Obit: Goss, Mary Sparks (1832 - 1900)

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Surnames: GOSS KENNEDY JOHNSON SHAW SPARKS

----Sources: NEILLSVILLE TIMES (Neillsville, Clark County, Wis.) 04/12/1900

Goss, Winthrop C. (1832 - APR 1900)

Mary Goss, wife of Winthrop C. Goss, died at 2:15 p.m. yesterday at the house of her daughter, Mrs. W. J. Kennedy, on Third Av. N. She had been sick for but a few days with pneumonia. Mr. Goss is also sick in bed.

Mrs. Goss was born in St. George New Brunswick, Canada, 69 years ago. She removed to Wisconsin 46 years ago and lived at Onalaska, La Crosse and Neillsville (Clark Co., Wis.). She then removed to Anoka, Minn., where she resided ten years, and where Mr. Goss was a member of the Masonic Lodge, and the family attended the Universalist Church.

Mrs. Goss Leaves four children, Mrs. W. J. Kennedy and Frank Goss of this city, Robert Goss of Minneapolis, and Joseph Goss of Gilt Edge.

(Great Falls Daily Tribune)

Mrs. Goss lived on the old Goss farm in Levis (Clark Co.) nearly 20 years, keeping a hotel there part of the time.

Since writing the above word in received that Mr. Winthrop C. Goss died April 9th, 1900, at 3 a.m. at Great Falls, Mont., aged 72, just ten days after his wife’s death.

Family Notes

Mary Sparks Goss

Birth: 30 Oct 1832 in Saint George, Charlotte New Brunswick Canada

Father: Robert Sparks b: Jun 1804 in Maine, son of Thomas & Mahitable Sparks d. Anoka, Minnesota, immigrated 1811 from USA to New Brunswick, Canada, married 1829 with Robert Dow & Thomas Sparks witnessing.  1851 Census--Saint George Charlotte County New Brunswick Canada, 1880 Census--Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, retired farmer.
Mother: Elizabeth Shaw b: 1809 in Ireland
Married: Winthrop C Goss b: 7 Jul 1827 in Saint George Charlotte County New Brunswick Canada
Married: 14 Oct 1852 in Saint George, Charlotte New Brunswick

Children
Robert F Goss b: 1853 in Saint George Charlotte County New Brunswick Canada
Harry Joseph Goss b: 1855 in Wisconsin
Frank F. Goss b: 1860 in Wisconsin
Winnie Maude Goss b: 1869
Robert F. Goss b: 1853
Winnie Goss b: 1869
Frank Goss b: 1861

1870 Federal Census, Frankville, Levis Twp., Clark Co., Wisconsin, pg. 454, by Edward E. Merritt

Winthrop Goss, white, male
birthplace: New Brunswick
home in 1870: Wisconsin, United States
Household Members
Winthrop Goss M 42y (1828 New Brunswick)
Mary Goss F 37y (1833 New Brunswick) estate value: $2,000; personal estate: $500
Robert F Goss M 16y New Brunswick
Harry J Goss M 14y Wisconsin
Frank F Goss M 9y Wisconsin

1880 Federal Census, Levis, Clark, Wisconsin, United States, pg. # 396

Winthrop Goss, married male
occupation : Landlord
race or color (original) :
ethnicity (standardized) : American
relationship to head : Self
birthplace : Canada
birthdate : 1828
spouse's name : Mary Goss
spouse's birthplace : Canada
father's birthplace : Canada
mother's birthplace : Canada

Household Members
self Winthrop Goss M 52 Canada
wife Mary Goss F 47 (1833 Canada), Landlady, parents b. Canada
son Robert Goss M 26 Canada
son Frank Goss M 19 Wisconsin, United States
daughter Winnie Goss F 11 (1869 Wisconsin, United States)
other Tone Johnson F 17 Norway

1885 Minnesota State Census, Anoka, Anoka, Minnesota, family number: 447, volume: Aitkin, Carlton, Kanabec, Hubbard, Cass, page # 5

Winthrop C Goss, white, male
age: 57 years
estimated birth year: 1828
birthplace: New Brunswick

Household Members
Winthrop C Goss M 57y New Brunswick
Mary Goss F 51y (1834 New Brunswick)
Robert F Goss M 30y New Brunswick
Joseph H Goss M 28y Wisconsin
Frank F Goss M 24y Wisconsin
Winthrop M Goss F 16y Wisconsin
Annie A Porter F 26y Wisconsin
Seila Porter F 19y Wisconsin
Meda A Hovey F 30y Maine
Elerie D Allen M 25y Iowa
Mathilda Anderson F 32y Sweden

Billion Graves Index

Winthrop C Goss
Burial date: 1900
event place: Great Falls, Montana, United States
cemetery: Highland Cemetery (Old and New)
birth date: 1828
death date: 1900