where he died only a few years ago. He and his wife had five children: Ida May, now Mrs. J. P. Galyen of Meadow Grove; Dixie is now Mrs. J. J. DeLay, her husband is President of the DeLay National Bank in Norfolk; Hoyt, Jr., who lost interest in his native state and moved to the state of Maryland back to the area from which his ancestors came; Haskell and Fielden "Buster," who are farmers and stockmen near Norfolk.

A story told by Dr. Tanner should be recorded. Doctor Tanner had been called to the Hoyt Osborn home to be in attendance at the birth of one of their children. After the delivery, Dr. Tanner was driving down the road with his team when he heard someone calling. He stopped his team and saw Hoyt running toward him. Hoyt seemed pretty excited and Dr. Tanner was greatly relieved when Hoyt cupped his hands to his mouth and called: "Doc, oh Doc, Frau wants to know if it would hurt the baby if I drink some buttermilk."

Robert "Bob" Osborn served as a veterinarian in the community for many years. He and his wife had several children, Scott, Irene (Mrs. Meyer), Cora (Mrs. Nels Anderson), Aleck, Jiney and Joe.

Z. M. Osborn died as a young man leaving his wife, Drucy, who retired to Battle Creek. Her children included a son, "Spridgit," who later moved to Idaho; Mrs. W. L. Boyer whose husband for many years was a merchant in Battle Creek, later moving to Valentine with her husband; Maude, who for a number of years operated a grocery store in Battle Creek; Clyde (or Buck as most people knew him), and Jiney, who passed away as a young girl.

Joseph C. Osborn who was the most active of all in politics and to whom, as to all other Virginians, the word Republican was a dirty word, attended many Democratic conventions as a delegate of his district and then there would be a great gathering at the Osborn home to get his report.

The Joe Osborn family lost a number of children. His first wife was Mollie Dufphey, Joe Dufphey's sister. They lost the children during a scarlet fever epidemic. The children who survived them were Thomas, Belle, Bryan, and Hazel. Bryan married Maudine Tiedgen.

The Osborn sisters were Mihala, who became Mrs. C. H. Reeves; Mollie J., who married Creed Phipps, and another of the Osborn sisters who married Marsh McMillan. They all at one time farmed south of Battle Creek and later retired to Battle Creek.

C. H. Reeves, who was a "tar heel" coming from North Carolina on 'yon side' of the Appalachian Mountain Range from Grayson County, Virginia. He was an industrious person and became quite wealthy. When he retired to Battle Creek, he purchased the house across the street, south of the public school grounds, where his daughter, Charity Cox now lives. This couple had five children: Blanche, who became Mrs. Martin Cox, who was a banker at

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