The Osborne Family Reunion, Washington State, Part 2

by Glenn N. Holliman

This is part 2 of Jeanie Bond's pictures and copy of the Osborne-Drever family reunion in Skagit County, Washington.  In our last blog, Jeanie shared pictures and history of how William I. Osborne migrated to Sedro-Woolley and built a family. - GNH

The July 2014 reunion by Jeanie Bond, great, great grandaughter of Isaac and Caroline Greer Wilson

 On the far left is Derward H. Osborne, who sadly died about a week after this picture was taken.  Next  is C. Mark Osborne, b. 1919 in Skagit County.  He, along with his wife Juanita Brown-Bass Osborne, beside him, have a home in Texarkana, Texas.  

Note the pictures on the wall behind them.  These are the parents of the above - William I. Osborne (1869-1953) and Waneta T. Drever Osborne (1979-1923) whose children were born in Skagit County.

Above, the next generation, some of the grandchildren, are represented left to right in order of the birth of their parents: Pat Mosher, Bill Osborne, Shirley O'Neill, Dee Grenville, Wayne Osborne and his wife, Tokiko, in front; Peggy Van Allen, Steve Doran and wife Sonja and last, Jeanie Bond, an Osborne family genealogist. 

Sedro-Woolley, which is in Skagit County, Washington lies along I-5 between Seattle and the Canadian border.  Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia lie just to the  north of Bellingham.

Below, several of the great grandchildren of William and Waneta Osborne, left to right, are Kevin Osborne, Darla Crookshank, Gary Osborne, Gail Wilson, Tadashi Osborne, Cindi Osborne, Steve Vav Allen and Lynn Salter.

 

Below, are a few of the great, great grandchildren of William and Waneta Osborne: Aidan, Sarah, Torrin, Ava, Jarret, Teagan, Jimmy, Jason, Brent, Elizabeth. Missing from the photo, but present was Jason's wife, Abra.

Below Right, left to right, the latest generation, are the great, great, great grandchildren of William and Waneta Osborne: Laura, Hailey, Hannah who is holding Madeline. As a matter of policy, this blog does not publish the last names of adolescents and children.

The Osborne plot at Union Cemetery, Sedro Woolley, Washington - Every year on the day of the family picnic, Kevin Osborne installs (and later takes up) these flags at the site of each Osborne or Drever grave.  Each flag has several photos and a little history of the individual.  Kevin is another Osborne family history expert.  Way in the background, just barely visible, is the 'pink flag' marking the final resting places for Kevin's father, Jerry Osborne, and his grand parents Lawrence and Eunice Osborne. - Jeanie Bond

Next more on the descendants of the kinfolk who stayed in the mountains of western North Carolina and East Tennessee....

All are invited to join in building the family tree at Wilson-Greer-Osborne-Forrester-Donnelly and Associated Families of Western NC at Ancestry.com.  Just write to glennhistory@gmail.com for an invitation.