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THOMAS OSBORN, post-office Joplin; business, farmer and stock-raiser; was born in Cayuga county, N. Y., Dec. 12, 1820, and is a son of William and Margaret Osborn, who had fourteen children. Our subject was the tenth child, and was reared and educated in Steuben county, N. Y. His father was an old hunter and trapper. At the age of sixteen he left his home and lived with his uncle, Louis Tom, who was one of the leading men of the county. For five years he lived there, and then went to learn the trade of carpenter, and worked at that for ten years. Then he was married to Miss Evaline Gales, daughter of William and Lydia Gales. She was born in Washington county, N. Y., Aug. 31, 1821, and was reared and educated in Steuben county, N. Y., and taught school for several years. They were married Oct. 18, 1845. In 1846 our subject went to Illinois and put up a sash and blind factory, and was doing a large and extensive business when he was burned out and lost almost everything. He then returned to New York and farmed for seven years; then moved to Cedar county, Iowa, and lived for eight years; thence to Kansas and lived there one season, and then returned to Iowa, and in 1869 moved to Jasper county, Mo., and located on his present farm of forty acres, all under cultivation and well improved, with a good orchard. Mr. and Mrs. Osborn have five children: Alice Scott, killed in Kansas, Dec. 25, 1879; Francis (deceased); William and Agnes, twins; Charles T., and Cora E. Mr. and Mrs. Osborn are members of the M. E. Church, and stand high in the community.