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JOSEPH R. OSMUN⁴

326. JOSEPH R. OSMUN⁴ (Sarah Ann Read3, David Read², Joseph Read¹) was born 30 November 1850 in Hope Township, Warren County New Jersey and died 1918 (LDS Batch #C50981; St. John's of Hope Methodist Episcopal Church Yard). He first appears on the federal census in 1860. He lived with his and six sisters and brothers on the family farm in Hope Township. These siblings included his sisters Elizabeth, Mary Adeline and Emmaretta, as well as his older brother Lemuel and younger brothers Alvah and Charles (1860 United States Federal Census, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, page 2). Joseph's father died in 1867, when she was 17 years old. In 1870, he lived at home with his widowed mother in Hope Township and worked as a farm laborer. He was the oldest of the Osmun children still living at home in that census year (1870 United States Federal Census, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, page 177B, 4 August 1870).

703. (i.) NORMAN B. OSMUN⁵, was born August 1878 in New Jersey, probably in Hope Township, Warren County and died 1952. He first appears on the federal census in 1880 Norman was a year old and lived with his parents on their farm in Hope Township (1880 United Staets Federal Census, Enumeration District 199, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, page 422B, 17 June 1880). By 1900, Norman was 21 years old. He still lived at home in Hope Township with his parents and his younger brother Leland. Norman was employed as a farm laborer on the family farm (1900 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 189, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, sheet 2A, 3 June 1900). Norman was still single and living with his parents in 1910. His occupation in the census was again listed as a farm laborer (1910 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 131, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, sheet 13B, 6 May 1910). Norman's father died in 1918. By that time, his brother Leland was married. Norman stayed on the farm with his widowed mother. The 1920 census lists both Leland and his mother as farmers. His mother Mary Osmun was listed as the head of household (1920 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 159, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, sheet 1B, 6 January 1920). Norman and his mother were still together on the farm in 1930. Norman was listed as the head of household, but Mary owned the property, which was valued at $6,000. Norman was a farmer. Mary, who was 75 year old, had no occupation listed for her. She probably kept house for Norman (1930 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 21-11, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, sheet 3B, 5 April 1930). Mary died in 1932. Norman contined to live on the farm until his death in 1952. He was buried with his parents in St. John's of Hope Methodist Church Yard in the village of Hope in Hope Township. The graves were visited in July 1998.

914. (ii.) LELAND S. OSMUN, Sr.⁵, was born 13 June 1886, probably in Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey and died 20 November 1941 (Easter, personal communication, 2000; Washington Star, November 1941). In 1900, Leland lived at home with his parents and brother Norman on their farm in Hope Township. Leland was a few days short of his 14th birthday when the 1900 census taker enumerated the Osmun household. He was still in school. His older brotehr Norman, who was 21 years old, worked on the family farm with their father (1900 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 189, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, sheet 2A, 3 June 1900). He attended Cornell University, School of Law in Ithaca, New York and after graduation became an an attorney on Manhatten in New York City (Easter 2000). In 1910, he lived in Barbara Walker's boarding house at 166 Cumberland Street in Brooklyn, New York and worked as an attorney in general practice (1910 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 467, Ward 20, Borough of Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, sheet 14B, 29 April 1910). He married in about 1916, Louise Gertrude Goddard of Newport, Rhode Island. She was born 1 March 1890 in Barbados and died 13 September 1972 (Social Security Death Index). Their only child, Leland Standford Osmun, was born on 8 March 1918 in New Jersey. By 1930, Leland, Louise and Leland Jr. all lived in Collingswood, New Jersey. Leland was employed as an attorney by an insurance company in Philadelphia. The family owned a home at 924 Park Avenue in Collingswood, which was valued at $15,000. They also owned a radio. Leland Jr. was 12 years old at the time of the enumeration and was in school (1930 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 4-100, Block 74, Collingwood Borough, Camden County, New Jersey, sheet 4B, 11 April 1930; Easter 2000). Leland Sr. died November 1941, he was 55 years old. The 1959 Polk's Cranston City Directory lists Louise G. Osmun (wid of Leland) r15 Brooks (mp). Translated it means that Louise resided as a roomer at 15 Brooks in Meshanticut Park in the Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island area. When Louise died in 1972, she still lived in the Cranston area (Social Security Death Index). Louise is buried in St. Francis Cemetery on Smithfield Avenue in Pawtucket, Rhode Island (Rootsweb n.d.). Child of Leland Osmun and Louise Goddard:

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