... Charles and Melvina (Walton) Osborne; he was born 1808, in Charlotte County, Va.; she, 1810, in Mason County, Ky., the parents of Charles were Daniel and Martha (Morgan) Osborne; the parents of Melvina were John and Susan (Anderson) Walton; shortly after the marriage of Mr. Carpenter, he moved to Mason County, this State, and engaged in farming; remaining here until March, 1881, when he located on the Douglass Lewis farm, which he now owns, consisting of 230 acres of choice land; his residence for location is one of the finest in the country; of seven children born to him, five are living, viz: Ida M., Melvina, Judith R., Maude and John Walton ...
