Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Obituary Online notes for John H. GOSS
Son of George Washington Goss and Mary Ann Knepper
Birth order: eldest
Siblings: James B; Rachel / Delila; Texanna; Edward; Ellen; Amanda.
Occupation:
• 1880: Sawmill
• 1900, 1910: Blacksmith
• 1920: Stove keeper, steam railroad
Marriage:
To Mary Florence Williams, d/o John W. Williams and Eliza Ann Cale, on 19 Mar 1877, Huntington County, Indiana.
Children:
Orla Meredith; Essa Myrtle; Eva Mae; Leroy Harry; George Raymond.
Census Records:
• 1860: 5, Jefferson, Huntington, Indiana
• 1870: 14, Jefferson, Huntington, Indiana
• 1880: 24, Warren, Huntington, Indiana
• 1900: 44, Salamonie, Huntington, Indiana
• 1910: 55, Butler, Vermilion, Illinois
• 1920: 65, Butler, Vermilion, Illinois
• 1930: 75, Tipton, Tipton, Indiana
Notes:
• Death certificate informant: Mrs. John Goss, Tipton, Indiana (wife) 470, John H Goss