Biography
Osborne was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 9, 1883 to Anna Maria Jensen (1854-c1895) and Peter Olsen (1844-1892) of Farsund, Norway. Osborne had the following siblings: Jennie Olsen (1881-?) who married a Henning and may have been buried in Mount Olive Cemetery; Perry Olsen (1885-1971) who died in Oakland, California; and Harriet Olsen (1889-?).
Both of Osborne's parents were dead by 1900 and the four children went to live with their widowed aunt: Johanna Katrine Jensen (1857-1946), who was born in Farsund, Norway and had been married to Steffen Barca. Katherine had two children: Henry Barca (1886-1961) and Leo Barca (1887-1924). In 1900 Osborne was already working as a decorator. By 1911 he was a member of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Osborne married Augusta Schmidt (1883-1974) on June 3, 1905, in Chicago and had the following children: Perry Olsen (1907-1974) who married Lavina Minnie Price (1909-1989); and Evelyn Olsen (1909-2002) who married Wilbur Lamond (1912-1983). In 1910 he was using the name "Asbjorn T. Olsen"
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