Son Charles' 1922 marriage record says Israel was born in Dodge City, Kansas; Find a Grave says Israel was born in Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio.
Sources
"California, San Francisco County Records, 1824-1997," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL4Y-TFCW : 2 March 2021), Israel D Gonser in entry for Charles Myers Gonser and Florence Haskell Spencer, 08 May 1922; citing Marriage, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States, San Francisco Public Library, California; FamilySearch digital folder 004271015.
Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 20 July 2021), memorial page for Corp Isreal Gonser (20 Aug 1841–22 Sep 1934), Find A Grave: Memorial #6561740, citing Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Fort Dodge, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Traci's Mom (contributor 7861597). Military headstone photo.
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