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CHARLES
B. O'BRIEN, a substantial and well known citizen of Conneaut,
is a native of Pennsylvania. He was born at Butler, Aug. 13,
1882, and is the son of Daniel and Nora (Finn) O'Brien.
Daniel O'Brien was born at Rochester, N. Y., and
removed to Butler, Pa., when a young man. He later settled at
Greenville, Pa., where he entered tne employ of the Bessemer & Lake
Erie Railroad. He was a Republican and a member of the
Catholic Church. Mr. O'Brien died at Erie, Pa., in 1902
and his wife, a native of Warren, Pa., died during the same year.
They were the parents of the following children: Mary,
married Thomas J. Hayes, retired, lives at Erie, Pa.;
Elizabeth, married R. J. Caughey, lives at Schenectady,
N. Y.; Josephine, married A. C. Fenton lives at Erie,
Pa.; Clara, married William Hawley, lives at Erie,
Pa.; John A., died in 1893; Thomas P., died in 1907;
Charles the subject of this sketch; and Daniel died in
infancy.
Charles B. O'Brien spent is boyhood in Erie,
Pa., and was educated in the schools there. He began life in
the employ of the Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad and has been an
engineer on that railroad for the past 27 years. In 1920
Mr. O'Brien engaged in the coal business at Conneaut, which he
conducts in connection with his railroad work. His place of
business is located in connection with his railroad work. His
place of business is located at the foot of Main Street and his
residence is at 476 Harbor Street.
In May, 1903, Mr. O'Brien was married to Miss
Daisy Conn, a native of Erie, Pa., and a daughter of Albert
A., and Lena (Roberts) Conn, residents of Erie, Pa.
Mrs. O'Brien has a brother and sister, John, who lives in
Pennsylvania, and Margaret, lives at home. To Mr.
and Mrs. O'Brien three children have been born, as follows:
Thelma, Albert and Marion, all students.
Mr. O'Brien and his family are members of the
Catholic Church and he belongs to the Elks Lodge and the Knights of
Columbus. He has an excellent standing in the town of Conneaut
and is highly esteemed.
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REV.
MATTHEW O'BRIEN, pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic Church at
Ashtabula was appointed pastor of this church June 28, 1903, by the
Rt. Rev. I. F. Horstman, Bishop of Cleveland. He also
served for six and one-half years as assistant pastor of St.
Coleman's church at Cleveland, Ohio, prior to coming to Ashtabula.
In 1855 Rev. Charles Coguerelle
attended the Ashtabula parish from Painesville, Ohio, and under his
direction a small frame church was built in 1860 on a two acre tract
of land, which he secured by contract, but for which the deed was
not given until July 19, 1864. The purchase price was $300.
From 1861 until 1862 the Rev. Alexis Caron V. G. had charge
of the parish, although a resident of Painesville. In the fall
of 1862 he died and Rev. John Ellwood was appointed first
resident pastor of Ashtabula. His stay only lasted nine months
and he was succeeded by Rev. John Tracy in July, 18653.
During Reverend Tracy's pastorate the interior of the church
was finished and a residence for the priest was also erected, as
well as the parish school. In Sept., 1865, the first
school was opened and when Reverend Tracy left Ashtabula in
October, 1869, the church was without debt. He was succeeded
by Rev. Edward J. Conway, who built an addition to the church
of 35 feet in 1872 to accommodate the increasing membership.
The present two story brick school was built at a cost of $2,300.00
and the old school changed into a residence for the Sisters of the
Humility of Mary, who had charge of the school. During
Reverend Tracy's pastorate in 1881 he also secured a five acre
tract of land for a cemetery. Rev. Thomas M. Smyth
succeeded Reverend Conway in 1887 and was pastor until Dec.,
1893. He was attended Ashtabula Harbor. In December,
1893, Reverend Tracy was again appointed pastor and the
following year the pastoral residence was remodeled and enlarged at
a cost of about $1,200. He then prepared for the erection of a
handsome church, for which purpose a considerable sum was raised.
The school was in charge of the Sisters of St. Joseph
from 1866 until 1890 and from that time until 1897 by the Sisters of
Charity from Cincinnati, Ohio. Since 1897 the Sisters of the
Humility of Mary have been in charge.
The cornerstone for the new church was laid on Aug. 1,
1905, and the church dedicated Nov. 11, 1906, b the Rev.
Bishop Horstmann. It was erected at a cost of
$52,000.00, and the pastor's residence at a cost o $10,000.00.
In 1905 the sister's house was moved to its present site and
considerably improved. The buildings were erected by Rev.
Matthew O'Brien. At Present 97 students are enrolled in
St. Joseph school.
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CHARLES J.
OLDS is Postmaster at Orwell, Ashtabula county, Ohio, as well
as editor of the Orwell News Letter, a weekly paper which has a
large circulation. It is ably edited and contains interesting
county and State news. Our subject does all kinds of general
job printing, etc., and makes low rates and estimates on all
varieties of work in his lines. In every possible manner he
endeavors to improve his paper and has made of it a very interesting
and newsy sheet, one of the best in the county. He has had
considerable experience along literary lines and as an editor is
able and well posted. The post office comes under the head of
fourth class, and Mr. Olds has been the genial Postmaster
sine 1889.
The birth of our subject occurred in Richmond,
Ashtabula county, May 11, 1865. His parents, Frank E. and
Matilda C. (Nims) Olds, now make their home in the village of
Orwell. Charles J. is one of seven children, two of
whom died in infancy, and one, Sarah, died at the age of
thirteen years. The others who survive are Agnes, now
Mrs. Porter Hodge, of Orwell, who was born Aug. 2, 1861;
Heman C., born Oct. 12, 1863, and who now lives in Orwell, and
Henry W., whose birth occurred June 24, 1877. Until ten
years of age our subject was reared on a farm, after which his
parents removed to Orwell, where he received his entire education at
the Orwell Normal Institute. For some time he engaged in
teaching, but finding that occupation now as remunerative as he
wished he embarked in 1886 in the printing business, purchasing a
half interest in the Andover Citizen, published in Andover, Ohio.
After remaining there for one year he sold out and entered the
employ of the Gazette, of Jefferson, Ohio, Senator Lampson's
paper.
In Jul, 1889, Mr. Olds was appointed Postmaster
at Orwell by President Harrision who gave him the preference
over two other candidates. In 1891, he erected a fine brick
business house, where he conduct his editorial work. The large
front apartment is devoted to the post office. In 1890, he
established the Orwell News Letter and has continued as its editor
and sole proprietor. Though the paper has been so recently
established, the circulation has steadily grown and the paper
maintains its place among the best of the county.
On the 11th of Dec., 1888, Mr. Olds married
Miss Josephine Tuttle, daughter of A. T. and Abigail Tuttle,
of West Andover, their family being one of the
representative ones of the township. Mrs. Olds is a
graduate of the New Lyme Institute. She was, before her
marriage, one of the successful teachers of the county. She is
very fond of painting and has given instruction in the art.
One worthy subject and wife are the parents of two children:
Harmon T., born Mar. 15, 1890, and Marjorie, born July
25, 1892. Mrs. Olds is a member of the Congregational
Church of West Andover.
Politically, Mr. Olds is a stanch Republican,
and it is needless to say that his paper is a purely Republican
sheet, devoted to the interests of the party. Fraternally, he
is a member of the Knights of Pythias and also belongs to the Junior
Order of American Mechanics. As a man he merits the high
esteem in which he is held by one and all, for he is a man of
integrity and sterling worth.
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A. C. OLSON,
a well known merchant of North Kingsville, and veteran of the World War,
was born in Ashtabula, June 21, 1891, and is the son of Andrew M. and
Anna (Johnson) Olson.
Andrew M. Olson, who now lives retired in
Ashtabula, is a native of Sweden, as was also his wife. After
coming to this country he engaged in business at Ashtabula for many
years and served as commissioner during Dr. I. H. Pardee's
administration. His wife died April 1, 1916. To Mr. and
Mrs. Olson the following children were born: Charles,
lives at Ashtabula Harbor; Herman, lives in Cleveland; A. C.,
the subject of this sketch; Ethel, lives with her father in
Ashtabula; and LeRoy and Amanda, both deceased.
A. C. Olson was reared and educated in Ashtabula
and after completing his schooling in 1906, engaged in the bakery
business with his brother in Ashtabula. During the period of the
World War, Mr. Olson volunteered for service and was sent
overseas. Upon his return in October, 1919, he established his
present place of business in North Kingsville, which is a wholesale and
retail bakery. He also deals in confections. Mr. Olson
maintains a delivery service throughout the surrounding community and
has a well established trade.
In 1921 Mr. Olson was married to Miss Gail
Osborne, of Kelloggsville, Ohio, the daughter of Andrew and Olive
(Grove) Osborne, residents of Kelloggsville. To Mr. and
Mrs. Olson have been born two children: Donald and
Luella Ruth.
In politics Mr. Olson is identified with the
Republican party. He is a member of the Methodist church and
belongs to the Masonic lodge and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
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SOLYMAN
CLARK OSBORN, second son and child of Samuel Osborn, Jr.,
and Polly (Webster) Osborn, was born in Franklin, Delaware county, New
York, January 1, 1807. He removed with his parents in the fall of 1813, to
Jefferson, Ashtabula county, Ohio, to Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1814, to
Huron county (now Erie), Ohio, in 1817. Here his father died in September,
1819,vand the family returned to Jefferson.
His residence has been since in Ashtabula county, where
his time has been consecutively passed at school, learning the clothes
making trade, running a cloth factory, merchandising, milling, and lastly
on the small fruit farm on which he now lives in Ashtabula. He was married
in Conneaut, Ohio, October 5, 1831, to Harriet Sanford,
daughter of Eli Sanford and Sarah (Wheeler)
Sanford, of Conneaut, who was born in Conneaut, September 16, 1815,
and is still living. Both he and his venerable wife are in comfortable
health and actively engaged in labor,—he with his grapes and fruit and she
keeping the house. Both united early in life with, the Baptist Church, and
have been always active working members in good standing. Mr.
Osborn's paternal and maternal grandfather were Revolutionary
soldiers; his father was long: connected with the militia of Delaware
county, in some command. Of these offices he can only remember that of
adjutant of the regiment. He was out for some time as a volunteer in the
war of 1812. He was a farmer, lumberman and a breeder and lover of good
horses, and he was also a hunter and natural mechanic. He possessed great
physical strength, which proved, however, to be no defense against the
malaria of the section known in those early days as the West.
Mr. Osborn and his wife are of New
England stock, his father coming from East Windsor, Connecticut, and his
mother from Litchfield county, Connecticut. Mrs. Osborn's
father and mother also came from Connecticut. It may be said of his
ancestry on both sides, if not great they were good, being pious, honest,
temperate and industrious.
Mr. and Mrs. Osborn have not been blessed with
children. An adopted daughter, now Mrs. Charles Hall,
of Conneaut holds them in loving, grateful remembrance, as do also two
motherless nieces of Mrs. Osborn—Mrs. Aaron
Pickett and Mrs. Hulburt, of Ashtabula, both of whom
were tenderly reared from childhood to maturity at the home of their aunt.
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OSCAR E.
OSBORNE, retired building contractor, is one of the well known
and dependable citizens of Ashtabula County. He was born in
Sweden, May 14, 1867, and is the son of P. O. and Augusta (Osberg)
Osborne.
P. O. Osborn was a blacksmith in early
life. After coming to this country from Sweden ye engaged in
carpentry and cabinet making in Milwaukee, Wis., where he died in 1904.
His wife died in 1909. They were the parents of eight children, as
follows: Charles, deceased; John, lives in
Milwaukee, Wis.; Edward, deceased; Oscar E., the subject
of this sketch; Hilda, the widow of H. Swanson, lives at
Milwaukee, Wis.; Gus, deceased; Fred, lives in Milwaukee;
and Delmer, died in infancy.
Oscar E. Osborne was reared and educated in his
native land and in 1886 came to the United States and located in
Milwaukee, where he worked at his trade as mason. Three yeas later
he came to Ashtabula and engaged in the building business, in which he
met with marked success. For the past ten years Mr. Osborne
has lived retired at 34 Bond Street. Each winter is spent at
Daytona Beach, Florida, where Mr. Osborne owns a $17,000 home.
He constructed many of the well known buildings in Ashtabula, including
the J. T. Smith building, the Ashtabula library, the J. L.
Wilson building, the Ashtabula old Telephone Exchange, the Ducro
building, and the Kunkle building at the Harbor, numerous school
buildings and the receiving vault in Chestnut Grove Cemetery.
On Aug. 18, 1891, Mr. Osborne was married at
Ashtabula Harbor to Miss Gertrude Wright, a native of Plymouth,
Ohio, born Aug. 8, 1869, and the daughter of William O. and Nancy
(Bartram) Wright. Mr. Wright was a native of Lake County, Ohio
in 1839. He was a farmer and later in life conducted a general
store at Carson, Ohio. He died Oct. 4, 1911, and his wife, who was
born in 1844, died Aug. 15, 1915. They were the parents of four
children: George E., born Sept. 8, 1863, died in 1906; Lyman
O., a grocer, at 389 Main Street, Ashtabula; Florence D.,
born Feb. 24, 1887, lives with subject; and Mrs. Osborne. Mr.
and Mrs. Osborne have a son, R. L., who was born April 24,
1893. He was a graduate of the Ashtabula high school. While
a student in Wooster College he enlisted during the World War in Company
C, 34th Ohio Engineers, and served overseas throughout the war. At
the time of his discharge he held the rank of sergeant of the
engineering corps. Mr. Osborne is engaged in the battery
business in Ashtabula. On April 5, 1919, he was married to Miss
Ruth McClelland, of Wooster, Ohio. He and his wife are members
of the First Presbyterian Church.
Oscar Osborne is a Republican and a member of
the Congregational Church. He belongs to the Masonic lodge and the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Mrs. Osborne is past
president of the Ohio Rebekah Assembly and for many years has taken an
active interest in its affairs. Mr. and Mrs. Osborne have
an extensive acquaintance in Ashtabula County and are highly esteemed.
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DAVID
C. OSBORNE, D. D., a prominent minister of the East Ohio
Conference, stationed at Conneaut, Ohio, has long been identified with the
ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Following is a brief sketch of
his life:
David C. Osborne was born in Ripley, Chautauqua county, New York,
August 3, 1831, son of P. S. and Mary A. (Platt) Osborne, natives
of Washington county, New York. His father was a tanner, currier and
shoemaker in early life, and later a merchant in Sherman, New York. He
filled several minor offices in his county, and was well known there. He
was reared in the United Presbyterian Church, but became a Methodist and
was a member of that church up to the time of his death, in 1871, at the
age of eighty-three years. His wife died July 31, 1846, at the age of
forty-three. She was a Presbyterian for many years. They had a family of
four sons and six daughters, David C., the subject of this
article, being the oldest. The other sons are Platt S., Harris B.
and James W. Platt S. learned his father's
trade and was engaged in business until death, September 12, 1887. He was
a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was an active and useful
man, being gifted in music. Harris B. is an eminent physician in
Kalamazoo, Michigan, and James W., also of Kalamazoo, has attained
prominence as an attorney. Of the daughters we record that Lucretia
is the wife of Dr. C. P. Graves, of Alden, Illinois; Ann,
wife of Dr. S. McNair, Blackberry, Illinois; Harriet, wife
of Hon. S. P. McCalmont, of Franklin, Pennsylvania; Cynthia
died at the age of thirty-three years; Isadore, wife of F. L.
Brown, of South Vernon, Vermont; and Mary, widow of Mr.
Benedict, Sherman, New York.
David C. Osborne entered the ministry at the age
of twenty-two years, and has since been actively engaged in the work of
the Master. Previous to the division of the Erie Conference, he was a
member of that body, and since then has belonged to the East Ohio
Conference, filling many of its best appointments, both as stationed
minister and as Presiding Elder. Among the appointments he has filled we
mention those of Franklin, Titusville, New Castle and Erie in
Pennsylvania, and Akron, Cleveland (Erie Street Church), Steubenville,
Massillon, Canton and Youngstown, in Ohio. In many of these charges
churches were built or improved during his pastorate. He came to Conneaut
in October, 1890, and in his labor here has given a high degree of
satisfaction. The present Methodist Church of Conneaut was begun in 1886
by T. F. Phillips. When it was completed money was subscribed to
provide for the debt. The amount, however, was not paid up, and other
means were used to raise the money. Upward of $9,000 has been paid within
the past two years and a half. The church membership has increased, and
both the church and Sabbath-school are in a nourishing condition.
Dr. Osborne was married in 1856 to Miss Arvilla M. Hill,
daughter of Rev. B. S. and Mary Hill, of Wattsburg,
Pennsylvania. Rev. B. S. Hill, a clergyman in the Methodist
Episcopal Church, was at one time the Tract Secretary of the Erie
Conference and a Presiding Elder of the Jamestown district. He was also a
delegate to the General Conference at its session in Boston,
Massachusetts, when, by reason of ill health, he was compelled to assume a
supernumerary relation to the Conference, his friends were so many that he
was elected to the Legislature from the Erie (Pennsylvania) district. He
was appointed Chaplain of the lower house by his official colleagues, who
recognized his great Christian integrity. He retired, from the active
ministry and was appointed Postmaster by President Grant,
and continued to hold this office by successive appointments, until the
election of President Cleveland, in 1884. He also served as Justice of the
Peace for two or three terms, and was recognized as a man of great ability
and force of character. Five children were born to Dr. and Mrs.
Osborne, and all received excellent educational advantages, by which
they have duly profited. The names of the children are as follows:
Bryan H., David W., Cyrus C, Mary and Donald P. Dr. Osborne is
a member of the Masonic fraternity. In person he is tall, of commanding
presence, dignified yet cordial in manner. After more than forty years in
the pulpit, he is still an earnest student. He is a preacher of more than
ordinary ability, is modest and retiring in deportment, and is
public-spirited and patriotic. He has been successful in all lines of
church work, and has, by his ability as a preacher and his personal worth
as a Christian man, won the admiration and love of those to whom he has
ministered. Mrs. Osborne is a clergyman's wife in every sense of
the word, being loyal to the cause of Christ and in perfect sympathy with
her husband's work.
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DR. N. B.
OSBORNE is a well known physician of Ashtabula County and is
a veteran of the World War. He was born at Buffalo, N. Y.,
July 20, 1884, and is a son of G. S. and Olive (Bellinger)
Osborne.
G. S. Osborne was born in Connecticut and was a
young man removed to Buffalo, N. Y., remaining there until 1886.
He then brought his family to Youngstown, Ohio, where he new lives
retired. His wife was a native of Tonawanda, N. Y. To
Mr. and Mrs. Osborne three children were born: Eugene C.,
brocker, lives at Cleveland; Mrs. Marion Bennett, lives at
Youngstown, Ohio, and Dr. N. B., the subject of this sketch.
Dr. N. B. Osborne spent his
boyhood at Youngstown, Ohio, and after finishing high school there
entered Case School of Applied Science at Cleveland, where he
remained one year. In 1904 he began the study of medicine at
the Hahnemann College in Philadelphia, from which he was graduated
in 1908. He then spent two years in the Metropolitan Hospital
and at the Charity Hospital in New York City. In 1910 he came
to Andover, Ohio, and began the practice of his profession.
Dr. Osborne enlisted for service in the World War and was
located at Camp Hancock, Ga., for more than a year. In
the spring of 1919 he returned to Andover and formed a partnership
with Dr. G. S. Anderson, who is now deceased. Dr.
Osborne conducts the sanitarium at Andover which was organized
in 1904 by Dr. Anderson.
In 1910 Dr. Osborne was married to
Miss Estrella Andrews, who was born at Johnstown, Pa., Aug. 15,
1889, the daughter of Joseph and Catherine (Brown) Andrews,
residents of Johnstown. There were three children in the
Andrews family: Mrs. Osborne; Edna, a trained nurse in
charge of the surgical department in Community Hospital, New York
City; and Mrs. Charlotte Brallier, lives at Johnstown, Pa.
Dr. and Mrs. Osborn have no children.
Dr. Osborne is an independent
voter. He is a member of the Medical Society of Ashtabula
County and the American Medical Association. He belongs to the
Masonic Lodge and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Dr.
and Mrs. Osborne are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church
at Andover and are highly esteemed citizens.
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