Husband: Obediah OSTEEN
Birthdate: 1782
Birthplace: North Carolina
Death date: Circa 1818
Place of death: Georgia (Liberty Co?)
Burial: unknown/Georgia
Father:
Mother:

Marriage date: Circa 1803
Marriage place: Georgia

Wife: Sarah
Birthdate: Circa 1788
Birthplace: Georgia?
Death date: Bef. 1850
Place of death: Florida
Burial: unknown/Florida
Father:
Mother:

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: James OSTEEN Sex: Male Birthdate: 1804
Birthplace: Georgia
Death date: 1879
Place of death: St. Johns Co., Florida
Burial: Pellicer Creek Cemetery, St. Johns Co., Florida (graves unmarked)
Marriage date: 8 January 1828
Marriage place: Chatham Co., Georgia
Spouse's name: Mary THOMPSON

Child No. 2: Elizabeth (Bettie) OSTEEN
Sex: Female
Birthdate: 1806
Birthplace: Georgia
Death date: 25 August 1885
Place of death: Lafayette Co., Florida
Burial: Midway Baptist Church Cemetery, Lafayette Co., Florida
Marriage date: Circa 1821
Marriage place: Georgia
Spouse's name: Thomas WALKER

Child No. 3: Ailsy (Elsie) OSTEEN
Sex: Female
Birthdate: 1808
Birthplace: Georgia
Death date: 1891
Place of death: Clinch Co., Georgia
Burial: Ramah Church Cemetery, Clinch Co., Georgia
Marriage date: Circa 1824
Marriage place: Georgia
Spouse's name: Jeremiah CHANCEY

Child No. 4: Sarah OSTEEN
Sex: Female
Birthdate: 21 February 1809
Birthplace: Liberty Co. (now Long Co.), Georgia
Death date: 25 March 1885
Place of death: Suwanee Co., Florida
Burial: Mims Cemetery, Suwanee Co., Florida
Marriage date: 23 December 1830
Marriage place: Hamilton Co., Florida
Spouse's name: Rev. James T. HALL

Child No. 5: Mary (Polly) OSTEEN
Sex: Female
Birthdate: 1812
Birthplace: Liberty Co. (now Long Co.), Georgia
Death date: 1886
Place of death: Suwanee Co., Florida
Marriage date: 1828
Burial: Mims Cemetery, Suwanee Co., Florida
Marriage place: Hamilton Co., Florida
Spouse's name: James MIMS
 
 
Documentation:
* Research of John Burnett of Reno, NV.
* Folks Huxford's Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia Vol. I, IV, VII. Huxford's Vol. IV, page 222 stated, "Mr. & Mrs. Obediah Osteen were members of Jones Creek Baptist Church in Liberty (now Long) County, Georgia. Obediah Osteen died about 1818. Mrs. Osteen remained a member until 1826 when she removed with all her children except Ailsy Osteen Chancey to Ware Co., Georgia, then soon after to Hamilton Co., Florida. James Osteen and two of his sisters later became residents of Suwanee County, Florida.