Husband of Alice Serilda Fullen; son of Elijah Gossett and Mary Ellen Young. In the early spring of 1877, he accompanied his sister Josephine and her husband Gilbert Lawrence, to their home in Kansas where they had taken land for a home 2 miles north and 1 mile east of Courtland, KS. He assisted Gilbert with the farm work and helped set out trees. In the winter months he attended school; his sister Josie was the teacher. Later in the year 1887, his parents and younger sisters and brothers came to Kansas, establishing a home nearer Scandia, thinking the climate farther west would be more healthy for his family and his ailing wife. His mother Mary Ellen (Young) Gossett died in the spring of 1880 on April 10. A year later, sister Mary E. died (June 23, 1881) and following that, on Feb. 9, 1882, his sister Martha A. died. He and Alice Fullen were married Mar. 15, 1883 at Belleville, KS. (see Alice's bio). Their home was in the vicinity of White Rock, KS until an accident made him a cripple; he walked with a crutch and was no longer able to do farm work. He moved to Republic, KS in 1909 and worked as a shoe repairman until the spring of 1923 when he went to Red Cloud, NE to make his home with his daughter Mary Alice Gossett Pope and her husband Elton. He continued to repair shoes for Lee Walker's Est. until his health failed in 1928. He then went to visit his only living brother Dr. W. E. Gossett at Bremerton WA in May (formerly of Buffalo, WY), thinking the rest would help him to regain strength. He came home in late August and gradually grew weaker, being bedfast for about a month, then dying on Dec. 6th. He had recovered from surgery performed in Nov. 1925 and seemed to enjoy life up until a few months before he passed away. He enjoyed his trip to Uncle Will's home and the visit with Mattie (Martha?), as she was still housekeeper. He also mentioned Dollie (aka Dolly) and her children.