Brief Life History of Homer H
When Homer H Osgood was born on 25 December 1876, in Marion, Marion, Kansas, United States, his father, Jesse C. Osgood, was 39 and his mother, Sarah Wariner Hamilton, was 33. He lived in Doyle Township, Marion, Kansas, United States for about 30 years. He died in March 1914, in Florence, Marion, Kansas, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Florence, Marion, Kansas, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Homer Osgood in household of Jesse Osgood, "United States Census, 1910"
- Homer Osgood, "Kansas Births and Christenings, 1818-1936"
- Homer H. Osgood, "Find A Grave Index"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1877 · Nicodemus is Founded
The town of Nicodemus was founded by African-American migrants from Kansas in 1877.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
English (southern): from the late Old English personal name Ōsgod, Ōsgot, an Anglicized form of Old Norse Ásgautr, Asgot, from áss ‘god’ + Gautr a Continental tribal name.
Jewish: adoption of the name in 1 above in place of some similar (like-sounding) Ashkenazic surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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