John Goss

b. 30 January 1885, d. 16 March 1976
  • John Goss was born on 30 January 1885 in Riverton, Colbert County, Alabama.
  • He married Eva Johnson, daughter of George W. Johnson and Rebecca L. Rikard, on 3 May 1907 in Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama.
  • John Goss and Eva Johnson appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Iuka, Tishomingo County, Mississippi. Other members of the household included Maude Mae Johnson. Also in the household is "Rene Rackard" (age 69), identified as Aunt-in-law. Eva's sister Maude Smith (age 23) and her two children also are enumerated in 1920 in the Tishomingo County household of her brother Bud Johnson.
  • He was farming, according to the 1920 census.
  • John Goss became a widower at the 30 October 1970 death of his wife Eva Johnson.
  • John Goss died on 16 March 1976 at age 91 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi.
  • He was interred at Snowdown Cemetery, Iuka, Tishomingo County, Mississippi.
  • Last Edited: 3 Jun 2015

Family: Eva Johnson b. 23 October 1890, d. 30 October 1970