William Andrew Hoss
William Andrew Hoss was born 17 February 1841 in Cedar Bluff, Cherokee County, Alabama. His parents were Jacob Henry Hoss (1804-1890) and Sarah Vance “Sallie” Mitchell (1807-1883). William had two sisters: Mary Elizabeth “Bettie” Hoss and Laura Lavinia Hoss.
William Andrew Hoss enlisted in the 19th Alabama Infantry, Company H, in 1861. He subscribed for a pension June 17, 1907.
William Andrew Hoss married in Columbia County, Georgia, 11 July 1867, to Sarah Elizabeth Morris. She was born in 1847 and died 18 April 1887 in McDuffie County, Georgia. They lived in Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, and had three children survive to adulthood. In 1880, the census showed William’s occupation as a Miller.
William married second in McDuffie County, Georgia, 8 December 1887, to Ruby Ann Wynn (1847-5 October 1894). They had no children.
William married third in McDuffie County 13 February 1898, to Minnie Lee Sanders Johnson. She was a 32 year old widow and he a 56 year old man with three living children. They had together five children survive to adulthood.
At age 60, William was a deputy Marshall with the civil service making $282 per year. At age 79, in 1920, he resided at 521 Lumpkin Street, Thomson, Georgia.
William Andrew Hoss died 18 February 1922 in McDuffie County. He was serving as a Justice of the Peace. He was active in the local George McDuffie Camp, United Confederate Veterans and he was also a Mason. He was awarded the Cross of Honor, # 1627, by the Ida Evans Eve Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy on April 26, 1900. His funeral was held at the Thomson First United Methodist Church and he is buried in the Thomson Confederate Cemetery along with 109 brothers-in-arms.
The photos and the ancestral information were provided by Ms. Betsy Blommer of Charleston, SC.
William Andrew Hoss enlisted in the 19th Alabama Infantry, Company H, in 1861. He subscribed for a pension June 17, 1907.
William Andrew Hoss married in Columbia County, Georgia, 11 July 1867, to Sarah Elizabeth Morris. She was born in 1847 and died 18 April 1887 in McDuffie County, Georgia. They lived in Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, and had three children survive to adulthood. In 1880, the census showed William’s occupation as a Miller.
William married second in McDuffie County, Georgia, 8 December 1887, to Ruby Ann Wynn (1847-5 October 1894). They had no children.
William married third in McDuffie County 13 February 1898, to Minnie Lee Sanders Johnson. She was a 32 year old widow and he a 56 year old man with three living children. They had together five children survive to adulthood.
At age 60, William was a deputy Marshall with the civil service making $282 per year. At age 79, in 1920, he resided at 521 Lumpkin Street, Thomson, Georgia.
William Andrew Hoss died 18 February 1922 in McDuffie County. He was serving as a Justice of the Peace. He was active in the local George McDuffie Camp, United Confederate Veterans and he was also a Mason. He was awarded the Cross of Honor, # 1627, by the Ida Evans Eve Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy on April 26, 1900. His funeral was held at the Thomson First United Methodist Church and he is buried in the Thomson Confederate Cemetery along with 109 brothers-in-arms.
The photos and the ancestral information were provided by Ms. Betsy Blommer of Charleston, SC.
William Andrew and Minnie Johnson Hoss