William David Gossett

Male6 November 1945–26 October 2012

Brief Life History of William David

When William David Gossett was born on 6 November 1945, in Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States, his father, Ray Winford Gossett, was 24 and his mother, Gladys Alice Stutts, was 25. He died on 26 October 2012, in Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Birdeye, Cross, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ray Winford Gossett
1921–1996
Gladys Alice Stutts
1920–2006
William David Gossett
1945–2012

Sources (4)

  • William David Gossett, "Find A Grave Index"
  • William David Gossett in entry for Mrs Gladys Alice Gossett, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
  • David Gossett, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (8)

1947 · The Presidential Succession Act

Age 2

The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.

1957 · Troops are sent to Central High School

Age 12

In September 1957, troops were sent to Central High school in Little Rock, Arkansas. The reason was that nine African American children were going to start going to this school and putting the new law of Brown v Board of Education into action. These nine children became known as the Little Rock nine.

1963

Age 18

President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas.

Name Meaning

English (Middlesex and Surrey; at least in part of French Huguenot origin): variant of Gosset .

Altered form of French, Walloon, and Channel Islands (Jersey; of French Huguenot origin) Gosset , reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t.

History: The majority of the American bearers of the surname Gossett are descendants of Jean Gosset, a Huguenot from Normandy, who fled to the isle of Jersey in 1685. The surname was brought to North America in the middle of the 18th century from Jersey by John and Peter Gosset(t), grandsons of Jean Gosset.

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

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