John GOOSIC & Ms. __?__ & Margaret __?_

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John GOOSIC
Ms. __?__
Margaret __?__

WARNING: There are many issues on this page that are not resolved, but my interest here is not GOOSIC, it's THOMPSON (the spouses of Eva and Andrew), so I'm simply not willing to invest the time it would take to support this page properly. Caveat emptor!

Husband: John GOOSIC / GOOSICK / GUSICK
Birth: 1758/9, PA
Occupation: farmer

Marriage-1:

Wife-1: Ms. __?__

Given the alleged age of David, Margaret was too young to be his mother; and given the age difference between John and Margaret, we would have already assumed he had a prior wife. Some say she was Rachel, while some say she was Julia Ann ROOT, but I've not found any evidence for her identity.

Marriage-2:

Wife-2: Margaret __?__
Birth: 1786/7, VA
Occupation: homemaker

Child with Wife-1 said to be:

1. David GOOSIC, b. 1797

David and Eva are said to have been born in Meigs Co., OH, but Meigs County did not exist until 1819 — and Ohio didn't exist until 1803. If John was living in the Northwest Territory, it would explain the dearth of records.

Child with Wife-1 or with Margaret:

2. William GOOSIC, b. 1800-1810

William is said to have been born ca. 1820, but he was conveyed land in 1838, so he must have been age 21 by that date, which means he must have been born no later than 1817. Based on the 1820 census, he had to have been born between 1800 and 1810; and if he is Margaret's son, it had to be closer to 1810.

Children with Margaret:

3. Eva "Evy / Evey" GOOSIC, b. 1808/9
4. Andrew Jackson "Jack" GOOSIC (Sr.), b. 12 Mar 1812, OH

In the 1850 census, Eva gives birthplace NH(!), and in the 1860 census, she gives birthplace VA. It appears both are wrong and that she didn't know/remember where she was born, but if VA is correct, it raises the question as to whether Eva wasn't Margaret's child from a former marriage.

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Timeline
Year	Location	Event
1758/9	PA	Birth of John GOOSIC
c1763		Birth of Wife-1
c1782		marriage of John GOOSIC & Wife-1
1786/7	VA	Birth of Margaret
1787	Northwest Territory formed
1788	Washington County formed in Northwest Territory
1790 Census		not found; no census taken in NW Territory
1797		birth of son, David
1800 Census		not found; no census taken in NW Territory
1800-1810		birth of son, William
1803	Ohio achieves statehood
1805	Athens County formed from Washington County
1808/9	?	birth of daughter, Eva
1810 Census		Ohio census lost, except for Washington County
1812	OH	birth of son, Andrew
1819	Meigs County formed from Athens and Gallia Counties
1820 Census		can't find
1822	OH: Athens Co.: York Twp.	John GOOSIC buys land
1825	OH: Athens Co.	John GOOSACK, taxpayer
1827	OH: Athens Co.: York Twp.: Nelsonville	John GOOSACH, taxpayer
1828	OH: Athens Co.	marriage of daughter, Eva, to Richard THOMPSON
1830 Census	OH: Athens Co.: York Twp.	John GOOSEECK/GOOSUCK, head-of-household
1838	OH: Athens Co.	marriage of son, Andrew, to Julia Ann THOMPSON
1838	OH: Athens Co.	John & Margaret GOOSIC convey land to William GOOSIC
1840 Census	OH: Athens Co.: York Twp.	John GOOSICK, head-of-household
1840	OH: Athens Co.: York Twp.	Andew GOOSIC sells land to John GOOSIC

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. Census Index: Colonial America, 1607-1789 (Broderbund CD-310): not found.

3. 1790 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found, but there was no census in the Northwest Territory. Some say our subject is the John GOSSER in Dauphin Co., PA, but even if the name were a better fit — and I don't think it's close enough to even consider — you'd still need some additional evidence to corroborate it.

4. 1800 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found, but there was no census in the Northwest Territory.

5. 1810 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found, but the Ohio census was lost, except for Washington County.

6. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #X; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1820 - - Co. - Twp. Roll - p. - Ln. - - - -

These data indicate:

7. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 12 — indexed "Gosenk"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 OH Athens Co. York Twp. Roll 126 p. 232 Ln. 11 John Gooseeck/Goosuck 000 110 001 - 000 100 100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 15-19 1810-1815 = Andrew Jackson (b. 1812)

1 male 20-29 1800-1810 = William

1 male 60-69 1760-1770 = John (b. 1758/9)

1 female 15-19 1810-1815 = Daughter A

1 female 40-49 1780-1790 = Margaret (b. 1786/7)

8. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #19-20 of 22; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 OH Athens Co. York Twp. Roll 377 pp. 413B-414A Ln. 25 John Goosick 000 000 000 010 - 100 000 010 0100000 [one person is blind]

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 80-89 1750-1760 = John (b. 1758/9)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = granddaughter?

1 female 50-59 1780-1790 = Margaret (b. 1786/7)

1 person employed in agriculture

John's age here may be inflated.

8a. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #18 of 22): Warren Co., IA, Roll M432_189, p. 511A, 1119/1104, enumerated 23 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Andrew Goosick 39 M Farmer Ohio

Juliann      " 30 F "

Delilah      " 11 F "

Sarah        " 7 F "

Margaret J   " 5 F Iowa

Emily Shauna " 2 F "

John Goosick 91 M Farmer Pennsylvania

John's age here may be inflated. His wife is listed in the next household, living with their married daughter.

8b. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #18 of 22): Warren Co., IA, Roll M432_189, p. 511A, 1120/1105, enumerated 23 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Richard Thompson 42 M Farmer 900 Ohio

Eva         " 41 F New Hampshire

Henry       " 17 M Farmer Ohio

William     " 11 M "

Perry       " 9 M "

Lydia J     " 7 F "

Calvin      " 5 M "

Mary Goosick 2 F "

Margaret 63 F Virginia

Mary GOOSICK is Eva's niece, child of her brother Andrew. (In the 1860 census, Eva gives her birthplace as Virginia.)

9. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found.

10. OneWorldTree (online at Ancestry.com). I made some additions and corrections to the tree there, but the kludgy interface makes doing so time-consuming (and frustrating), so I only worked on it a little.

11. John Goosic Timeline (online at freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~valorie/goosic/JohnTimeline.htm).

12. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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