George Washington Osburn Sr.

1766-1859

George Washington Osburn was the son of Samuel Osborn and Rebecca Smith. He was born on May 23, 1766 in Chesterfield County, VA. It appears that George was the first Osborn to leave the Virginia Colonies and head southwest through the Carolinas and into Georgia.

George married Sarah Jane Atwell (1770-1810) in 1790. Records indicate that Sarah was born in Essex County, MA although it is unclear the circumstances of her migration to the South. Sarah died at the age of 40, possibly giving birth to her fourth child, and George married again in 1817 to Martha White (1798-1850) of Stewart County, GA. 

George and Sarah Jane Atwell had four sons:

Yarby Osborn (1796-)

William A. Osborn (1803-1850)

Rowland Osborn (1809-1852)

Joel Avery Osborn (1810-1880)

George and Martha White had one son and five daughters:

George Washington Osburn, Jr. (1822-1904)

Mary Anne Osborn (1826-1900)

Martha Matlida Osborn (1828-1930)

Sophronia Franklin Osborn (1833-1900)

Jane Elizabeth Osborn (1834-1909)

Arminta Frances Osborn (1837-1881)

George Washington Osburn died on October 18, 1859 and was laid to rest shortly thereafter in Lexington, TN. I can find no explanation of his burial in Tennessee.