Charles Michael Guss

Brief Life History of Charles Michael

When Charles Michael Guss was born on 26 September 1866, in Mifflintown, Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Uriah Guss, was 45 and his mother, Catharine Sieber, was 42. He married Anna Semaria Zendt on 25 January 1891, in Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Barton, Pierce, North Dakota, United States in 1900 and Pierce, North Dakota, United States for about 15 years. He died on 16 November 1944, in Wolford, Pierce, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Persilla Watts Cemetery, Rugby, Pierce, North Dakota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Michael Guss
1866–1944
Anna Semaria Zendt
1870–1944
Marriage: 25 January 1891
Charles Franklin Guss
1891–1960
Mary Catharine Guss
1893–1908
Orpha Jane Guss
1896–1898
Anna Frances Guss
1898–1971
John Hertzler Guss
1900–1942
Sadie Melinda Guss
1902–1990
Iona Vivian Guss
1904–1933
Uriah Luther Guss
1907–1974
Cyrus Omar Guss
1911–1993
Paul Phillip Guss
1914–1929

Sources (18)

  • Chas M Guss, "North Dakota, Census, 1925"
  • Charles M. Gue, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
  • C. S. Guss, "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999"

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1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad

Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.

1887

Historical Boundaries: 1887: Bottineau, Dakota Territory, United States 1887: Pierce, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Pierce, North Dakota, United States

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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