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Descendants of Elias OSBORNE

Second Generation


2. Ezekial OSBORNE (Elias ) was born 1796 in Ashe/Alleghany, NC. He died 1848 in Ashe Co, NC.

Ezekial Osborne

According to Helen P. Woodie, Ezekial died in 1848 while visiting relatives in Ashe County NC, leaving a 38 year old widow in Tazewell County VA, with six children still in the household.  Also, ECA #1851 filed by James Osborne, youngest child of Elias and Sally, lists one of his siblings as Ezekiel Osborn d. 1848.  The following listing is taken from the 1850 Tazewell Co., VA census:

Western District
Ausburn, Elizabeth    40  F  VA
        Jessee       23  M  VA
        Patterson    16  M  VA
        Martha       13  F  VA
        Susana        9  F  VA
        Ezekial L.    6  M  VA
        Orlena        5  F  VA

The age of Elizabeth agrees with that given in Claude Osborne's history showing her birth date as 1810.  There is still some question as to when the Osborne's migrated from NC.  They are not shown in the 1840 Tazewell Co., VA census, but there is an Ezekial Osborne and family listed in the 1840 Smyth County, VA census.  The names of the family members are not given, but the ages all agree with those of the 1850 census. It is assumed they moved to Tazewell County prior to Ezekial's death in 1848.

Apparently, Jessee continued living at home to assist his mother with the young children.  Isom, already married with three children is listed in the same census.  Sarah, Zelphia and Elizabeth had apparently already married and moved out also.

It is believed that Ezekial also fathered several children by Polly Taylor, daughter of John and Martha Taylor.

Ezekial married Elizabeth TAYLOR, daughter of Simeon TAYLOR and Patsy OSBORNE, on 1823. Elizabeth was born about 1805. She died 6 Jul 1887 in Tazewell Co.; VA.

They had the following children:

+ 11 M i Isom Burton OSBORNE was born 1823 and died 6 Feb 1895.
  12 F ii
Sarah OSBORNE was born about 1827.
       
Sarah married ? HUDSON.

Moved to Texas.
+ 13 M iii Jesse M. OSBORNE was born 1829 and died 2 Jun 1895.
  14 F iv
Elizabeth OSBORNE was born about 1831.
       
Elizabeth married ? MARTIN.
  15 M v
Findley Patterson OSBORNE was born 16 Apr 1833 in Grayson Co.; VA. He died 7 Jun 1857 in Tazewell Co.; VA.

DEATH: Died from the consumption (TB)
+ 16 F vi Zelphia A. OSBORNE was born 1835.
  17 F vii
Fazanna "Susan" OSBORNE was born 1841.
  18 F viii
Martha OSBORNE was born 7 Apr 1843 in Tazewell Co, ; VA. She died 20 Oct 1906 in Gratton, Tazewell Co.; VA.
       
Martha married Nathan JONES on Aug 1859. Nathan was born 10 Oct 1834. He died 21 Jul 1885.

Martha and Nathan were the parents of six sons and three daughters.
+ 19 M ix Ezekial L. OSBORNE was born 23 Oct 1844 and died 16 Sep 1915.
  20 F x
Orlena OSBORNE was born 1845.
       
Orlena married Charles T. MARTIN on 4 Feb 1875.

4. Jesse OSBORNE (Elias ) was born 1802 in Ashe Co., NC. He died 1863 in Ashe Co., NC.

Jesse married (1) Cynthia KETCHUM, daughter of Jonathan KETCHUM and Sarah WOODIE. Cynthia was born 1812 in Ashe Co, NC. She died 1845.

They had the following children:

  21 M i
David OSBORNE was born 29 Jul 1826. He died 3 Jan 1909.
       
David married Nancy WOODIE, daughter of James WOODIE and Margaret WOODIE.
  22 F ii
Elizabeth OSBORNE died 1887.
+ 23 M iii Jonathan Ander OSBORNE was born 5 Mar 1828 and died 21 Mar 1896.
+ 24 M iv Zedekiah OSBORNE was born 14 Jun 1830 and died 13 Nov 1915.
  25 M v
Calvin OSBORNE was born 13 Jun 1832.
       
Calvin married (1) Marhta SHEETS "Patsy", daughter of Jacob SHEETS and Sally SHEETS.
       
Calvin also married (2) Francis CAUDILL.
  26 M vi
Alfred OSBORNE was born 10 Jul 1834.

Moved to Kentucky
  27 F vii
Sarah OSBORNE was born 10 Jul 1836. She died about 1890.
       
Sarah married David BRINEGAR, son of Jacob BRINEGAR and Sheba SIZEMORE. David was born 1836.
  28 F viii
Martha OSBORNE was born 6 Nov 1838. She died 1 Nov 1912.
       
Martha married David SHEETS, son of Jacob SHEETS and Sally SHEETS.
  29 M ix
Ephriam OSBORNE was born 8 Jul 1840. He died 17 Oct 1932.
       
Ephriam married America BARE, daughter of Joseph BARE and Susan MILLER.

Jesse also married (2) Lucinda TAYLOR, daughter of Benjamin TAYLOR and Nancy FARMER, on 13 May 1848 in Ashe Co., NC. Lucinda was born about 1819 in Ashe Co, NC. She died 1891.

They had the following children:

  30 F x
Charity OSBORNE was born 10 Sep 1843.
       
Charity married Emanuel SHEETS, son of Jesse SHEETS and Sarah SHEETS.
  31 F xi
Cynthia OSBORNE.
  32 M xii
Jonathan OSBORNE.
  33 F xiii
Nancy OSBORNE was born about 1848.
  34 M xiv
Andrew OSBORNE was born 1852.
       
Andrew married Tilda PARISH, daughter of Wiley PARISH and Elizabeth PARISH, on 2 Jan 1880.

5. David OSBORNE (Elias ) was born 1805 in Ashe Co., NC. He died 24 Oct 1902 and was buried in Laurel Springs NC.

Information on David and Lucy Osborne family provided by Helen P Woodie, Rt 1 Laurel Springs NC 28644

David married (1) Lucy BILLINGS. Lucy was born in Ashe Co, NC. She died Aug 1866 and was buried in Laurel Springs NC.

They had the following children:

  35 M i
Eli OSBORNE was born about 1827 in Ashe Co, NC. He died about 1907 in Ashe Co, NC.
       
Eli married Polly AUSTIN on 12 Nov 1854.
  36 M ii
Jasper OSBORNE was born about 1831.
  37 M iii
Washington OSBORNE was born about 1832.
  38 M iv
William OSBORNE was born about 1837.
  39 F v
Matilda OSBORNE was born about 1838.
  40 F vi
Nancy OSBORNE was born about 1840.
  41 F vii
Sarah OSBORNE was born about 1842.
  42 M viii
Zachariah OSBORNE was born about 1843. He died 1863.
  43 F ix
Catherine OSBORNE was born about 1846.
  44 F x
James OSBORNE was born about 1857.
  45 F xi
America OSBORNE was born about 1869.
  46 M xii
Cicero OSBORNE was born about 1870.
  47 F xiii
Louisa OSBORNE was born 10 Jul 1848.

David also married (2) Susan SHEETS, daughter of Jacob SHEETS and Sally SHEETS. Susan died after 1906 and was buried in Laurel Springs NC.

6. Elizabeth "Betsy" OSBORNE (Elias ) was born 1810 in NC. She died 1882.

Elizabeth married (1) Abram EVANS. Abram was born in Ashe Co, NC.

They had the following children:

  48 F i
Margaret EVANS was born 9 Sep 1841. She died 3 Oct 1920.
       
Margaret married (1) James DICKSON.
       
Margaret also married (2) Solomon MABE, son of Ephriam MABE and Paulina MABE.
  49 F ii
Mary EVANS "Mazy" was born 1849.
       
Mazy married Ephriam Jackson MABE Jr., son of Ephriam MABE and Paulina MABE.
  50 M iii
Cleveland EVANS was born about 1845.

Elizabeth also married (2) Lewis BROWN. Lewis was born in North Carolina.

They had the following children:

  51 F iv
Nancy Emilene BROWN was born 11 Nov 1851.

7. Soloman "Sock" OSBORNE (Elias ) was born about 1813 in Ashe Co., NC. He died 1880 in Clay Co., WV and was buried in Holcomb Cem., Clay Co., WV.

Children and birth data taken from the Wyoming Co.VA 1850 census.  This county is part of present day WV.  Solomon owned a grist mill in Bearhole Fork, Wyoming Co., WV.  Later lived in Nicholas Co. for a while before moving on to Clay Co. WV.  Died in 1880 while on his way home from a shooting match.  Buried in Holcomb Cemetery, Clay Co. WV.
Ref. "How the Osbornes came to West Virginia"  by The Solomon and Seaberry Osborne Family of Clay County West Virginia; and from data posted to New River Valley Historical Notes by Neva Jane STOUT BRYANT.

Soloman married (1) Martha Seaberry ARMS, daughter of Robert ARMS and Martha ARMS. Martha was born about 1815 in NC. She died 1866.

Solomon's first wife, Seaberry Arms was the daughter of Chief Running Bear Arms, a full blooded Cherokee.  After their marriage, they lived in the mountains of North Carolina where it borders Tennessee, along the Ocunaloftee River, until the year 1837.  In the beginning of a very dark and trying time for the Cherokee people, the government intended to move all Eastern Indian bands to reservations in the West.  Solomon Osborne avoided this march by movng his family north before removal.  They traveled over three states and remained fugitives on the run.  They suffered many hardships and disappointments as they traveled on their own trail of tears.  They settled for a short while in Tazewell Co.,VA where Solomon built a cabin on Thompson Mountain which is on the south side of Clinch Mountain near Broadford, VA.  This is the same area where several of Solomon's brothers also settled after coming out of NC to VA.  The cabin still stands on Thompson Mountain and has been designated a historical home of VA.  Solomon gave the cabin to a brother and moved on to Wyoming County VA, now WV, where he and his family were listed in the 1850 census.

The heritage of this family is now presented in a drama titled "Solomon's Secret" in Clay Co.,WV each year.  Almost all the members of the cast and crew are descendents of the Osborne family.
Ref. "How the Osbornes came to West Virginia", by The Solomon and Seaberry Osborne Family of Clay County, West Virginia

Note:It is not likely that Solomon gave the cabin to his brother Jesse.  There is no evidence that this Jesse was ever in Virginia.
This Jesse and family are listed in the 1850 Ashe County census.  However, Solomon's brothers Ezekial and Ephriam were living in this area of Virginia at the time.  Ezekial died in 1848, so it is possible the cabin was given to Ezekial's family or to Ephraim.  Ezekial had a son named Jesse. rmo

They had the following children:

  52 M i
Ephraim OSBORNE was born about 1835 in Ashe County, NC. He died 1862.
       
Ephraim married Cordelia BROWN on 1 Nov 1860 in Clay Co., (W)V.
+ 53 M ii Wilburn OSBORNE was born 18 Jul 1837 and died 31 Mar 1904.
+ 54 M iii Thomas Jefferson OSBORNE was born about 1839 and died Jul 1884.
  55 M iv
Franklin OSBORNE "Frank" was born about 1841 in VA. He died 1865.
  56 M v
James H. OSBORNE was born 15 Apr 1843 in VA.
       
James married Nancy Ellen DORSEY, daughter of James DORSEY and Margaret DORSEY.
+ 57 M vi John Henry OSBORNE was born 5 Aug 1845 and died 9 May 1912.
  58 F vii
Sarah Ann OSBORNE "Sally" was born 21 Nov 1849 in Wyoming Co., (W)V.
       
Sally married Abraham KEITH, son of Guy KEITH and Rachel KEITH.
  59 M viii
Noah OSBORNE.
  60 F ix
Jane L. OSBORNE was born 1858 in Nicholas Co., (W)V. She died 1880 in Clay Co., WV and was buried in Osborne Cem., Clay Co., WV.
       
Jane married Clark M. JARRETT on 12 Feb 1874 in Clay Co., WV.

Soloman also married (2) Susanna NICHOLS "Susan", daughter of William NICHOLS and Elizabeth BOGGS. Susan was born 1842 in Nicholas Co., (W)V. She died 1884 in Clay Co., WV and was buried in Osborne Cem., Clay Co..

They had the following children:

  61 F x
Charity OSBORNE was born about 1869 in Nicholas Co., WV.
  62 F xi
Cordelia OSBORNE was born about 1871 in WV. She died 1887.
       
Cordelia married James L. SIMPSON, son of J.R. SIMPSON and Annie SIMPSON.
  63 F xii
Formelia Ellen OSBORNE "Melia" was born 29 Jun 1872. She died 25 Aug 1922 in Clay Co., WV and was buried in Rodgers Family Cem., Clay Co., WV.
       
Melia married Cornelius RODGERS on 25 Sep 1887 in Clay Co., WV.
  64 F xiii
Mary Alice OSBORNE was born about 1873 in Nicholas Co., WV.
       
Mary married Jonathan BACKUS on 12 Jul 1888 in Nicholas Co., WV.
  65 F xiv
Charlotte OSBORNE "Lottie" was born 24 Jun 1876 in Nicholas Co., WV.
       
Lottie married Alexander BACKUS on 12 Apr 1891 in Nicholas Co., WV.
  66 F xv
Lucy OSBORNE was born 24 Jun 1876 in WV.
  67 F xvi
Charlotte OSBORNE.
  68 M xvii
Solomon OSBORNE Jr. was born 11 Nov 1878 in Clay Co., WV.
       
Solomon married (1) Francis BROWN on 2 Jul 1896 in Clay Co., WV.
       
Solomon also married (2) Amanda JARRETT on 7 Mar 1903 in Clay Co., WV.
  69 M xviii
George OSBORNE was born 18 Dec 1880 in Clay Co., WV.

8. Ephriam OSBORNE (Elias ) was born 1814 in Ashe Co., NC. He died about 1894 in Tazewell Co., VA.

Thought to have settled in Tazewell Co., VA

Ephriam married (1) Margaret "Mary" Ann OSBORNE. Margaret was born about 1823 in NC.

They had the following children:

+ 70 M i Galoway OSBORNE was born 1838.
  71 F ii
Rebecca J. OSBORNE was born 1839.
+ 72 M iii William Horton OSBORNE was born 1841.
  73 M iv
Henry B. OSBORNE was born 1844.
  74 F v
Sarah Margaret OSBORNE was born 1845.
  75 M vi
James R. OSBORNE was born 1848.
  76 F vii
Elizabeth Ann OSBORNE was born 1850.
+ 77 M viii Lilburn OSBORNE was born 1852.
  78 F ix
Leonida OSBORNE was born 1856.
  79 F x
Milly Ann OSBORNE was born 1859.

Ephriam also married (2) Margaret BROOKS on 1866.

9. George W. OSBORNE (Elias ) was born 1820 in Ashe Co., NC. He died 1888 in Ashe Co., NC.

George married Catherine TAYLOR, daughter of William TAYLOR and Mary VANOVER. Catherine was born 1820. She died 1890.

They had the following children:

+ 80 F i Lucinda OSBORNE was born 1837.
+ 81 M ii Levi OSBORNE was born 1841 and died 1864.
+ 82 F iii Abby Rose OSBORNE was born May 1843 and died 2 Dec 1916.
+ 83 F iv Sarah OSBORNE was born Apr 1846 and died 17 Dec 1911.
  84 F v
Nancy F. OSBORNE was born 1848.
       
Nancy married ? ASBURY.
+ 85 M vi James F. OSBORNE was born 4 Sep 1850 and died Mar 1925.
+ 86 M vii William David OSBORNE was born May 1853 and died 14 Oct 1924.
+ 87 M viii Jesse H. OSBORNE was born 26 Oct 1855 and died 9 Jan 1933.
+ 88 F ix Mary Ann OSBORNE was born Apr 1859 and died 1947.
+ 89 M x Lowery Grimsley OSBORNE was born 24 Jun 1861 and died 24 Dec 1938.

10. James OSBORNE (Elias ) was born about 1822 in Ashe Co., NC.

James married (1) Rachel BLEVINS. Rachel was born in Grayson Co., VA. She died 1874.

They had the following children:

  90 F i
Mary OSBORNE was born 2 Mar 1840.
  91 F ii
Julie Ann OSBORNE was born 1841.
       
Julie married Hiram BALDWIN, son of William D. BALDWIN and Margaret STRINGER.
  92 M iii
Noah OSBORNE was born 28 Feb 1842.
       
Noah married Nancy DOLINGER.
  93 F iv
Sarah Jane OSBORNE was born 1844.
       
Sarah married (1) Alfred REEVES.
       
Sarah also married (2) John GARRIS.
+ 94 F v Amanda J. OSBORNE was born 1846.
  95 M vi
Robert OSBORNE Sr. was born 1847. He died 28 Jun 1879.
       
Robert married Mary CALDWELL, daughter of Nancy CALDWELL.
  96 F vii
Polly C. OSBORNE was born 1849.
  97 F viii
Martha OSBORNE was born 1856.
       
Martha married Reuben K. BALDWIN, son of William D. BALDWIN and Margaret STRINGER.
  98 F ix
Emaline C. OSBORNE was born Dec 1859.

James also married (2) Elizabeth WINGLER. Elizabeth was born in Ashe Co, NC. She died 1903.

They had the following children:

  99 M x
David OSBORNE was born 3 May 1876.
  100 F xi
Dora B. OSBORNE was born 1 May 1880.

James also married (3) Mary BLEVINS.

They had the following children:

  101 F xii
Malissa OSBORNE was born 4 Mar 1881.
       
Malissa married G.W. OWENS.

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