Captain Henry Wood Osborne

Brief Life History of Henry Wood

When Captain Henry Wood Osborne was born on 27 October 1833, in Scott, Virginia, United States, his father, John C. Osborne, was 31 and his mother, Mary Corder, was 31. He married Attelia A. Gibson on 16 June 1861, in Scott, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Floyd District, Scott, Virginia, United States in 1880 and United States in 1900. He died on 15 October 1912, in Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Dungannon, Scott, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Captain Henry Wood Osborne
1833–1912
Attelia A. Gibson
1835–1898
Marriage: 16 June 1861
Alice M Osborne
1863–
Henry Osborne
1864–
Charles Hagan Osborne
1866–1928
Elizabeth J. "Lizzie" Osborn
1870–1880
Robert Kemper Osborne
1873–1880

Sources (39)

  • Henry Osborn in household of Osborn, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Henry W Osborne, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
  • Henry, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1844 · Lumpkin's Jail

In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.

1861 · The Battle of Manassas

The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Osbern, partly from late Old English Ōsbern, an Anglicized form of Old Norse Ásbiǫrn (from áss ‘god’ + biǫrn ‘bear’), but more usually from Norman use of the cognate ancient Germanic Ōsbern. Osbern was often treated as an alternative form of Osbert. For pet forms see Hoskin and Opie . The surname has also been established in Ireland (Waterford, Tipperary) since the mid 16th century.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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