George
Wilhelm
Voss
Born in State Center, Marshall, Iowa, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Wilhelm Hinrich Voss
and Catharina Luise (Lange) Voss
Husband of
Ammie (Coffin) Voss
— married
6 Sep 1898 in Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, United States
Father of
Harry Coffin Voss and Louise Marie Voss
Died
at age 68
in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
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Biography
George was born in 1874 in State Center, Iowa.
In 1898, George married Ammie Coffin in Belle Plaine. They had at least three children.
From about 1910 to 1919, they lived in Lincoln, Nebraska, where George sold anthracite coal.
In 1919, they moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa.
She passed away in 1939 in Council Bluffs. He passed away in 1942.
The Nebraska State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska) 14 Sep 1909, Tuesday, page 3
Complains of Lumber Rate.
The George W. Voss Lumber company and John W. Byers of the town of Dorchester, have filed a formal complaint against the Burlington, a!leging that this road charges 26 cents per hundred from the south on yellow pine lumber to the town of Crete and charges 31 cents on the same material to Dorchester, which Is 8.3 miles west of Crete. The railway commission has notified the defendant company and it must answer by September 28.
Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska) 2 Jul 1910, Saturday, page 10
Articles of incorporation of the George W. Voss company were filed with the county clerk this morning, The company will engage In the retail and wholesale lumber, coal and building material business. The capital stock is fixed at $60,000, 65 per cent of it to be paid in. The shares of stock are quoted at $100 an issue of 500 shares has been approved. The incorporators are George W. Voss, Anna Voss and Emma Fayent.
The Lincoln Star (Lincoln, Nebraska) 19 Oct 1910, Wednesday, page 2
We are leaders on Semi-Anthracite. Call us up. George W. Voss Co., 1528 O. Bell A628, Auto 1393.
1880 Federal Census in State Center, Iowa:
- William Voss 42 Farmer born Holstein
- Louisa 35 Keep House born Holstein
- Emma 14 born Illinois
- Albert 13 born Illinois
- George 6 born Iowa
1910 Federal Census in Lincoln, Nebraska;
- George W Voss 35 Lumber Retail Merchant born Iowa (married 11 years)
- wife Ammie 31 born Iowa (married 11 years; 3 children, 2 living)
- son Harry C 9 born Iowa
- daughter Louise M 7 born Iowa
1920 Federal Census in Council Bluffs, Iowa;
- George W Voss 45 Coal & Ice Merchant born Iowa (married 11 years)
- wife Ammie 41 born Iowa (married 11 years; 3 children, 2 living)
- son Harry C 19 Coal & Ice Bookkeeper born Iowa
- daughter Louise M 17 born Iowa
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