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Below is a family biography included in The History of Lawrence County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1888. 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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Robert P. Osborn, dry goods merchant at Peirce City, Mo., was born on Oliver’s Prairie January 28, 1849, and is a son of Daniel P. and Martha G. (Blackwell) Osborn, who were born and married in Tennessee, and located on Oliver’s Prairie in early times. Robert P. grew to manhood upon the farm, and at the age of seventeen went into the store of J. H. Wooldridge, at Sarcoxie, where he obtained a good knowledge of the mercantile business. After coming to Peirce City he clerked for about eleven years, and then purchased a half interest in his present business with J. F. Stark, and since March 9, 1888, has been sole proprietor. He was married to Miss Maggie, a daughter of Thomas H. and Harriet Tutt, who were born in Kentucky, and by her is the father of two children, Carl D. and Harry T. Mr. Osborn and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and he is foreman in the A. O. U. W. He has held the position of city treasurer since 1881. His father was killed at his home during the late war by Federal soldiers.
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