History of Trigg County, Historical and Biographical, ed. W.H. Perrin,
F.A. Battey Pub. Co., Chicago, 1884. p. 260.  [Rock Castle Precinct]

EPHRAIM D. OSBURN, farmer, was born in Trigg County, Ky., May 4, 1842, and
is a son of Miles and Margaret (Sanders) Osburn, the former a native of
Mississippi, the latter a native of Kentucky, of English descent,
respectively.  Miles Osburn came to Kentucky when quite young; was reared
by his half-brother, and remained with him till [sic] he was married; he
then settled in Rock Castle Precinct, and followed farming; he remained
there till [sic] the fall of 1883, when he sold out and moved to Illinois,
where he now resides; he is a member of the church, and one of the leading
citizens of Trigg County.  Ephraim D. Osburn remained with his parents
until January 16, 1864, when he was married to Sarah E. Luttrell, a native
of Kentucky.  Nine children blessed their union, of whom five sons and one
daughter are living.  At about the age of eighteen Mr. Osburn learned the
carpenter trade, and follows it in connection with farming, his principal
occupation.  In 1862 he enlisted in the Eighth Kentucky Regiment, Company
B, and served three years.  Mr. Osburn is a firm believer in the doctrine
of the Baptist Church; he owns a farm in Rock Castle Precinct, and is one
of the representative men in the county.  Politically he is a Democrat.

Osburn Sanders Luttrell
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