John
Walker
Goss
Born in Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Goss
and Jane Walker
Husband of
Polydora Eugenia (Lewis) Goss
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Preston Goss, Jane Walker (Goss) Carter, William Walker Goss, Lynn Lewis Goss, John Preston Goss Sr., Susan Massie Goss, Annie Montgomery Goss, Charles Thomson Goss, Eugenia Byrd Goss and Lawrence Hamilton Goss
Died
at age 68
in Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Aug 2014
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Biography
John Walker Goss was born on October 16, 1814, in Albemarle County, Virginia. He was the son of John Goss and Jane Walker.
At the age of 24, John married Polydora Eugenia Lewis on January 14, 1839 in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, when she was 21. They had ten children - Mary Preston, Jane Walker, William Walker, Lynn Lewis, John Preston, Susan Massie, Anne Montgomery Peyton, Charles Thomson, Eugenia Byrd, and Lawrence Hamilton.[1]
In 1840, John and Polydora and their first child lived in Fredericksville, Albemarle, Virginia, in a household that also included another male 20-29 and 23 slaves (11M; 12F).[2] In 1850 and 1860, the couple lived with their children in Albemarle County, where they were farming in 1850 and John was sheriff in 1860.[3][4] In 1850, they owned 20 slaves, while in 1860, they owned only one (or perhaps three).[5][6] In 1870, the family lived on a farm in Fredericksville, Albemarle, Virginia.[7]
Polydora died in April 1871. In 1880, John lived with several children in Rivanna, Albemarle, Virginia, and was the county clerk.[8]
John died on March 16, 1883, in Albemarle County, Virginia.[9][10] He was buried at Goss Family Cemetery in Stony Point, Albemarle, Virginia.[11]
Sources
- ↑ Frazier, Irvin; Cowell, Mark W. Jr.; and Fisher, Lewis F. (1985). The Family of John Lewis, Pioneer. Fisher Publications, Inc., San Antonio, TX (1985). Pages 201-04.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census. Year: 1840; Census Place: Fredericksville, Albemarle, Virginia; Roll: 549; Page: 107; Family History Library Film: 0029683. Image
- ↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census. Year: 1850; Home in 1850: Albemarle, Virginia; Roll: 932; Page: 170b. Image
- ↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census. Year: 1860; Home in 1860: Fredericksville Parish, Albemarle, Virginia; Roll: M653_1331; Page: 396; Family History Library Film: 805331. Image
- ↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Image
- ↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Image
- ↑ Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census. Year: 1870; Census Place: Fredericksville Parish, Albemarle, Virginia; Roll: M593_1631; Page: 385B. Image
- ↑ Ancestry.com. 1880 United States Federal Census. Year: 1880; Census Place: Rivanna, Albemarle, Virginia; Roll: 1352; Page: 10C; Enumeration District: 001. Image
- ↑ John W. Goss - Obituary - Alexandria Gazette - Mar 21 1883 - Page 2. Link
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Ancestry Record 2558 #586600
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #126503399
- Goss-1331 was created by Stephen Mulick through the import of Mulick-Slepian.ged on Jul 29, 2014.
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