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Elim Madison Osborn

Birth	:	1838
Death	:	1917
Burial	:	Carthage Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Carthage, Moore County, USA
Coordinate	:	35.3465070, -79.4183190
Description	:	Bio. of Elam Osborn-1219 Memoirs of Wayne County and the City of Richmond, Indiana, Vol. II, Madison, WI, Western Historical Association, 1912. Page 728. (transcript) Elam Osborn, former trustee of Perry township and recognized as one of the representative business men and most public spirited citizens of the attractive little village of Economy, is living practically retired in that village. Energy and progressive methods have brought to him a large measure of success in his chosen fields of endeavor and he holds the unqualified esteem of the people of his home village and county. Mr.... Read More	Bio. of Elam Osborn-1219 Memoirs of Wayne County and the City of Richmond, Indiana, Vol. II, Madison, WI, Western Historical Association, 1912. Page 728. (transcript) Elam Osborn, former trustee of Perry township and recognized as one of the representative business men and most public spirited citizens of the attractive little village of Economy, is living practically retired in that village. Energy and progressive methods have brought to him a large measure of success in his chosen fields of endeavor and he holds the unqualified esteem of the people of his home village and county. Mr. Osborn was born in Economy, Dec. 16, 1838, a son of John and Rachel (Johnson) Osborn, the former a native of Tennessee and the latter of Indiana. John Osborn was born at Lost Creek, Tenn., Nov. 28, 1801, and at the age of about fourteen removed with his parents to Mount Pleasant, Ohio. The paternal grandfather, Charles Osborn, was a noted Friends preacher and in 1819 removed his family to Economy, where he platted the first and second additions of the village, in 1825 and 1828, respectively. He traveled a great deal, crossing the ocean three times to preach in England. His first wife, the grandmother of Elam Osborn, died in Tennessee, and before leaving that State the grandfather married Hannah Swain, in 1810. Later in life he removed to Michigan and resided at Niles, that State, until his death. 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 decide 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. After his demise his son Josiah continued the practice until his death, in 1892, and since that time Elam Osborn has kept the record faithfully, making his observations three times daily, and expects to continue to do so the residue of his life. The mother of Elam Osborn was born in Richmond, Ind., March 22, 1816, and died Feb. 15, 1895, having become the mother of sixteen children, but six of whom reached the age of maturity, and but two of these are now living -- Elam and his sister, Martha, wife of Allison Thorp, of Delaware county, Indiana. John Osborn, the father, was a man of fine intellectuality and generous attributes of character. His integrity was inviolable and he ever merited and received the unqualified esteem of his fellow men. Elam Osborn was reared in a home of culture and refinement and this influence proved potent in results during the formative period of his character. He gained his rudimentary education in the schools of his native village and later attended a private school taught by a Mr. Moore, who taught a six-weeks term in Economy. While he had a natural dislike for the schoolroom he completed the course under Mr. Moore and became very proficient in mathematics. When about nine years old he worked for others for his board and clothes, later receiving small wages for his labor, and in 1856 turned his attention to the carpenter trade. He worked at this trade for others until 1858, when he worked as a partner with Nicholas Bennett, and in 1859 formed a partnership with Henry Beard (see sketch of Jonathan S. Beard). This partnership existed until the time of Mr. Beard's death, first as contractors and builders, then in the saw-mill business, and later in the manufacture of furniture and the handling of all kinds of building materials. After Mr. Beard's death the partnership property was appraised at $11,000, while the indebtedness of the firm amounted to $8,000. Mr. Osborn assumed the indebtedness of the firm and took over the business, which he continued until it was closed out, in 1891. He then purchased a small farm near Economy and constructed an artificial lake, known as the Osborn Lake, and conducted this place as a summer resort a number of years, finally selling it to his son-in-law. He now lives in the village of Economy, in retirement. He owns a twenty-acre tract of land, located one and one-half miles south of the village, a fine tract of wood land two miles south, and several lots in the village, in addition to his residence property, which includes about eighteen acres adjoining the town. For about forty years, in addition to his other affairs, he was engaged in the undertaking business. As a citizen Mr. Osborn has long been prominent by reason of his progressive ideas and his interest in all that tends to conserve the advancement and material and civic prosperity of his home community. His political allegiance is given to the Republican party, in whose cause he has rendered effective service, although he reserves the right to act independently whenever in his opinion the exigency of the occasion requires such action. He served four years, from 1882 to 1886, as trustee of Perry township, in which office he gave a most commendable and popular administration of township affairs. He at one time stood as an independent candidate for the office of county treasurer and his popularity was evinced by the fact that he came within 200 votes of being elected to that position. Both he and his wife are members of the Friends' church. On Jan. 4, 1862, Mr. Osborn was united in marriage to Miss Agnes Patterson, born in Valparaiso, Ind., Jan. 26, 1845, daughter of Samuel R. and Jane (Turner) Patterson, and of this union were born eleven children: Helen C., born April 17, 1863, is the wife of Alonzo E. Massey, of Richmond, and they have three children -- William I., Fannie E., and Marshall O.; Charles A., born Oct. 12, 1864, died Oct. 21, 1893; William, born Sept. 21, 1866, died Dec. 7, 1874; Jennie, born Nov. 22, 1868, is the wife of Jacob O. Ballenger, a merchant, of Economy, and they have six children -- O. Howard, Albert, Mary H., William E., Irene and Ada; John S., born Dec. 17, 1870, engaged in the wholesale produce business in Richmond, married Cinthia Swayne and they have two children -- Agnes B., and Opal; Roland, born Jan. 20, 1873, an undertaker at Shreveport, La., married Kitty Atkinson and they have four children -- Charles A., Percy E., Henry R., and Martha; Ethel, born June 28, 1875, is the wife of Oliver Vernon Marshall, a farmer of Perry township, and they have four children -- Thomas E., Malcolm O., W. Macy, and Jesse Ray; Frank E., born Feb. 28, 1879, is a graduate of Purdue University, a civil engineer by occupation, at Denver, Colo., married Mamie Mendenhall and they have three children -- Marjorie E., Rachel A., and Joseph C.; Daisy, born Oct. 8, 1883, resides at the parental home; Robert Josiah, born Sept. 25, 1885, a civil engineer at Indianapolis, married Mary Waldron and has one child, Robert Elam; and Jesse T., born Aug. 26, 1887, a civil engineer, engaged with the New York Central lines at Cleveland, Ohio, married Mary Ormsby. Samuel R. Patterson, father of Mrs. Osborn, was born in Vermont and came to Muncie, Ind., when a young man. He was a tinner by trade and died at the age of forty-six years, leaving a family of nine children. His widow resides at Portland, Ind., with a daughter.

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Family Members:

Parent

John Osborn

(1801 - 1874)

Rachel Johnson Osborn

(1817 - 1895)

Spouse

Agnes Patterson Osborn

(1845 - 1932)

Siblings

Josiah Osborn

(1846 - 1892)

Children

Charles A. Osborn

(1864 - 1893)

Rachel Jane “Jennie” Osborn Ballenger

(1868 - 1934)

John S. Osborn

(1870 - 1949)

Ethel Lynn Osborn Marshall

(1875 - 1964)

Robert Joe Osborn

(1885 - 1947)

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Coordinate: 35.3465070, -79.4183190

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