Ralph Marion Osborn
 
Father:   Daniel O. Osborn
Mother:  Sarah M. Murchland

Vital Statistics
 
Born:
Died:
July 6, 1885 - Berthoud, Larimer Co., CO
Oct 14, 1944 - Los Angeles, CA
 
Life Events
Marriage: 
  1. Ann Kilburn
Children:
none known
 
Ralph was also known as "Marion".  He is reputed to have an accomplished musician, perhaps performing with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra in the 1920's - this has not yet been confirmed.  He was the youngest of Daniel and Sadie's sons, born a few weeks prior to Sadie's death.

It is believed he assisted his father and brothers during the beginning of their venture with the Loveland-Estes Park Auto Transportation, perhaps while the company was still a stage line.  By 1911, he had apparently moved to Denver. as noted in the Loveland Daily Herald, Jan 10, 1911:

"Mr. and Mrs. Estes Osborn were Denver passengers this morning. They will visit Mr. Osborn's brother, Marion, and family and also take in the stock show."

His father's obituary notes that in 1926, Ralph was residing in Portland, Oregon.  When his brother, Lawrence Estes Osborn, died in 1939, he was living in Glendale, California.  In 1941 (at the time of brother William's death), he is noted as living in Los Angeles, California.

Ralph died in Altadena, California, October 1944.

 
Sources
 
Obituaries:  Loveland Reporter Herald; Oct 16, 1944
Census:
bullet1900 - Loveland, Larimer Co., CO; ED 214
California Death Records - (rootsweb.com)
Loveland Daily Herald, Jan 10, 1911
 
HISTORICAL ESTES PARK, A pictorial History of Estes Park, Colorado, pub Feb, 1968 by The Estes Park Trail, Estes Park, Larimer County, CO
Certificate of Incorporation of the Loveland-Estes Park Auto Company (1908, Colorado State Archives)
 
 

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