John Landis Osman was born 27 August 1844 in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He married Abby Hepler, who was born 9 September 1843, who was the daughter of Daniel Hepler and Hannah [Wetzel] Hepler.
According to the family, John went swimming on Easter Sunday in an area of a dam on a nearby stream. He caught a cold which developed into pneumonia and he died on 31 July 1875 in Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. At the time of his death, he had three young children, which his widow was left to support. John was buried at Gratz Union Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Abby [Hepler] Osman remarried after John’s death to Isaiah Romberger. She died on 21 October 1927, and is buried at Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wiconisco.
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