Tilghman G. Osenbach, a retired citizen at Rittersville, was born in Hanover. Sept. 29, 1845. At the age of twenty-one years he learned the brick laying trade and followed it for twenty years as a journeyman. In 1886 he became connected with Osenbach & Company. This concern had a large business in contract work and made a specialty of laying fire-bricks at cement plants. They employed thirty-five men. Mr. Osenbach retired in 1903. He is a Lutheran member of Rittersville church, which he served for some years as a trustee: was superintendent of the Sunday school for ten years; and since 1857 is a member of the church choir. His brother, Edwin was the superintendent of the Sunday school for twenty-three years, being succeeded by his brother, Tilghman. Tilghman G. Osenbach married, in 1870, Alice, a daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Hunt) Henn. They have no children.