Alfred Osborn

As printed in 1882

ALFRED OSBORN, farmer, P. 0. Ogden, was born January 5, 1833, in Clinton County; was the son of Peter and Sarah Osborn. Peter Osborn was about eleven years of age when his parents settled in Clinton County. Ilis education was rather limited, and as he grew to manhood he also engaged in the work of clearing the forest, in which he endured a great many hardships and privations. He first married Miss Sarah Hadley, daughter of William and Susan Hadley, by wem he had eight children. Mrs. Osborn having died, he married Mrs. Eliza A. Trueblood, widow of Cyrus Trueblood, by whom he had two children, viz.: Mary and- Ada. He was a member of the Friends’ Society, and during the latter part of his life was a preacher of the gospel for that religious body, and died November 17, 1874. In him his children found a kind and loving father, and his consort found in him an indulgent husband. Alfred Osborn was reared on a firm, received but a very limited education; was married October 23, 1862, to Miss Martha E. Stanton, daughter of William and Theodosia Stanton. To them have been born six children, viz.: Aletta, Walter S., Sarah T., Olive A., Frank

T. and Ruth J. (deceased). He is a member of the Friends’ Society, a Republican, and at present living on part of the old homestead farm of his father, located about one and a half miles southeast of Ogden Village.

As printed in The history of Clinton County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, cities, towns, etc.; general and local statistics; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; history of the (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.