Ruby Alice OSBORN

1838 - 1907  (69 years)

• Name	Ruby Alice OSBORN
  Born	5 Feb 1838	Washington Twp., Putnam Co., Indiana
  Gender	Female
  Died	6 Nov 1907	Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana
  Buried	Forest Hill Cemetery
  	Greencastle, IN.
  Person ID	I720	John Willson, Piscataway, NJ and Ontario Family Tree
  Last Modified	29 May 2018

  
  

  Father	John Willson OSBORN           b. 7 Feb 1794, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 12 Nov 1866, Greencastle, Putnam Co., Indiana  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Ruby Webb BISHOP           b. 8 Apr 1796, Homer, Cortland Co., New York           d. 15 Apr 1880, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana  (Age 84 years)
  Married	31 Mar 1814	Homer, Cortland Co., New York
  Family ID	F513	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hon. Lucius Philander CHAPIN           b. Dec 1831, Greencastle, Putnam Co., Indiana           d. 7 Mar 1915, Greencastle, Putnam Co., Indiana  (Age 83 years)
  Married	2 Aug 1859	Terre Haute, Lost Creek Twp., Vigo Co., Indiana
  Children	1. Mary Alice CHAPIN           b. 14 May 1860, Greencastle, Putnam Co., Indiana           d. 11 Jan 1931, Miami, Clermont Co., Ohio  (Age 70 years)   2. Ruby S CHAPIN           b. 1850, Greencastle, Putnam Co., Indiana           d. Indiana   3. Lucius Rousseau CHAPIN, Jr.           b. 16 Jul 1869, Greencastle, Putnam Co., Indiana   4. John Willson CHAPIN           b. Est 1852, Greencastle, Putnam Co., Indiana   5. Hannah M CHAPIN           b. 19 Sep 1878, Greencastle, Putnam Co., Indiana           d. 4 Dec 1963, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana  (Age 85 years)   6. Lucy Gorkins CHAPIN           b. Est 1856, Greencastle, Putnam Co., Indiana           d. 1890  (Age 34 years)   7. Elizabeth Caroline CHAPIN           b. Est 1858, Greencastle, Putnam Co., Indiana   8. Anna C CHAPIN           b. 1879, Greencastle, Putnam Co., Indiana           d. 31 Aug 1909  (Age 30 years)
  Last Modified	27 May 2012
  Family ID	F523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  . Jul 20, - J W Osborn to L P Chapin, Lucius Chapin Papers, folder 1, Box 1: Proving for the family a became an area of contention between spouses. When men deport for [Civil] War, women were left without a breadwinner. Alice borrowed money to buy groceries & spent the dollar her father had sent her on medicine & coal oil. John Willson Osborn had sent Lucius's mother another dollar, which went toward buying shoes. By detailing the money she & her mother-in-law received from Osborn, Alice emphasized Lucius's failure to provide for his female depends. In the summer of 1863, the Chapins were particularly hard pressed for money. Ref: Union Heartland, The Midswestern Home front During The Civil War, by G Aley & J L Anderson, 2013. Obituary . 1907 Nov 7 - Mrs. Lucius P Chapin Dead Greencasle Woman Stricken While Attending MissionaryMeeting. Mrs. Lucus Phapin, of, sister of Mrs. Solomon Claypool, died yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. She came here 3 weeks ago tao attend the Society, then in session. She was stricken on the evening of her arrival. Mrs. Chapin, who was Alice Osborn, was born in this city February 5,1838, but left ere in her infancy. she was the daughter of the late John Willson Osborn, who was one of the most notable of the pioneer editors of the State. Mr. Osborn was one of the original incorporations & first trustees of Ashburn, now Depew University. Mrs. Chapin was a woman of rare spiritual sweetness & great strength of mind; was was alive in church & club work & at one time was president of the Woman's Relief Corps. Her husband & 3 children survive her. The funeral & burial will take place in Greencastle to=morrow afternoon. Ref: Indianapolis News. - - -