Here are a couple of websites w/ info about Osborn, and other, Mills: http://ccbit.cs.umass.edu/lizzie/images/documents/L0041F01.html http://ccbit.cs.umass.edu/lizzie/images/documents/L0041F03.html http://homepage.mac.com/joepowers/owners.html Jan On Wed, 5 Feb 2003 14:10:38 -0500 "Sandra Gilley" <[email protected]> wrote: >"Centennial History of Fall River, Massachusetts" by >Henry H. Earl, >A.M.published in 1877 might be a help to those >researching the mills. I >have copied a few pages, but I'm afraid that I was more >concerned with the >Shove Mills than Osborn mills when I made the copies. > The Shoves are >related to the Osborns. I have been researching Laura >Gross Shove wife of >Charles M. Shove of Fall River. Their daughter Eleanor >Shove married >Richard Osborn(son of James Osborn & Delia Carr) and had >3 sons and 1 >daughter. Eleanor later moved to Little Compton. The >Shoves, Osborns and >related Burchard and Carr families are buried in Oak >Grove Cemetery in Fall >River. I have copies of several plot cards if that helps >anyone. Getting >back to the book, I was able to see it at NE Historical & >Genealogical >Society in Boston. It might be something you could get >through interlibrary >loan. > >Sandra >So.Portland, Maine > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "specs7" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 9:35 AM >Subject: Re: [MABRISTO] Mills in Fall River > > >> Thank You Carol >> The information you sent is very helpful. >> >> Is there an address for the Osborn Mills? >> Is the mill building still standing and in use? >> >> I live in Colorado now. I have a lot of family to visit >>when I get back to >> Little Compton, RI (which isn't often enough) so it >>doesn't leave much >time >> for genealogy. >> >> Thanks again for your help >> Bob >> >> Bob & Nancy Wordell >> Searchin' for a past Ô¿Ô >> Surnames: Wordell, Wodell, Taber, Tabor, Hunt, Watters, >>Fredling, >Heinecke, >> Wells, Ballmer >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Carol Houghton" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 11:40 AM >> Subject: Re: [MABRISTO] Mills in Fall River >> >> >> > Hi there, >> > >> > Here is what I found in the directory for Fall River >> > >> > 1889 shows the following: >> > >> > Joseph Watters, Superintendent, Osborn Mills, Resid: >>72 Middle St >> > George Watters, overseer, Osborn Mills, Resid: 33 E. >>Main Street >> > Thomas Watters, weaver, Resid: 18 Birch Street >> > Miss Maria Watters, resid: 38 Stafford Rd. >> > >> > The above are also listed the same in the 1890 >>directory. >> > >> > The 1891 directory shows the three males listed but no >>listing for >Maria. >> > >> > Hope this helps. >> > >> > >> > >> > Carol Sherman Houghton >> > Researching: >> > Sherman, Briggs,Carpenter, Lovejoy, Mosher, Winslow, >>Jewell, Dexter in >> MA,& >> > RI >> > Hall, Getchell ME >> > Smith,Gibbs, Aldrich, Dexter in NH & VT >> > Houghton, Palmer, Moore,Carter, Palmer WVa, Va >> > Franklin, Jewell, Rickerson, in NY& PA >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ----Original Message Follows---- >> > From: "specs7" <[email protected]> >> > Reply-To: [email protected] >> > To: [email protected] >> > Subject: Re: [MABRISTO] Mills in Fall River >> > Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 06:10:49 -0700 >> > >> > Hi Carol and list >> > I am looking for Joseph Watters the 1880 census shows >>him as a >supervisor >> in >> > a mill in Fall River. I am also interested in his >>children Sadie E. >> Watters, >> > Frank Milton Watters, and Ernest W. Watters. The 1889 >>directory you have >> is >> > almost 10 years after the 1880 census and the children >>might be listed. >> > >> > Thanks in advance for any help you can give. >> > Bob >> > >> > Bob & Nancy Wordell >> > Searchin' for a past Ô¿Ô >> > Surnames: Wordell, Wodell, Taber, Tabor, Hunt, >>Watters, Fredling, >> Heinecke, >> > Wells, Ballmer >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Carol Houghton" <c[email protected]> >> > To: <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 6:48 AM >> > Subject: Re: [MABRISTO] Mills in Fall River >> > >> > >> > > You might check the city directory. I know in some, >>they listed the >> place >> > of >> > > employment. I have access to ancestry.com and they >>have the 1889 >> > directory >> > > online and I could check that for you if you give >>me the name. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > Carol Sherman Houghton >> > > Researching: >> > > Sherman, Briggs,Carpenter, Lovejoy, Mosher, >>Winslow, Jewell, Dexter >in >> > MA,& >> > > RI >> > > Hall, Getchell ME >> > > Smith,Gibbs, Aldrich, Dexter in NH & VT >> > > Houghton, Palmer, Moore,Carter, Palmer WVa, Va >> > > Franklin, Jewell, Rickerson, in NY& PA >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > ----Original Message Follows---- >> > > From: "specs7" <[email protected]> >> > > Reply-To: [email protected] >> > > To: [email protected] >> > > Subject: [MABRISTO] Mills in Fall River >> > > Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 18:02:42 -0700 >> > > >> > > In the 1880 census my great grandfather was listed >>as a supervisor in >a >> > mill >> > > in Fall River. Is there a way to find out which >>one? >> > > Bob & Nancy Wordell >> > > Searchin' for a past Ô¿Ô >> > > Surnames: Wordell, Wodell, Taber, Tabor, Hunt, >>Watters, Fredling, >> > Heinecke, >> > > Wells, Ballmer >> > > >> > > >> > > ============================== >> > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion >>online genealogy >> records, >> > go >> > > to: >> > > >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> > > >> > > >> > > >>_________________________________________________________________ >> > > The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 >>months FREE* >> > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail >> > > >> > > >> > > ============================== >> > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion >>online genealogy >> records, >> > go to: >> > > >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > ============================== >> > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online >>genealogy >records, >> go >> > to: >> > >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> > >> > >> > >>_________________________________________________________________ >> > Tired of spam? 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