Thomas A.
Perry
Attorney-at-Law
Owenton,
Kentucky
December 6, 1969
Mrs. Dolph
O. Harrod
Route
1
Flat Rock,
Indiana 47234
Dear Mrs. Harrod:
I have your letter of the 5th, and would appreciate it if you would furnish any information you have on the Osborne family to me for the files of Owen County Historical Society; also any other associated Owen County families.
I understand that the Scott County records show that Richard Osburn was in that county by 1800. However, I have not made a personal inspection of those records. What relation he may have been to John Osborne, I do not know, but he was evidently one of the earliest Osbornes in the area.
The Owen County records show the marriage of John Cox and Lavina Osburn on July 18, 1822 by Rev. Cornelius Duvall, who was a Baptist minister who served several churches in this area. John and Elizabeth were married by Wm. Cobb, Justice of the Peace. Jesse Osburn and Elizabeth O'Banion were married by Jesse Fears.
In checking records of adjacent counties, I would suggest Scott County first, with respect to the Osburn family. I might also suggest that you read the first portion of the "History of the Cobb Family" in the public library in Owenton. I don't think there were any intermarriages, but it shows some research into the place of South Carolina from which the Cobbs were believed to have come.
Owen County and Grant County are full of Osbornes. Grant is just east of Owen County. I do not know about other counties.
Yours truly,
T. A. Perry
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