Mosier v. Osborn

Andrew Joseph Osborn was married at Chanute, Kansas, September 29, 1889. On that day he deserted his wife, left the State of Kansas, and until the time of his death, on January 18, 1912, resided in McDonough county, Illinois. After the marriage a son, Earl A. Osborn, was born. Mrs. Osborn secured a divorce and married a man by the name of Mosier, who legally adopted the boy, Earl. Andrew Joseph Osborn purchased a farm of eighty-four acres near Colchester, in McDonough county, Illinois, and resided on it at the time of his death. On June 12, 1911, he executed deeds which, had they been…