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GOSDEN, JACOB - Dubuque County, Iowa

JACOB GOSDEN

Fairview Cemetery
Dubuque County, Iowa
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Posted on Jan-6-2014 by CHERYL MOONEN
JACOB GOSDEN, farmer and veterinary surgeon, Sec. 7; P.O. Cascade; born near London, England, June 22, 1817; came to America and settled in Dubuque Co., Iowa, in May 1852; his farm consists of 220 acres in Secs. 7, 8 and 18, Whitewater Township, and Secs. 12 and 13, Cascade Township; his farming business includes the raising of stock of all kinds, and he has an unequaled reputation as a Con't.

Posted on Jan-6-2014 by CHERYL MOONEN
surgeon; his practice in this profession extends twenty, thirty, and even forty miles from his home; the fine horses on his farm testify to his love of this noble animal, of whose disposition and ailments he has such accurate knowledge. Mr. G. is a member of the Episcopal Church; in politics, his leading principle is to vote for the best men for official positions. Con't.

Posted on Jan-6-2014 by CHERYL MOONEN
He was married, in 1852, to Miss Ann Rice, a native of England; they have five children-Rosa, Henry, Fannie, May and Emily. “The History of Dubuque County" http://members.tripod.com/~Doreen_3/DBBIOAB.htm