Brief Life History of George W.
When George W. Guss was born on 4 November 1856, in Mifflintown, Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Uriah Guss, was 35 and his mother, Catharine Sieber, was 32. He married Anna Bella McMeen about 1880, in Wolford, Pierce, North Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Turbett Township, Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880 and Pierce, North Dakota, United States in 1910. He died in 1916, at the age of 60, and was buried in Wolford, Pierce, North Dakota, United States.
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- George Guss in household of Uriah Guss, "United States Census, 1870"
- George Washington Guss, "Find A Grave Index"
- George W Guss in entry for Georgina G Hovey, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English (Kent): from the Old Swedish personal name Guse, Gusse.
South German (Güss): topographic name for someone who lived near a torrent or on a flood plain, from Middle High German güsse ‘flood, flooding’. Compare Guess .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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