Henry "Harry" Goss, Acadia Parish, Louisiana ---------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted for the LA GenWeb Archives by Richard Arnaud, Nov 1997 FFWP26E@prodigy.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Henry "Harry" Goss born April 20, 1867 the son of Benjamin and Lucreta Schwartz in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. The 1870 US Census Population Schedule, Ward 5, Bayou Chicot District, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana page 127, line 10, house 133, family 133 dated July 20, 1870 list Henry a white male 3 years of age son of Ben Goss living at home. The 1880 US Census Population Schedule, West « of the 8 Th Ward, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana page 3, line 30, house 20, family 22, list Henry a white male 13 years of age son of Ben Goss living at home. On August 21, 1894 in a religious ceremony performed by Minister W. P. Pilley Henry Goss married Marie Victoria Medicis daughter of Martin Andre and Odilla Merryment of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. ( Marriage License number 983 recorded August 22, 1894 in Acadia Parish Clerk's office, Crowley, Louisiana.) Harry farmed on the land bought from his father and neighbors in the Richard area until he retired. He died July 11, 1946 while in a New Orleans hospital. He was buried July 19, 1946 in Pilgrims Rest Church Cemetery in Richard. The following are the children of Henry Goss and Marie Victoria Medicis. Myrtle Mae Goss b. November 1, 1895 m. August R. Loewer d. December 29, 1989; Henry Lee Goss b. July 13, 1896 m. Mary Lou Francois d. September 4, 1970; John Homer Goss b. April 16, 1899 m. Lottie Watson d. February 3, 1960; Winston Daniel Goss b. October 2, 1901 m. Gertrude Brinkman d. January 30, 1973; Frederick Earl Goss b. April 7, 1903 m. Della Middlebrooks d. October 9, 1983; Hubert Dewitt Goss b. January 22, 1906 m. Nora Davis d. December 26, 1963; Ellis Andrew Goss b. February 2, 1908 d. January 6, 1923; Dwight Lyman Goss b. March 28, 1913 d. July 10, 1958; Myrza Anita Goss b. CA 1916 m. Joe E. Evans d. Ca 1970; Vernon Victor Goss b. July 1, 1918. m. Louise Chitwood. # # #