James William Osborne

1882 - 1953  (70 years)

• Name	James William Osborne
  Birth	19 Jul 1882	Vale, Greenbrier Co., WV   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Feb 1953	Smoot, Greenbrier Co., WV   [5, 6]
  	Cause: coronary thrombosis
  Burial	End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV
  Person ID	I13306	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	Andrew A. Osborne,   b. 7 Apr 1861, Greenbrier Co., VA d. 30 Jun 1951, East Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Frances Elizabeth Jones,   b. 24 Feb 1860, Greenbrier Co., VA d. 22 Sep 1940, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	5 Feb 1880	Greenbrier Co., WV   [7]
  Family ID	F5839	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mattie Vesta Smith,   b. 10 Dec 1894, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 17 Apr 1957 (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1908	Greenbrier Co., WV   [8]
  Children	1. Hazel I. Osborne,   b. 12 Jul 1914, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 17 Apr 1998, Brandon, Hillsborough Co., FL (Age 83 years)   2. Allen W. Osborne,   b. 1918, Greenbrier Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown   3. Audrey F. Osborne,   b. 19 May 1920, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 20 Sep 1996, Smoot, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 76 years)   4. Glenna Hope Osborne,   b. 15 Nov 1921, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 4 Dec 1970, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV (Age 49 years)   5. Billy J. Osborne,   b. 1924, Greenbrier Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown   6. James M. Osborne,   b. 31 Jan 1925, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 17 Oct 1944 (Age 19 years)   7. Dwight C. Osborne,   b. 1926, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 19 Jul 1942, Ronceverte, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 16 years)   8. Herbert Hugh Osborne,   b. 11 Sep 1928, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 30 Mar 2002, Nokomis, Sarasota Co., FL (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F5863	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 Jul 1882 - Vale, Greenbrier Co., WV Marriage - 23 Dec 1908 - Greenbrier Co., WV Death - Cause: coronary thrombosis - 26 Feb 1953 - Smoot, Greenbrier Co., WV Burial - - End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  The Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, 27 February 1953 James Osborne Is Claimed By Death SMOOT, Feb. 26 ? James M. Osborne, 70, died today at his home at Smoot of coronary thrombosis following a month's illness. A well known lumberman for around 25 years, he had been employed for the past 12 years in farming. He was born at Vale July 12, 1882, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew A. Osborne. He was a member of the Sam Black Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Vesta Smith Osborne; three sons, Allen and Herbert Osborne, both of Flint, Mich.; and three daughters, Mrs. Hazel Harper of Detroit; Mrs. Audrey Welch of Smoot; and Mrs. Glenna Bennett of Beckley; and twelve grandchildren. Other survivors include a brother, Clarence Osborne of Meadow Bluff; and five sisters, Mrs. Drennen of Gordonville, Va.; Mrs. Ora Callison of Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Alma Fleshman of Beckley; Mrs. Bessie Hunter of McRoss; and Mrs. Texie Henderson of Duo. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Nickell Mortuary where the body was removed.

  
  

• Sources

  [S593] Shuck, Larry G., Greenbrier County, [West] Virginia, Birth Records 1853-1899, (Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Co., 1995). [S864] Obituary: The Beckley Post-Herald (Reliability: 3). lists date of birth as 12 July 1882 [S1043] United States, Selective Service System, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Ancestry.com, database online. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.) (Reliability: 3). lists date of birth as 19 July 1880 [S1076] National Archives and Records Administration: Washington, DC, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.). [S1036] Tombstone Inscription. [S864] Obituary: The Beckley Post-Herald. [S594] Shuck, Larry G., Greenbrier County, [West] Virginia, Marriages 1782-1900, (Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Co., 1991). [S560] Greenbrier Co., WV MB 1B.