805. William Salisbury "Berry" Osborne
1850 STATE or TERRITORY: KY COUNTY: Pike REEL NO: M432-217 PAGE NO: 461a
REFERENCE: Enumerated the 22nd of August 1850 by J W Emmert, pg 923
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ky/pike/1850/pg0456a .txt
25 396 396 Osborne Salsbury 27 M Farmer KY
26 396 396 Osborne Jenny 19 F KY
2071. Mary Matilda Osborne
BENTLEY, Mary Matilda Osborne, B: 9-25-1869 D: 6-21-1944, d/o Jessie & Sarah Johnson Osborne, w/o Kenis Bentley m: 8-17-1893
IN 1887 G.W. AND WILLIAM HALL & NUMBER OF RELATIVE MOVED FROM PIKE CO., KY TO MUD RIVER, WV 5 MI FROM ITS HEAD. WILLIAM BOUGHT FARM ON SPRUCE FORK ABOVE 6 MI. CRK ACROSS FORK FROM BIAS BRANCH WHERE HALL CEMETERY IS NOW LOCATED. SEE DEATH NOTE.
811. Rachel Osborne
Murdered by his cousin.
Hazel Green Herald
March 10, 1886Shot Dead
Wilborn Hall, a lawyer of Hindman, in Knott County, was shot and killed by Lewis Hall, in Floyd County, on Tuesday, Feb.23 The particulars, as we learn from Oscar Hall, who has just returned from Letcher County are about as follows: Wilborn Hall left his home at Hindman on the day named and rode over to a grocery on the Caney Fork of Beaver Creek, in Floyd County. There he took a drink of whiskey, and mounting his horse started away. He had gone but a short distance, when Lewis Hall a second cousin, who was in the grocery at the time, stepped out. Immediately the report of a rifle was heard, and those in the grocery saw Wilborn Hall fall from his horse. A couple of men went up to where the dead man lay. Lewis Hall accompanied them and, though he admitted the shooting, claimed it was an accidental shot. He subsequently gave himself up to Sheriff Dolph Draun and upon his examining trial was bound over to the Floyd Circuit Court in the sum of $300. The victim of the tragedy was a practicing attorney and a married man. He leaves a wife and children.
Floyd County Criminal Court Against Lewis Hall The Grand Jury of Floyd County, in the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Kentucky accuse Lewis Hall of the crime of willful murder. Committed as follows: The said Lewis Hall on 23 th. day of February,1886 in the County and Circuit aforesaid did willfully, feloniously and of his malice aforethought kill, slay, and murder Wilborn Hall by shooting with a gun loaded with powder and ball, and from which shooting the said Wilborn Hall then and there died. Against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.~~~~The Gentle Breeze~~~~
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not here,I do not sleep,
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.When you awaken in the morning hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
of a quiet bird in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry
I am not there,I did not die.~~~~ By David Kellems ~~~~~
Grandson of Masias and Unisiah Branham (Smith) Hall
and Elder William and Amy (Johnson) Tackitt
Was killed by some man whose wife Wilburn was seeing.
Wilburn Hall was murdered by his cousin, Lewis Hall.
815. Tapley Tackett
Tapley Tackett: TACKITT, TAPELY--Having a desire and feeling it a duty I now make the feeble effort and it is with a sad feeling that I try to write a short sketch in memory of Tapley Tackitt, who was born in Pike county, Ky., October 13, 1824, deceased this life January 17, 1908, aged 83 years, 3 months and 4 days. Was married to Betty Hamilton, in the year 1844, to them was born 11 children and 9 of them survive his death. He was a loving and pious father, he tried to live up to the golden rule, as the scriptures say: "Bring up your children in the way you would have them go and when they are old they will not depart from it." Father was loved by all who knew him, and his conversation was of a godly sort, always advising good and trying to teach his fellow man the way of God and Godliness. Father did not belong to any church. He was afflicted with that dreaded disease called heart trouble, which grew worse until the sacred ties of relatives, sons and daughters and kindred affections were severed and broken, all combined could not keep father any longer. We must say and do believe with all our hearts when it pleased the great love wonder of heaven to call for father, there was a band of friendly angels that come to his rescue, with his dear wife and two of his babes in their company, to waft his spirit home to glory. We believe his soul is now contemplating the beatitudes of the matchless scenery of the land of the heavenly Canaan. When soul and body parted the old ship of Zion was standing waiting to welcome father on board to carry his soul over into the paradise of God, where there is one continual day of peace and happiness. Yes, we are living in hope some day that we can see father again and live with him in the bright world above. Then we can sing and shout hallelujah, amen. A few lines of a poem which father composed and often sung:
Hark, don't you hear that turtle dove
Talking of the Saviors love,
From hill to hill, from rill to rill,
When all things seem so new,
The grace of God is mighty great,
O, sinners turn before its too late.
September 20, 1908 F. N. Tackett