Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William Gosser and Susanna Kistler




Husband William Gosser 1 2 3

           Born: 11 Nov 1803 - Northampton Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1888 - Leechburg, Armstrong Co, PA 2 3
         Buried: 


         Father: Adam Gosser (      -      ) 1 2 3
         Mother: 


       Marriage: 27 Nov 1827 3

   Other Spouse: Lucy Punt (      -      ) 2 3



Wife Susanna Kistler 1 2 3

           Born: 4 Jul 1808 - Westmoreland Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Nov 1838 - Adamsburg, Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 3
         Buried: 


Children
1 F Louisa Gosser 2 3

           Born: 28 Jun 1830 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: George Lininger (      -      ) 2


2 M Daniel Gosser 2 4

           Born: 18 Feb 1832 - Adamsburg, Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Elizabeth Hill (      -1911) 6
           Marr: 15 Feb 1855 5


3 M Albert M. Gosser 1 2 7

           Born: 14 Jan 1834 - Adamsburg, Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Mar 1913 3
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Susan Hill (1839-Aft 1914) 8 9
           Marr: 1858 8 10


4 M Adam Gosser 2 3

           Born: 18 May 1836 - Adamsburg, Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Zeruah Rodabach (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 1860 2


5 M William Gosser 3

           Born: 10 Oct 1838 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Dec 1838 3
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry



General Notes: Husband - William Gosser


He was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. [BHCWC, 724]

He was born in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and was a boy when his father settled at Adamsburg, Westmoreland County. He learned the trade of blacksmith, which he first followed at Adamsburg, in 1840 removing thence to Leechburg, Armstrong County, where he continued in the same line of work. He retired from active labor about eight years before his death. He became a well-known and much respected citizen of Leechburg, where he served as burgess and councilman, giving great satisfaction to his townsmen. He was a lifelong Democrat, and in religion a member of the Lutheran Church.

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Sources


1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 724.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 546.

3 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 569.

4 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 518, 569, 648.

5 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 648.

6 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 518, 648.

7 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 569, 572.

8 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 725.

9 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 572.

10 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 570.


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