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Gerhard Goossen

Gerhard Goossen

Male 1868 - 1951  (83 years)

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  • Name Gerhard Goossen 
    Nickname George 
    Birth 03 Apr 1868  Hierschau, Molotschna Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Dec 1951  Marion, South Dakota, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I502  Heinrich Goosen
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2022 

    Father Gerhard Franz (Hofer) Goossen,   b. 23 Jul 1833, Friedensdorf, Molotschna Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1917, Marion, South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Agatha Peters,   b. 17 Dec 1841, Landskrone, Molotschna Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 28 Feb 1861 
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    Family ID F167  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gertrude Plett (Platt),   b. 14 Feb 1874, Hierschau, Molotschna Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1965 (Age 91 years) 
    Children 
     1. Peter Goossen
     2. George Goossen
     3. Aaron Goossen,   b. Abt 1899   d. Abt 1995 (Age 96 years)
     4. Abe Goossen
    +5. Agatha Goossen,   b. 1866
     6. John Goossen
     7. Jacob Goossen,   b. 3 Oct 1910, Turner, South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1998, South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    +8. David Goossen,   b. 11 Apr 1914, South Dakota, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 2007, Billings, Montana, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     9. Linda Goossen
     10. Bernhardt Goossen,   b. 02 Dec 1915, Marion, South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Aug 2007, Sidney, Australië Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     11. Margaret Goossen
     12. Sara Goossen
     13. Mary Goossen
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    Headstones
    Gertrude & Gerhard Goosen    		Gertrude & Gerhard Goosen
    Family ID F318  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2017 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Dec 1951 - Marion, South Dakota, United States of America Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • He moved to the US in 1873 with parents and settled in the Marion-Freeman community.
    • Better known as George. He immigrated to America in 1873(4) with his parents and settled in the Marion-Freeman community. In this community he spent the rest of his life.

      Together with his parents he endured the hardships of the early settlers such as no roads, poverty, grasshoppers, plagues, droughts, blizzards of the open prairies.

      George spent his days farming. He also did some custom threshing for extra income.