Biographical Sketch of John Osborn, Franklin County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** John Osborn, a prominent citizen of Franklin County, Mo., was born in that county, August 5, 1829, and is the son of William and Rebecca (Richardson) Osborn, natives of Virginia. The father was born July 4, 1777, was a farmer all his life and a soldier in the War of 1812. He and family came to Franklin County in 1811, and were among its first settlers. The father died in August, 1865. The mother was born in 1796, and died in Franklin County, Mo., at the age of seventy-seven. She was the mother of eleven children, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. John was the youngest child born to his par- ents, five now living, three daughters and two sons. He received his education in the old time log schoolhouses, and, being a great reader and a close observer, is considered a well-informed man. He remained with his parents until 1854, when he married Miss Tabitha Wilkinson, a native of Virginia, born September 14, 1832, and a daughter of Samuel Wilkinson, an old settler of Franklin County. She died in Franklin County, Mo., July 10, 1863. To Mr. Osborn and wife were born five children, two now living, viz.: Martha and Sarah. Those deceased are Rebecca, born July 4, 1858, and the wife of Isaac Tovell, who died shortly after her marriage; William T., born July 7, 1860, and died when an infant; and Martha, who was the wife of John Johnson, a farmer of Crawford County, Mo. March 18, 1866 Mr. Osborn married Miss Carol- ine Triplett, a native of Franklin County, Mo., born in 1839, and the daughter of Burr and Eliza (Howard) Triplett, who came from Campbell County, Va., and settled in Franklin County in 1838. Six children were born to this union, five now living: Ellen M., Minnie C., Fannie L., John J., George B. and Eliza H. George B. was born September 4, 1875 and died when in his third year. After marriage our subject farmed for one year with his father, then began for himself. He now owns 228 acres of good land. Mr. Osborn is a Democrat in politics, and he and wife are worthy members of the Baptist Church. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================