Silas Coleman Osburn Family
Silas Coleman Osburn Family


Osburn Family
Sarah Jane Osburn Langston - Daniel W. Osburn - Henry Osburn
John Osburn - George F. Osburn - Sam Osburn - Andrew Osburn
Silas Coleman & Betsy Ann Pool Osburn


Silas Coleman Osburn, the son of Daniel S. and Mary or Mae Daws Osburn, was born 17 November 1844 in Jackson County, Tennessee, and died 16 April 1944 in Riverton, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. This birth date is taken from his death certificate, but if the 1850 census was right he was born about 1846/1847. He married (1) Elizabeth Ann Pool Bet. 1868 - 1869 in Arkansas, daughter of William Pool and Mary Nutt. She was born 24 October 1848 in Greene County, Arkansas, and died 01 March 1930 in Grayson, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. He married (2) Julia Alameda Pool Tyler 11 January 1932 in Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, daughter of William Pool and Mary Nutt. She was born February 1856 in Webb City, Greene County, Arkansas, and died 01 September 1935 in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. We are fortunate to have a copy of his and Julia marriage application and license. Julia was Elizabeth's sister and was first married to Rufus Benjamin Tyler, who had died between 1910 and 1917 possibly in Oklahoma. (The family was there in 1910 and son Douglas registed for the WWI draft while living with his mother in Oklahoma)

Silas and Betsy are both buried in the Welcome All Cemetery in Grayson, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, Betsy has a marker and Silas had a military marker noting his service with the Union during the Civil War, it was vandalized and replaced and then vandalized again, so he has no marker. But we do have the bill for his funeral service.

Silas and family seemed to like the Cleburne County area of Arkansas and on 4 October 1900 he was granted a land patent for 160 acres.

Silas and Elizabeth "Betsy" had these children

  • Mary C.Osburn Osburn, born 12 March 1870; died Bef. 1880 in Arkansas
  • Sarah Jane Osburn, born November 1871 ; died 04 November 1942
    married John Edwards
  • Daniel Washington/ Webster Osburn, born 25 June 1874; died 01 September 1944
    married 1. Martha Ann Bettie Bittle; 2. Sally C.; 3. Cora Brannon; 4. Naomi Ruth Pettit; 5. Janey Merryman
  • William Henry Adam Osburn, born 27 February 1877; died 01 June 1940
    married Ethel Lizabeth Adams
  • John David Osburn, born 02 January 1880; died Aft. 1920; never married
  • George Franklin Osburn, born 31 March 1886; died 12 October 1962
    married Mary Rosetta Stewart
  • Robert Samson Osburn, born 22 April 1889; died 23 April 1979
    married Elizabeth Eliza Jessie Dooley
  • Andrew C. Osburn, born 17 February 1892; died 01 December 1976

Silas had traveled with the family when they move to Missouri and then back to Illinois. He was living in Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois when he and Finis Evan enlisted with Company F, 145th Illinois Infantry. The 145th Infantry was mustered into the United States service at Camp Butler, June 9, 1864. Strength, 880. Departed for the field June 12, 1864. Was mustered out at Camp Butler September 23, 1864. The men of the 145th came from Johnson, McLean, Morgan, Logan, Macon, Jackson, Cass and De Witt Counties. On January 9, 1865 he enrolled in Stoddard County, Missouri and was mustered into service February 1, 1865 at Cape Girardeau, as a Private of Company F, 50th Missouri Infantry and was honorably discharged as a Private August 5, 1865 at Benton Barracks, Missouri. Silas lost his original discharge papers and in 1936 had replacements issued. To see the replacements click Here

This article was taken from the Heber Springs (Cleburne County) Arkansas newspaper

Newspaper Article


Silas and his family have been found on these census records

1870 Arkansas Greene County Gainesville Page 271B
20 July 1870 Lines 8-10 Dwelling 11 Family 11 M593/54
Silas Osburn 22 Farmer ---/$100 IL
Elis A. 21 Keeping House xxx AR
Mary C. 3/12 (born in April) xxx AR

1880 Arkansas Franklin County Middle Township Supervisors District 2 Enumeration District 6 Page 783B/784A
9 June 1880 Lines 47-50/1-2 Dwelling 96 Family 97 xxx xxx T9/44
Silas Osborn xxx 32 Farmer TN/TN/TN
Elizabeth wife 31 Keeping House AR/AL/AL
Sarah J. daughter 09 xxx AR/TN/AR
Daniel W. son 05 xxx AR/TN/AR
William son 03 xxx AR/TN/AR
John son 5/12 (born in January AR/TN/AR
Rufus Tiler boarder 27 Laborer on Farm AR/AR/AR
Elmeda Tiler wife 23 xxx AR/AL/AL
Dora E. dau 02 xxx AR/AR/AR
Mary Pool xxx 66 xxx AL/unk/unk
John H. Lorsen boarder 09 xxx AR/AR/AR
**Mary Pool is the mother of Elizabeth Osborn & Elmeda Tiler(Almeada Tyler) I don't know who John H. Lorsen(Larson?) is or why at age 9 he was boarding with the Osburn family

1900 Arkansas Cleburne County Francis Township Supervisors District 2 Enumeration District 15 Page 229A
18 June 1900 Lines 11-20 Dwelling 171 Family 171 xxx xxx T623/54
Silas Osburn xxx 53 Nov 1846 Farmer TN/TN/TN
Elizabeth wife 51 Oct 1848 xxx AR/TN/AL
John D. son 20 Jan 1880 Farm Labor AR/TN/AR
George F. son 14 Mar 1886 Farm Labor AR/TN/AR
Robert S. son 11 Mar 1889 Farm Labor AR/TN/AR
Andrew C. son 08 Feb 1892 xxx AR/TN/AR
Mary Pool mother in law 83 Sep 1816 xxx AL/AL/KY
Sarah Edwards sister 45 Jan 1855 xxx IL/TN/TN
Walter nephew 09 Sep 1890 xxx AR/TN/TN
John nephew 07 Oct 1892 xxx AR/TN/TN

1910 Arkansas Cleburne County Poff Township Supervisors District 2 Enumeration District 3 Page 27A
15 April 1910 Lines 40-45 Dwelling 7 Family 7 xxx xxx T624/46
John Osburn xxx 28 Farmer AR/TN/AR
Silas C. father 63 Farmer TN/TN/TN
Betsie mother 61 xxx AR/TN/AL
George brother 24 xxx AR/TN/AR
Samuel brother 20 xxx AR/TN/AR
Andrew brother 18 xxx AR/TN/AR

1920 Arkansas Cleburne County Poff Township Supervisors District 2 Enumeration District 3 Page 179B
9/10 January 1920 Lines 59-62 County Road Toward Edgemont Dwelling 27 Family 28 xxx T625/56
John Osburn xxx 40 Farmer AR/MO/AR
Silas C. father 73 Farmer MO/IO/US
Betsy A. mother 70 xxx AR/US/US
Cora A. Dooley orphan 09 xxx AR/US/US

1930 Louisiana Caldwell Parish Grayson Village Supervisors District 3 Enumeration District 5 Page 247B
5 April 1930 Lines 84-92 Dwelling 84 Family 89 xxx xxx T626/783
John W. Langston xxx 56 Farmer AR/AR/AR
Sarah wife 58 xxx AR/TN/AR
Huley son 24 Farm Labor AR/AR/AR
George son 21 Farm Labor AR/AR/AR
Burl Hunter son in law 24 Farm Labor MO/MO/MO
Mary daughter 23 xxx AR/AR/AR
Ernestine granddaughter 02 - 2/12 xxx AR/MO/AR
Louise Nichols granddaughter 11 xxx AR/MO/AR
Silas Osborne father in law 83 xxx TN/TN/TN


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