Individual Details
James GOSS
(3 Apr 1841 - 10 Aug 1926)
"Linn County, Kansas, A History", by William Ansel Mitchell, 1928, digitized at ancestry.com, has a section "Stories of the Goss Family". Pages 97 and 98 contain information on James Goss and his wife Mary Ellen Merritt, stating she was the youngest of eleven children born to Fleming Merritt and Ann Magann.
1 Jun 1870, Potosi Twp., Linn Co., KS, pg. 35:
James Goss, 28 (1841-42), born IN, farmer, real estate of $2000, personal of $?35 (faded image at ancestry)
Mary E. Goss, 23 (1846-47), born KS
Estella Goss, 3 (1866-1867, born KS
Emma Goss, 8/12 (abt Oct 1869), born KS
1 Jun 1880, Potosi Twp., Linn Co., KS, ED 130 pg. 8D:
James Goss, head, 39 (1840-41), born IN father born NC mother born OH, farmer
Mary E Goss, wife, 33 (1846-47), born TN both parents born VA
Emma Goss, daughter, 10 (1869-70), born KS father born IN mother born TN
Earnest Goss, son, 8 (1871-72), born KS father born IN mother born TN
Edgar Goss, son, 5 (1874-5), born KS father born IN mother born TN
Mary G. Goss, daughter, 2 (1877-78), born KS father born IN mother born TN.
Cornelius Johnson, 49 (1830-31), widowed, born Ireland both parents born Ireland, laborer. No relationship is stated.
1 Jun 1900, Sugar Creek, Miami Co., KS, ED 135 Sh 5A;
James Goss, head, born Apr 1841, 59, married 35 yr., born IN father born NC mother born OH, farmer, rents farm
Mary E. Goss, wife, born June 1846, 54, married 35 y., mother of 8, 7 living, born TN both parents born VA
James E. Goss, son, born Mar 1872, 27, widower, married 2 yr., born KS father born IN mother born TN, farmer
Edgar M. Goss, son, born Dec 1874, 25, single, born KS father born IN mother born TN, school teacher
Mary E. Goss, daughter, born Feb 1878, 22, single, born KS father born IN mother born TN
Della E. Goss, daughter, born June 1881, 18, single, born KS father born IN mother born TN
Martha A. Goss, daughter, born Oct 1884, 16, born KS father born IN mother born TN
Ina Goss, daughter, born June 1890, 9, born KS father born IN mother born TN
1 Jun 1870, Potosi Twp., Linn Co., KS, pg. 35:
James Goss, 28 (1841-42), born IN, farmer, real estate of $2000, personal of $?35 (faded image at ancestry)
Mary E. Goss, 23 (1846-47), born KS
Estella Goss, 3 (1866-1867, born KS
Emma Goss, 8/12 (abt Oct 1869), born KS
1 Jun 1880, Potosi Twp., Linn Co., KS, ED 130 pg. 8D:
James Goss, head, 39 (1840-41), born IN father born NC mother born OH, farmer
Mary E Goss, wife, 33 (1846-47), born TN both parents born VA
Emma Goss, daughter, 10 (1869-70), born KS father born IN mother born TN
Earnest Goss, son, 8 (1871-72), born KS father born IN mother born TN
Edgar Goss, son, 5 (1874-5), born KS father born IN mother born TN
Mary G. Goss, daughter, 2 (1877-78), born KS father born IN mother born TN.
Cornelius Johnson, 49 (1830-31), widowed, born Ireland both parents born Ireland, laborer. No relationship is stated.
1 Jun 1900, Sugar Creek, Miami Co., KS, ED 135 Sh 5A;
James Goss, head, born Apr 1841, 59, married 35 yr., born IN father born NC mother born OH, farmer, rents farm
Mary E. Goss, wife, born June 1846, 54, married 35 y., mother of 8, 7 living, born TN both parents born VA
James E. Goss, son, born Mar 1872, 27, widower, married 2 yr., born KS father born IN mother born TN, farmer
Edgar M. Goss, son, born Dec 1874, 25, single, born KS father born IN mother born TN, school teacher
Mary E. Goss, daughter, born Feb 1878, 22, single, born KS father born IN mother born TN
Della E. Goss, daughter, born June 1881, 18, single, born KS father born IN mother born TN
Martha A. Goss, daughter, born Oct 1884, 16, born KS father born IN mother born TN
Ina Goss, daughter, born June 1890, 9, born KS father born IN mother born TN
Events
| Birth | 3 Apr 1841 | Gosport, Owen Co., Indiana |  | ||
| Marriage | 22 Oct 1866 | Rockville, Miami Co., Kansas - Mary Clendie Ellender MERRITT | | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Potosi Twp., Linn Co., Kansas | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1880 | Potosi Twp., Linn Co., Kansas | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1900 | Sugar Creek, Miami Co., Kansas | |||
| Death | 10 Aug 1926 | Pleasanton, Linn Co., Kansas | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Clendie Ellender MERRITT (1846 - 1928) |
| Child | Stella A GOSS (1866 - 1870) |
| Child | Emma Belinda GOSS (1869 - 1926) |
| Child | James Ernest GOSS (1872 - 1926) |
| Child | Edgar Merritt GOSS (1874 - 1926) |
| Child | Mary Ellen GOSS (1878 - 1926) |
| Child | Della E GOSS (1881 - 1926) |
| Child | Martrha A GOSS (1884 - 1926) |
| Child | Ina GOSS (1890 - 1926) |
Endnotes
1. William Ansel Mitchell, Linn County, Kansas, a History (1928), ; digital images, ancestry.com, http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27640 ( : accessed .
2. William Ansel Mitchell, Linn County, Kansas, a History (1928), 97-98; digital images, ancestry.com, http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27640 ( : accessed .
3. William Ansel Mitchell, Linn County, Kansas, a History (1928), Pgs. 97-98; digital images, ancestry.com, http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27640 ( : accessed .