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     Elizabeth Virginia Gorrel was born on 22 March 1835.¹ She was the daughter of Abraham Gorrel and Catharine E. Miller. Elizabeth Virginia Gorrel married John Davenport.¹

     Adaline B. Gorsline was also known as Ada. Numerous online genealogies show her as Ada Griffin. This misunderstanding may have arisen due to the badly overmarked surname of John Gorsline on the 1850 census, Herkimer County, NY. In 1920, she was listed as "Sister", living with her brother, William Gorsline, in Herkimer County. Working backwards through the censuses and following William, it is clear that she was the Adaline, age 14, daughter of John and Asenath Gorsline, listed in the family in 1850. DAR records for other descendants of John Gorsline document his wife as Asenath Pratt, and the marriage date of 1826.²

She was born in January 1836 at New York.^3,1 She was the daughter of John Gorsline and Asenath Pratt.³ Adaline B. Gorsline married Peter Clippinger, son of Johann Henry Clippinger and Elizabeth Kuntz, circa 1857. 1900 census shows 56 years married, but I believe this was the time from Peter's first marriage to Elizabeth Cope, not the marriage with Ada Gorsline. DLB 2014. Four chilcren born to this marriage, two living as of the 1900 census.¹

Adaline B. Gorsline died after 5 January 1920.

     John Gorsline was born on 17 July 1800 at New York.¹ He married Asenath Pratt in 1826, Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 072, p.283, #71797. John Gorsline died on 20 June 1885 at age 84. He was buried in June 1885 at Gorsline Cemetery, Columbia Center, Herkimer Co., NY, Find A Grave Memorial# 34910675.

     Bertha Gorsuch was born in March 1895 at Fulton Co. (probably), IL. She was the daughter of Elmer Elisha Gorsuch and Celia Elizabeth Knock.

     Carl Gorsuch was born circa October 1918 at Colorado.¹ He was the son of Marie Gorsuch.¹

     Dora Gorsuch was born in September 1893 at Fulton Co. (probably), IL. She was the daughter of Elmer Elisha Gorsuch and Celia Elizabeth Knock.

     Elisha Stansbury Gorsuch married Harriet Ann Standidge.

     Elmer Elisha Gorsuch was born on 12 December 1870 at Illinois. He was the son of Elisha Stansbury Gorsuch and Harriet Ann Standidge. Elmer Elisha Gorsuch married Celia Elizabeth Knock, daughter of Wallace Russell Knock and Permelia Jane Pigg, on 25 October 1892 at Fulton Co., IL. Elmer Elisha Gorsuch died in 1954.

     Frankie Gorsuch was born circa 1905 at Fulton Co. (probably), IL. She was the daughter of Elmer Elisha Gorsuch and Celia Elizabeth Knock.

     Grover C. Gorsuch was born on 13 August 1888 at Delaware Co., OH. He married Pearl Forwood, daughter of Ezekiel B. Forwood and Alice O. Huddleston, on 26 March 1913. Grover C. Gorsuch died on 28 January 1971 at age 82.

     Jessie Gorsuch was born in November 1896 at Fulton Co. (probably), IL. She was the daughter of Elmer Elisha Gorsuch and Celia Elizabeth Knock.

     Marie Gorsuch was born circa 1901 at Fulton Co. (probably), IL. She was the daughter of Elmer Elisha Gorsuch and Celia Elizabeth Knock.

     Charles Joseph Gortney was born on 31 May 1924 at Nelsonville, Hocking Co., OH. He married Ina Louise Green, daughter of Howard Irwin Green and Margaret Catherine Snyder, on 12 August 1945. Charles Joseph Gortney died on 19 May 1978 at Logan, Hocking Co., OH, at age 53. He was buried in May 1978 at Union Cemetery, Logan, Hocking Co., OH.

     Gloria Jean Gortney was born in October 1951. She was the daughter of Charles Joseph Gortney and Ina Louise Green. Gloria Jean Gortney died on 5 November 1958 at age 7 Automobile accident.

     Alice Lorene Gorton was born on 27 September 1895 at California. She married Earl Edward Rooney. Alice Lorene Gorton died on 10 June 1977 at Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, at age 81. She was buried in June 1977 at East Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, Findagrave #178821620.

     Elizabeth Gorton was born on 1 December 1715 at Warwick, Kent Co., RI. She was the daughter of Samuel Gorton and Elizabeth Collins. Elizabeth Gorton married Benjamin Tallman, son of Benjamin Tallman and Patience Durfee, on 24 January 1735 at Tiverton, Newport Co., RI. Elizabeth Gorton died on 1 November 1800 at Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, at age 84.

     Henrietta Gorton married Ransom Harden.

     Samuel Gorton married Elizabeth Collins.

     Willard Livermore Gorton was born on 13 June 1881 at Eau Claire, Eau Claire Co., WI. He was the son of William Eddy Gorton and Mary Louise Livermore MD.¹ Willard Livermore Gorton married Catherine Rosannah Sarchet, daughter of Solomon Bichard Sarchet and Rosanna Hutchison, on 30 October 1905 at Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS. Willard Livermore Gorton died on 25 March 1942 at Boise, Ada Co., ID, at age 60.

     William Eddy Gorton was born on 25 November 1844 at Otsego Co., NY.¹ He married Mary Louise Livermore MD on 1 July 1866 at Eau Claire Co., WI. William Eddy Gorton died on 28 February 1928 at Visalia, Tulare Co., CA, at age 83.

     Pearl E. Goshorn was born in September 1887 at Miami Co. (probably), IN.¹ She married Henry Alonzo Stevens on 14 June 1902 at Grant Co., IN. Pearl E. Goshorn married Earl Willis on 11 September 1915 at Monroe Co., MI.

     Amos Lee Gosnell was born on 1 January 1859 at Maryland.¹ He was the son of Thomas B. Gosnell and Clarrissa Farver. Amos Lee Gosnell married Althea Cordelia Franklin, daughter of Charles Wesley Franklin and Mary Catherine Kitzmiller, on 25 February 1885 at Franklinville, Carroll Co., MD, Newspaper announcement -- The Democratic Advocate , Westminster, Maryland); Saturday, 07 Mar 1885; Page 3; (Newspapers.com):

On February 25, 1885, in Franklinville, Carroll County, by Rev. Edward Smith, Mr. Amos L. Gosnell and Miss Althea C. Franklin, all of Carroll County, Maryland.

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NOTE: Franklinville is located in Baltimore County, MD.

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Six children born, five living as of the 1900 census, seven born and five living as of the 1910 census.¹ Amos Lee Gosnell died on 19 March 1924 at Woodbine, Carroll Co., MD, at age 65

DEATH NOTICE - The News; Frederick, Maryland; Friday, March 21, 1924; Page 1 (via Ancestry.com):

WOODBINE MAN SUICIDE; BODY FOUND IN BUSHES

Revolver by Side of Amos L. Gosnell -- Employed at Springfield Hospital

Amos L. Gosnel, a citizen of Carroll county, residing about three quarters of a mile north of Woodbine, was found dead Wednesday morning near his home with a bullet hole through his head above the temple. An old time Colt's 38-calibre revolver was lying by his side. The man evidently took his own life.

Gosnell, who was employed as a guard at the Springfield hospital, arrived at his home Tuesday morning about 9:30 o'clock and left again at 1:30 p.m., supposedly to return to his duties, his family stated. He was not seen until Wednesday morning, when his body was discovered in a secluded spot about 400 yards from his home.


Note: ARTICLES:

Democratic Advocate, Westminster, MD; Saturday, June 11, 1898; Vol: 33; Page: 4; (GenealogyBank.com):

Proceedings of the School Board

(included appointment of Amos L. Gosnell as one of trustees.)


Democratic Advocate, Westminster, MD;?Saturday, July 30, 1898; Vol: 33; Page: 3; (GenealogyBank.com);

Judge and Register and Judge of Election For 1898, For Carroll County, Md. appointed by the Board of Supervisors of Elections, July 19th, 1898

(extracted) -? ? Amos L. Gosnell, Democrat


"Transfers? ? of Real Estate," Democratic Advocate, Westminster, MD; Friday, Aug 23, 1912; Vol: 47; Page: 2; (GenealogyBank.com):

(extraction) Harry L. Pickett and wife to Amos L. Gosnell and wife, convey 1 acre, 1 rood and 34 perches, for $600.     


"Transfers? ? of Real Estate," Democratic Advocate, Westminster, MD; Friday, April 18, 1913; Vol: 48; Page: 2; (GenealogyBank.com):
     
(extraction) Amos L. Gosnell and Wife to Erman A. Shoemaker, convey 19 1/2 acres, for $4000.

     Boyd Waters Gosnell was born on 20 December 1889 at Watersville, Carroll Co., MD.¹ He was the son of Amos Lee Gosnell and Althea Cordelia Franklin.¹ Boyd Waters Gosnell married Carrie Elizabeth Grimm, daughter of Martin Luther Grimm and Susan Elizabeth Gosnell, on 14 January 1910 at Frederick Co., MD. Occupation: Occupation: Laborer, saw mill (1910); night watchman (1917); lineman, telegraph Company (1920); farm laborer, general farm (1930); laborer (1940); employed by George Wolbert (1942); maintenance man for state road commission (1956)[:C:R].
Boyd Waters Gosnell died on 9 March 1956 at Lisbon, Howard Co., MD, at age 66

OBITUARY - The Times; March 15, 1956 (via Findagrave.com):

Boyd W. Gosnell, 66, Lisbon, formerly of Woodbine, but residing in Lisbon for the past year, was killed Friday at 7:30 p.m. when hit by a car in front of his home. Mr. Gosnell was crossing the road in front of his house on Route 144 when he was struck by an automobile operated by James Monroe Patrick, 18, Woodbine R. D. 2. Born in Carroll County, son of the late Amos L. and Cordelia Gosnell, he was a maintenance man for the state roads commission working out of the Sykesville office. He leaves his widow, Carrie E; two sons, Fred, Albany, N. Y., and Leon, Sparrows Point, four grandchildren and two sisters and a brother, Mrs. Charles Keefer and Mrs. Francis Smith, both of Baltimore, and Peter J., Woodbine. Services were held at the C. M. Waltz funeral home, Winfield, Tuesday at 10:80 a.m. The Rev. W. E. Saltzgiver, pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church, Woodbine, officiated. Burial was in Morgan Chapel Cemetery, near Woodbine.


The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Saturday, 10 Mar 1956; Page 1 & 4; (Newspapers.com):

CARROLL COUNTY MAN KILLED ON HIGHWAY

Boyd W. Gosnell, 66 Formerly Of Woodbine, Fatally Injured At Lisbon, Md.

Boyd W. Gosnell, 66, Lisbon, Md., formerly of Woodbine, but residing in Lisbon for the past year, was killed yesterday at 7:30 p.m. when hit by a car in front of his home.

Mr. Gosnell was crossing the road in front of his house on Route 144 and was in the center of the westbound lane of traffic when he was struck by an automobile operated by James Patrick, 18, Woodbine R. D. 2. State Trooper John W. Crout charged Patrick with technical manslaughter with further investigation in Howard County.

He was pronounced dead on arrival at Frederick memorial Hospital by Dr. B. O. Thomas Sr., medical examiner for Frederick County.

Born in Carroll County, son of the late Amos L. and Cordelia Gosnell, he was a maintenance man for the state road commission working out of the Sykesville office.

He leaves his widow, Carrie E; two sons, Fred, Albany, N.Y., and Leon, Sparrows Point, Baltimore, and four grandchildren and two sisters and a brother, Mrs. Charles Keefer and Mrs. Francis Smith. both of Baltimore, and Peter J., Woodbine.

Services will be held at the C. M. Waltz funeral home, Winfield, Tuesday at 10:30 a. m. The Rev. W. E. Saltzgiver, pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church, Woodbine, will officiate. Burial will be in Morgan Chapel Cemetery, near Woodbine. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow from 4 p. m.


He was buried in March 1956 at Morgan Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Woodbine, Carroll Co., MD, Findagrave #105873909.
Note: Boyd and Carrie (Grimm) Gosnell were distantly related through Carrie's mother, Susan Elizabeth Gosnell (1861 - 1951). Online genealogies indicate the relationship was no closer than third cousins.

Newspaper article -- The Democratic Advocate (Westminster, Maryland); Friday, 24 Jul 1908; Page 8; (Newspapers.com):

Woodbine News

Boyd Gosnell, of Hood's Mill; Miss Carrie Grimm, of Morgan's; Miss Nellie Buchal, of Baltimore, and H. W. Fossitte, of Winfield, spent Sunday evening with Miss Sophia Gunn.

     Charles Thomas Gosnell died in 1887 at Carroll Co., MD. He was born in 1887 at Carroll Co., MD. He was the son of Amos Lee Gosnell and Althea Cordelia Franklin. Charles Thomas Gosnell was buried in 1887 at Morgan Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Woodbine, Carroll Co., MD.

     Clarence Medford Gosnell was born on 4 April 1903. He was the son of Semers Gosnell and Edith Clare Watson. Clarence Medford Gosnell married Esther Hazel Callan on 9 April 1928.

     Elsa Gosnell was born on 18 October 1888 at Carroll Co., MD, per 1900 census, or 30 JUL 1888 per other genealogies.¹ She was the daughter of Amos Lee Gosnell and Althea Cordelia Franklin.¹ Elsa Gosnell died on 30 January 1963 at San Francisco Co., CA, at age 74 California, Death Index, 1940-1997; (Ancestry.com):

Elsie V Gosnell
Social Security #: 263014799
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1893
Death Date: 30 Jan 1963
Death Place: San Francisco


Funeral notice - San Francisco Chronicle, California; Thursday, February 07, 1963;?Page: 26 (GenealogyBank.com):

GOSNELL - At rest - Jan. 30, 1963. Elsie V. Gosnell, entrusted to the care of GODESU, 41 Van Ness ave. near Market st.

Funeral service Friday, Feb. 3, at 11 a.m. Interment, Olivet Memorial Park.


Note: A headstone for an Elsie Gosnel exists at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery in Frederick County, Maryland. The headstone inscription indicates birth 30 JUL 1888 and death 16 DEC 1918. This was previously suspected to be the grave of the daughter of Amos and Althea Gosnell, however the birth month is inconsistent with the 1900 census. I think the Elsie Gosnell buried in Frederick County was the daughter of another Gosnell family -- I believe she was the Elsie listed on the 1900 census with her brother Roy Gosnell at Frederick, MD, with a birth date of July 1887. Her mother was Elizabeth, maiden name unknown, married for four years to her step-father John Covell. I am not able to determine who her Gosnell father was with the tools available to me at this time. DLB 2020.

     Frederick Earl Gosnell was born on 27 February 1910 at Woodbine, Carroll Co., MD. He was the son of Boyd Waters Gosnell and Carrie Elizabeth Grimm. Frederick Earl Gosnell married Katherine Elizabeth Baker, daughter of Howard W. Baker and Elsie May Stuller. Frederick Earl Gosnell lived in 1940 at Dutchess Co., NY. He lived in 1956 at Albany, Albany Co., NY. He died on 12 February 1965 at Albany, Albany Co., NY, at age 54.

     Grace P. Gosnell was born on 31 August 1896 at Carroll Co., MD.¹ She was the daughter of Amos Lee Gosnell and Althea Cordelia Franklin.¹ Grace P. Gosnell married Charles Franklin Dewey Keefer, son of Thomas Franklin Keefer and Lydia C. Shriner, before April 1930. Grace P. Gosnell died on 12 March 1971 at Catonsville, Baltimore Co., MD, at age 74 Obituaries and funeral notices -- The News (Frederick, Maryland); Saturday, 13 Mar 1971; Page 5; (Newspapers.com):

MRS. GRACE P. KEEFER

Mrs. Grace P. Keefer, age 74, RFD 1 Woodbine, died Friday at Caton Ridge Nursing Home, Catonsville.

She was born in Carroll County. She was the daughter of the late Amos and Cordelia Franklin Gosnell.

Survivors include her husband, Charles F. Keefer; one son, C. Dale Keefer;? ? one sister, Mrs. Mary Schmitz, Baltimore; one brother, Jacob P. Gosnell, Woodbine; one grandchild.

Friends may call at the Waltz Funeral Home, Liberty Road, Winfield, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday.

Funeral services will be held at the funeral home Monday at 11 a.m. Rev. Clarence A Knott will officiate.

Interment will be in Morgan Chapel Cemetery, Woodbine.

The family requests that flowers be omitted.


The News (Frederick, Maryland); Tuesday, 16 Mar 1971; Page 5; (Newspapers.com):

MRS. GRACE P. KEEFER

Funeral services for Mrs. Grace P. Keefer, of RFD 1, Woodbine, who died Friday at Caton Ridge Nursing Home, in Catonsville were held at the Waltz Funeral Home in Winfield Monday at 11 a.m.

The Rev. Clarence A. Knott, pastor of the Marriottsville United Methodist Charge, officiated.

Pall bearers were Charles Harrison, B. C. Mullinix, James Grimes, Wilmer Hoff, Ferris Penn, and George Sinn.

Interment was in Morgan Chapel Cemetery near Woodbine.


The Times; 18 Mar 1971; (Find A Grave; Internet):

Grace P. Keefer

Services were held Monday, March 15 for Mrs. Grace P. Keefer, ages 74, R.D. 1, Woodbine, who died Friday, March 12 at Caton Ridge Nursing Home, Catonsville.

She was born in Carroll county, the daughter of the late Amos and Cordelia Franklin Gosnell,

Survivors include her husband, Charles F. Keefer, one son, C. Dale Keefer, one sister, Mrs. Mary Schmitz, Baltimore; one brother, Jacob P. Gosnell, Woodbine; one grandchild.

She died on 12 March 1971 at Catonsville, Baltimore Co., MD, at age 74. She was buried in March 1971 at Morgan Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Woodbine, Carroll Co., MD, Findgrave #105872575.

     Herod Gosnell married Marly Harlin.

     Jack Martin Gosnell was born on 1 May 1946. He was the son of Leon Martin Gosnell and Dorothy Ann Hall. Jack Martin Gosnell began military service Vietnam War service, U.S. Army, Co. B, Third Battalion, 22 Inf. Regt., 4th Inf. Div. He died on 19 March 1967 at Soui Tre, Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam, at age 20

Obituaries:

The Evening Sun (Baltimore, Maryland); Tuesday, 28 Mar 1967; Pages 48 (B-24) & 30 (B-6); (Newspapers.com):

Army Spec. 4 J. M. Gosnell Is Killed in Vietnam

Army spec. 4 Jack M. Gosnell, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon M. Gosnell, of 1135 H street, Sparrows Point, was killed March 19 in Vietnam, the Defense Department reported yesterday.
     Specialist Gosnell, a 1964 graduate of Sparrows Point High School, had been in Vietnam since September after receiving basic training at Fort Lewis, Wash. He was an infantryman attached to Company B. 22nd Infantry, 4th Division.
     Born in Frederick, Mr. Gosnell grew up in the Sparrows Point area. He was described as a "wonderful, all-around boy, well liked, had a lot of friends, and was well-respected.

After graduating from school, he went to work for Bethlehem Steel in a machine shop. Members of his family said he loved working with tools, cars and being around machinery. He hoped to return to his old job when he got out of the service.

Specialist Gosnel wrote his family on March 16. The letter was received a week ago Monday, the day after he died of wounds in combat.

Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, Pfc. Ernest B. Gosnell, now on leave from Fort Benning, Ga; his grandmothers, Mrs. Carrie Gosnell, of Lisbon, Md., and Mrs. Annie Hall, of Woodbine, Md., and numerous aunts and uncles.


The Evening Sun (Baltimore, Maryland); Friday, 31 March 1967; Page 43; and
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The Baltimore Sun, (Baltimore, Maryland); Saturday, April 01, 1967; page 24; (Newspapers.com):

GOSNELL

Suddenly, on March 19, 1967, in Viet Nam, JACK M., Sp. 4, of 1135 Sparrows Point, Md., beloved son of Leon M. and Dorothy A. Gosnell and brother of Ernest Gosnell.

Jack rests at the Waltz Funeral Home, Liberty Road, Winfield, Md., where services will be held Saturday, April 1, at 11 A.M.? ? Interment in Morgan Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 9 P.M. Friday.


The News (Frederick, Maryland); Friday, 31 March 1967; Page 13; (Newspapers.com):

JACK M. GOSNELL

Jack M. Gosnell, Sp 4 U.S. Army killed in action in Viet Nam March 19, 1967. He lived at 1135 H. St., Sparrows Point, Md.

He is the son of Leon M. and Dorothy A. Hall Gosnell formerly of Woodbine, Carroll Co.

He is also survived by a brother, Ernest, U.S. Army, Ft. Benning, Ga., maternal grandmother, Mrs. Addie B. Hall of Woodbine, and paternal grandmother Mrs. Carrie Gosnell of Lisbon, Howard Co.

Friends may call today at the Waltz Funeral Home, Winfield 2 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services on Saturday 11 a.m. from the funeral home, the Rev. Lawrence Cameron officiating.

Burial in Morgan Chapel Cemetery, Woodbine, Md.

He was buried in 1967 at Morgan Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Woodbine, Carroll Co., MD, Findagrave #60058302.