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  Mexican War Soldiers [1846-1848] in Washington County, Indiana
  Wilson, Osborn L.
  Service: Private, 2nd Regiment, Company D, Washington County.
  Mustered in 20 Jun 1846, at New Albany, Indiana, by Colonel Samuel Churchill
  Mustered out 23 Jun 1847, at New Orleans, Louisiana, by Colonel Samuel Churchill.
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  Transcript of letter to Mr. O. L. Wilson from William Hancock:
  
  Mr. Osburn L. Wilson, Company B.  Fifth Regiment Indiana Volunteers
  via Louisville Ky.  New Orleans La  City of Mexico
  WC  Palmyra Ia  March 13th
  
  March 12. 1848
  Indiana
  Harrison County
  Mr. O. L. Wilson
  Dear Cousin  I imbrace this opportunity of informing you that I am well at this time with the reast of the connection and enteraining the Strongest hopes that thease few lines may find you in the Same enjoyment of the greatest blessing of our great Creator.  I received a letter from you one week ago last friday dated on the 11. of Jan. which came to me quite unexpected for I had not learned before that you went in the fifth Regiment.  I heard from Louie of the troops from our neighborhood that you were at the battle of Bueana Vista. &. I was just thinking that you was at home enjoying the comforts of a private citizen.  You may ritely Suppose Something of my feelings when I broke the Seal of your letter and found it bareing date at the city of Mexico, and the Signature of your name.  I felt affected when I thought of the hard fare that you must have in that warme climate & yet my bosum was filled with joy when contemplating the patriotic love that  promted you to action!  And let me tell you in conclusion that it gave me the utmost Satisfaction and I feel under many obligations to you for your kindness in giveing me a Sketch of your journal & discription of the country that you travailed through.  I want you to write again and write extensive about Mexico & its cities.  I have not heard from your fathers family Since you left for Mexico.  My Sister Mary Jane was maried on the 11. of March 1847 to R. Roberts of Floyd County.  Rebecker Ann in September last to Mr. Thomas Jackson a Step Son of Uncle John Hancock.  Hooker & Jonathan are keeping a country Store.  I am yet bachelor an keeping School of winters.  School for last winter was out in February not much probability of marying
  Sickness -- this has been rageing through our country during the whole winter to an alarming extent in the character of Sypes fever -- Uncle Samuel Hancock his son George you recollect that took that ride with us to Palmyra & was so gentlemanly and Social & his Son James, Daughter Nancy, all died within the Short Space of 4. months of this fatal disease -- there were no other deaths in the connection -- yet there has been much Sickness.  I was attacked with this disease in July last, from which I never recovered till in Dec.
  Politics -- There is a great talk of peace with us at this time -- & the treaty that was Sined by the Mexican Commissioners & Sent to Washington is now being discussed by the Senate of the United States & also being altered very much from the original; & I think will Soon pass and be Sent back to Mexico by Commisioners appointed for that purpose agan to try our luck for peace.  Also a great talk as usual about our next president, & from what information I can get I think that "Old Rough & Ready" will be the next president -- but I must Stop  I want you to write to me as soon as you get this letter -- tell about the inhabitants -- the city of Mexico -- the walls of that city -- National pallace -- Surrounding country -- Lake Telzuco -- The water of the City -- What kind of a Road from Mexico to Veracruse whether Turnepike or not -- How many Turnepikes enter the City of Mexico &c --   Write to me if you please  I remain
  
  Your friend &. cousin
  Wm Hancock
  
  To O. L. Wilson
  P.S.  Old John Q. Adams died in Congress about 2 weeks ago with a paralytic affection very sudenly.  "Old Ruff and Ready" has been Sick but is recovering
  
  WH.
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  Ancestry.com Images Online, image 11
  1880 U.S. Census, Mussel Slough Township, Tulare County, California
  Page No. 11; Supervisor’s Dist. No. 4; Enumeration Dist. No. 99
  Enumeration Date: 11 June 1880; Enumerator: B. A. Fassett
  Line 43, h/h 83/83  Wilson, Osborne L., W, M, 55, married, Farmer, b. Indiana; parents b. North Carolina
  Rosa J., W, F, 40/42/46 (?), Wife, married, Keeping house, b. Missouri; parents b. Missouri
  Julia A., W, F, 11, Daughter, single, At home, attended school w/in Census year, b. California; father b. Indiana; mother b. Missouri
  Rosa J., W, F, 7, Daughter, single, attended school w/in Census year, b. California; father b. Indiana; mother b. Missouri
  Billy, W, M, 1, x, Son, single, b. California; father b. Indiana; mother b. Missouri
  
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  1890 Great Register of Tulare County, California
  
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  Surname: Wilson
  First Name: Osburn Lamar
  Age: 65
  Nativity: Indiana
  Precinct: Excelsior
  Page: 80
  Registered: 09 August 1890
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  Kings Co., CA - Index to Federal Land Records
  The California Land Patents Database contains the following information for each land transaction: date, location (township, range, section, meridian), name of person the land was patented to, case type, conveyance type, county, case number and the patent document identification number.
  Mount Diablo       0170S     0220E  012      8942      1864/01/20  WILSON OSBORN L
  Mount Diablo       0170S     0220E  013      8942      1864/01/20  WILSON OSBORN L
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  Mexican War Pension Files
  Transcribed by Virgil D. White
  The National Historical Publishing Co.,
  Wilson, Osburn L.,   SC-20530, 16 Sep 1901, CA srv Co D 2nd & Co B 5th IN inf as a Pvt, sol died 10 Aug 1913 In Hanford or Stanford CA
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    OSBORNE L. WILSON
  That venerable and honorable citizen of Kings county, Cal., O. L. Wilson, who is living in retirement at No. 602 East Ninth Street, Hanford, was born in Washington County, Ind., August 29, 1825, and has lived in California since August 8, 1849.  He grew to manhood on a farm on Blue River, went to school at Salem and was managing a farm there for his father at the time of the outbreak of the Mexican War.  Enlisting in Company D, Second Indiana volunteers, he was sent to Mexico in 1846 and served until the expiration of his term of enlistment.  He returned to his home in Indiana, but again enlisted in Company B, Fifth Indiana Volunteers, under Captain Green, and was sent again to Mexico in 1847 and served gallantly until the end of the war when he was honorably discharged.  He took part in many important engagements, including those at Buena Vista and Del Rey under such commanders as Generals Taylor, Woolfe, and Scott, the latter having been commander-in-chief.  He has kept a copy of the Salem News, published at Salem, Ind., April 7, 1847, an extra edition devoted largely to the events of the Mexican war and containg bulletins of the very latest news from the camp of General Taylor.  After the war he went to Scotland County, Mo., where he remained through the winter of 1848-49.  On April 15, 1849, he started with an ox-team wagon train to California and arrived within the borders of this state August 8 following.  For two years he mined at Ringgold and Weavertown, on the American River, at Yuba, at Rough and Ready, at Nevada City and in Nevada, meeting with fair success.  His associations were not to his taste and in 1851 he bought land at Gilroy, Cal., part of the Los Alamos grant, and devoted himself to cattle raising with farming as subsidiary business.  There he remained until he sold his land to Thomas Rey, and drove his cattle and sheep over into that part of Tulare county which is now Kings county and squatted on part of the Laguna De Tache grant.  Later he secured one thousand acres of land on his Mexican war land warrant, lying on the Kings river in sections 1, 12 and 13.  After that he bought land from time to time until he owned six thousand acres in that vicinity and in Fresno county and for about thirty years he was engaged in sheep raising.  Eventually he divided most of his land among his children and in 1900 retired from active life.
  On December 3 1854, Mr. Wilson married Miss Rose Wilburn at Gilroy, and they had thirteen children, six of whom are now living.  Mr. Wilson has nineteen granchildren and six great-grandchildren.  Those children who survive are: John A.; William C.; Julia, widow of John Alcorn; Mrs. Rose Henry;  Mrs Fannie Hughes, and Calhoun Wilson.  During all his long and honorable career Mr. Wilson has consistently demonstrated his public spirit and has been in the van of all worthy movements for the public uplift.  He has bought eight cemetery lots, on which he has erected a replica of the Washington monument, which when he has passed away will be his lasting memorial.
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Details of Osborn Lamar's family with Rosa Jane Wilburn