Clark Osbin Gossner

Brief Life History of Clark Osbin

When Clark Osbin Gossner was born on 16 December 1850, in Clarkstown, Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Frederick Gossner, was 36 and his mother, Mary Smith, was 37. He married Louisa Jane Kleese on 21 May 1872, in Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880 and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died on 8 October 1930, in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Muncy, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clark Osbin Gossner
1850–1930
Louisa Jane Kleese
1852–1932
Marriage: 21 May 1872
Olive Vuelta Gossner
1873–1960
Oliver Clark Wesley Gosner
1877–1910

Sources (10)

  • Cargo Gosner, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Clark Gossner and Susanna Cooper, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
  • Clark Gossner, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

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

Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Ewald, Hans, Heinz, Kurt, Rainer, Rudi, Wilhelm.

German, Swiss German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): topographic name for someone who lived in a side street or alley (see Gasser ).

Swiss German: variant of German Geisner ‘goatherd’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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