Osborn
MULLINS, the 4th child and the second son of Bud Mullins, was born in South
Carolina, likely in Spartanburg County, sometime between 1795 and 1804.
The reason the date cannot be pinpointed more accurately is that in future
censuses his birth year gets to be fuzzy.
We have no
record of his marriage (s) but if one adds up the children listed he definitely
had a bundle, 12 by current counting.
In 1820 Osburn was enumerated in Hall County along with other Mullins, including
his father Bud. Osburn was between 16-25, his wife the same, and he had one son and 3 daughters under 10. If this is our same Osborn his age should have been at best 23!
In 1826 (January 7, 1826) Osburn Mullins of Dekalb County, Georgia, deeded to Daniel Hammond of Hall County, Georgia, for $50, on the waters of Shoal Creek, 125 acres. This was recorded in Hall County, Book B. Page 419, and recorded May 28, 1828. This
acreage was originally in Gwinnett County, Georgia. This document shows that Osborn Mullins could write his name.
In 1827 Osburn, living in Howell's District of Dekalb County, GA, received land in the lottery in Muscogee County, GA, number 126 on the draw.
In 1830 Ozburn was enumerated in Dekalb County. Note here that Indian Lands were he lived was eventually to become Cobb County, but in the late 1820's and the 1830 census all residents were listed as residing in Dekalb County.
In 1830 Ausbern Mullens was enumerated in Carroll County. The future Paulding and part of Cobb County residents were enumerated in Carroll County in 1830. (10001-200001) He is between 20-30, she 30-40.
In the book "The First Hundred Years - A Short History of Cobb, County, in Georgia, by Sarah Blackwell Gober Temple, pg. 49, in chapter VI, Pioneer Families, lists settlers arriving from late 1832 to 1840: "...J. D. Mullins, Osborn Mullins and Samuel Mullins."
In April, 1835 Osborn Mullins is serving on the Superior Court Grand Jury for Cobb County, GA.
In 1840 Federal Census, pg 254, 846th District of Cobb County, GA: his age is listed as between 30-40, his wife is enumerated as being between 40-50, and male children, 2 between 10-15, 1 5-10 and 1 under 5, and female children. This person could be the one in Hall County in 1820. The census record was 112001-0021001.
On the Cobb County, GA, 1850 Federal Census, Baits District, Osborn (age 45) has no wife and 6 children living with him. These could be his children. But also living with him is "Willy" Mullins, male, age 47, giving a birth year of about 1803. Listed on the census are all of the children living with Osborn and Willie. The children's names and their approximate birth years are: Mahaley (1825), Elizabeth (1830), Budd (1831), Reuben (1835), John (1837), and Frances J. (1841). We do
believe that Budd is his son, because he was mentioned in Osburn's father, Bud's
will.
In the 1860 Mortality Schedule for Georgia, one William Mullins of Cobb County, age 70, died in May of 1860. He was born in South Carolina.
Mullins Index
