Brief Life History of John Foster
John Foster Goskie was born on 13 January 1895, in Thebes, Alexander, Illinois, United States. He had at least 3 sons and 2 daughters with Ethel Roseanna Cox. He lived in St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1935 and Lorance Township, Bollinger, Missouri, United States in 1940. He died on 23 May 1978, in Glenallen, Bollinger, Missouri, United States, at the age of 83.
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Sources (5)
- John Goskie, "United States Census, 1930"
- John F Goskie in entry for Marcia Crader, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
- John Goskie, "United States Census, 1920"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1910 · Boy Scouts of America
When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Name Meaning
Native American (Navajo): from an American English altered (and shortened) form of a Navajo personal name based on hashké ‘he is fierce, angry’, a word denoting a warrior. Compare Hoskey 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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