Ventura County Republican Project: History and Genealogy

Ventura County Republican Project: History and Genealogy

"A Memorial and Biographical History of the Counties of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura, California" (1891), page 411.

T. B. Gosnell [Editor inserted: Truman B. Gosnell]

T. B. Gosnell, a prominent rancher of Ventura County, was born in Newark, Ohio, November 2, 1848. His father, Nelson Gosnell, was also born at the same place, and his grandfather, Joshua Gosnell, was a native of New York, his ancestors having emigrated from England to that State. His mother, Samantha (Barrick) Gosnell, daughter of John Barrick, a native of Pennsylvania, traces her ancestry back to the Pennsylvania Dutch. Mr. and Mrs. Gosnell had thirteen children, seven of whom are now living. The family removed from Ohio to Illinois when the subject of this sketch was nine years old, residing there eight years. In 1865 they removed to Missouri and remained there ten years. Mr. Gosnell was reared a farmer, and also learned the carpenter's trade. He returned to Ohio, and, in 1885, came to his present locality. Here he purchased 102 acres of land on the Ventura avenue, and built on it two houses and a barn. He is now engaged in erecting a very fine family residence on one of the most sightly spots of the whole avenue, it being on a high point of land that overlooks the entire valley in every direction, with all the beautiful homes on Ventura avenue in full view. Mr. Gosnell has a family orchard with a variety of fruit of nearly all kinds, and also 300 walnut trees.

In 1879 the subject of this sketch was united in marriage with Miss Caroline McGuire, sister of William McGuire, a history of whom will be found on another page of this book. It was on account of Mrs. Gosnell's health that they came to California. They are the parents of two children, Ira and Lena, both natives of Ohio. Mr. Gosnell is a Royal Arch Mason. Politically he is a Republican.

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Descendants of Nelson Gosnell

1 Nelson Gosnell b: 31 Aug 1819 in Mckean, Licking, Ohio d: 1880 in Ohio
.. +Samantha Barrick b: 02 May 1825 in Woodcock Valley, Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania m: 29 Aug 1841 in Newark, Licking, Ohio d: 27 Apr 1892 in Carroll, Missouri
........ 2 Willis Gosnell b: 1846 in Mckean, Licking, Ohio
........ 2 Truman Barrick Gosnell b: 02 Nov 1848 in Newark, Ohio d: 21 Dec 1937 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
............ +Caroline McGuire b: 25 Jul 1855 in Coshocton, Ohio m: 01 Oct 1879 in Coshocton, Ohio d: 19 Dec 1913 in Ventura, Ventura, California
................... 3 Ira Gosnell b: 1890 in Lafayette, Coshocton, Ohio d: 28 Jul 1942 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
....................... +Mary Elizabeth Selby b: 20 Sep 1884 in Stockton, Rooks, Kansas m: 14 Aug 1907 in Ventura, Ventura, California d: 07 Nov 1963 in Ventura, Ventura, California
............................. 4 Thomas Selby Gosnell b: 1908 in Ojai, Ventura, California
............................. 4 Marjorie Caroline Gosnell b: 13 Apr 1910 in Ojai, Ventura, California
............................. 4 Mary Jeanne Gosnell b: 1911 in Ojai, Ventura, California
................... 3 Lena Gosnell b: 1879 in Licking, Ohio d: 05 Aug 1933 in Helena, Lewis And Clark, Montana
....................... +Harry Bowyer
................... *2nd Husband of Lena Gosnell:
....................... +Frank Harvey Cook
................... *3rd Husband of Lena Gosnell:
....................... +Wayne Cutting
........ *2nd Wife of Truman Barrick Gosnell:
............ +Mary Ethel Mortenson m: 17 Nov 1914 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
........ 2 Oriana Gosnell b: 1850 in Licking, Ohio
........ 2 Alexander Gosnell b: 1852 in Licking, Ohio
........ 2 Caroline Gosnell b: 1854 in Licking, Ohio
........ 2 May Gosnell b: 1855 in Licking, Ohio
........ 2 Alfred Gosnell b: 1857 in Licking, Ohio
........ 2 Lena Gosnell b: 1859 in Licking, Ohio

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