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William Thomas Osburn (Hopkins Co., KY, gunsmith )

b. 1831-03-15 d. 1896-07-29

Hopkins County, Kentucky, gunsmith. Kentucky native. Married to Ann Elizabeth "Lizzie" Waetzel Osburn. Father of Charles O. Osburn. Gunsmith in Caldwell County in 1850. Gunsmith in Hopkins County in 1860. Gunsmith in Hopkins County in 1863.

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Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 343B-344A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, Madisonville, p. 835.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, Madisonville, p. 170B.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994027-058, Hopkins County Births.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Hopkins County, KY, 1863, p. 144.

"W. Thomas Osburn (15 Mar 1831-29 Jul 1896)," Find A Grave, Memorial #62659975, accessed October 8, 2020, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62659975.

Citation

Osburn, William Thomas. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32210373 (November 12, 2026).

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