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The Osborn Family

Part 1

Part 1 is from extracts of the following books:
1- Donald L. Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol. 6, Pages 1322 to 1330.
2- W. C. Sharp, History of Oxford, CT, 1885, Pages 23, 67.
	Some compiler (author unknown), handwrote the direct lineage from Thomas Osborn (1) 
to Ransom Osborn (7), extracting the information from the named books.

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1st- Thomas OSBORN
	Lived at New Haven, Conn., moved to East Hampton, Long Island.

2nd- Jeremiah OSBORN, son of Thomas
	Married Mary (___) at New Haven, CT about 1650; he died there 26 April 1676.
	They had 10 children: Jeremiah (died as infant), Mary, Elizabeth (died as infant), 	
Jeremiah, Joanna, Thomas, Anna, Elizabeth, Joseph, Rebecca.

3rd- Joseph OSBORN, son of Jeremiah
	Born in New Haven, CT on 15 Dec. 1667.
	Married Mary BENNETT about 1690.
  	Joseph died 19 Nov 1735 (about age 68), (place unknown).  
	They had 7 children: Thomas, Joseph, Mary, Jeremiah, Sarah, Thomas, Anna.

4th- Joseph OSBORN, son of Joseph
	Born in New Haven, CT about 1693/94.
	Married Experience TOLLES about 1713.
	Joseph died in 1724 (about age 30/31), (place unknown)
	They had 4 children: Daniel, Thomas, Joseph, Amos.

5th- Joseph OSBORN, son of Joseph
	Born in New Haven, CT, 7 Dec. 1718.
	Married (1st) Esther MALLORY
	Married (2nd) Abigail RUSSELL.
	Married (3rd) Elizabeth CLARK.
	He served in a war and was given title “Captain.”
	Joseph died in Oxford, CT on 21 March 1797 (age 78 & 3 months).
	Joseph & ___________ had 7 children: Esther, Jared, Joseph, Samuel (died as infant), 	
Samuel, Naboth, Edward.

6th- Joseph OSBORN, son of Joseph
	Born in Waterbury, CT on 7 Dec 1747 (born same day as his father).
	Married Sarah SMITH on 10 March 1783, (place unknown).
	Joseph died in Oxford, CT on 16 Sept 1794 (age 46 & 9 months).
	They had 4 children: Ambrose, Joseph Leverrett, Ransom.

7th- Ransom OSBORN, son of Joseph
	Born in Oxford, CT on 4 April, 1790.
	Married Sarah HURD on 15 Jan. 1815 at Derby, CT.
	Ransom died in Munson Co., IL on 14 Oct. 1872 (age 82 & 5 months).
	They had 7 children: Sarah, Ruth Ann, Sheldon (died at 1 month), Esther, Joseph Miles 	
“Miles”, Rosalind Mary, Martha Caroline “Caroline.”
	Miles was killed at the Battle of Chickamauga in Georgia during the Civil War which took 	
place Sept. 19 & 20, 1863.
	

	
Part 2

Family of Ransom OSBORN & Sarah HURD
and descendants

Part 2 is from a handwritten record by Ransom Osborn BLAIN in April 1940.  R. O. BLAIN was the 
son of Martha Caroline “Caroline” OSBORN & James Whur BLAIN and grandson of Ransom 
OSBORN who married Sarah HURD.  The genealogy portion of R. O. Blain’s written record, 
pages 4 & 5, are included here.  Pages 1, 2 & 3 follow in Part 3 as a record from the “History of 
Hicksville, Ohio.”  Brackets [ ] inserted by this transcriber, Gloria ODOM, a descendant of Ransom 
OSBORN.

Note that Ransom OSBORN is identified as number 7 in the Osborn lineage in Part 1.  Part 2 
continues with the children of Ransom OSBORN & Sarah HURD as recorded by R. O. BLAIN.
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The Osborn Family

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Sarah Osborn, married Buenos Ayres 
They finally settled at Geneosu [Geneseo] Ill. & raised a family
of 6 boys & one girl.
	They made some money farming & died in
Knoxville Iowa.

Ruth Osborn, married Samuell Arnold & died
2 years later in St. Joseph Ind. (Decalb Co.

	Sheldon Osborn, only lived Two months.
	
	Esther Osborn, married Allen Parker & raised
a family of 5 Boys & Two Girls.  Mr Parker died
in Hicksville Ohio  Mrs Parker on School Creek,
near Manhattan Riley Co. Kans.
	And is buried at Hicksville Ohio.

	Joseph M Osborn, married in Ohio, And was
killed in the battle of Chickamoga [Chickamauga] Georga Sept
20th 1863    (I think that He left a wife & 2 small
children  ROB)

	Rosalind Mary Osborn, married Allan Pierson
& raised 2 children, A Girl who Died at about 18
years of age, in Big Rapids Michigan
	The Boy married & lived with His family near
Wichita Kans. (Chiney) the last I knew (ROB)
Mrs. Pierson marrried a Mr. Ray (Dr. Ray I think) of
Wichita Kans. & Died in Wichita & is buried there.
Martha Carolin[e] Osborn, (my mother ROB) married
James Whur Blain, in Hicksville Ohio, at the age
of 18.  	 	They went to Kansas, in the spring of
1856 & finally made a little raise, raising stock
	They raised a family of 4 Boys & Two Girls.  They are
all gone, Except Charlotte, (The youngest) & myself (The 
second)		Father & mother (both died on the



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	The J W Blain Family continued

	old farm, on School Creek, 5 miles S E
of Manhattan  Kans.   And are buried in the Pleasant
Valley Cemetery  6 or 7 miles S E of Manhattan  Kans.

Rodman Price [Osborn] (the oldest) & His wife, lived in Ottawa
Co. Kans.  Near Minneapolis  (Lamar) until They came
here, in the fall of 1917.  They died here & are buried
in the Live Oak Cemetery South of Monrovia  Calif.

Chester B. [Osborn] & His wife are buried in the Same cemetery.

Also Arthur T.[?] [Osborn] & His wife, who were cremated by request
& are in the mosoulium at the Live Oak Cemetery.

Julia [Osborn] married William H  Marvin,  They lived in
Manhattan & both died there & are buried there
Mr Marvin Married a second time & us buried by His
second wife.

Charlotte [Osborn] (the youngest) is not only a cripple but
an invalid & lives with Mrs A R Parker on School Creek
& is 77 years old.

There was 2 other children who died in infancy
A Boy who died in Hicksville Ohio & is buried there, Leverit A. [Osborn]

A Girl who died on the old farm on School Creek
& is buried in the family plot in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery,  Alice [Osborn]

I am (the second) nearly an invalid & am over 90
years old
writen by R O Blain at Dwarte Los Angeles Co Calif.
April 8th 1940



    


"Ransom Osborn Blain" 

Written Genealogy - Page 5 



  





Part 3

Part 3 is from a handwritten record by Ransom Osborn BLAIN in April 1940.  R. O. BLAIN was the 
son of Martha Caroline “Caroline” OSBORN & James Whur BLAIN and grandson of Ransom 
OSBORN who married Sarah HURD. These are actually pages 1, 2 & 3, that preceed pages 
4 & 5 above.  However, this transcriber wanted to continue the genealogy portion of R. O. Blain’s 
handwritten information immediately following the Osborn Family lineage.

While R. O. Blain states that he “copied from the History of Hicksville Ohio,” he also added 
additional information of interest to the reader. Additional brackets [ ] are inserted by this 
transcriber, Gloria ODOM.  Mr. Blain’s handwriting scrawled across the page from the left to 
right margins.  “Mrs. Zimmer” was Florence Joan (Ayres) Zimmer, a cousin to R. O. Blain.  
Florence lived in/near Hollywood (Pomona), CA.  This transcriber is a descendant (grandaughter) 
of Florence.
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Copied from the History of Hicksville Ohio
For Mrs. Zimmer

Ransom Osborn was born in Oxford New Haven County
Conn.  April 4 1790 & married Miss Sarah Hurd of Hunts
ville Conn.  January 15th 1815,  16 years later He
removed to Guaga [Geauga] Co. Ohio & remained there 8 years.
From there He went to Litchfield Median Co. Ohio.
In the fall of 1836, He moved with His family to Hicks
ville town ship Ohio.    When He arived He found but
2 cabins, built by Hicks & Co. & occupied by David
Comstock & Robert Boles.  Mr Osborn built the 3rd Cabin,
near where the home stead of A P Edgerton now stands.
As soon as He had His family domicilled, He started for Ft.
Wayne Ind. with a load of wheat & corn & Two Yoke
of oxen.  The former to be converted into Flour for the
use of the family, the distance was 25 miles, through
a dense forrest, & the only road was a winding path,
from which a few brush had been cut.  He reached His
destination safely.  Got His grain ground, & started for
home about 3 o,clock in the afternoon.  After traveling
some miles, it commenced to rain & snow, & the weather
which had been mild, turned bitter cold.  The path
lay through a level country, & the heavy fall of rain, 
had covered the lower portion of the trail with water,
which commenced to freeze, & the oxen soon became
weary, as at every step the ice would break, cuting their
legs, but He urged Them on, with all the skill of an
experienced driver,  The cold increased & He began to
be alarmed for His safety, As the night was rapidly
approaching.  He tried to kindle a fire, but everything
being covered with sleet, it was impossible.
(At that time matches were not in use, & He had to depend
on a flint & steel.  And as His hands were numb, He
could not strike the flint so as to make a good spark
ROB)	  He moved slowly along, & as the darkness
deepened He had to feel His way & guide His team.
The weather grew colder & colder - - ice formed on His
Clothing & His body became chilled & benumbed.

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For a long time He urged His team forward but
at length They halted & refused to go.  He then unyoked
Them, & let Them loose in the forrest, hoping to reach
some habitation, where He could obtain shelter, & relief.
His feet became so wet & frozen that he could not walk
without support of the limbs of trees, with which He swung
Himself from tree to tree, often stoping to rest against
some Oak or Beach, while He called loudly for help.
But no help came until He had remained in the wood
all night. (or nearly so ROB)  When a Mr Brant at
whose house He had stoped, on His way to Ft. Wayne.
Thinking that He was probably lost in the wood, started
out to look for Him.  As Mr Osborn cried again & again
for help, He heard no sound save the dismal howling
of the wolves & the echo of His own voice, He gave up
in despair, but hark what was that?  A shout ---- the
barking of a dog.  Mr Brant assisted Him to the cabin,
where everything was done to alleviate His suffering.
That could be done.  All this time His wife & the Children
were anxiously a waiting His return.  The cold wind
whistled among the trees, & after waiting in great
suspense, until after midnight They bolted the door
& retired, but could not sleep.
As quickly as possible, word was sent to Mrs Osborn
of Her husbands misfortune; She went to Him. & staid
a week & then He was taken to His home in Hicks
ville Ohio.   Medical assistance was called from
Defiance.  Dr. Colby & Dr Kirby examined the case, &
found nothing but amputation of the limbs, would
save His life.  The same Evening, of Their arival,
They amputated Them.  Just 6 inches below the knee.
This fearful ordeal, was passed through by Mr Osborn,
without a murmur, but He was a cripple for the
rest of His life.  He had a pair of cushions or a sort of
a knee shoe constructed, & as He recovered, with the
help of a cane, He was able to walk about.
And taught the first school in Hicksville.  It consisted
of Five schollars.  Joseph Bunnell [?]. Sarah Bunnell [?]
Alexander Yaxley, & His Two Daughters, Mary &

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Caroline Osborn.  Mr Osborn taught several terms,
& was also Justice of the piece.  for the spring of
1837 He moved into the double cabin formerly
occupied by Mr. Comstock.  where Mrs Osborn
kept the workment that cleared away the dense forrest
& also the men who built the first grist mill
	Mr Osborns family consisted of His wife & one son & 5
daughters - Sarah, Ruth, Esther, Joseph M, Mary & Caroline.
He owned the property where Mr Rakestraw now lives &
also the farm on the Edgerton road, where Mr Herrick
now lives.  Mrs Osborn died (of cancer ROB) March 8th
1843 Aged 41 years.  In 1857 Mr Osborn went to 
Geneosu [Geneseo] Ill. to live with His oldest daughter, Mrs Buenos
Ayres [Sarah Osborn].  Oct. 14th 1872 He ate His dinner as usual &
in the afternoon, died siting in His chair.
About 3 years before His death, He regained His second
sight, which was agreat pleasure to Him, as He was
a great reader.
	Mr Osborn [Ransom OSBORN], my mothers Father, was 82 years &
6 months & 10 days old a the time of His death.
	He is buried at Geneosu [Geneseo] Ill.  (R O Blain 4-7-1940)

As I remember hearing my mother tell the story
of Her Father freezing.
	Mr Brant had got up early, 5 o,clock or before, & as
His dog kept barking, He went out to see what was
disturbing Him.  And the dog kept going out towards Mr
Osborn & Mr Brant kept following Him. until He
found Mr. Osborn.  (R O B  4  7  40)

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Transcribed by Gloria ODOM 2/18/1999, for personal research only.
The original handwritten record was in the possession of Florence (Ayres) Zimmer; 
then to her daughter Winifred (Zimmer) Goodwin of Whittier, CA in 1982 (now deceased).  
This transcriber received a xerox copy of the records from Mrs. Goodwin.  In 1999, the 
original records are known to be in possession of Winifred’s brother, Merrill Kempster Zimmer, Jr. 
of CA, who has cancer.


Note regarding the order of children for Ransom OSBORN & Sarah HURD - 
the correct order is as follows:
1 - Sarah OSBORN md. Buenos AYRES
2 - Ruth Ann OSBORN md. Samuel ARNOLD
3 - Sheldon OSBORN - died young - about 2 months old
4 - Esther OSBORN md. Allen PARKER
5 - Joseph Miles OSBORN md. Unknown 
6 - Rosalind Mary OSBORN md. (1) Allan F. Pierson  (2) Dr. Alfred RAY
7 - Martha Caroline OSBORN md. James Whur BLAIN