Hiram Osborne, Sr.

Hiram Osborn was the son of Ephraim Washington Osborne, Jr. and Mary Polly Brock. He was married to Nancy Gibson on January 26, 1830 in Greenville, Green, Tennessee. They had eleven children: James, Alexander, John James, William T., George Washington, Sr. ( aka George Washington Cloud ), Thomas D., Mary Ellen, Nancy Jane, Samuel P., Daniel Porter, and Hiram, Jr.

About 1872, two men went into the home of Hiram and Nancy Osborn and demanded the deed to their property. Hiram refused. The two Carpetbaggers wrapped Hiram and Nancy up in the feather ticking and set the bed on fire. Nancy was able to untie herself and was in the process of untying Hiram when their son's, Thomas D., George W., and Samuel P. ran in the house to help them. The three son's had seen the two men who done this flee the house. They grabbed their guns and went after them. They found at least one of them and Thomas and George shot and killed him. George, Thomas and Samuel fled Alabama to keep from being arrested for the killing. Hiram was horribly burned, but lived for another 5 years.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 29 2021, 18:20:06 UTC