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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Richland Co., Ohio
Past and Present
Illustrated
Publ: Mansfield by A. A., Graham & Co.
1807 - 1880
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Blooming Grove Twp. -
CLARK OMAN was born in Kalamazoo Co.,
Mich., on the 8th of .June, 1855, where he resided until the
year 1877, when he removed to this township, where he has since
resided; Mr. Oman has always been a farmer, and it
is claimed by all that he makes a success of it. He has
never been married; his sister keeps house for him; Mr.
Oman has a brother with him, J. F., who has
recently come from Michigan, and should the county suit may make
this his future home.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - Vol. II - A. A.,
Graham & Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page 759 |
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- Weller Twp. -
ALFRED OSBUN,
farmer; P. O. Mansfield; he was born in this county, and has
always remained a resident here; he lived with his parents until
he was 35 years old, when he married and settled on a farm near
them; when his father settled in this county, it was three miles
to his nearest neighbors; the mills built on Mr. O.'s
farm are among the early ones of the county; the grist-mill is
now abandoned, but the saw mill is yet used; the former was
erected by his father, when Mr. O. was a boy, about 1834
or 1835. Mr. O. is now about 56 years old, and in
the best of health.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - Vol. II - A.
A., Graham & Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page 913 |
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- Weller Twp. -
CHARLES OSBUN,
farmer; P. O. West Windsor; he was born in Mansfield Dec. 25,
1821, and is a son of Isaac and Emelia Osbun, who
emigrated from Washington Co., Penn., to this county in 1816; he
(Isaac) had entered a tract of land in Weller Township in
1814, but owing to the unsettled condition of the times he did
not move until 1816, when he settled in Mansfield, where he
lived until the fall of 1821, when he moved to his farm in
Weller Township; he erected the first farmhouse in the then
village of Mansfield; he held various offices in the township
and county, and in 1821 he was appointed Associate Judge,
which office he filled, with honor and credit, two terms of
seven years each. The subject of this sketch remained at
home until he was married, Oct. 2, 1843, to Ann E. Hand,
who was born in Wooster Dec. 30, 1826; she is the daughter of
Samuel H. and Fredricka Hand, the former of whom came from
England, and the latter from Holland, about the year 1800.
After his marriage, Mr. Osbun settled on part of the old
homestead and present farm; Mr. and Mrs. Osbun have
raised seven children - Walter A., Alfred., Edwin K., Laura
C., Cary L., Hanz W. and Carrie May Third, who was
named after the day of the month on which she was born:
Walter A. was lost in the war of the rebellion.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - Vol. II - A.
A., Graham & Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page 913 |
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- Mifflin Twp. -
FREEMAN OSBURN,
farmer; P. O. West Windsor; he was born in Weller Township, Apr.
14, 1843. Married Jan. 17, 1872, to Matilda Waldo,
who was born in Michigan Dec. 23, 1844; they have two children -
Park W., born July 2, 1874; Carl H., Mar. 6, 1875.
Mr. Osburn enlisted in the late rebellion in August 1862.
He was a member of Co. D, 102 O. V. I.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - Vol. II - A. A., Graham
& Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page |
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Blooming Grove Twp. -
JAMES A. O'NEAL was born in Norwalk, Huron
Co.. this State, on the 14th of October, 1852; he resided there
until the age of 14, when he engaged himself to the Lake Shore
Railroad Co., in which place he remained for four years; from
there he went to Greenwich, where he stayed one year, and then
went back to the railroad one year; from that, he went into the
saw-mill business; from there he went to Wyandot Co., where he
remained over two years, and then to Wood Co., where he remained
two years; from there he went to Delphi, and from there he came
here, where he has since remained, and has charge of, and runs,
the saw-mill located at this place. Mr. Oneal
is a millwright by profession, and is considered by good judges
to be proficient at the business. On the last day of June,
1872, he was married to Miss Margaret KookenJthey have a family of three children — Elmina M., .John W.
and William.
Source: History of Richland Co., Ohio - Vol. II - A. A.,
Graham & Co., Publishers. 1807 - 1880 - Page 759 |
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