Have you ruled out the possibility that the 5 grandchildren living next door with Jonathon and Mary Osborn are Nancy's children? Do you know who the parents of those grandchildren are? Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Sprentz" <asprentz@buckeye-express.com> To: <KYHARLAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 1:45 PM Subject: [KYHARLAN] Osbornes > Dear List, > > Over the years, I've tried to figure out my Osborne lines They always > had me stumped and it seems the more I research them, the more confused > I become. If they didn't intertwine, maybe it wouldn't be so > confusing....but it is. I have so many unanswered questions!! I'm > going to try to break them down, one by one, and ask any Osborne > researchers, or any one from the list who may be able to help me figure > this all out. > > My first confusion: My question is....on the 1900 and 1910 census, > she says she had 12 children, 8 still alive. On the 1870, she is > listed with three of her children from William Osborne. Her last child > from William Osborne was William, who was born in 1863. William Osborne > ( Sr) died n 1862/63 during the Civil War.( He was the son of Enoch > Osborne and Malinda Farmer ) > > So....that's three children....if she stayed a widow---- ( which census > indicates she did) then where are the other 5 children, and who fathered > them? > > One the 1900 census, she is listed as being mother in law to Wiley > Saylor, husband of Amanda....Amanda would have been born in 1876.....is > this one of Nancy Osborne's children? It looks that way from the census > record. > > Would the children have been taken away from her and sent to live with > someone else? I know they did that back then. > > This are questions from just one of my Osborne lines. In order not to > confuse and make this post a book, I'll leave it at this and post > separately on the other Osborne questions I have. I'll address Nancy > Cawood Osborne's parentage another time. > If anyone has the time or the patience or the inclination to help, I > would be forever grateful. :) > > Anne > > * > > * > ************************************* > Enoch Osborn b 1811 md Malinda Farmer b 1817 > William Osborne b 1838 d 1863 md Nancy Cawood b abt. 1839 *dau of Mary > Shell/Cawood and ? > William Osborne b. 1863 md Manerva Howard b 1856 > Mary Osborne b 1883 md Frank Finley Shackleford > > *William Osborne, who md Nancy Cawood, died in 1863 during the Civil War. > Here she is on the 1870 HC census:* > > Osborne, Nancy age 35 ( Cawood) widow of William Osborne d 1863 civil war > Stephen age 11 > Mary age 9 > William age 6 * my ggrandfather b. 1863 > Turner, Mary A( black) cook age 32 > Charles age 14 (black) farm labor > Phillips Elizabeth age 40 domestic servant > Martha age 13 at home > Susan age 2 > > living next door is her mother and step-dad (?) > 1870 HC > Osborn Jonathon 56 farmer > Mary 45 > Mary A 20 > William 19 > Jane 16 > Sarah 8 > Nancy 6 > > *1880 HC census: > > *Osborne, Nancy age 45 widown > William age 17 > living next door and above her on the census are: > > Osborne, Stephen age 21 > Elizabeth age 33 > Alafair age 3 > Gaun??? 7 mos son > > And living right below her on the census is: > > Osborne, Jonathan age 65 > Mary age 68 > Jane age 25 dau > Sarah age 20 dau > Nancy age 17 granddau > Nathan age 10 grandson > Robert age 7 grandson > Sarah age 4 grand dau > Mary age 3 grand dau > > and living next to them is: > > Osborne, William age 28 > Sarah age 27 > Martha aage 6 > John age 4 > Mary age 2 > Cloninger Grant age 10 brother-in-law > > *There is no 1890* > > > *Here she is on the 1900 HC census: > * > 1900 HC census > > Saylor Wiley b apr1872 age 28 9yrs md 4 children > Amanda b Jan 1876 age 24 > Oscar son Jun1893 age 7 > Bradley son oct 1895 age 4 > Grant son oct 1897 age 2 > Mertle dau Nov 1899 age 7 mos > Osborne Nancy mother in law age 69 widowed 12 children 8 alive > > *And here she is on the 1910 HC census:* > > 1910 HC census > > Saylor, Wiley M age 37 > Amanda age 35 > Bradley age 15 > Grant age 13 > Martha? age 10 > Ner?? age 8 > Howard age 6 > Clark age > Helen age 2 > Osborn, Nancy age 80 wd 12 children 8 alive > > > > > > > ==== KYHARLAN Mailing List ==== > Harlan Kentucky Websites. > Harlan County Research: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyharlan/ > Harlan County AHGP: http://www.ahgp.org/ > Harlan County ALHN Kentucky: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyharla2/ > >