"History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Co.'s, Indiana"
Goodspeed Bros. and Co., 1884


SAMUEL G. HOSKINS was born in Marion Township, Lawrence County, Ind.,
December 28, 1851, the youngest of seven children, born to JOSHUA M. and
MARY (WOOD) HOSKINS, natives respectively of North Carolina and Indiana, he
born February 2, 1811, still living;  she November 28, 1818, and dying May
11, 1861.  Subject was reared in his native county, and completed his
education under PROF. FUNK, at Mitchell, in 1870, after which he turned his
attention to farming for ten years.  In 1882 he purchased his present place,
a suburban residence with five acres, where he has since resided, engaged in
the sewing machine trade. October 13, 1872, he was married to MISS LUCINDA
E. ALEXANDER, born in Washington County, Ind., June 18, 1854, daughter of
ELIJAH and R. (OVERTON) ALEXANDER, and three children have been born to
them:  CORA P., EDDIE E. and ALBERT.  Family are members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church and Mr. Hoskins is a Republican.  Our subject was
principally reared and educated by his uncle, MR. EDWIN WOOD, one of the
venerable pioneers of Marion Township., and whose biographical sketch
appears in this work.


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