Abraham Ozmun was born on 31. Aug. 1814 at Tompkins County, New York. He was the son of
Abraham Ozmun and
Rachel Travis. Abraham Ozmun married
Elcectra J. Hedden on 3. Oct. 1834; 3 children. Abraham Ozmun married
Maria Schenck, daughter of
Isaac Schenck and
Cora Jemima Van Wagenen, on 3. Mar. 1853 at New York. Abraham Ozmun
PG 1032 HISTORY OF OLMSTEAD COUNTY.
ABRAHAM OZMUN, hardware dealer, was born in Tompkins county, New York, August 31, 1814. In the spring of 1856 he came west to Illinois, and in the fall of the same year came to Winona, Minnesota. Later he came to Rochester and located on a farm one mile west of' the village. In 1859 he was elected to the legislature where lie served one term. In 1862 be moved to the city and embarked in the drygoods business, and later .in hardware. The frame building he occupied was burned, and the one that now commodates the immense stock was erected in 1872. The building is 46 × 115, and is two stories high with basement the full size of the building. In 1882 his son A. M. Ozmun withdrew from the firm, and is now a partner in a wholesale firm in St. Paul. He was succeeded by John M. Booth, and the firm is now Ozmun & Booth, who are doing a large wholesale and retail business. The subject of this sketch was married October 3, 1834, to Miss Electa Hedden, also a native of New York. The names of their children, are as follows: Aaron (now residing in St. Paul), Mary M. (Colorado, Springs), Montgomery (also at Colorado Springs, Colorado & Ella E., Edward H. and Charles T. The Ozmun family are of Welsh origin but the ancestors came to America previous to the revolution, the grandfather of our subject being a soldier in that struggle. He was taken prisoner at Fort Montgomery, and died the notorious "sugarhouse" prison. M. A. Ozmun died at Colorado Springs August 12, 1883 and was buried in Rochester on the 17th.
Not mentioned in this biography is that Electa J. Hedden b.abt 8 Mar 1815 died in Lansing, Tompkins County, New York 10 May 1850 age 35yrs 2mo 20da and is buried in East Lansing Cemetery.
He then married 3 Mar 1853 Maria d/o Isaac and Jemima (VanWagoner) Schenck (as per letter written by Maria to sister Elizabeth (Schenck) Young in Corunna, Michigan
Maria was bpt. 30 Jul 1830 in Owasco DRC (Vosburg Microfilm 28827).