Individual Details

Nathaniel Stickney Goss

(7 Jun 1826 - 10 Mar 1891)

Nathaniel did marry as his will specifies that he be buried next to his dear wife. He was an ornithologist and his will leaves his collection to the superintendent of public instruction for the state of Kansas. He has other philanthropic bequests and the remainder of his estate divided among his three siblings.

Obituary and biography
http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/woodson/obits/g/goss2252ob.txt

Citation for journal article about his collection
Lantz, D. E. "A List of Birds Collected by Col. N. S. Goss in Mexico and Central America." Transactions of the Annual Meetings of the Kansas Academy of Science 16 (1897): 218-24. doi:10.2307/3623718.

The other article which is also the source for the photo
Journal Article Snow and Goss, the Pioneers in Kansas Ornithology
Mrs. H. J. Taylor The Wilson Bulletin Vol. 44, No. 3 (Sep., 1932), pp. 158-169 Published by: Wilson Ornithological Society https://www.jstor.org/stable/4156105 Page Count: 12

Goss's History of the Birds of Kansas
https://archive.org/details/historyofbirdsof00gossrich

Events

Birth7 Jun 1826Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire
Marriage26 Oct 1854Waukesha, Wisconsin - Emeline F. "Emma" Brown
Residence21 May 1857Neosho Falls, Woodson, Kansas Territory
Residence1 Jul 1863Marital Status: Unmarried - Neosho, Woodson, Kansas
Will22 Aug 1889Shawnee, Kansas
Death10 Mar 1891Neosho Falls, Woodson, Kansas
Probate13 Mar 1891Shawnee, Kansas

Families

SpouseEmeline F. "Emma" Brown (1834 - 1856)
FatherNathaniel Goss (1788 - 1855)
MotherPermelia Abbott (1796 - 1872)
SiblingSarah Abbot Goss (1818 - 1890)
SiblingMary Nye Goss (1820 - 1893)
SiblingBenjamin Franklin Goss (1823 - 1893)

Notes

Will

The will needs to be looked up in the Kansas Wills and Probate on Ancestry

Kansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1803-1987, Will Record, Vol B, 1884-1903, pp 245-247

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 1 of 2.

2. Ancestry.com, U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).

3. Ancestry.com, U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 1 of 2.

4. Ancestry.com, Kansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1803-1987 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Probate Records, 1859-1935 ; Probate Court Indexes, 1877-1926; Author: Kansas. Probate Court (Shawnee County); Probate Place: Shawnee, Kansas.

5. Ancestry.com, Kansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1803-1987 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Probate Records, 1859-1935 ; Probate Court Indexes, 1877-1926; Author: Kansas. Probate Court (Shawnee County); Probate Place: Shawnee, Kansas.