Solomon Osborne
N 38° 21.635 W 081° 07.602
17S E 488930 N 4245831
Tells where Solomon was born, who he married and where he is buried.
Waymark Code: WMF1VP
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2012
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Solomon Osborne
Solomon Osborne was born ca. 1814 on a Cherokee reservation in North Carolina. Served as a guard on the "Trail of Tears," and fell in love with Seaberry (Martha Arms), daughter of Chief Running Bear (Robert Arms). They escaped and were married in Tazewell County, VA. Later moved to current Wyoming and Clay counties. He died ca. 1884 and was the first interment in the Holcomb Cemetery.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Solomon Osborne
Marker Location: On Rt 16 near Jess Reedy road south of Bickmore WV
County or Independent City: Bickmore
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Division of Archives and History, 2008
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