Life History
17th Sep 1884 |
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30th Aug 1903 |
Married Maggie WEBSTER in Arkansas County, Arkansas.1 |
before 1913 |
Death of Maggie WEBSTER in Arkansas County, Arkansas |
10th Feb 1913 |
Birth of son Edward L GOSSOM in DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas.4,8,9,5 |
3rd Oct 1918 |
Birth of daughter Billie Shaw GOSSOM in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas.10,5,11,3,4 |
20th Aug 1920 |
Birth of daughter Stella GOSSOM in DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas.3,5,1,9 |
28th Oct 1927 |
Birth of son Walter B GOSSOM in Bastrop, Morehouse, Louisiana.3,5,9,12 |
1959 |
Died.5 |
Other facts
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Married Lula Mae GRIFFITH |
Notes
- Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
E L Gossom
Age 19, Birth abt 1884
Residence DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas
Spouse's Name Maggie Webster
Spouse's Age 19
Spouse's Residence DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas
Marriage 30 Aug 1903 Arkansas County
Marriage License Date 29 Aug 1903
1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 4 February, LaGrue Township, DeWitt Town, District 6, page 14B, South Union St, Hse #288, Fam #301
Gossam, Louis E Head Owns M W 35 AR ME AR Carpenter [b abt 1885]
Gossam, Lula M Wife F W 26 IL IL IL [b abt 1894]
Gossam, Edward L Son M W 6 AR AR IL [abt 1914]
Gossam, Billie S Dau F W 1 AR AR IL [b abt 1919]
Clark Richards of Warren County, Illinois, a researcher of the Gossom and related families draws upon family knowledge to report Louis' name as Elijah Louis Gossom. Note that this puts the names in the opposite order of the name in the 1920 census. His wife is known only as Lula is the couple of family lists I have seen. Richards reports her full name as Lula Mae Griffith.
-- Richard Clark, Ancestry page for 1930 census, 28 December 2010
Louis' WWI draft registration also presents his name as Elijah Louis.
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Elijah Louis Gossom
Residence Crowley, Acadia County, Louisiana
Birth Date 17 Sep 1884
Occupation Millwright and Carpenter
For Lousiana State Rice Milling Co in Crowley, Louisiana
Nearest Relative Mrs Lula Gossom, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Height 5'10", Medium Build, Grey Eyes, Black Hair
Registered Acadia County 12 September 1918
Signed E L Gossom
1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 9 April, LaGrue Township, DeWitt Town, District 16, Page 11A, Hse #239, Fam #256
Gossom, Louie Head Owns M W 45 First married as age 27 AR ME KY Millwright, Saw Mill
Gossom, Lula Wife F W 26 First married at age 17 IL IL IL
Gossom, Billy Dau F W 11 AR AR IL
Gossom, Stella Dau F W 9 AR AR IL
Gossom, Walter Son M W 2 LA AR IL
"I'm working on the Gossom, Dumond,Griffith family history. Delores Dumond Padgett, my friend, is tracing her mother's family! She was Billie Shaw Gossom she married Lester Dumond. Her parents were Elijah Louis Gossom and Lula Griffith."
-- "sncanaw," Ancestry Messaging to orville Body Jenkins, 8 March 2017
Sources
- 1. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
- 2. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- 3. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 9 April, LaGrue Township, DeWitt Town, District 16, Page 11A, Hse #239, Fam #256
- 4. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 4 February, LaGrue Township, DeWitt Town, District 6, page 14B, South Union St, Hse #288, Fam #301
- 5. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 6. Richard Clark, Ancestry page for 1930 census, 28 December 2010
- 7. Ancestry Messaging
- 8. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
- 9. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
- 10. Ancestry Trees
- Byers, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8967591/person/1381079314?ssrc=&ftm=1
- 11. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 26 April, LaGrue Township, District 1-17, page 16A, Vitteton Rd to Sunny Side Rd, Hse #294, Rents $8
- 12. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1