I finally found Oscar!!!
OSCAR EMBODY was born in 1858 and has been posted as the kid of Joseph and Anna Embody or Obediah and Jane Embody but I never could find a connection so I kept hunting. I figured he had to be posted with his family on the 1870 census somewhere. I just found him (through a RAOGK) listed as the 12 year old son of SAMUEL & MARY IMBODY on the 1870 census along with his brother Charles Imbody age 14. Charles is listed twice, as a messenger at a drug store and as an apprentice druggist. I also found a marriage license posted for Samuel Imbody and Mary Ann Howell dated 1853 in Fairfield County, OH. (She was 13...) Does anyone have any information about Samuel Imbody or Mary Ann Howell? I also found the name of Imboden in a Farfield query so the Imbody surname may/may not be the "original" spelling. Why Oscar changed the spelling of his surname to Embody is a mystery. He is listed as a Printer on the 1880 census so I am sure he could read. Oscar's wife's name is up for grabs (Annie/Henrietta) but I do know he had five kids before he was killed in a railroad accident in 1888. The kids were Charles Samuel Embody, Edgar/Eddie Embody, Jirl Embody, Myrtle Mabel Embody and Beach Embody. If any of this sounds familiar PLEASE contact me. I am hoping that Charles Imbody's (the apprentice druggist) family is out there somewhere. Most of Oscar's kids died before 40 so I am pretty much stumped at this point. Any help is greatly appreciated!