John Thomas Osborn

• Individual
• Family
• Ancestors
• Descendants
• Relationship
• Timeline
• GEDCOM
• Suggest

Obituary- Osborn, John T.

John Thomas Osborn was born in Jefferson county, Iowa, Dec. 26th 1850 and died in the Stormont Hospital, at Topeka, Kan., Oct. 9th, 1911, aged 60 years, 9 months and 13 days.

He made his home in Iowa for about 30 years; the last half of his life he has spent in Colorado, excepting the past few years which have been in Kansas. He was never married. When a young man he was converted to God and united with the Baptist church at Winterset, Iowa; since that time he has lived apart from his relatives and not much is known of his Christian life. But in his last illness at the hospital he gave bright evidence that all was well with his soul and told his sister, Mrs. Heslet, that he was ready for his departure.

He leaves to mourn their loss, a brother, A.P. Osborn of Arkansas City and Mrs. N.A. Heslet of this city.

The funeral services were held in the M.E. church in Rossville, Kas., Tuesday Oct. 10th at 2:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. O.B. Young, Pastor of the M.E. church, and interment made in the Rossville cemetery.