William Wilshire Osgood (1830 - 1919)

Born 9 Oct 1830 in Lodi, Seneca, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Josephine (Hand) Osgood — married 4 May 1859 in Macon, Lenawee County, Michigan, United States

Descendants

Died 23 May 1919 at age 88 in Macon Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States

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Biography

William Osgood has English ancestors.

The son of John Osgood and Martha (Van Vleet) Osgood, William Osgood was born in Lodi, New York^{[citation needed]} in 1830. His father passed away in 1841, shortly before the birth of his youngest child, Elizabeth. William's family made a plan to go west to the Michigan Territory, leaving his oldest brother, Lester, behind with his mother to settle their father's estate. Lester and their mother joined them in Michigan by 1850, traveling back to New York periodically to finish the settlement.^[1]

In 1850, at age 20, William lived in Tecumseh Township, Michigan, residing in the home Thomas and Willomena Cumminsand working as as a mechanic, the same occupation listed for Thomas Cummins.^[2] William married Josephine (Hand) Osgood, marrying in Lenawee County, Michigan on May 4, 1859,^{[citation needed]} having four known children together. They made their home in Macon township, Michigan not far from his wife's family farm in Macon Township, farming.^[3]

In 1863, with two of his brothers, Lester and James Osgood, William registered for the Civil War draft in the 1st Congressional District of Michigan.^[4] H did not enlist, and continued to live and farm in Macon Township.^[5] In 1880, William's nephew, John S. Osgood, lived in William's household, working as a farm laborer.^[6] By 1900, all William's children had left home, with the exception of Mae, the youngest. Mae, her husband, Percy Morgan, and their daughter, Henrietta, lived with William, while Percy Morgan helped William work the farm.^[7] By 1910, William had retired from farming and Percy worked the Osgood family farm, farming on their own account.^[8]

William Osgood passed away in Macon Township, Michigan^{[citation needed]} at the age of 88^[9] and is buried in the Osgood family plot at Macon Cemetery, on Macon-Mills Highway in Macon Township, Michigan.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ gleaned from census records of family members
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8J-Q54 : 4 April 2020), William Osgood in household of Thomas Cummins, Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, United States; citing family 868, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW6S-MQ9 : 19 March 2020), William Osgood, 1860.
4. ↑ Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 2 of 5. Ancestry Record 1666 #1543316 with attached Image
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHCS-D7X : 19 March 2020), William Osgood, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSP-7HX : 26 August 2017), William W Osgood, Macon, Lenawee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 159, sheet 272C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,591.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS93-QWF : Wed Oct 04 10:25:20 UTC 2023), Entry for William J Osgood and Sarah J Osgood, 1900.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLRQ-S9B : accessed 28 October 2020), William W Osgood, Macon, Lenawee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 66, sheet 2B, family 54, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 661; FHL microfilm 1,374,674.
9. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q59W-T5JH : 18 July 2020), William Osgood, 1919.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80461526/william_wilshire-osgood: accessed February 17, 2024), memorial page for William Wilshire Osgood (9 Oct 1830–6 Apr 1919).Macon Cemetery, Macon, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by John Olsen (contributor 47541136). Find A Grave: Memorial #80461526