Bios of Goss, Ziba (b.1842) Wabasha Co., MN
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Goss, Ziba (p. 623), a pioneer, was born in East Randolph, Orange County,
Vt., in 1842, and was brought to Wabasha County in the early fifties by
his parents, who settled in Highland Township. At the outbreak of the
Civil War Ziba, and two of his brothers, Howard and Dana, enlisted and did
good service during that great conflict in the Third Minn. Volunteer
Infantry. The regiment was captured and paroled in 1862 and the men sent
north against the Indians. Later they again saw service in the south. Ziba
Goss was reared to farm pursuits, but after the war went to Wabasha and
learned the carpenter's trade. After this he devoted many years to the
woodworking and building trades. For a long period he was foreman of the
large factory and planing mill of Ingram, Kennedy & Gill at Wabasha.
Subsequently he was a partner in the firm of Goss & Campbell, implement
dealers at Wabasha. In later years he operated and managed the "Hurd
Hotel," now the "Anderson House," the capacity of which he nearly doubled
by erecting the western wing. For 12 years he did most efficient service
as postmaster at Wabasha. After a long and useful life, he died April 21,
1911. Ziba Goss was married June 14, 1875, to Emma Hurd, the daughter of
Blois S. and Lavira (Isham) Hurd, Wabasha pioneers, and founders and
proprietors of the Hurd House. She died November 16, 1903.