I would ask Jacob Hoss where he was born.

Question

There is disagreement on his birthplace -  Holland? - Pennsylvania? - somewhere else? Jacob Hoss was a prominent resident of Johnson City, Washington County, TN in the late 1700's and early 1800's.

Answer 1

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=13655&GRid=63183992&

Jacob Hoss

Birth:	1734 Reusel Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Death:	Feb. 10, 1817 Johnson City Washington County Tennessee, USA
Family links:   Children:   Jacob Hoss*   Mary Anne Hoss Bowman (1777 - 1819)*   Abraham Hoss (1782 - 1862)*   Isaac Hoss (1784 - 1828)*   Henry Hoss (1788 - 1836)*   *Calculated relationship
Burial: Hoss Cemetery  Johnson City Washington County Tennessee, USA
Created by: David Reese Record added: Dec 21, 2010  Find A Grave Memorial# 63183992 Added by: Gordon Edwards   Added by: David Reese

Answer 2

All interments in the Hoss Cemetery

Hoss, Abraham 101041566 b. 1782 d. Apr. 15, 1862 Hoss Cemetery  Johnson City Washington County Tennessee, USA   Hoss, Elizabeth Boon 119239198 b. unknown d. unknown Hoss Cemetery  Johnson City Washington County Tennessee, USA   Hoss, Frances 101041644 b. unknown d. Nov. 29, 1849 Hoss Cemetery  Johnson City Washington County Tennessee, USA   Hoss, Franklin 101041352 b. 1818 d. 1863 Hoss Cemetery  Johnson City Washington County Tennessee, USA   Hoss, George 101041528 b. May 22, 1860 d. Oct. 23, 1890 Hoss Cemetery  Johnson City Washington County Tennessee, USA   Hoss, Jacob 63183992 b. 1734 d. Feb. 10, 1817 Hoss Cemetery  Johnson City Washington County Tennessee, USA   Hoss, Jacob 119239127 b. unknown d. unknown Hoss Cemetery  Johnson City Washington County Tennessee, USA   Hoss, Nancy Range 101041457 b. 1825 d. 1906 Hoss Cemetery  Johnson City Washington County Tennessee, USA

Answer 3

I have a detailed lineage for Jacob Hoss. It is from the Lindale Ga, Hoss Mill, History website. I have uploaded it to wikitree.