1.) Bio. of John Osborn-1215
John Osborn, son of Charles and Sarah (Newman) Osborn, was born in Knox County, Tenn., Nov. 28, 1801. His early life was passed with his parents, and, like all children of early pioneers, his educational advantages were limited. His innate desire for knowledge, especially for the sciences, overcame all difficulties, and while other boys were spending their leisure hours in sport he was spending his in study.
Acquiring a thorough knowledge of mathematics and natural science and a fair acquaintance of literature and art, with but little aid from schools, he did not appreciate the value of institutions of learning. He studied medicine with Dr. Thomas Carroll, first in Richmond and going with him to St. Clairsville, Ohio. He completed his studies but never practiced, giving as a reason that it did not deserve the name of a science as medicine was so uncertain in its effects.
He turned his attention wholly to the culture of fruit and to the nursery business. To him, more than any other man, does Wayne County owe the reputation she also has had for nearly fifty years, of the quality of her fruit. Before starting his nursery in Economy, in 1833, he walked to Long Island and back again, to obtain the best varieties of fruit grown in the East, carrying the cuttings in his hand; and in grafting did not lose a single variety.
After testing them, if he became convinced that any variety was not suited to this section he rejected it. He was also particular to whom he sold trees, saying he wished to sell only to those who would take care of and be benefited by them. His close observation enabled him to tell one variety of tree from another as readily as a backwoodsman distinguishes the different forest trees. Not only Indiana, but Michigan, Illinois and Iowa are largely indebted to him for fine fruit trees. He took pleasure in studying the laws that govern the growth of vegetables and plants, cultivating them year after year to obtain a particular variety.
For forty years prior to his death, he kept a meteorological record, making three observations a day, and requested his family to keep it ten years longer. His son Josiah is carrying out his wishes. Valuable geological specimens collected by him are still in the possession of his family.
Mr. Osborn was married May 9, 1933, to Rachel, daughter of Josiah and Polly Johnson, of Dover, Wayne Co., Ind. Seven children were born to them -- Amanda M., born Jan. 30, 1834, died Jan. 4, 1835; Emily, born Jan. 23, 1837; married Elisha Wright; died Oct. 24, 1855; Elim, born Dec. 16, 1838, is a resident of Economy; Ellen, born Dec. 8, 1843, married Robert Haxton; Josiah, born Jan. 19, 1846, also a resident of Economy; Sarah Zerelda, born July 15, 1853, married Benjamin Limming, July 18, 1881, and died Feb. 14, 1883; Martha, born Nov. 30, 1855. Mr. Osborn died May 2, 1874. His widow still resides in Economy.
Source: History of Wayne County, Indiana, Vol. II, Chicago, Inter-StatePublishing Co., 1884. Page 707. (Perry Township) (transcript)
2.) John Osborn, the father of Elam, came to Economy with his father, in 1819, but when he attained his majority went to Belmont county, Ohio, where he taught school and pursued the study of medicine.
When he had completed his studies he became dissatisfied with the medical profession and decided to engage in the nursery business. He collected seeds in Ohio, had them taken down the river on a flat-boat and then freighted over the country from Cincinnati to Economy, where he established a nursery and continued in the business, selling all kinds of seeds, sprouts, etc., until about 1855. After that time he lived practically retired, attending to his fruit and frequently selling pears, apples, etc., for ten cents per bushel, and died in Economy, May 2, 1874.
Beginning on Aug. 1, 1833, he kept a daily record of the temperature of the weather, taking an observation at sunrise, another in the warmest part of the day, and still another at sunset. He continued this practice throughout his life and requested his sons to continue the observations at least ten years after his death.
Memoirs of Wayne County and the City of Richmond, Indiana, Vol. II, Madison, WI, Western Historical Association, 1912. Page 728.
MOTHER: Sarah Newman
FATHER: Charles Osborn
WIFE: Rachel Johnson
m. 9 May 1833 - Wayne County, Indiana
CHILDREN:
Amanda M Osborn 1834 – 1835
Emily Osborn 1837 – 1855
Elam Osborn, 1838 – 1917
Ellen Osborn, 1843 –
Josiah Osborn, 1846 – 1892
Sarah Zerelda Osborn, 1853 – 1883
Martha Osborn, 1855 –
FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: John Osborn
Age in 1860: 58
Birth Year: abt 1802
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1860: Economy, Wayne, Indiana
Gender: Male
Post Office: Economy
Value of real estate: 300
Household Members: Name Age
John Osborn 58 Nurseryman
Rachael Osborn 44
Elen Osborn 21 Carpenter
Josiah Osborn 14
Zerelba Osborn 7
Martha Osborn 4
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Economy, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: M653_308; Page: 325; Image: 326; Family History Library Film: 803308.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
John Osborn, son of Charles and Sarah (Newman) Osborn, was born in Knox County, Tenn., Nov. 28, 1801. His early life was passed with his parents, and, like all children of early pioneers, his educational advantages were limited. His innate desire for knowledge, especially for the sciences, overcame all difficulties, and while other boys were spending their leisure hours in sport he was spending his in study.
Acquiring a thorough knowledge of mathematics and natural science and a fair acquaintance of literature and art, with but little aid from schools, he did not appreciate the value of institutions of learning. He studied medicine with Dr. Thomas Carroll, first in Richmond and going with him to St. Clairsville, Ohio. He completed his studies but never practiced, giving as a reason that it did not deserve the name of a science as medicine was so uncertain in its effects.
He turned his attention wholly to the culture of fruit and to the nursery business. To him, more than any other man, does Wayne County owe the reputation she also has had for nearly fifty years, of the quality of her fruit. Before starting his nursery in Economy, in 1833, he walked to Long Island and back again, to obtain the best varieties of fruit grown in the East, carrying the cuttings in his hand; and in grafting did not lose a single variety.
After testing them, if he became convinced that any variety was not suited to this section he rejected it. He was also particular to whom he sold trees, saying he wished to sell only to those who would take care of and be benefited by them. His close observation enabled him to tell one variety of tree from another as readily as a backwoodsman distinguishes the different forest trees. Not only Indiana, but Michigan, Illinois and Iowa are largely indebted to him for fine fruit trees. He took pleasure in studying the laws that govern the growth of vegetables and plants, cultivating them year after year to obtain a particular variety.
For forty years prior to his death, he kept a meteorological record, making three observations a day, and requested his family to keep it ten years longer. His son Josiah is carrying out his wishes. Valuable geological specimens collected by him are still in the possession of his family.
Mr. Osborn was married May 9, 1933, to Rachel, daughter of Josiah and Polly Johnson, of Dover, Wayne Co., Ind. Seven children were born to them -- Amanda M., born Jan. 30, 1834, died Jan. 4, 1835; Emily, born Jan. 23, 1837; married Elisha Wright; died Oct. 24, 1855; Elim, born Dec. 16, 1838, is a resident of Economy; Ellen, born Dec. 8, 1843, married Robert Haxton; Josiah, born Jan. 19, 1846, also a resident of Economy; Sarah Zerelda, born July 15, 1853, married Benjamin Limming, July 18, 1881, and died Feb. 14, 1883; Martha, born Nov. 30, 1855. Mr. Osborn died May 2, 1874. His widow still resides in Economy.
Source: History of Wayne County, Indiana, Vol. II, Chicago, Inter-StatePublishing Co., 1884. Page 707. (Perry Township) (transcript)
2.) John Osborn, the father of Elam, came to Economy with his father, in 1819, but when he attained his majority went to Belmont county, Ohio, where he taught school and pursued the study of medicine.
When he had completed his studies he became dissatisfied with the medical profession and decided to engage in the nursery business. He collected seeds in Ohio, had them taken down the river on a flat-boat and then freighted over the country from Cincinnati to Economy, where he established a nursery and continued in the business, selling all kinds of seeds, sprouts, etc., until about 1855. After that time he lived practically retired, attending to his fruit and frequently selling pears, apples, etc., for ten cents per bushel, and died in Economy, May 2, 1874.
Beginning on Aug. 1, 1833, he kept a daily record of the temperature of the weather, taking an observation at sunrise, another in the warmest part of the day, and still another at sunset. He continued this practice throughout his life and requested his sons to continue the observations at least ten years after his death.
Memoirs of Wayne County and the City of Richmond, Indiana, Vol. II, Madison, WI, Western Historical Association, 1912. Page 728.
MOTHER: Sarah Newman
FATHER: Charles Osborn
WIFE: Rachel Johnson
m. 9 May 1833 - Wayne County, Indiana
CHILDREN:
Amanda M Osborn 1834 – 1835
Emily Osborn 1837 – 1855
Elam Osborn, 1838 – 1917
Ellen Osborn, 1843 –
Josiah Osborn, 1846 – 1892
Sarah Zerelda Osborn, 1853 – 1883
Martha Osborn, 1855 –
FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: John Osborn
Age in 1860: 58
Birth Year: abt 1802
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1860: Economy, Wayne, Indiana
Gender: Male
Post Office: Economy
Value of real estate: 300
Household Members: Name Age
John Osborn 58 Nurseryman
Rachael Osborn 44
Elen Osborn 21 Carpenter
Josiah Osborn 14
Zerelba Osborn 7
Martha Osborn 4
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Economy, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: M653_308; Page: 325; Image: 326; Family History Library Film: 803308.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
1.) Bio. of John Osborn-1215
John Osborn, son of Charles and Sarah (Newman) Osborn, was born in Knox County, Tenn., Nov. 28, 1801. His early life was passed with his parents, and, like all children of early pioneers, his educational advantages were limited. His innate desire for knowledge, especially for the sciences, overcame all difficulties, and while other boys were spending their leisure hours in sport he was spending his in study.
Acquiring a thorough knowledge of mathematics and natural science and a fair acquaintance of literature and art, with but little aid from schools, he did not appreciate the value of institutions of learning. He studied medicine with Dr. Thomas Carroll, first in Richmond and going with him to St. Clairsville, Ohio. He completed his studies but never practiced, giving as a reason that it did not deserve the name of a science as medicine was so uncertain in its effects.
He turned his attention wholly to the culture of fruit and to the nursery business. To him, more than any other man, does Wayne County owe the reputation she also has had for nearly fifty years, of the quality of her fruit. Before starting his nursery in Economy, in 1833, he walked to Long Island and back again, to obtain the best varieties of fruit grown in the East, carrying the cuttings in his hand; and in grafting did not lose a single variety.
After testing them, if he became convinced that any variety was not suited to this section he rejected it. He was also particular to whom he sold trees, saying he wished to sell only to those who would take care of and be benefited by them. His close observation enabled him to tell one variety of tree from another as readily as a backwoodsman distinguishes the different forest trees. Not only Indiana, but Michigan, Illinois and Iowa are largely indebted to him for fine fruit trees. He took pleasure in studying the laws that govern the growth of vegetables and plants, cultivating them year after year to obtain a particular variety.
For forty years prior to his death, he kept a meteorological record, making three observations a day, and requested his family to keep it ten years longer. His son Josiah is carrying out his wishes. Valuable geological specimens collected by him are still in the possession of his family.
Mr. Osborn was married May 9, 1933, to Rachel, daughter of Josiah and Polly Johnson, of Dover, Wayne Co., Ind. Seven children were born to them -- Amanda M., born Jan. 30, 1834, died Jan. 4, 1835; Emily, born Jan. 23, 1837; married Elisha Wright; died Oct. 24, 1855; Elim, born Dec. 16, 1838, is a resident of Economy; Ellen, born Dec. 8, 1843, married Robert Haxton; Josiah, born Jan. 19, 1846, also a resident of Economy; Sarah Zerelda, born July 15, 1853, married Benjamin Limming, July 18, 1881, and died Feb. 14, 1883; Martha, born Nov. 30, 1855. Mr. Osborn died May 2, 1874. His widow still resides in Economy.
Source: History of Wayne County, Indiana, Vol. II, Chicago, Inter-StatePublishing Co., 1884. Page 707. (Perry Township) (transcript)
2.) John Osborn, the father of Elam, came to Economy with his father, in 1819, but when he attained his majority went to Belmont county, Ohio, where he taught school and pursued the study of medicine.
When he had completed his studies he became dissatisfied with the medical profession and decided to engage in the nursery business. He collected seeds in Ohio, had them taken down the river on a flat-boat and then freighted over the country from Cincinnati to Economy, where he established a nursery and continued in the business, selling all kinds of seeds, sprouts, etc., until about 1855. After that time he lived practically retired, attending to his fruit and frequently selling pears, apples, etc., for ten cents per bushel, and died in Economy, May 2, 1874.
Beginning on Aug. 1, 1833, he kept a daily record of the temperature of the weather, taking an observation at sunrise, another in the warmest part of the day, and still another at sunset. He continued this practice throughout his life and requested his sons to continue the observations at least ten years after his death.
Memoirs of Wayne County and the City of Richmond, Indiana, Vol. II, Madison, WI, Western Historical Association, 1912. Page 728.
MOTHER: Sarah Newman
FATHER: Charles Osborn
WIFE: Rachel Johnson
m. 9 May 1833 - Wayne County, Indiana
CHILDREN:
Amanda M Osborn 1834 – 1835
Emily Osborn 1837 – 1855
Elam Osborn, 1838 – 1917
Ellen Osborn, 1843 –
Josiah Osborn, 1846 – 1892
Sarah Zerelda Osborn, 1853 – 1883
Martha Osborn, 1855 –
FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: John Osborn
Age in 1860: 58
Birth Year: abt 1802
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1860: Economy, Wayne, Indiana
Gender: Male
Post Office: Economy
Value of real estate: 300
Household Members: Name Age
John Osborn 58 Nurseryman
Rachael Osborn 44
Elen Osborn 21 Carpenter
Josiah Osborn 14
Zerelba Osborn 7
Martha Osborn 4
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Economy, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: M653_308; Page: 325; Image: 326; Family History Library Film: 803308.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
John Osborn, son of Charles and Sarah (Newman) Osborn, was born in Knox County, Tenn., Nov. 28, 1801. His early life was passed with his parents, and, like all children of early pioneers, his educational advantages were limited. His innate desire for knowledge, especially for the sciences, overcame all difficulties, and while other boys were spending their leisure hours in sport he was spending his in study.
Acquiring a thorough knowledge of mathematics and natural science and a fair acquaintance of literature and art, with but little aid from schools, he did not appreciate the value of institutions of learning. He studied medicine with Dr. Thomas Carroll, first in Richmond and going with him to St. Clairsville, Ohio. He completed his studies but never practiced, giving as a reason that it did not deserve the name of a science as medicine was so uncertain in its effects.
He turned his attention wholly to the culture of fruit and to the nursery business. To him, more than any other man, does Wayne County owe the reputation she also has had for nearly fifty years, of the quality of her fruit. Before starting his nursery in Economy, in 1833, he walked to Long Island and back again, to obtain the best varieties of fruit grown in the East, carrying the cuttings in his hand; and in grafting did not lose a single variety.
After testing them, if he became convinced that any variety was not suited to this section he rejected it. He was also particular to whom he sold trees, saying he wished to sell only to those who would take care of and be benefited by them. His close observation enabled him to tell one variety of tree from another as readily as a backwoodsman distinguishes the different forest trees. Not only Indiana, but Michigan, Illinois and Iowa are largely indebted to him for fine fruit trees. He took pleasure in studying the laws that govern the growth of vegetables and plants, cultivating them year after year to obtain a particular variety.
For forty years prior to his death, he kept a meteorological record, making three observations a day, and requested his family to keep it ten years longer. His son Josiah is carrying out his wishes. Valuable geological specimens collected by him are still in the possession of his family.
Mr. Osborn was married May 9, 1933, to Rachel, daughter of Josiah and Polly Johnson, of Dover, Wayne Co., Ind. Seven children were born to them -- Amanda M., born Jan. 30, 1834, died Jan. 4, 1835; Emily, born Jan. 23, 1837; married Elisha Wright; died Oct. 24, 1855; Elim, born Dec. 16, 1838, is a resident of Economy; Ellen, born Dec. 8, 1843, married Robert Haxton; Josiah, born Jan. 19, 1846, also a resident of Economy; Sarah Zerelda, born July 15, 1853, married Benjamin Limming, July 18, 1881, and died Feb. 14, 1883; Martha, born Nov. 30, 1855. Mr. Osborn died May 2, 1874. His widow still resides in Economy.
Source: History of Wayne County, Indiana, Vol. II, Chicago, Inter-StatePublishing Co., 1884. Page 707. (Perry Township) (transcript)
2.) John Osborn, the father of Elam, came to Economy with his father, in 1819, but when he attained his majority went to Belmont county, Ohio, where he taught school and pursued the study of medicine.
When he had completed his studies he became dissatisfied with the medical profession and decided to engage in the nursery business. He collected seeds in Ohio, had them taken down the river on a flat-boat and then freighted over the country from Cincinnati to Economy, where he established a nursery and continued in the business, selling all kinds of seeds, sprouts, etc., until about 1855. After that time he lived practically retired, attending to his fruit and frequently selling pears, apples, etc., for ten cents per bushel, and died in Economy, May 2, 1874.
Beginning on Aug. 1, 1833, he kept a daily record of the temperature of the weather, taking an observation at sunrise, another in the warmest part of the day, and still another at sunset. He continued this practice throughout his life and requested his sons to continue the observations at least ten years after his death.
Memoirs of Wayne County and the City of Richmond, Indiana, Vol. II, Madison, WI, Western Historical Association, 1912. Page 728.
MOTHER: Sarah Newman
FATHER: Charles Osborn
WIFE: Rachel Johnson
m. 9 May 1833 - Wayne County, Indiana
CHILDREN:
Amanda M Osborn 1834 – 1835
Emily Osborn 1837 – 1855
Elam Osborn, 1838 – 1917
Ellen Osborn, 1843 –
Josiah Osborn, 1846 – 1892
Sarah Zerelda Osborn, 1853 – 1883
Martha Osborn, 1855 –
FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: John Osborn
Age in 1860: 58
Birth Year: abt 1802
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1860: Economy, Wayne, Indiana
Gender: Male
Post Office: Economy
Value of real estate: 300
Household Members: Name Age
John Osborn 58 Nurseryman
Rachael Osborn 44
Elen Osborn 21 Carpenter
Josiah Osborn 14
Zerelba Osborn 7
Martha Osborn 4
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Economy, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: M653_308; Page: 325; Image: 326; Family History Library Film: 803308.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
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