Life History

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• The name found in many records as Gocio is the French name originally spelled Gossiau, which also shows up in various records.
  
  1850 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 25 October, Old River Township, page 23, Hse/Fam #8
  Louis Gocio 46 M Farmer $2640 Real Estate b Arkansas Cannot read or write [b abt 1804]
  Emilie Gocio 45 F b Arkansas Cannot read or write [b abt 1805]
  Bullina Gocio 18 F b Arkansas [b abt 1832]
  William Gocio 16 M b Arkansas [b abt 1834]
  Joseph Gocio 13 M b Arkansas [b abt 1837]
  James Gocio 9 M b Arkansas [b abt 1841]
  Emilie Gocio 7 F b Arkansas [b abt 1843]
  John Gocio 4 M b Arkansas [b abt 1846]
  Phillip Pinot 24 M Farmer b Arkansas [b abt 1826]
  Antoine Pinot 12 M b Arkansas [b abt 1838]
  Emilie Pinot 14 M b Arkansas [b abt 1836]
  Stephen Newton 36 M Carpenter b Arkansas [b abt 1814]
  
  In the 1860 census, Louis was reported as a widower.  His 7-year-old daughter Alma Anna is in his hosuehold.
  
  In 1870, he and Anna are still together in the household, with two unrelated persons also listed.
  
  1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 13 June, Old River Township, P O Swan Lake, page 3 (scan 63), Hse/Fam #34
  Gocio, Lewis (widower) 68 M W Farmer $1800 Real Estate, $500 Personal Estate born Arkansas Cannot Read or Write [b abt 1802]
  Gocio, Anna A 7 F W At Home born Arkansas Cannot Read or Write [b abt 1863]
  Frazier, Elizabeth 25 F W Keeping House born Arkansas Cannot Read or Write [b abt 1863]
  Davis, James 4 M W born Arkansas [b abt 1866]
  
  Louis wrote his will about a year before he died.  On 13 August 1870 he wrote a two-page will covering the following provisions.
  
  Will of Louis Gocio
  Arkansas County, Arkansas
  13 August 1870
  Bequeaths $1.00 each to children of first wife Amilea [Amelia] Gocio:
  Severine Cannon, Belina Stythe, William R Gocio, James L Gocio, John Gocio
  Bequeaths to minor daughter Alma Anne Gocio all his real estate & some items of furniture
  Bequeaths to son John Gocio all items of property not specifically given to Alma Anna
  Executors Henry Young & sons William R & James L Gocio
  Witnesses John Whitaker & J L Johnson
  
  The will's reference to Louis' first wife as Amelia may indicate he married two women named Amelia.  Alternatively, it may mean that the Amelia reported as his wife in the 1850 census was that first wife, and not Amelia Brinsback Pinot, as it appears to us.
  
  Considerations:
  The details of Louiis' 1850 census record matches Amelia Brinsback Pinot, and no other record for 1850 or later appears in the name of Amelia Pinot until her burial in St Peter's Cemetery in New Gascony, Old Bogy Township, Jefferson County, Arkansas, the next township west of Old River (Arkansas Post) in Arkansas County.  Dates on the burial of Amelia Gocio in the same cemetery report she died in 1858, while a separate entry under the name Amelia Pinot has no dates.  It could very well be that these are two entries for the same person under each of her married names.  No death records have been found for any of these, other than the dates given for most of them in the St Peters burials.
  

Sources

• 1. 1850 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  • 25 October, Old River Township, page 23, Hse/Fam #8
• 2. 1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  • 13 June, Old River Township, P O Swan Lake, page 3 (scan 63), Hse/Fam #34
• 3. 1860 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  • 6 September, P O Swan Lake, page 98, Hse #775, Fam #718
• 4. Cemeteries of Arkansas
• 5. Arkansas Wills
• 6. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 7. Arkansas Gravestones