The purpose of this website is to collect and share genealogical, historic, and photographic information about the individuals listed below.
- George Lewis Osten (1845 – 1913) and Henrietta Meyer (1853 – 1931)
- George Lewis Osten went by Lewis/Louis, and was known to have been from Germany, and lived in Missouri and Oklahoma.
- Henrietta Maria Meier (sometimes listed as Meyer) was from the Borger Creek area of Missouri. At least one of her siblings lived in Oklahoma near Henrietta (and Henrietta died in Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma).
- George and Henrietta were married 22 Apr 1879 in Logan, Illinois, USA
- Most of their children were born in the Saratoga Springs area of Missouri
- George and Henrietta eventually homesteaded in the Sumner, Noble County, Oklahoma area.
- Children of George and Henrietta
- Louise Katherine Osten (14 Dec 1879 – Lincoln, Logan, Illinois) – Married Robert Lee Tyer (1871-1936) in Perry, Noble, Oklahoma
- John William Osten (26 May 1883 – Saratoga, Missouri)
- Frederick August Osten (24 Mar 1885 – Saratoga, Missouri)
- Louis Henry Osten (31 May 1887 – Saratoga, Missouri, Died 28 Oct 1970) – Married Etta Kate Harkins (1897-1964) in Noble County, Oklahoma
- Frank George Osten (31 May 1887 – Saratoga, Missouri) (twin brother of Louis Henry)
- Henrietta Mary Osten (24 Jan 1894 – Saratoga, Missouri)
- Flora Johanne Osten (29 Jul 1896 – Saratoga, Missouri)
- Other families we are interested in – their descendants married into the family of George and Henrietta Osten:
- William Harkins (1825 – ??) and Rose Ann McHugh (1834 – ??)
- William Edward Harkins (1858 – 1916) and Julia Maria Carrier (1867 – 1943)
- Anson Carrier (1812 – 1875) and Jerusha Dillie Eddy (1810s – 1880s)
- Abner Anson Carrier (1832 – 1870) and Laura Anna Carey (1831 – 1890)
- Jabez Cary Jr (1727 – ??) and Martha Gilbert (1728 – ??)
These families cover the following states, areas, and nations: Germany/Prussia, Ireland, England, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
In the future we hope to provide a little more public information on the above individuals (their ancestors, and one or two generations down and up).
- In the meantime, you might look at these sites:
- Carrier Genealogy – The best Carrier website out there that concerns our Carriers (run by Neal Carrier)
- The Carrier Family Census Records – Contains information on Ansor Carrier descendants
- Eddy Family Association – Covers Jerusha Dillie Eddy, wife of Anson Carrier
If you would like more information about any of the individuals listed above, or have any information to share about the individuals above, please send an email to theostens @ gmail.com or use the contact form available upon this website. We’d be happy to hear from you.