The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-04
Death of a. Prominent Baltinnor ore County

Death or q PrOminent Baltimore county
Farmer.-Mr. Joseph Bosley, we'll known cit
izen of tho 9Th district of Baltimore county, died
at his residence, near Bosley's Meeting House,
on Thursday, June 25th, in the 77th year of his
age. He had been invalid for several years,
being mentally afflicted, as well as otherwise dis
abled. A few months ago he was stricken with
paralysis and grew steadily worse until the day
of his DEATH He leaves seven children, three
daughters and four sons; also three brothers and
two sisters. His wife died about two years ago.
Mr.. Bosley was an energetic and successful farm
err and the large property that he leaves is of the
most productive character. He was member of
the Senior Gunpowder Agricultural Club and
was awarded premiums for being the best corn
grower, having averaged over twenty barrels of
corn on five acres. The deceased was an unselfish
and generous farmer and labored for the good of
others, always considering it q pleasure to per-
form acts of benevolence. He was q faithful and
consistent member of Bosleys M. E.. church, and
contributed literally of his means to the substan-
tal improvements recently made to that edihce
The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon last
and was largely attended by sympathizing friends.
Revs. J. III. Lennon, Joel Brown and e. Parsons,
took part in the last sad rites.
1t is said that the youngest son, Mr.. Daniel
Webster Bosley, will come in possession OF the
home farm. 3.
From Scharf's "History of Baltimore county"
we take the following account of Mr.. Bosley's
family:
"The Bosley farm is fine estate near the seven
teen mile house on the York turnpike, and the
Bosley family have been residents of the Sth dis
trict for over a hundred years. Five Bosley
brothers came to Maryland in the day of the sec
ond Lord Proprietary, and one of them had son
named Joseph who was the father of Daniel Bos-
ley, born July 5th, 1872. The latter was married
in the year 1900 to Mary Ensor, of Baltimore
county. Their children were Thomas c., born
Il noI Lo-, Eab
Ensor, Sept 16th 1904; Mary, Nov. Sth, 1870
Dorcas, Feb. 18th, 1907; Joseph, Aug. I'd, 1905 ];
John E., Feb. 9th, 1910; Elizabeth A., May
goth, 1912 Daniel, May 9th, 1914; Samuel w.,
Feb. 9TH, 1918. Daniel Bosley and his wife, Mary,
died in 1854. Their sixth child, Joseph, was
married April Goth, 1871, to Martha S., daughter
of Capt. Joshua and Eleanor Gorsuch. Capt.
Gorsuch was famous commander of fine vessels
out of the port of Baltimore for many years, and
died Aug 9th, 1874. His wife survived until Feb.
9th, 1868.
"The following were the children of Joseph
and Martha Gorsuch Bosley Mary E., born Feb.
21st, 1S42 died Nov. 30th, 1S43 Thomas Cole,
born Dec. 22d, 1913; Eleanor Gorsuch, born July
22d, 1886 Maria Louisa, born Sept. 22d, 1S4S,
and married Charles M. Zepp, April 29th, 1869,
and resides in Virginia Joshua Gorsuch, born
Dec. I'd, 1850 and married Bertha A. Brown, Dec
goth, 1880 Josephine, born Dec. 9th, 1852, and
married Frank Goodwin, May goth, 1875; Martha
Rebecca, born Feb. 9th, 1855, and married Frank
Scott, April Goth, 1876; Daniel Webster, born
Aug. Sd, 1857. The Bosley and Ensor families
are of English descent, and the Gorsuch of Ger
man. Daniel Bosley was member of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, Democrat in politics,
and successful farmer. He bought of Benjamin
Wheeler one of the two tracts of land which
Wheeler and Thomas Cole patented prior to the
Revolution. The major part of these tracts is
now owned by Thomas E., John E., and Daniel
Bosley."