For: Debbie Jennings who is researching Ephraim GOSS. -debbiej(a)iquest.net
(Debbie Jennings)- You can find you GOSS people in Morgan County, Indiana.
Instead of Owen County, look in the neighboring Morgan County.
Go to
www.usgenweb.com Go to "table of states". Choose Indiana, then Morgan
County. Once you are at the Morgan County site, click on "Morgan County
Links". There are several census from the 1800s, a Mortality Schedule, and
two indexes of early land owners. You can also go directly to the Morgan
County , Indiana data by using the following address: ...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inmorgan/page0001.htm
Ephraim GOSS, jr. and family can be found in the 1830 Morgan County, Indiana
Census in the archives of
www.usgenweb.com (I just happen to remember him,
because I have a couple of GOSS connections. Morgan County is the
neighboring county to the northeast of Owen County. There is also a Norman
Goss, age 22 in the 1850 mortality schedule for Morgan County, Indiana. There
are several Goss, including Sarah, age 63, born in NC listed in the 1870
census for Morgan County. Ephraim GOSS (the older one) also held several land
patents in Morgan County.I believe it is in Ray Township. Ephraim GOSS
junior held land patents in Morgan County. Daniel, Peter, Sarah <A
HREF="http://www.scican.net/~morglib/genasist/landsal1.html">... Co. IN
Land Sales from U.S. Govt. - Sorted by Name</A> The contributors also created a
feature "sorted by location"; so it's easy to see who your Ephraim GOSS'
neighbors were. <A
HREF="http://www.scican.net/~morglib/genasist/landsal2.html">... Co. IN
Land Sales from U.S. Govt. - Sorted by Location
</A> (To save time, click on "edit" and then click on "find in top
window", and
type in the surname that you're searching.) You might also check Monroe
County, Indiana.
I am a descendant of the HODGES and HENDRICKSON of Morgan County. They were
friends and distant relatives to your GOSS.
Cyndy Shreffler (2250 Woodstock Ct. Troy, Ohio 45373) Shreffler2(a)aol.com