David Newton OSTEEN
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Jul 5, 1843 - Henderson County, North Carolina
Christening:
Death: Apr 5, 1906 - Henderson County, North Carolina
Burial: in Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery
Cause of Death:
Events
1. Family Photo, frank, harley, hazel, eufala
Parents
Father: Edward OSTEEN (1818-1904)
Mother: Jane McMINN (1823-1906)
Spouses and Children
1. *Nancy S. TABOR (Feb 1, 1845 - Apr 28, 1927)
Marriage: 1862
Status:
Children:
1. Jessie OSTEEN ( - )
2. Malinda OSTEEN ( - )
3. Sarah Alice OSTEEN (1865-1896)
4. Serepta OSTEEN (1867- )
5. Robert Kirkwood OSTEEN (1869-1921)
6. Edward Luther OSTEEN (1872-1945)
7. Elizabeth J. OSTEEN (1874-1908)
8. Alfred Harrison OSTEEN (1875-1922)
9. Kimsey Massena OSTEEN (1877-1976)
10. Thomas Elias OSTEEN (1879-1961)
11. Cynthia Jane OSTEEN (1881-1957)
12. Sina OSTEEN (1883-1971)
13. James Mitchell OSTEEN (1888-1914)
Notes
General:
[Eugenia Lindsey Osteen.FTW]
Obituary taken from the French Broad Hustler paper Thursday 12 April 1906:
Mr. David Osteen died at his home at Mt. Olive [Olivet], after a long spell of sickness. Mr. Osteen was the father of thirteen children, nine are living and four dead. He was sixty-five years and nine months old.
Mr. Osteen lived a Christain life and was loved by everybody. His remains were laid to rest in Mt. Olive cemetery April 6th.
Taken from the Henderson County Record Book 57: page 411 - 417
E. L. Osteen et, al versus, Gustavius Hart et, al.
State of North Carolina In the Superior Court
County of Henderson Before the Clerk
E. L. Osteen et, al
versus, Report of Commissioners
Gustavius Hart et, al
To the Superior Court of Henderson County:
In obedience to an order of the Superior Court of Henderson County, appointing the undersigned as Commissioners to allot to the widow Nancy C. Osteen widow of D. N. Osteen her dower in the lands described in the petition in this case and to partition among the other heirs, tenants in common their shares in said hand. We _____ to report; that on the 20th day of July 1907, after having been duly sworn by M. _ . Vaughn, as Justice of the peace of Henderson County, we proceeded; first to allot to the said widow, her dower which is marked as accompanying plot as "Dower Tract" and is fully described herein after by meters and bounds and that we proceeded to allot to each of the heirs and tenants in common their shares, as is indicated on said plot and hereinafter fully described by meters and bounds.
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Dower Lot
Assigned and allotted to Nancy C. Osteen, widow.
Beginning on a Locust on the South bank of the Farmer Road and runs North 9 *[degree]
W. 78 Poles to a stake in a branch thence with the branch North 28* W. 34 poles to a stake in the branch in the outside line thence with the outside line South 43* W. 88 Poles to a Spanish oak thence South 23 poles to a small chestnut oak thence South 23* E. 32 poles to a black Gum thence South 34* E. 23 poles to a stake in the Road thence with the Road to the beginning.
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Lot No. 1 Assigned to R. K. Osteen
And bounded as follows.
Beginning on a stake in the Farmer Road in the line between the D. N. Osteen land and K. M. Osteen land and runs South 30* East with K. M. Osteen line 90 poles to a Rock known as the Sasfriers corner thence S. 468 E. 96 poles with M. C. Thomas line to a Hickory Thomas corner thence North 80 West 60 poles to a stake thence North 30* West 182 Poles to a stake at the Farmer Road thence with the Road to the beginning.
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Lot No. 2 Assigned to K. M. Osteen
And bounded as follows
Beginning on a stake in the Farmer Road corner of Lot No. 1 and runs with the line of Lot No. 1 South 30* E. 182 poles to a stake corner of Lot No. 1 thence N. 80 W 30 poles to a Hickory thence North 20* West 89 poles to a stake on top of Rush Mountain thence North 30* West 80 poles to a stake in the Road thence with the Road to the beginning.
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Lot No. 3 Assigned to Mitchell Osteen
And bounded as follows
Beginning on a stake corner of Lot No. 2 in the Farmer Road and runs with the line of lot No. 2 South 30* East 80 Poles to a stake on top of Rush mountain thence South 20 E. 40 Poles to Black Oak thence North 70* W. 19 1/2 poles to a stake thence South 23 poles to a stake then North 30* West 128 poles to a Locust on the South bank of the Road corner of Dowery thence with the Road to the beginning.
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Lot No. 4 Assigned to E. L. Osteen
And bounded as follows
Beginning on a Locust on the South bank of the Road corner of Lot NO. 3 and runs with the line of the same South 30* E. 128 Poles to a stake corner of Lot No.3 thence South 40 Poles to a stake thence North 30 West 177 poles to a stake in the Road near the D. N. Osteen house thence with the road to the beginning.
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Lot No. 5 Assigned to T. E. Osteen
And bounded as follows,
Beginning on a stake in the Road corner of Lot No. 4 and runs with the line of the same South 30* E. 177 poles to a stake thence South 30 poles to a chestnut near a branch old corner thence North 82* West 30 poles to a stake in the outside line thence North 308 West 177 poles to a stake in the Road corner of Dowery thence with the Road to the beginning.
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Lot No. 6 Assigned to Jane Capps
And bounded as follows
Beginning on a stake in the Road corner of Lot No. 5 and runs with the line of the same South 30* E. 177 poles to a stake corner of Lot No. 5 thence North 82 West 80 poles to a stake thence North 13* W. 112 poles to a chestnut on the North bank of the Road hece with the Road to the beginning.
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Lot No 7 Assigned to Sinia Drake
And bounded as follows
Being part of two tracts first piece beginning on a chestnut on the North bank of the Road corner of lot No. 6 and runs with the line of the same South 13 E. 112 poles Stake corner of lot No 6 thence North 82* West 90 poles to a stake thence North 20 West 70 poles to a stake on top of Blue Ridge thence North 67 W. 20 poles to a sourwood in John Ballard's line thence with his line North 65 poles to a stake at a branch thence with his line North 65 poles to a stake at a branch thence S. 41* E. 60 poles to a stake in the Road thence with the Road to the beginning.
Second piece Being a part of the track known as the Huckleberry Ride tract.
Beginning on a stake and runs East 60 poles to a stake in outside line thence with the old line North 6* West 60 poles to sake old corner thence 70 W. 50 poles to a stake thence S. 6* W. 34 poles to a stake thence South 20 W. 10 poles to the beginning.
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Lot N. 8 Assigned to T. E. Osteen
And bounded as follows
Beginning on a stake in the Farmer Road Corner of Dower lot and was with the line of the same North 54* West 23 poles to a Black Gum thence North 23 W. 32 poles to a Chestnut oak old corner thence
South 43* West 22 poles to a stake thence North 58* W. 10 poles to a chestnut oak thence North 44 poles to a Locust thence 81 W. 20 Poles to a stake thence North 46* W. 20 poles to a stake thence West 28 poles to a stake thence South 35* W. 68 poles to Black Gum on large Rock thence East 90 poles to a stake thence South 40* E. 65 poles to a stake in the Road thing with the Road to the beginning.
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Lot No. 9 Assigned to A.H. Osteen
And bounded as follows
Beginning on a stake corner of lot No. 7 and runs E. 60 poles to a stake in outside line thence South 6* E. 70 poles to a white oak thence South 70 West 64 poles to White Oak, above a large Flat Rock thence No. 20 W. 60 poles to a locust thence North 20 E. 30 poles to the beginning.
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Lot No. 10 Assigned to Gustavus Hart, Jesse Hart and Edward Hart
and bounded as follows
Beginning on a stake in the Farmer Road corner of lot No. 1 and was North 30* West 96 poles to a Rock thence South 30 W. 34 poles to a stake in the Branch corner of Dower thence with line of Dowery South 9* E. 78 poles to a Locust on the South bank of the Road thence with the Road to the beginning.
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Duley
Beginning a Locust on the South bank of the Road and runs North 9* West 78 poles to a stake in the branch thence with the branch North 28* West 34 poles to a stake in the branch thence South 43 W. 88 poles to a Spanish Oak thence South 25 poles to Chestnut Oak thence South 54* E. 23 poles to a stake in the Road thence with the Road to the beginning.
SEE PICTURE OF DIVISION IN THE SCRAPBOOK
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J.C. Drake, the County Surveyor being of kin to some of the parties to the action we record the services of T. C. Anderson to make survey and plat.
We charge as costs and expenses in making said partition, survey, etc, as follows:
Charges of Commissioners & Surveyor
T. C. Anderson Commissioner 7 days $7.00
J. S. Patterson Commissioner 7 days 7.00
J. H. Capps Commissioner 7 days 7.00
$28.00
Respectfully submitted
T. C. Anderson }
J. S. Patterson } Commissioners
A. H. Capps }
State of North Carolina In the Superior Court
County of Henderson Before the Clerk
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E. L. Osteen, et al
vs. Decree Confirming Commissioners
Gustavies Hart, et, al Report
We, appearing to the Court that T. C. Anderson and J. S. Patterson and A.H. Capps Commissioners heretofore appointed by the Court to divide the lands described in the petition in this cause among the tenants in common therein named and allot to each his share in severalty, filed his upon in this Court on the 4th day of September, 1907, and specifying therein the manner of executing the trust and describing particularly the parcels of land divided and the share allotted to each tenant in severalty together with the allotment of dower to widow and no objection being filed by the parties and therein the twenty days allowed by ----- from the filing of said report.
It is therefore decreed by the Court that the said report be, and the same is hereby in all respects confirmed, and it is further ordered that said report be enrolled in the records of this Court and that the same together with this decree be certified to the register of deeds for Henderson County, to the end that he may record the same in his office.
The said decree is hereby adjudged to be binding between the said tenants in common and the widow Nancy C. Osteen as to the dower their hiers and assigns. It is also adjudged that the costs of this proceedings be paid by the parties, No 1 as follows, each party including the widow to pay the fraction 1/11 of the cost except that T. E. Osteen shall pay 2/11. He owning 2 shares.
That the following items shall be taxed in the bill of cost and allowed to C. F. Toms attorney $40.00 to the guardian ad li term ---- $3.00 to T. C. Anderson surveyor and allowance of $1.00 for surveying and plating the land.
This the 26th day of September 1907
C. M. Pace
Clerk Superior Court
Filed for record at 2 o'clock p.m. this 14 day of Dec. 1907 and recorded in book 57 files 411.
B. F. Staton
Register of Deeds
M. J. Tomes report