Osborne, Thomas J., 1860-1918

Thomas J. Osborne was born March 9, 1860, in Swinton, England, and immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1870. In 1871, the family settled in Pioche, Nevada. In 1881, he married Louise Theis. The couple had one son and three daughters. The youngest daughter married Jerome Fargo Sears in 1911.

Thomas Osborne was elected Lincoln County clerk in 1891. Soon after he was admitted to the bar, and served as the Lincoln County district attorney from 1894 to 1896. In 1906, the Osborne family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah to better provide for the children's education, but maintained their home in Pioche. Thomas and Louise Osborne returned to Pioche in 1915.

Thomas J. Osborne died February 20, 1918.

Sources:

"Prominent Pioche Man Claimed by Death." Las Vegas Age. February 23, 1918.