Re: Osborne Indian Blood

The following information comes from:
http://www.skyfamily.com/rmosborne_family/hteg02.htmhttp://www.skyfamily.com/rmosborne_family/hteg02.htm
which also contains a genealogical line for this family:

"Soloman married (1) Martha Seaberry ARMS. Martha was born about 1815 in NC. She died 1866.

Solomon's first wife, Seaberry Arms was the daughter of Chief Running Bear Arms, a full blooded Cherokee.After their marriage, they lived in the mountains of North Carolina where it borders Tennessee, along the Ocunaloftee River, until the year 1837.In the beginning of a very dark and trying time for the Cherokee people, the government intended to move all Eastern Indian bands to reservations in the West.Solomon Osborne avoided this march by movng his family north before removal.They traveled over three states and remained fugitives on the run.They suffered many hardships and disappointments as they traveled on their own trail of tears.They settled for a short while in Tazewell Co.,VA where Solomon built a cabin on Thompson Mountain which is on the south side of Clinch Mountain near Broadford, VA.This is the same area where several of Solomon's brothers also settled after coming out of NC to VA.The cabin still stands on Thompson Mountain and has been designated a historical home of VA.Solomon gave the cabin to a brother and moved onto Wyoming County VA, now WV, where he and his family were listed in the 1850 census.

The heritage of this family is now presented in a drama titled "Solomon's Secret" in Clay Co.,WV each year.Almost all the members of the cast and crew are descendents of the Osborne family.
Ref. "How the Osbornes came to West Virginia", by The Solomon and Seaberry Osborne Family of Clay County, West Virginia

Note:It is not likely that Solomon gave the cabin to his brother Jesse.There is no evidence that this Jesse was ever in Virginia.
This Jesse and family are listed in the 1850 Ashe County census.However, Solomon's brothers Ezekial and Ephriam were living in this area of Virginia at the time.Ezekial died in 1848, so it is possible the cabin was given to Ezekial's family or to Ephraim.Ezekial had a son named Jesse. rmo

Soloman and Martha had the following children:

52 M i Ephriam OSBORNE was born about 1835 in NC. He died 1862.
+ 53 M ii Wilburn OSBORNE was born 18 Jul 1837 and died 31 Mar 1904.
+ 54 M iii Jefferson OSBORNE was born about 1839 and died Jul 1884.
55 M iv Franklin OSBORNE was born about 1841 in VA. He died 1865.
56 M v James H. OSBORNE was born 15 Apr 1843 in VA.
James married Nancy Ellen DORSEY, daughter of James DORSEY and Margaret DORSEY.
+ 57 M vi John Henry OSBORNE was born 5 Aug 1845.
58 F vii Sarah Ann OSBORNE was born 21 Nov 1849 in VA.
Sarah married Abraham KEITH, son of Guy KEITH and Rachel KEITH.
59 M viii Noah OSBORNE.
60 F ix Jane OSBORNE was born 1854 in WV.

Soloman also married (2) Susan NICHOLAS "Patsy". Patsy died 1880."
(This family's children are also listed at the referenced web site)

Jim Quinn