HEADER
Robert E Gosser
ROBERT E. GOSSER, of Leechburg, Armstrong county, where he is engaged as
sheet roller at the American Sheet & Tin Plate Company�s plant, is a son
of Daniel Gosser, the leading grocer of that borough, ad was born July 29,
1873, in Gilpin township, near Leechburg.Adam Gosser, his great-grandfather, moved from Northampton county, Pa.,
where he was born, to Westmoreland county, and later to Erie, Pa. There he
remained for a short time, removing thence to Pittsburgh and eventually
returning to Adamsburg, Westmoreland county. He followed farming and did
construction work on the Greensburg and Stoystown turnpike. He lived to old
age, dying at Adamsburg. Adam Gosser was twice married, and had the following
children: Jacob, a soldier of the war of 1812, who died in Missouri; William;
Daniel, who located at Baltimore; Henry, who died in Pittsburgh; Isaac, who
went to Nebraska; Adam; Frederick, who died after reaching maturity; Ann Mary;
Susanna, and Catherine.William Gosser, son of Adam, was born Nov. 11, 1803, in Northampton county,
Pa., and was a boy when his father settled at Adamsburg. He learned
blacksmithing, which he first followed at Adamsburg, in 1840 removing thence
to Leechburg, Armstrong county, Pa., where he continued in the same line of
work. He retired from active labor about eight years before his death, which
occurred in 1888, when he was in his eighty-fifth year. He was a Lutheran and
a Democrat, and served as burgess and councilman in Leechburg.On Nov. 27, 1827, Mr. Gosser was married to Susanna Kistler, who was born
July 4, 1808, and died Nov. 29, 1838, at Adamsburg. She was a member of the
Lutheran Church. Five children were born to this union: Louisa, June 28, 1830;
Daniel, Feb 18, 1832; Albert M., Jan. 14, 1834; Adam, May 18, 1836; William,
Oct. 10, 1838. By his second marriage to Lucy Punt, Mr. Gosser had the
following children: Jacob, born Nov. 22, 1842; Commodore Perry, Feb. 2, 1845;
David, Sept. 4, 1847; Darius, Dec. 29, 1849; Franklin P., July 7, 1852; Anna
M., April 18, 1855; Sarah E., April 5, 1858; Harry, May 1, 1861; Amanda, Nov.
16, 1864.Daniel Gosser, son of William, attended public school at Adamsburg and
Leechburg. He was with his father in the blacksmith shop until of age, and
then for four years followed boating upon the Pennsylvania canal. He then
removed to the Allegheny river and for eleven years engaged in manufacturing
salt, after which he settled on a farm in what is now Gilpin township,
Armstrong county. He lived and farmed there for twenty-three years, meantime
also becoming interested in oil wells. Removing from his farm to Leechburg, he
built a store there in 1892 and had since been engaged in the grocery and feed
business. He is in partnership with his sons Frank and John. Mr. Gosser is a
member of the Lutheran Church.On Feb. 15, 1855, Mr. Gosser married Elizabeth Hill, daughter of Hiram and
Margaret (Shaeffer) Hill. She died Sept. 18, 1911, the mother of the following
children: Hiram H., now of Pittsburgh; Catherine, deceased, who was the wife
of George Riggle; Margaret, who married George Ehrenfield; William, who was
killed by lightning when young; Jefferson, now of Pittsburgh; Frank S., a
member of the firm of of D. Gosser & Sons, who married Laura Kepple, Aug.
14, 1894, and has five children, Paul H., Clarence E., Kathryn M., Roy P., and
Margaret F.; Cora, who lives at home; Robert E.; and John L., a member of the
firm of D. Gosser & Sons, who married Alfreda Pfeffer, daughter of
Augustus Pfeffer, of Armstrong county, and has one child, John Lewis.Robert E. Gosser attended public school in Gilpin township and assisted
upon the home farm during his youth. Coming to Leechburg, he began work at the
sheet mill, and by industry and efficiency advanced himself to his present
position, which he has held since 1897. He is a skilled workman and trusted by
his employers. Like his family generally, he is an active member of the
community in which he lives, and is at present serving as a councilman of
Leechburg, to which office he was elected in 1909. In politics he is a
Democrat, in religion a member of the Lutheran Church. Socially he belongs to
Leechburg Lodge, No. 577, F. & A.M.In 1807 Mr. Gosser was married to Margaret Irene Perviance, daughter of
Lemuel Perviance, of Armstrong county. They have the following children:
Velma, Lucile, Alberta, Lillian I. and Robert G.Source: Pages 699-700, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and
Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914
Transcribed September 1998 by Carl Waltenbaugh for the Armstrong County Beers
Project
Contributed for use by the Armstrong County Genealogy Project (http://www.pa-roots.com/armstrong/)Armstrong County Genealogy Project Notice:
These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format, for any presentation, without prior written permission.
Genealogy ProjectReturn to the Beers Project
Â
Return to the
Armstrong County Genealogy ProjectÂ
Return to the
Armstrong County Genealogy Project
Return to the
Armstrong County Genealogy Project
(c) Armstrong County
Genealogy Project
About Author
