Notes:

Birth:
Alt name: Frances Louise Lewis. Alt DOB: 7 Apr 1921

Family/Spouse: Frank A MOLNAR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Alan is the son of Miss Cunningham & Frank Lewis.

. 1930 Mar 14 -Advertisement: Announcement. We take pleurae in announcing that we have secured All news & Andrew Jones to take care of our service department & do a general repair business. These gentlemen are experienced & competent mechanics. Our shop is one of the best equipped this section & with the equipment they are prepared to take care of your automobile in every way.
Princes Right - satisfaction guaranteed.
Drive in or all Harbor 1680 & let them put your car in shape of spring & summer driving.
Messner Motor Company ,189-205 W Main St.

. 1931 Oct 27 - Compensation Claims Heard At Courthouse
Commission James Gibbson of the state labor dept. & industry heard 6 of the dozen or more claims for compensation in the Berrien county court house Monday. The following claims have been herd thus far:
Allan Lewis agains the Benton Harbor Motor Sales Co. allowed $10 per week for 9 weeks; 9 per week for 27 weeks; & $4.50 per week for 3776 weeks.
Ref: News Palladium newspaper. Benton Harbor. MI.

Died:
373 Territorial Road.

Buried:
Piepestone Twp. Plot H15-C.

Edward married Etta MARIE OSBORN on 9 Dec 1916 in Benton Harbor, Berrien Co., Michigan. Etta (daughter of Charles Francis FRANK OSBORN and Mildred Anne CUNNINGHAM) was born on 6 Jun 1896 in Sodus Twp., Berrien Co., Michigan; died on 18 Apr 1978 in Benton Harbor, Berrien Co., Michigan; was buried in North Shore Memory Gardens. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marie is the daughter of Mildred Cumingham & Frank Osborn.

. 1910 Aug 16 - Sodus. Miss Marie Osborn of Benton harbor is a guest of Miss Jennie Kimball.
. 1927 Mar 18 - Morton Hill School. New officers were elected by Parent Teacher club yesterday: Mrs Alan Lewis, secretary.

. 1928 Jun 16 - Mrs Ella Lewis is convalescing at the home of her son & daughter-in-law, Mr Mrs Frank Osborn, 693 East High street. She recently underwent an operation at the taper sanitarium.

. 1928 Oct 4 Parent Teacher Association of the Gard School will sponsor a Halloween party. Arrangements for the party will be in charge of Mrs Marie Lewis &* Miss Susie Gobie. …entrainment, Mrs Marie Lewis, teacher at the school.

. 1929 Apr 22 - Mr Mrs Alan Lewis & son, Robert, returned this m morning to their home in Oak Park, Illinois, after spending the weekend with Lewis'' grandparents, Mr Mrs L J Merchant of Forres avenue.

. 1931 Apr 4 - Photo L J Merchant, Tall hat, suit coat, white shirt, tie, mustache. Mr Mrs Alan Lewis & 2 children of North Chicago & Mrs E M Lewis of Oak Park, Ill. will came to spend East at the LJ Merchant home in celebration of the 86th birthday of the well known Civil War veteran, shoe birthday falls this year on Easter Sunday.

. 1930 Feb 14 - PTA of Gard school met yesterday for a business & patriotic meeting. Miss G G Jost wore an interesting costume, over 100 years old that belong to Mrs D T Lawrence, great grandmother of the teach Mrs Marie Lewis. Mrs Jost in a short talk, paid a tribute to Mrs Lewis' great uncle, J C Lawrence, who was one of the schools commissioners 50 years ago & is credited with replacing the old form system wit the grades, besides teaching nearly half the residents of the locality the three Rs. Mrs. Jost & Mrs MP Dwan were hostesses.

. 1930 Apr 17 - Sues for Divorce. Charging non-support, Mrs Marie Lewis of Benton Harbor Thursday filed bill for divorce in the circuit court against Allen Lewis. They have 3 children. Mrs Lewis is represented by Attorney Wilburn M Cunningham.
Ref: News Palladium newspaper. Benton Harbor. MI. - - -

Buried:
Hagar Twp., Berrien Co., MI. Cremation.

Notes:

. 1918 Benton Harbor City Directory: Charles F, Bds. 39 East High.

Ref: News-Palladium newspaper, Benton Harbor, Michigan:
. 1894 Aug 24 - Pearl Grange. Miss Mildred Cunningham gave a lemon art last Tues. night. the prizes were drawn by Lena Modlin & Alf Stewart. Frank Osborn drew the body prize.

. 1901 May 8 - Benton city Council Session report, held city hall. Vills approved by the finance committee: Sewer Fund, Frank Osborn, labor,$5.38
. 1905 Apr 29 - First Christian church, Broadway. Music under the direction of Frank Osborn.
. 1905 Aug 26 - Baker Vawater Plant, 150 hand now employed at Benton Harbor, foreman binding dept: Frank Osborn.
Ref: News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Michigan)

. 1914 Mar 16 - Real Estate Transfers: H E Clippinger to Frank Osborn, Lot 5, Blk 4, Fair Ground add. to Benton Harbor, $1.
Frank Osborn to Frank F Pratt, Lot 5 Block 4, Fair Ground add, to Benton Harbor, $1.
Ref: Herald Press newspaper, Saint Joseph, Michigan.

. 1913 Apr 5 - Frank Osborn was the guest of his wife today enroute from Chicago to his home in Pullman. Mrs Osborn is visiting at the Fred Sauerbier home.

. 1915 Jun 23 - Thimble Party success. at home of Mrs H A Wells, Summit st., was the scene Tues. afternoon of a largely attended & successful thimble part, 40 responded to invitations of Christian church. …Vocal quartet. Mrs Frank Osborn.
Ref: Herald Press newspaper, Saint Joseph, Michigan.

. 1920 Feb 26 - Christian Church - The Cross is a play in 3 acts, vividly portraying life in the NY tenements will be presented at Bell there next Tues. Mar 2 & 4 by the Christian church choir. Frank Osborn plays the [religious] doctor in charge of the work of the Associated charities & he gives quite a professional touch to the character.

. 1921 Aug 29 - Benton Harbor payrolls approved by the finance committee: Frank Osborn, teams & extra horse, $175.67
. 1921 Dec 2 - Harry Gering, aged Watervleit farmed found, gagged & left to die. Stanley Gaska, local Austrian murdered, thrown into Lake Michigan. Wm J Handy, former Sodus Farmer, local commission man, beaten, robbed, murdered, his body weighted & thrown into the St. Joseph River. Ferrier County's murder record from Apr 1 to Dec 1, 1921. Solution of the murder, is believed to depend in large measure upon the circumstances of the unidentified stranger's relations with the murder vice. Mrs Badger today confirmed that Handy engaged her husband for the Niles trip. Handy never arrived at his destination. …
Stranger made Inquires: The movements of handy's companion, have hover been, tied farther bak than the return trip from Niles. Frank Osborn, proprietor of a feed & storage barn on Colfax Avenue between West Main * 6th streets said Thursday night night that on the day Handy was in Niles, a tall slender, man came to his office & inquired as to Handy's whereabouts. Osborn says retold the visitor that Handy was in Niles with a car of potatoes.Osborn was unable to give a detailed description of the man, but according to Mrs Brader's account of the description told her by her husband, the stranger must have been the individual who approached Osborn.
Osborn was able to give considerable information regarding the murdered man's temperament & habits, as handy was in his employ during the early summer months. Handy was at times nearly distracted over his family troubles, declared Osborn & wold become confidential with anyone who would listen sympathetically to his story. Handy according to Osborn, invariable carted 2 pocketbooks with large sums of money. Sheriff Bridgman believes Handy had between $600-$700 on his person the night of the murder. When found, the body's clothing revealed only a knife, bill of lading & one cent in money.

. 1922 Jun 3 - Recovers from Injuries. Frank Osborn of Washington Street, is recovering from injuries received 2 weeks ago when he fell from a ladder while painting his home, breaking a rib & during a shoulder & his shoulder.
Ref: Herald Press, Saint Joseph, MI.

. 1923 Mar 9 - Trial continues. Description Hazy, One of the afternoon's early witness was Fran Osborn, proprietor of a feed baron, Colfax Avenue which Handy made his headquarters. Osborn was a defense witness. He restituted that on the day Handy was supposed by him to be in Niles, a man whom he had never seen called & inquired for there murdered man. Osborn said the man was tall & thin, He could give no further description & said he did not learn where he came from his name of his destination. On cross examination, Osborn was certain the individual was not Badger. He testified that Godfrey, a former partner, called Badger nearly every night following the discovery of handy's Body in the St. Joseph river.

. 1928 Jun 6, A runaway - reminiscent of the good old days, before Benton Harbor had well paved street - furnished the business district with some excitement Tues. afternoon. A team, drawing a dump car owned by Frank Osborn, local drayman & drives by John Harper, broke into a run at the railway tracks & ran up Main street with aberrant disregard of traffic signals, pole & other traffic. Harper gamely struck to the baton, but was unable to control the animals. One of them finally fell in front of the Gilmore Brother store on W Main & Colfax & the runaway was stopped. No damaged was done to wagon, Harper nor the horses were injured.

1929 Dec 9, Benton Harbor City Commission, bills presented for payment:
Chas E Osborn, welding. $16.50, Frank Osborne team, $25.00.

Ref: News Palladium newspaper, Benton Harbor.

. 1925 Benton Harbor Directory
Osborne, Frank C (Ruby E; Osborne & Rowe), h 639 E High.
Osborne, William (Lena), Collr Osborne& Rowe, h 639 E High.
Osborne & Rowe (Frank Osborne, Red Rowe) livery sw corn Cass & E Main.

. 1828 Jun 12 - Live Stock for sale: Cows - Jersey, 7 ears old. Also work horse. Frank Osborne, Telephone H730.

. 1930 Benton Harbor Directory
Osborne, Frank (Ruby), Teaming contra, house 639 E High.
Osborne, Donald, student, r 639 E High.

Obituary
. 1936 Apr 18 - Funeral Services For Frank Osborne To Be Held Monday. C Frank Osborne, 65, well known Benton Harbor business man will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Reiser chapel. The Rev Edward Montgomery will officiate. Burial will be made in Pearl Grange cemetery.
Ten days of hiccoughing, said by physicians to have been caused by a tumor, caused his death Friday at 11:45 am. in the home of a daughter Mrs Alan Lewis, 380 North Hull ave.
Besides this daughter, he leaves another daughter Mrs. Henry Bellinger, 724 Territorial road, to whose home the body was taken today & where friends may pay their respects & the hour of the funeral Monday. He also leaves a brother, William Osborn. There are 4 grandchildren.

. The late Mr Osborn was born Jul 12, 1871 & in 1885? was married to Mildred Ann Cunningham, who died in 1900. Later in 1920 he was married to Ruby Miller, who dies in 1934. He survived by his former wife's parents, Mr & Mrs Geo. Cunningham & a step-son David Miller of Twelve Corners.
Ref: News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Michigan) - - -

Buried:
Plain recumberant plaque.

Charles married Mildred Anne CUNNINGHAM on 15 Feb 1896 in St. Joseph, Berrien Co., Michigan. Mildred was born on 9 May 1877 in Michigan; died on 28 Mar 1901 in Sodus Twp., Berrien Co., Michigan; was buried on 31 Mar 1901 in Pearl Grange Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mildred's father Geo F Cunningham born in Canada & her mother, Hellen Miranda Morrill, was born in Michigan, (buried Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.)

. 1901 Mar 29 - Mrs. Mildred Osborn, aged 22, died at her home in swords township last evening. The funeral will be held from the residence of there father-in-law, John Osborn, Sunday at 10 o'clock. Burial will take place at Pearl Grange. She lives a husband & 2 children.
Ref: News Palladium newspaper, Benton Harbor. - - -

Died:
Aged 22y, 10m 19d. COD: miscarriage & septicemia.

Buried:
Benton Harbor, MI.

Notes:

> Research: 1850 Toronto Directory, Willim Osborne, Lot 14, Con 2, Toronto Twp.{York Co. or Peel ?}

. 1852 Census Caledon East, Peel Co. says he was born in Canada.

. 1861 Census, Caledon, Ontario, Age 17 years /1844,
Lived with his Grandmother Elizabeth Lawrence Tarbox.

. 1870 Benton Habour, Berrien Co., Michigan
John Osborn, born 1846, Born Canada, carpenter
Juditha Osborn, Born 1847, Ohio
Daniel Osborn, born 1869, Michigan.

. Great Uncle Daniel Lawrence, born Canada & Family is next door. Great Aunt Hadassah Lawrence Teetzel is just a few farms away.

. 1887 Dec 23; 1888 Mar 30-Apr 6; & 1889 Sept 3 - Letters remains in the Benton Harbor Post office for John Osborne.

. 1888 Apr 7 - John Osborn, of Benton township, recently purchased of Lemuel Moore, the later's farm in Sodus & moved thereto this week.
. 1890 Apr 23 - Petit jurors drawn for the May term of the circuit court: John Osborne, Sodus.
. 1895 Sep 14 - Petit Jurors crown this morning for the October tea of the circuit court. John Osborn, Sodus.

. 1897 Jun 25 - Rev & Mrs James Hamilton visited the family of Mr John Osborne at Sodus Thursday.
St. Joseph -James P Hamilton, the blind orator, will arrive in a few days to spend the summer with his parents here & will during his stay deliver a lecture on the winter he spend in Greece & his visit to the Queen.
Note1: James Hamilton & John Osborne were first cousins, once removed.
Ref: News Palladium Newspaper, Benton Harbor, Mich.

. 1900 Jun 18 Census, Sodus Twp., Berrier Co., Michigan
Osbourne John, b. Mar 1845, age 55 Canada, Father b. Canada, Mother b. England, Landed 1863, Farmer;
Osborne, Judith, wife b. Apr 1846, age 59, married 31 years, b. Ohio, Father b. Canada, Mother England;
Osborne, Frank, son, b. Jul 1871 Michigan, age 28, married 4 years, Parents b. Canada, Ohio
Osborne, Daughter, May 1878 Michigan, age 22, parents Canada Eng. & Ohio
Osborne, Mildred, Daughter-in-law, b May 1877 Michigan, age 23, Parents b. Canada Eng. & Michigan;
Osborne, Ettie M, Granddaughter, b Jun 1896, Michigan, age 3, parents Michigan;
Osborne, Gladys F, Granddaughter, b. Nov 1898 Mich., Age 1, parents: Michigan;
Lawrence, John, Cousin, Jan 1844 Canada Eng., Age 56, parents born Canada English, Landed 1860 - 40 years ago; Farm labour.

. [and 3 farms away is ]
Osborne, William, Head, born Mar 1873 Michigan, age 27, Father born Canada Eng., Mother Ohio, Farmer;
Osborne, Lena M, Wife, b. Aug 1881, Michigan, married 1 year, Parents born Michigan & NY.

. 1907 Mar 23 - Sodus. John Osborne has rented his farm & expects to move to Benton Harbor.

Benton Harbor April Bills Park Fund Labour, paid to John Osborne:
. 1917 May 17, - $18.89
. 1917 Jul 12, - $50.22
. 1917 Aug 16 - $49.34
. 1917 Oct 11 - $54.
. 1917 Nov 14 - $36.
. 1918 May 16 - $51.45.
. 1918 Sep 13, Cutting hay, $10.
. 1919 Jun 12 - labor, $10.50

. 1912 Aug 31 - Mrs JJ Atkinson, Mrs D Crowley & Mrs John Osborne* & daughter Icylena* went to Waterliet this morning to spend Sunday.
Note2: One or the other is a publication error: Juditha Lawrence Osborne would be Icylena's grandmother.
Ref: News Palladium Newspaper, Benton Harbor, Mich.

. 1918 Benton Harbor City Directory: John & Juditha Osborn, 639 E High, Park Tndr.

. 1931 Feb 16 - John Osborn, long a resident of Benton Harbor, is ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs Ira Swisher, 920 Bishop St.

. 1931 Feb 19 - John Osborne Pioneer Fruit Grower, Dies
With the death of John Osborne, 85, lifelong Beriern county resident, one of the best known fruit goers in this section, Benton Harbor & Southewestern Michigan lost another representative citizen of this city, with legions of friends in the surrounding rural communities where he owned property & had lived at various times. Mr. Osborne died this morning at 5 o'clock at the home of his only daughter, Mrs Ira Swisher, 920 Bisho avenue. He had been ill 2 weeks with a double mastoid complication. 2 sons, Frank & William Osborne, Benton Harbor also survived & there are 6 grandchild 7 9 great-grandchildren. the funeral is annulled for Saturday at the home of the deceased, 639 E High street, where the son Frank & family resided. burial will be in Perl Grange cemetery wither the wife of the deceased, who died in 1917 rests.
Mr. Osborne was born in Canada & would have been 86 years of age had helped until March 1. He came to Michigan in 1863, settling near Benton Harbor. Farms in Sodus, east of Benton harbor & note of this city were owned by the deceased, one of the prosperous farmer of the country who loved the soil & fruit orchards, not only as a sourced of living but as a landscape beautifier.
Ref: News Palladium Newspaper, Benton Harbor, Mich. - - -

Birth:
Ref: Mich. Marriage Certificate.

Died:
Aged 85y 11m 18d. COD: Bilateral mastoiditis, myocarditis.

Buried:

John married Juditha A LAWRENCE on 20 Aug 1868 in Millburgh, Benton Twp., Berrien Co., Michigan. Juditha (daughter of Daniel Tilton LAWRENCE, .IV SUE and Jane CRAWFORD) was born on 15 Apr 1846 in Hamilton Twp., Warren Co., Ohio; died on 2 Dec 1917 in Benton Harbor, Berrien Co., Michigan; was buried on 4 Dec 1917 in Pearl Grange Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Juditha is the daughter of Jane Crawford & Daniel T Lawrence.

. 1868 August 20 , Michigan Marriage Registration #134,
at Millburgh, Michigan
John Osborn, Resided Benton, MI; Age 23 / 1845,
Born Caledon, Canada West, Farmer; married
Juditha Lawrence, Resided Benton, MI; age 22 / 1846, Born Hamilton, Ohio,
Married by Justice of the Peace, L A Hall;
Wit: Emma F Hall of Millburgh, Mich., & Mrs. L A Morisnt? Depassvilleville?, NY, Reg. Aug 25, 1868.
Note: Judith Lawrence & John Osborn are first cousins once removed,
i.e. both grandchildren of Richard Lawrence & Mary Willson. - PJA

. 1897 Jun 25 - Rev & Mrs James Hamilton visited the family of Mr. John Osborne at Sodus Thursday.

. 1889 Dec 20 - Unclaimed letters remaining in Benton Harbor post office. Mrs John Osborne.
. 1892 Apr 8 - Sodus. Mrs John Osborn & Miss Kate Kennedy of Benton were the guests of Carrie Parks last week. Pub. Apr 9, 1892.
. 1899 Jun 19 - Benton Harbor, Funeral E W Bovec. Organist Mrs. John Osborn preluded the funeral with a softened dirge, which induced the solemnity that prevailed throughout the service.
. 1905 Nov 27 - Mrs John Osborne is ill at her home in Sodus.

. 1917 Dec 3 - Early Settler is Honored At last Service
Large attendance of old time friends from all around the country was noticeable at the funeral services for the lat Juditha Osborne, wife of John Osborne, at the home of East High street, Tuesday afternoon. Th lady was well beloved in the community, where she had reside since a child & a the company who gathered to pay their last respects testified to the friendship they felt for her.
Impressively beautiful was the message of comfort given by Rev IT Raab, Presbyterian church, to the relatives & friends assembled. The absence of music was the faithful carrying out of the expressed wished of the deceased. Large quantity of lovely flowers covered the casket & spoke silently of the many friendships which were the treasures of Mrs Osborne while living. Acting as bearers are a number of former neighbors & friends. Messrs Ernest Sherman, Lorenzo Snyder, Worth Buck, Clarence Darlin, Ge Keeler & SV Morrill.
The deceased was born in Warren county, Ohio in 1846 & was one of 8 children born to Daniel & Jane Lawrence. All have passed away except Robert of Hartford & John of Benton township. She came to this country with the family in 1856, where she has since resided. She was married to John Osborne in 1867. to this union are born 5 children, 2 of whom have gone to rest. Mrs. Osborne is survived by her husband, 2 sons & 1 daughter. She also leaves 6 grandchildren. She died in this city December 2 1917, at the age of 71 yers.

Ref: News Palladium, Benton Harbor.
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Birth:
Alt Name: Judith A.

Died:
Haemorrphage from Gastric ulcer. Aged 71y 7m 17d. 639 High St.

Buried:
Benton Harbor.

Notes:

Married: