Portrait and biographical album of Ingham and Livingston counties, Michigan, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties ... the governors of the state and of all the presidents of the United States.

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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM.

H., May 20, 1775. His mother, whose maiden
name was Sally Tuck, was also born in New Hampshire in 1778, and died in Lorain County, Ohio,
in 1848. His father passed away in the same
State and county June 11, 1838. The latter was a
carpenter and joiner, and the proprietor of a farm,
which he conducted successfully.
Our subject's grandsire, Tuck (Goss, was a sea
captain, his ancestors coming originally from England. Our subject worked on the farm owned by
his father until he was fourteen years of age attending a district school a portion of the time. lie
removed to Ohio in 1836, making a stay there of
four years, farming and attending a school. In
1842 he returned to New Iampshire and entered
an academy, where he remained for one year. lHe
then went back to Ohio and studied under the
tutelage of a brother, who had a collegiate education and was a very skillful teacher. He remained
in Ohio until 1861, working on the farm most of
the time, but that year he came to Michigan and
bought eighty acres of land on section 33, Meridian
Township, Inghamn County, the same farm which is
now owned by him.
At the time Mr. Goss came here there was only
a small clearing on the place, lie having made all
the improvements which it now boasts. Married
July 4, 1850, to Saralh 1). Vincent, of Lorain, Ohio,
the domestic life of our subject has been very
happy. Three children have been added to the
domestic realm: Elsie, who was born in 1855, still
remains at home with her parents; Mary, born in
1859, married Benton Moore, who is now working
the farm which Mr. Goss owns; they have one
child, Kittie, who is eleven years old; Helen, who
was born in 1861, married Alphonso Bigelow; they
also have one child, Frank, who is one year old.
Since living on his present farm, the original of
our sketch frequently worked at his trade, which is
that of a carpenter and joiner. He is a man of
correct literary tastes, although he never entered college. He prepared for Oberlin, but was
disappointed in pursuing his course. He purchased
a small farm near the town and on this he lived
for thirteen years, working at his trade. While in
Ohio he studied medicine for two years under a
preceptor, with a view of becoming a physician.

Hee was compelled to relinquish the project, but
from the knowledge obtained from the study of the
subject, lie was enabled to prepare what is known
as Goss' Blood Cleanser, of which our subject is
the proprietor. It is a popular remedy and has
very large sales.
Mr. Goss is a Spiritualist and is well informed
on the subject of the occult sciences and religions.
In politics he is a Greenbacker, having gone to that
party from the Democratic ranks. While in Ohio
he spent seven years teaching in the district schools,
making a specialty of penmanship. Mr. Goss has
been a frequent contributor to various leading
periodicals of the State, on subjects of general
interest. He has contributed numerous articles for
the Lansing papers. IHe has been elected to fill the
offices of Drain Commissioner and School Inspector
of Meridian Township.
AMES BOGAN. The farmer owning the
fine tract of land on section 15, Genoa
Township, Livingston County, is a native
of the Emerald Isle, being there born in
County Tyrone, November 1, 1826. His father
was Patrick Bogan, who was born in the same
county Angust 11, 1803. His grandfather was
Edward Bogan, who was a farmer in Ireland and
there died in middle life. The father of our
subject came to America in 1830, being at that time
about thirty years of age. lie brought his wife
and family of five children with him and first
settled in New York City where he lived for two
years, thence moved to Hobleton, N. J., where
he lived for a time, thence went back to New
York. lie traveled over Rhode Island and Pennsylvania, prospecting for a place to locate and
was finally attracted by the glowing reports of the
new State-Michigan.
Patrick Bogan cane to Michigan in 1836, first
stopping with his family in Detroit. He then proceeded to Genoa Township, Livingston County,
and located a tract of land on section 15. In the