I am working on my husband's family. I am looking for information on his gGrandfather. So far all I have is a name, Levi Gosa b Al ?married (Nov sar) Indian name became Nancy Jane. Children were James , Josh , Mildred,and Sarah (dec'd) Nancy Jane died Mo. 192? Levi died Warren Al.don't know year.Is Levi son, nephew, brother or other relation to James Wallace Gosa Jr/Sr ?
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I read your information with interest on GOSA. I am a decendent of Margrat P Gosa b January 1836 and d Oct 11, 1910. She was married to James Patrick Wiley Cunningham b Feb 22, 1831 and d July 27, 1907. They were married December 10, 1852. Margret had 7 siblings, Susan Ann, Zyntha or Cyntha, Nancy Evelina, Ruth Catherine, Mary E, William A and James J. An alternative spelling for her name was Margaret P. Her parents were James Wallace Gosa Jr and Levina Simmons. Levina was supposed to have been 1/2 Cherokee. I have some more on James Wallace Gosa Jr's parents but not much more on Levina's side. Other ancestral surnames include Cunningham, Fowler, Moore, Fryer or Fryar, Fine, Bray and Davis. The bulk of my indian ancestry is supposed to have originated from the Fowler line, although I have reference to some from the Gosa side as well. Let me know what you have and I can pull up the Gosa information I have in my program.
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Thanks for getting in touch. I do appreciate your response so quickly. All I have is what I posted. This is my husband's family and he dosen't have much more than that. There are 2 of Josh's children living and this information came from them. I am not sure of any of this , I am just trying to put it togather.
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You're welcome! I'm not sure on the connection between M Gosa and Marilyn Schindall but you both appear closely related.
As to your question of Levi how relates to James Wallace Gosa Jr/Sr, I believe you can rule out him being the son of James Wallace Gosa Jr. as I don't have him down as a sibling of Margret P. Gosa. I don't know yet the names of siblings of James Wallace Gosa Jr. His father, James Wallace Gosa Sr. remarried on April 6, 1829 at the age of 67 and had Moses Fletcher Gosa with his 2nd wife, Elizabeth Ann Young. They were married for 22 years before he died at the age of 89 in 1851. James Wallace Gosa Sr. had 7 children, unknown if Moses was his 7th, 8th or ?? child.
Levi is your husband's ggrandfather and Nov sar (Nancy Jane) his ggrandmother. What is your husband's name, his parents, and grandparents? Who is Josh and what are the children's names living and dead?
I think this will all connect somehow and am trying to figure out the jigsaw puzzle.
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I don't know Marilyn Schindall But I am willing to provide my families present day information. Please contact me by E-mail marilea@midsouth.comby USPO Po. Box 46 Houlka, Ms. 38850
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A cousin sent me a family tree listing us as descendants of Robert Levi Gosa nad Nancy Motes. It lists his father as James Wallace Gosa, Jr. and Levinia Ivins Simmons as his mother. Levina Ivins Simmons was 1/2 Eastern Cherokee. Could you provide further information about our family?
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Thank you thank you for the Ivins last name. I will check it out later after I return and will contact you directly. Sent a file directly via your direct email regarding requested info on Gosa's. Please send any additonal on Ivins that you received for me to check and verify. I will check out Evans also since so close. More later.
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Do you have any information on James Wallace Gosa, Sr.'s first wife?
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James Wallace Gosa, Sr. 1st Wife
My information on James Wallace Gosa, Sr.'s 1st wife is limited...
She was born about 1765 and died about 1820. She married James Wallace Gosa, Sr. bef 1802 in Chester, SC. She may have been Mary Frances Shehorn who died before 1829. (Unconfirmed at this point.) They had 7 children that I know of 3 Unknowns, James Wallace Gosa, Jr., Peter J. Gosa, Margaret Gosa, and Samuel Thomas. I have more info on their known descendants and also with James Sr.'s 2nd wife...
James Wallace Gosa, Sr. was granted a land patent in KY, where he moved about 1800. The KY Census of 1820 lists him with 5 children.
Hope this helps...
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It does help. I was just curious as every reference I found, listed her as unknown. I have been cruising the internet looking for relatives. I have found several, some are my second cousins. I just e-mailed someone called Anca Gosa in one of the former soviet block countries. She/he may not respond as the name was listed as a correspondance address for a Advanced Math/Physics periodical. Never know what you will discover if you never venture! By the way, I live in Huntsville, AL and George Washington Gosa of Lamar county was my Grandfaher. Keep in touch.
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