many years
and up to the time of his death an officer. His widow
and a grandchild are the only members of his family living
in Lebanon.
Source: History of Warren Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H.
Beers & Co., 1882 - Page 768 |
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Turtle Creek Twp. -
JOHN N. OSWALD, furniture dealer and
undertaker, Lebanon, whose portrait appears on another page,
was born in Hohenzollern, Sigmaringen, Prussia, May 12,
1826, and came to America May 12, 18532, landing in New
York; he is the son of Peter and Apolonia (Wetz) Oswald,
natives of hte above place. The family originally came
from Switzerland, but lived for three generations in
Prussia. Our subject is one of a family of two
children, both boys. The father died in September,
1831, aged 44 years, and the mother died in October, 1845,
aged 47 years. Our subject received all his education
in the old country, and, for nine years, traveled through
Germany, spending seven years in Vienna. He learned
furniture-making in his native country, having served an
apprenticeship with the dealer who did the work for the
royal family. After coming to this country, he worked
for a furniture firm in New York, and in 1854, came to
Cincinnati, where he remained a short time. He then
moved to Fosters, Warren Co., Ohio, where he lived about
nine years and then came to Lebanon, where he commenced the
furniture business in which he has since continued. He
was married, May 9, 1866, to Miss Fredricka Bobe,
daughter of Philip and Mariah (Weisenbacher) Bobe,
natives of Wurtemberg, Germany. They have had five
children, two boys and three girls, viz., Maurice H.,
Louisa F., Marietta, Lena and Lorenz, all now
living. In 1868, Mr. Oswald commenced the
business of undertaker, and has since then buried 1,700
people, mostly citizens of "Old Warren." He was the
first in the county to introduce the new styles of caskets
and the processes of preserving bodies. He has
conducted his business with much success, and, by his
untiring energy is constantly increasing his extensive
establishment.
Source: History of Warren Co.,
Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - page 768 |
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