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Below is a family biography included in The History of Cherokee County, Kansas included within the History of Kansas by William G. Cutler, published by A. T. Andreas, 1883.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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S. D. OSBORN, Postmaster and general merchandise, Varck, was born in Hendricks County, Ind., in 1856, and located here in 1872, and engaged in farming and stock-raising, with which he has been actively identified since. In May 1, 1881, he engaged at his mercantile business, and has successfully carried it on since. In September, 1880, he married Miss Jennie Carr, who was born in Ohio, in 1857. They have one little boy— Orval. The farm contains eighty acres of improved land, a nice orchard of fifteen acres of a nicely assorted variety of apple, peach, pear trees, etc., good buildings and stables. He is an active member of the Church of Friends.

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This family biography is one of 289 biographies included in The History of Cherokee County, Kansas included within the History of Kansas by William G. Cutler, published by A. T. Andreas, 1883.  For the complete description, click here: Cherokee County, Kansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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