She was born on the Fort Salem farm.
Father: James Worth GOSSETT b: 1847
Mother: Sarah Ann ROBERTS b: 1843
grandfather: Joseph GOSSETT b: 1821
grandmother: Louisa RADER b: 1820
The Ancestry of Gossetts in Ohio
1. John Gosset, b. 1699 in Jersey Island, England, from where he emigrated to America; was licensed land in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in 1735; d. ca. 1765. Had a son Matthias, who was the Gossett ancestor of the branch in Ohio.
2. Matthias Gossett and Mary (d. between 1796 and 1804. She was probably Mary Littler, dau. of Samuel and Mary Littler of Frederick Co., Va.) b. ca. 1740 in Penn. m. 1766 (or earlier). Landowner in Berkeley Co., Va. d. a f t e r 1811 in Bourbon Co., Ky.
3. John Gossett and Honor (was living in 1830-Signed deed. Was buried in Sanders Cemetery, Highland Co., Ohio.) b. 1769 in Penn. Lived in Va. in his youth. m. 1787 in Va. d. Dec. 28, 1823, in Ohio. Buried in Sanders Cemetery, Highland Co., Ohio.
4. John Gossett and Mary Eyler (b. in Adams Co., Ohio, d. Sept. 11, 1841, aged 51 yrs. Buried in Harwood Cemetery, Highland Ohio) b. 1791 in Va. (1850 Census.) m. June 1811, Adams Co., . d. Aug. 31, 1853, in Highland Co., Ohio. Buried in Harwood Cemetery.
5. Joseph Gossett and Louisa Rader (b. Feb. 19, 1820, in Ohio; d. Mar. 8, 1900, at Percy, Marion Co., Iowa. Dau. of George and Mary Whitlatch Rader of Highland Co., Ohio.) b. Oct. 19, 1821, in Highland Co., Ohio. m. Feb. 2, 1839. d. Dec. 9, 1855. Buried-Harwood Cem., Highland Co., Ohio.
6. Joseph and Louisa Rader Gossett were survived by three sons -John, James Worth, and Joseph:
1. John Gossett and Lavina Roberts (b. Feb. 9, 1846; d. Oct. 13, 1884. Dau. of Abraham and Mary Ann Fender Roberts.) b. Sept. 4,1845, Highland Co., Ohio. m. Feb. 9, 1865, Highland Co., Ohio. d. Dec. 1922, Highland Co., Ohio.
2. James Worth Gossett and Sarah Ann Roberts (b. June 4, 1843; d. Dec. 20, 1932. Dau. of Abraham and Mary Ann Fender Roberts.) b. Apr. 24,1847, Highland Co., Ohio. m. Sept. 5, 1865, Highland Co., Ohio. d. Jan. 12, 1922, Highland Co., Ohio.
3. Joseph Gossett and Ailsy Ann Carter (b. May 18, 1858, Monroe, Iowa; d. Dec. 14, 1912, Palo Alto, Calif. Dau. of Harrison and Elizabeth Mullins Carter.) b. Aug. 7, 1856, Highland Co., Ohio. m. Dec. 29, 1878, Monroe, Iowa. d. Dec. 13, 1915, Palo Alto, Calif.
Martha Le Verne Gossett 
