Background
Osdel, John Mills Van was born on July 31, 1811 in Baltimore. Son of James H. Van Osdel.
Osdel, John Mills Van was born on July 31, 1811 in Baltimore. Son of James H. Van Osdel.
Editor American Mechanic, circa 1840.
Married Caroline Gailer, 1831. Married second, Martha McClellan, 1846.