This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RMunns7272 Surnames: Osborne, Edwards, Smith Classification: biography Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.lacrosse/2271/mb.ashx Message Board Post: >From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 782. City of La Crosse R. E. OSBORNE, of the firm of Edwards & Osborne, lumber dealers, has been a resident of La Crosse since November, 1858. He was born in Madison Co., N. Y., in 1842; lived in Cortland Co., N. Y., for three years previous to coming to Wisconsin. In October, 1861, he enlisted in the 14th W. V. I., Company D, and was in the service eleven months, when he was discharged for disability. He was afterward in the hundred-day service as Orderly Sergeant of Company G, 40th W. V. I., in the summer of 1864. He has been paymaster and book-keeper for C. C. Smith, railroad contractor, most of the time since 1871. The firm of Edwards & Osborne has lumber-yards at Caledonia, Mabel and Canton, Minn., and Wadena, Volga City, Littleport and Strawberry Point, Iowa. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!] Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.