HISTORY · HISTORICAL MARKER

Solomon Osborne

History
1
Solomon Osborne was born circa 1814 on a Cherokee reservation in North Carolina. He served as a guard on the Trail of Tears and fell in love with Seaberry, also called Martha Arms, the daughter of Chief Running Bear, also called Robert Arms. They escaped and were married in Tazewell County, Virginia. They later moved to what are now Wyoming and Clay counties. He died circa 1884 and was the first interment in the Holcomb Cemetery.
Hear stories like this as you drive
ExploreHere reads historical markers out loud as you pass them: over 325,000 stories across the US. No account needed.
4.7 · 800+ ratings · Free

FIND IT

West Virginia · United States
Clay County, West Virginia
COUNTY · 11 STOPSExplore Clay County, West Virginia
Hear every story as you drive
4.7 Stars · 800+ Ratings
Hear this story on the road