John was born about 1829 in Kentucky, USA, the son of Samuel Dunham Gossett and Sarah Ann Casper Chorn.
John Gossett (c1829-?)
Samuel Dunham Gossett (c1794-c1866)
Jacob Gossett (1770-1852)
Mary Sarah Dunham (<1774-c1850)
Samuel Dunham (1742-1824)
Hannah Ruble (c1758-1826)
Sarah Ann Casper Chorn (1804-?)