Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameWilliam E. GOSTING
Birth14 Apr 1839, England5036,8166,6158
Naturalization18514605 Age: 11
Death7 Mar 1913, Wasco County, Oregon5036,6158 Age: 73
BurialCity Cemetery, Le Mars, Plymouth, Iowa5036
Individual Notes
• It appears that Wm Gosting died in Wasco Co., Oregon 7 Mar 1913 (lived there with his son Arthur).6158
Census
• 1870 Census: Waverly, Bremer, Iowa. Age 32, b England.402
• 1880 Census: Stanton, Plymouth, Iowa. Age 41, b England. Farmer. Parents b England. Note: John Gosting, age 34, b England, and Edward A. Gosting, age 37, b England, are on same census page; probable brothers of William.4601
• 1900 Census: Le Mars, Plymouth, Iowa. Age 61, Apr 1839, England. Parents b England. Landlord.8166
• 1910 Census: The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon. Age 71, b England. Widower. Living with son, Arthur.4605
Spouses
1Lydia Mary WALTER 7598
Birth12 Nov 1835, Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio7420,6158,8166
Death12 Aug 1905, Le Mars, Plymouth, Iowa5036,7420,6158,7598 Age: 69
BurialCity Cemetery, Le Mars, Plymouth, Iowa5036
FatherDaniel WALTER (1794-1874)
MotherMary A. MAYER (1795-1870)
Individual Notes
• Death Certificate gives parents as Daniel Walter and Mary Myer.7420
Census
• 1840 Census: Salt Creek, Wayne, Ohio. 1110001/1011001.1597
• 1850 Census: Vanburen, Jackson, Iowa. Age 14, b OH.394
• 1856 Iowa Census: Washington Township, Bremer, Iowa. Age 21, b OH.7989
• 1870 Census: Waverly, Bremer, Iowa. Age 33, b OH.402
• 1880 Census: Stanton, Plymouth, Iowa. Age 44, b OH. Parents b PA.4601
• 1900 Census: Le Mars, Plymouth, Iowa. Age 63, Oct 1836, OH. Parents b PA. Mother of 8 living children.8166
Marriage1 Jan 1861, Bremer County, Iowa4600
ChildrenMinnie A. (~1866-)
 Nettie E. (~1868-)
 Arthur W. (1869-)
 Emma V. (~1871-)
 Frank E. (1872-1941)
 Hattie May (1874-1911)
 Caroline B. (~1876-)
 Jessy C. (1881-)
Last Modified 11 May 2023Created 6 May 2025 using Reunion 14 for Macintosh
Updated 6 May 2025
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