Thomas Going[?], John Going and Moses Going appeared on the 1782 tax list of Henry County. Moses Going was living adjacent to Patrick Henry, famous for his declaration, “Give me liberty or give me death.”
John Going who paid taxes on land on Blackberry Creek in1778, 1785, 1786 and 1787 is identified by Jack Harold Goins as his ancestor. He stated that John Going on Mayo Creek was probably a son of Shadrach Going of Hanover County and Henry County.
No Going individuals appeared on the 1790 Voters List of Henry County.
JAMES CITY COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Archaeologists believe they may have discovered the skeleton of the man considered to be the main force behind the first permanent English settlement in America. He also is an ancestor to thousands of present-day Americans.
Archeologists digging inside the location of the 17th-century Jamestown fort uncovered the skeleton a few weeks ago. Given its placement and the ceremonial artifacts found alongside the body, researchers believe that it is the skeleton of Capt. Bartholomew Gosnold. Using modern-day high-tech techniques, the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities hopes to prove or disprove that assumption.
The association, which began excavating the fort area in 1994, is arranging DNA tests to compare the remains to the DNA of Gosnold's descendants.
A native of Suffolk, England, Gosnold pushed the English to send out another group of explorers and settlers after the disappearance of the Roanoke colony sometime around 1587 in what is now North Carolina's Outer Banks. In 1602, Gosnold led an expedition to the Maine and Massachusetts coasts, where he discovered and named Cape Cod for the fish found there, and Martha's Vineyard, for his infant daughter, Martha Gosnold. As commander of the "Godspeed," he was second-in-command in the three-ship fleet that landed the 107 Virginia Company settlers at Jamestown in May of 1607. He helped design the triangular fort where they lived. Capt. John Smith, credited with leading and ultimately saving the colony, described Gosnold as "the prime mover behind the settlement."
Gosnold died in August of 1607 after three weeks of illness. About two-thirds of the settlers died that summer.
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Aaron Gowan, son of George Gowan and Sarah Gowan, was born June 9, 1738 and baptized September 3, 1738, according to a vestry book of James City County.
Joseph Goens, "free colored", appeared as the head of a household in the 1820 census of Jefferson County, page 91A. He was listed as a farmer. The household consisted of:
"Goens, Joseph free colored male over 45"
free colored male 14‑26
free colored female 14‑26
free colored male 0‑14
free colored female 0‑14
free colored male 0‑14"
He reappeared in the 1830 census of Jefferson County, page 121, as the head of a household composed of:
"Goings, Joseph free colored male 55‑100
free colored female 10‑24
free colored female 0‑10"
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Some Goings children were enumerated in the 1850 census of Jefferson County, Virginia, Civil District 28, Household 806-818:
“Goings, Mary 10, born in VA
Charles 6, born in VA
Joseph 4, born in VA
Nancy 3, born in VA
Sally 1, born in VA”
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Some black Goings were enumerated July 12, 1850 in the cen-sus of Jefferson County, 28th Civil District, Household 857-869:
“Goings, Thomas 50, black, born in VA
Lucretia 50 black, born in VA
William 18, black, laborer, born in VA
George 15, black, laborer, born in VA
Mary 13, black, born in VA
John 11, black, born in VA
Arthur 9, black, born in VA
Betsey 7, black, born in VA
Ann M. 5, black, born in VA
Charles 3, black, born in VA”
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Lawson Goens was born in 1807. He was married about 1830 to Sarah “Sallie” Hart who was born April 1, 1810. They raised their family in Jefferson County in the Kabletown area, according to the research of Shelley Murphy.
They were enumerated there as mulattos, living adjacent to the household of Ann Scott, No. 805, in the 1850 census of 28th Civil District on July 8, 1850. His household was shown as No. 806:
“Scott Ann 40, Female, White, born in PA
Goings Mary 13, Female, Black, born in VA
“Goings Lawson 48 Male, Mulatto, Boatman, born in VA
Sally 40 Female, Mullato, born in VA
John 16 Male, Mulatto, born in VA
William 14 Male, Mulatto, born in VA
Stephen 13 Male, Mulatto, born in VA
Fanny 11 Female, Mulatto, born in VA”
He died in Jefferson County, and Sarah Hart Goens moved in with their youngest daughter, Nancy Elizabeth Goens Johnson.
“The Farmers Advocate,” reported Lawson Goens’ obituary in a July 1874 edition. His obituary stated that he worked for the Shannondale Ferry.
Shelley Murphy, a descendant, provided much of the information on the family of Lawson Goens and Sarah Hart Goens which came from the bible of “Sarah Hart Goen” [with no “s.” ]
Children born to Lawson Goens and Sarah Hart Goens include:
Martha Elizabeth Goens born June 16, 1831
John Francis Goens born August 4, 1832
William Alexander Goens born March 4, 1834
Stephen Goens born February 28, 1836
Frances Virginia Goens born December 28, 1837
Mary Catherine Goens born April 18, 1840
Charles Henry Goens born March 16, 1844
Josiah [Joseph] Goens born August 17, 1846
Nancy Elizabeth Goens born March 24, 1848
Sarah Ann Goens born August 9, 1849
Richard Peyton Goens born April 28, 1852
Martha Elizabeth Goens, daughter of Lawson Goens and Sarah Hart Goens, was born June 16, 1831 in Jefferson County. She died in 1834.
John Francis Goens, son of Lawson Goens and Sarah Hart Goens, was born August 4, 1832 in Jefferson County. He and his wife lived on Mt. Gillian in a log cabin. He built caskets.
William Alexander Goens, son of Lawson Goens and Sarah Hart Goens, was born March 4, 1834 in Jefferson County. He was married about 1857 to Martha Johnson, daughter of Kitty Johnson. Children born to William Alexander Goens and Martha Johnson Goens are unknown.
Stephen Goens, son of Lawson Goens and Sarah Hart Goens, was born February 28, 1838 in Jefferson County. He lived with his brother John Francis Goens on Mt. Gillian. Later he removed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvnia. He died April 4, 1890.
Frances Virginia Goens, daughter of Lawson Goens and Sarah Hart Goens, was born December 28, 1837 in Jefferson County. She was married June 14, 1860 to James Douglas Roper.
Children born to them include:
Mary Virginia Roper born November 7, 1860
George William Roper born May 13, 1864
Martha E. Roper born November 10, 1875
Nancy Clara Roper born about 1880
Mary Catherine Goens, daughter of Lawson Goens and Sarah Hart Goens, was born April 18, 1840 in Jefferson County. She was married about 1857 to George Marsh, a slave. After the Civil War, they removed to Michigan.
Charles Henry Goens, son of Lawson Goens and Sarah Hart Goens, was born March 16, 1844 in Jefferson County. He was married about 1867 to Louisa Victoria Roper. They lived on Mt. Gillian for 27 years.
Children born to Charles Henry Goens and Louisa Victoria Roper Goens include:
James Douglas Goens born about 1869
Rosie Goens born about 1870
Fanny Goens born about 1874
Mabel Goens born about 1877
Florence Goens born about 1879
Alice Sophy Goens born about 1882
Eliza Goens born about 1884
Annie E. Goens born about 1886
Charles Goens born about 1888
Neva Elrita Goens born about 1891
Josiah [Joseph] Goens, son of Lawson Goens and Sarah Hart Goens, was born August 17, 1846 in Jefferson County. He was married about 1869 to Lucy Sims, daughter of Eliza Sims.
Children born to Josiah [Joseph] Goens and Lucy Sims Goens include:
Arwilda M. Goens born about 1871
Lawson Goens born about 1873
Charles Austin Goens born about 1875
Lucy Goens born about 1878
Nancy Elizabeth Goens, daughter of Lawson Goens and Sarah Hart Goens, was born March 24, 1848 in Jefferson County. She was married about 1868 to Emanuel Johnson.
Children born to them include:
Eugene Johnson born about 1868
Margaret Johnson born about 1870
Mary Johnson born about 1872
Henry Johnson born about 1875
John Johnson born about 1878
Sarah Ann Goens, daughter of Lawson Goens and Sarah Hart Goens, was born August 9, 1849. She was married to William Henry Roper July 17, 1873. It is suggested that they removed to Frederick County, Maryland.
Children born to them include:
Lethea Roper born about 1875
Huston Roper born about 1877
Leonard Roper born about 1879
Glady Roper born about 1882
Richard Peyton Goens, of Lawson Goens and Sarah Hart Goens, was born April 28, 1852 in Jefferson County.
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Harriet Goings was married to Joseph Hill January 30, 1886, according to "Jefferson County, Virginia Marriages, 1801-1850."
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Jason Goens, "free colored" was born about 1760 in Virginia, according to his 1850 census enumeration. "Jason Going" paid a tax on "1 poll" in Loudoun County, according to "Virginia Taxpayers, 1782-1787."
"Jason Gowings" was listed as the head of a household in the 1810 census of Jefferson County, Virginia [later West Virginia], according to "Index to 1810 census of Virginia” by Madeline W. Crickard.
He appeared in the tax records of nearby Monongalia County from 1816 to 1828. A daughter, Sophia Goens was married there in 1816. Other taxpayers during this time included Joel W. Goens, John Wesley Goens and George W. Goens, according to Bernard Mayhle, a descendant of Spokane, Washington in an E-mail message dated July 21, 1997. He appeared in the 1820 census of Monongalia County, page 87, as the head of a household.
About 1827 "Jason Goings and his son, Joel W. Goings" removed to Ohio, locating in Guernsey County. Before 1850, the family removed to Shelby County, Ohio and lived in the Rumley Settlement there, according to the research of Douglas S. Harger.
Jason Goens appeared in the 1850 census of Guernsey County at age 90, living the household of his son-in-law and daughter, Benjamin Simpson and Mary Goens Simpson. Benjamin Simpson was her second husband.
Children born to Jason Goens are regarded as:
Joel W. Goens born about 1785
George W. Goens born about 1787
John Wesley Goens born about 1789
Sophia Goens born about 1798
Sarah Goens born about 180
Mary Goens born about 1804
Luke Goens born about 1818
Joel W. Goings, son of Jason Goings, was born about 1794, probably in Loudoun County. He was married about 1818, wife's name unknown.
"Joel Goens, "free colored" appeared in the 1820 census of Monongalia County as the head of a household. He accompanied his father in a move to Guernsey County, Ohio about 1827.
Joel W. Goings was married there November 15, 1831 to Elizabeth Cole. She was perhaps his second wife. They removed to Shelby County, Ohio about 1850. Ten children, names unknown, were born to Joel W. Goings and Elizabeth Cole Goings in Guernsey County. An eleventh child was born in Shelby County. Joel W. Goings and two of his sons are crediting with establishing the town of Rumly, Ohio, according to Mary Downing, a descendant.
Children born to Joel W. Goings and his first wife include:
Joel Goings born about 1818
Children born to Joel W. Goens and Elizabeth Cole Goens, according to Denise McLennan, a descendant of Linwood, Michigan, include:
Edna Jane Goings born about 1832
Doctor Craig Goings born May 19, 1839
Luke Goings born about 1844
Edna Jane Goings, daughter of James Goings, was born about 1832. She was married about 1859 in Shelby County, Ohio to William Hill.
Joel Goings, son of Joel W. Goings and his first wife, was born about 1818. "Joel Gowin" was married about 1842 to Anna Gramm, according to the research of Donna Schoolfield.
Children born to Joel Gowin and Anna Gramm Gowin include:
Nora Alcinda Gowin born March 24, 1882
Dora Lucinda Gowin born March 24, 1882
Nora Alcinda Gowin, twin daughter of Joel Gowin and Anna Gramm Gowin, was born March 24, 1882, probably in Mason County, West Virginia. She was married about 1900 to Samuel Henry Garvin who was born November 6, 1869 to Joel Garvin and Elizabeth Garvin. They lived in Pliny, West Virginia in Putnam County.
Children born to them include:
Ethel Pearl Garvin born March 24, 1902
Ada Mae Garvin born August 31, 1904
Rose Marie Garvin born November 17, 1906
William David Garvin born May 23, 1909
Sylvia Louise Garvin born August 4, 1911
Ethel Pearl Garvin, daughter of Samuel Henry Garvin and Nora Alcinda Gowin Garvin, was born March 24, 1902, according to Donnie Johnson. She was married to Arthur C. Johnson about 1918. Ethel Pearl Garvin died October 2, 1981.
Ada Mae Garvin, daughter of Samuel Henry Garvin and Nora Alcinda Gowin Garvin, was born August 31, 1904. She was married to Jesse Chapman about 1920. She died April 6, 1991.
Rose Marie Garvin, daughter of Samuel Henry Garvin and Nora Alcinda Gowin Garvin, was born November 17, 1906. She was married to Bernard Collins about 1922. She died April 12, 1990.
William David Garvin, son of Samuel Henry Garvin and Nora Alcinda Gowin Garvin, was born May 23, 1909. He died January 20, 1979.
Sylvia Louise Garvin, daughter of Samuel Henry Garvin and Nora Alcinda Gowin Garvin, was born August 4, 1911.
Dora Lucinda Gowin, twin daughter of Joel Gowin and Anna Gramm Gowin, was born March 24, 1882 at Point Pleasant, West Virginia in Mason County on the Ohio River. She was married about 1899 to Jubal McPherson Harless, according to Donna Schoolfield who owns a photograph of them.
Doctor Craig Goings, son of Joel W. Goens and Elizabeth Cole Goins, was born May 19, 1839. He was married about 1866 to Rebecca Fox, according to Denise McLennan. They lived in Paulding, Ohio, according to Laura Zebi-Land, a descendant.
Children born to Doctor Craig Goings and Rebecca Fox Goings include:
Joseph Goings born about 1868
Wesley Goings born about 1870
Craig Bock Goings born about 1871
Charles Goings born about 1874
Luella Jane Goings born about 1876
Levenia Goings born about 1879
Julia Goings born about 1882
Isabella Goings born about 1886
Joseph Goings, son of Doctor Craig Goings and Rebecca Fox Goings, was born about 1868.
Wesley Goings, son of Doctor Craig Goings and Rebecca Fox Goings, was born about 1870.
Craig Bock Goings, son of Doctor Craig Goings and Rebecca Fox Goings, was born about 1871.
Charles Goings, son of Doctor Craig Goings and Rebecca Fox Goings, was born about 1874.
Luella Jane Goings, daughter of Doctor Craig Goings and Rebecca Fox Goings, was born about 1876. She was married about 1893 to Charles Williams, according to Leslie N. Tucker, a descendant and Foundation member of Lima, Ohio. .
Levenia Goings, daughter of Doctor Craig Goings and Rebecca Fox Goings, was born about 1879. She was married about 1897 to Joseph B. Hamilton.
Julia Goings, daughter of Doctor Craig Goings and Rebecca Fox Goings, was born about 1883.
Isabella Goings, daughter of Doctor Craig Goings and Rebecca Fox Goings, was born about 1886. She was deceased before 1892.
Luke Goings, son of Jason W. Goings, was born about 1844. He was the father of:
James Goings born about 1867
James Goings, son of Luke Goings, was born about 1867.
George W. Goings, son of Jason Goings, was born about 1794 in Virginia, probably Loudoun County. He was listed as the head of a household in the 1820 census of Monongalia County.
George Goings appeared in the 1830 census of Jefferson County, Virginia, page 122, as the head of a household composed of:
"Goings, George free colored male 36‑55
free colored female 24‑36
free colored male 10‑24
free colored female 0‑10
free colored male 0‑10"
George W. Goings later moved to join his father in Guernsey County, Ohio.
John Wesley Goens, regarded as a son of Jason Goens, was born about 1796 in Virginia. He was listed as a taxpayer in Monongalia County in the 1820s.
Sophia Goens, daughter of Jason Goens, was born about 1798 in Virginia. She was married in Monangahela County November 25, 1816 to Warner "Hen" Pritchard who was born about 1795, according to Jon Grimes, a descendant of Sophia Goens and her sister, Sarah Goens, as well. Dee Randall advised by E-mail that Warner "Hen" Pritchard died in 1850.
Sarah Goens, daughter of Jason Goens, was born about 1800 in Virginia. She was married, perhaps in Mononahela County. in about 1817 to Joseph Hill, according to the research of Jon Grimes, a descendant.
Mary Goens, daughter of Jason Goens, was born in Virginia about 1804 in Virginia. She was married about 1821, probably in Monangahela County, husband's name unknown. She was remarried to Benjamin Simpson. In 1850 they were enumerated in Guernsey County, Ohio. Her father, age 90, was living with them.
Henry Goinge was married to Betsy Paggot March 6, 1791 in King & Queen County, according to "Christ Church Parish Register," page 268, published in "Burned Records of Virginia." Of Henry Goinge and Betsy Paggot Goinge nothing more is known.
Gowin Lawson was appointed co-executor and co-guardian to the children of Rev. John Wishart, “Rector of the Parish of Brunswick County of King George County and Colony of Virginia” in the will of Rev. John Wishart…presented to the County Court November 3, 1774, according to King George County Will Book 1, page 358.
Mary Goin was listed as pauper in King William Parish, probably in King William County February 2, 1747, according to "Virginia Magazine of History and Biography," Volume 13, page 272.
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John N. Gowin of King William County was married to Nancy Clarke of Rappahannock County, February 28, 1877, according to King William County Marriage Book 1, page 44. Of John N. Gowin and Nancy Clarke Gowin nothing more is known.
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Elizabeth Gowin was married to Alexander Henry February 22, 1855 according to King William County Marriage Book 1, page 266.
LANCASTER COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Francis Goane appeared in court in Lancaster County and "made oath" January 16, 1656, according to "Genealogies of Virginia Families."
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Drury Going was listed in Lancaster County in "Heads of Families, Virginia, 1790." His household consisted of four people.
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John Goins was enumerated as the head of a household in the 1820 census of Lancaster County, page 132A. He, a farmer, headed a family composed of:
"Goins, John white male over 45
white male 26-45
white male 16-26
white female 16-26
white male 0-10
white male 0-10"
Alexander Goins, a resident of Lawrence County, Kentucky operated a race track and a horse breeding farm near Louisa, Kentucky, according to Ramona Bayes Woods.
Alexander Goins was the subject of a ballad written about 1844 by Gabriel Church of Wise County, according to Blue Ridge Institute who display the ballad on its website.
Alexander Goins, an itinerant peddler who frequented the area of Big Stone Gap, was killed in 1844 by thieves in Wise Coun-ty [then Lee County]. Goins was ambushed by George Hall and his band of renegades, but he escaped to the house of Ely Boggs. Unfortunately for Goins, Boggs was in collusion with Hall. Offering to show Goins another route out of the area, Boggs led Goins into a trap, where Hall's men were hid-ing, and Goins was shot and killed.
V. N. "Bud" Phillips of Bristol, Virginia, a great-great grand-son of Ely Boggs, wrote in June 1994 that Alexander Goins was buried on the Boggs farm located near Stonega, Virginia. He mentioned that he had search for the grave, but was uncer-tain that he had found it.
Another version of the incident, according to Blue Ridge Insti-tute is that Goins himself was an evil man and was shot by de-frauded settlers.
The ballad, posted at "Deathly Lyrics: Songs of Virginia Tragedies," read:
"Poor Goins"
Come all you young people,
That live far and near,
I'll tell of a murder
That was done on the Nine Mile Spur.
They surrounded Poor Goins,
But Goins got away.
He went to Ely Boggs.
He went there to stay.
Ely Boggs, he foreknew him.
His life he did betray,
Saying, "Come and go with me,
And I'll show you a nigh way."
They started up Nine Mile Spur, boys.
They made no delay,
'Till they came across the crossroads,
Where Goins they did slay.
When they got in hearing,
They were lying mighty still.
"Your money's what we're after,
And Goins we will kill."
When they got in gunshot
They did bid him for to stand.
"Your money's what we're after.
Your life is in our hands."
Sweet heaven, Sweet heaven,
How loud he did cry,
"To think of my companion,
And now I have to die."
When the gun did fire,
It caused his horse to run.
The bullet failed to kill him.
George struck him with his gun.
After they had killed him,
With him they would not stay.
They drank up all his whiskey,
and then they rode away.
His wife, she was sent for.
She made no delay.
She found his grave dug
Along by the way.
"Go kill a man for riches
Or any such thing.
I pray the Lord have mercy
Till judgement kills the stings."
Sweet heaven, sweet heaven,
We heard her poor mourns.
"Here lies his poor body.
Where is his poor soul?"
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Ann Goins was married June 20, 1891 to Charles Fleenor, according to Lee County marriage records [1851-1900].
Rosa B. Goins was married to John Fleenor November 14, 1900 according to Virginia Marriage records [1851-1900].
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B. M. Goins was married April 9, 1876 to Mary A. Lawson, according to Lee County marriage records. Of B. M. Goins and Mary A. Lawson Goins nothing more is known.
B. M. Goins was later remarried to Rebecca Cox May 23, 1889 according to Virginia Marriage records [1851-1900]. Children born to Rebecca Cox Goins are unknown.
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Florence Goins was married to Thomas Robinson October 16, 1897, according to Lee County marriage records.
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Henry Goins, age 20, Cise Goins, age 20 and William Goins age 26 were enumerated in the 1870 census of Lee County.
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John Goins was married to Ida Hall August 18, 1898, according to Lee County marriage records. Of John Goins and Ida Hall Goins nothing more is known.
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Josephine Goins was married April 10, 1873 to J. H. Marcum, according to Lee County marriage records.
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Martha Goins was married May 5, 1900 to Jobe Poteet, according to Lee County marriage records.
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Rosa B. Goins married John Fleenor on November 14, 1900, according to Lee County marriage records.
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Sam Goins was married to Rachel Orr May 29, 1897, according to Lee County marriage records. Of Sam Goins and Rachel Orr Goins nothing more is known.
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Sarah Goins was married to Isaac Leedy January 15, 1869, according to Lee County marriage records.
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Thomas Goins was married to Alice Hall September 26, 1900, according to Lee County marriage records. Of Thomas Goins and Alice Hall Goins nothing more is known.
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William Goins was married to Mary Hall October 26, 1870, according to Lee County marriage records. Children born to William Goins and Mary Hall Goins are unknown.
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William Goins and Lucy Ann Smith Goins were residents of Lee County in 1890 when a son was born:
David Jackson Goins born August 19, 1890
David Jackson Goins, son of William Goins and Lucy Ann Smith Goins, was born August 19, 1890 in Lee County. He was married about 1917 to Esther Johnson who was born there March 30, 1903. In 1928 they removed to South Carolina.
Children born to them include:
David Jackson Goins, Jr. born in January 1925
David Jackson Goins, Jr, son of David Jackson Goins and Esther Johnson Goins, was born in January 1925 in Lee County. He was married about 1948 to Ruby Elizabeth Willis, daughter of Larkin Willis and Rosie Collins Willis.
Children born to them include:
Larry K. Goins born March 21, 1952
Larry K. Goins, son of David Jackson Goins, Jr. and Esther Ruby Elizabeth Willis Goins, was born March 21, 1952 in Union, South Carolina. In 1990 he was a Lt. Commander in U.S. naval service stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii when he affiliated with Gowen Research Foundation. In 1993 he lived in Summerville, South Carolina, having retired from the Navy.
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William Goins was married to L. J. Coldiron August 11, 1898, according to Lee County marriage records. Children born to William Goins and L. J. Coldiron Goins are unknown.
Loudoun County was formed in 1757 from Fairfax County with Leesburg, Virginia as the county seat.
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Madison Going, age 14, a laborer was recorded in 1859 as a resident of the Waterford area. He reappeared in the 1860 census.
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Jason Goens, "free colored" was born about 1760 in Virginia, according to his 1850 census enumeration. He is regarded as a descendant of Jason Gowen, son of Mihil Gowen, who was born about 1659.
Jason Goins, and "his brother, Luke Goins" obtained certif-icates as "free Negroes" in Loudoun County December 23, 1795. The certificate of Jason Goins stated that he had been living in the neighborhood of John Littleton for “upward of twenty years,” according to “Certificates of Free Negroes at the Loudoun County Courthouse,” transcribed by Townsend Lucas.
Several Going and Goings individuals were listed in the “Reg-istry of Free Negroes in Loudoun County, Virginia.” They were also recorded in Loudoun County Court Order Book W, page 349.
“Luke Going” and Payton Going were recorded in September 1803. On September 13, 1803 Joel Goings, Levi Goings, Lu-cretia Goings , Luke Goings, Lydia Goings, Mary Goings, Mo-ses Goings, Omelinsa Goings, Orphenia [?] Goings, Parmelia Goings, Sethe Goings, Sophia Goings, Thomas Goings, Wesly Goings, William Goings, Zachariah Goings were registered as "free Negroes over the age of 12" in Loudoun County.
"Sythe Gowin & Daniel Gowin" appeared as taxpayers on the 1777 tax roll of Caswell County, Richmond District. Their assessment of £14, 6 shillings, 8 pence included two tithables.
“Sythe Going” owned 400 acres of land in Pittsylvania County, Virginia in 1782, according to Jack Harold Goins.
“Miss Sythe Gowing” was married to William Carter January 27, 1792, according to according to "Pittsylvania County Marriages, 1706-1850." William Williams was surety.
"Jason Gowings" was listed as the head of a household in the 1810 census of adjoining Jefferson County, Virginia [later West Virginia], according to "Index to 1810 census of Virginia” by Madeline W. Crickard.
He appeared in the tax records of nearby Monongalia County from 1816 to 1828. A daughter, Sophia Goens was married there in 1816. Other taxpayers during this time included Joel W. Goens, John Wesley Goens and George W. Goens, according to Bernard Mayhle, a descendant of Spokane, Washington in an E-mail message dated July 21, 1997. He appeared in the 1820 census of Monongalia County, page 87, as the head of a household.
“Jason Goen” was also enumerated as the head of a household of “three whites, 21 years & up” in the 1820 census of Crawford County, Illinois, page 36.
About 1827 "Jason Goings and his son, Joel W. Goings" removed to Ohio, locating in Guernsey County. Before 1850, the family removed to Shelby County, Ohio and lived in the Rumley Settlement there, according to the research of Douglas S. Harger.
Jason Goens appeared in the 1850 census of Guernsey County at age 90, living the household of his son-in-law and daughter, Benjamin Simpson and Mary Goens Simpson. Benjamin Simpson was her second husband.
Children born to Jason Goens are regarded as:
Joel W. Goens born about 1794
George W. Goens born about 1795
John Wesley Goens born about 1796
Sophia Goens born about 1798
Sarah Goens born about 1800
Mary Goens born about 1804
Luke Goins born about 1811
Joel W. Goings, son of Jason Goings, was born about 1791, probably in Loudoun County.
On September 13, 1803 Joel Goings, Levi Goings, Lucretia Goings , Luke Goings, Lydia Goings, Mary Goings, Moses Goings, Omelinsa Goings, Orphenia [?] Goings, Parmelia Goings, Sethe Goings, Sophia Goings, Thomas Goings, Wesly Goings, William Goings, Zachariah Goings were registered as "free Negroes over the age of 12" in Loudoun County.
He was married about 1818, wife's name unknown.
"Joel Goens, "free colored" appeared in the 1820 census of Monongalia County as the head of a household. He accompanied his father in a move to Guernsey County, Ohio about 1827.
Joel W. Goings was married there November 15, 1831 to Elizabeth Cole. She was perhaps his second wife. They removed to Shelby County, Ohio about 1850. Ten children, names unknown, were born to Joel W. Goings and Elizabeth Cole Goings in Guernsey County. An eleventh child was born in Shelby County. Joel W. Goings and two of his sons are credited with establishing the town of Rumly, Ohio, according to Mary Downing, a descendant.
Children born to Joel W. Goings and his first wife include:
Joel Goings born about 1820
Children born to Joel W. Goens and Elizabeth Cole Goens, according to Denise McLennan, a descendant of Linwood, Michigan, include:
Edna Jane Goings born about 1832
Doctor Craig Goings born May 19, 1839
Luke Goings born about 1844
Joel Goings, son of Joel W. Goings and his first wife, was born about 1820. "Joel Gowin" was married about 1842 to Anna Gramm, according to the research of Donna Schoolfield.
Children born to Joel Gowin and Anna Gramm Gowin include:
Nora Alcinda Gowin born March 24, 1882
Dora Lucinda Gowin born March 24, 1882
Nora Alcinda Gowin, twin daughter of Joel Gowin and Anna Gramm Gowin, was born March 24, 1882, probably in Mason County, West Virginia. She was married about 1900 to Samuel Henry Garvin who was born November 6, 1869 to Joel Garvin and Elizabeth Garvin. They lived in Pliny, West Virginia in Putnam County.
Children born to them include:
Ethel Pearl Garvin born March 24, 1902
Ada Mae Garvin born August 31, 1904
Rose Marie Garvin born November 17, 1906
William David Garvin born May 23, 1909
Sylvia Louise Garvin born August 4, 1911
Ethel Pearl Garvin, daughter of Samuel Henry Garvin and Nora Alcinda Gowin Garvin, was born March 24, 1902, according to Donnie Johnson. She was married to Arthur C. Johnson about 1918. Ethel Pearl Garvin died October 2, 1981.
Ada Mae Garvin, daughter of Samuel Henry Garvin and Nora Alcinda Gowin Garvin, was born August 31, 1904. She was married to Jesse Chapman about 1920. She died April 6, 1991.
Rose Marie Garvin, daughter of Samuel Henry Garvin and Nora Alcinda Gowin Garvin, was born November 17, 1906. She was married to Bernard Collins about 1922. She died April 12, 1990.
William David Garvin, son of Samuel Henry Garvin and Nora Alcinda Gowin Garvin, was born May 23, 1909. He died January 20, 1979.
Sylvia Louise Garvin, daughter of Samuel Henry Garvin and Nora Alcinda Gowin Garvin, was born August 4, 1911.
Dora Lucinda Gowin, twin daughter of Joel Gowin and Anna Gramm Gowin, was born March 24, 1882 at Point Pleasant, West Virginia in Mason County on the Ohio River. She was married about 1899 to Jubal McPherson Harless, according to Donna Schoolfield who owns a photograph of them.
Edna Jane Goings, daughter of James Goings, was born about 1832. She was married about 1859 in Shelby County, Ohio to William Hill.
Doctor Craig Goings, son of Joel W. Goens and Elizabeth Cole Goins, was born May 19, 1839. He was married about 1866 to Rebecca Fox, according to Denise McLennan. They lived in Paulding, Ohio, according to Laura Zebi-Land, a descendant.
Children born to Doctor Craig Goings and Rebecca Fox Goings include:
Joseph Goings born about 1868
Wesley Goings born about 1870
Craig Bock Goings born about 1871
Charles Goings born about 1874
Luella Jane Goings born about 1876
Levenia Goings born about 1879
Julia Goings born about 1882
Isabella Goings born about 1886
Joseph Goings, son of Doctor Craig Goings and Rebecca Fox Goings, was born about 1868.
Wesley Goings, son of Doctor Craig Goings and Rebecca Fox Goings, was born about 1870.
Craig Bock Goings, son of Doctor Craig Goings and Rebecca Fox Goings, was born about 1871.
Charles Goings, son of Doctor Craig Goings and Rebecca Fox Goings, was born about 1874.
Luella Jane Goings, daughter of Doctor Craig Goings and Rebecca Fox Goings, was born about 1876. She was married about 1893 to Charles Williams, according to Leslie N. Tucker, a descendant and Foundation member of Lima, Ohio. .
Levenia Goings, daughter of Doctor Craig Goings and Rebecca Fox Goings, was born about 1879. She was married about 1897 to Joseph B. Hamilton.
Julia Goings, daughter of Doctor Craig Goings and Rebecca Fox Goings, was born about 1883.
Isabella Goings, daughter of Doctor Craig Goings and Rebecca Fox Goings, was born about 1886. She was deceased before 1892.
Luke Goings, son of Jason W. Goings, was born about 1844. He was the father of:
James Goings born about 1867
James Goings, son of Luke Goings, was born about 1867.
George W. Goens, son of Jason Goens, was born about 1795 in Virginia, probably Jefferson County. He was listed as the head of a household in the 1820 census of Monongalia County.
“George Goings” appeared in the 1830 census of Jefferson County, Virginia, page 122, as the head of a household composed of:
"Goings, George free colored male 36‑55
free colored female 24‑36
free colored male 10‑24
free colored female 0‑10
free colored male 0‑10"
George W. Goings later moved to join his father in Guernsey County, Ohio.
John Wesley Goens, regarded as a son of Jason Goens, was born about 1789 in Virginia. On September 13, 1803 “Wesly Goings,” Joel Goings, Levi Goings, Lucretia Goings , Luke Goings, Lydia Goings, Mary Goings, Moses Goings, Omelinsa Goings, Orphenia [?] Goings, Parmelia Goings, Sethe Goings, Sophia Goings, Thomas Goings, William Goings, Zachariah Goings were registered as "free Negroes over the age of 12" in Loudoun County.
John Wesley Goens was listed as a taxpayer in Monongalia County in the 1820s.
Sophia Goens, daughter of Jason Goens, was born about 1798 in Virginia. She was married in Monangahela County November 25, 1816 to Warner "Hen" Pritchard who was born about 1795, according to Jon Grimes, a descendant of Sophia Goens and her sister, Sarah Goens, as well. Dee Randall advised by E-mail that Warner "Hen" Pritchard died in 1850.
Sarah Goens, daughter of Jason Goens, was born about 1800 in Virginia. She was married, perhaps in Mononahela County. in about 1817 to Joseph Hill, according to the research of Jon Grimes, a descendant.
Mary Goens, daughter of Jason Goens, was born in Virginia about 1804 in Virginia. She was married about 1821, probably in Monangahela County, husband's name unknown. She was remarried to Benjamin Simpson. In 1850 they were enumerated in Guernsey County, Ohio. Her father, age 90, was living with them.
Mary Goens, identified as a daughter of Jason Goens, was born about 1804, probably in Loudoun County.
Sarah Goens, regarded as a daughter of Jason Goens, was born about 1808, probably in Loudoun County.
Luke Goens, identified as a son of Jason Goens, was born about 1811, probably in Loudoun County.
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“John T. Gowin” was married to Sarah Stanneart January 6, 1852, according to "Tuscarawas County, Ohio Marriages, 1808-1895." He is regarded as a descendant of Jason Goens of Loudoun County, Virginia.
Rebecca Lynn "Becky" Chaney Farvour, Goins researcher, wrote July 15, 1997 that children born to Sarah Stanart Goins, possibly a kinsman of Jason Goens, include:
William Goins born about 1840
Anne Goins born about 1842
Joel Goins born about 1843
Lydia Goins born about 1845
Samuel Goins born about 1850
Elizabeth Ellen "Lizzie" Goins born August 24, 1854
William Goins, son of Sarah Stanart Goins, was born about 1840.
Anne Goins, daughter of Sarah Stanart Goins, was born about 1842.
Joel Goins, son of Sarah Stanart Goins, was born about 1843.
Lydia, daughter of Sarah Stanart Goins, was born about 1845.
Samuel Goins, son of Sarah Stanart Goins, was born about 1850 and died in infancy.
Elizabeth Ellen "Lizzie" Goins, daughter of Sarah Stanart Goins, was born August 24, 1854 in Indiana. She was married about 1872 to James Atkinson who was born in 1844. He was the son of John Atkinson and Margaret Glover Atkinson. He served as a Union soldier in the Civil War. His siblings were Harry, Jean, Hezz, Joel, James, William, John and Missouri, according to Rebecca Lynn "Becky" Chaney Farvour.
In 1880, James Atkinson was living in Astubula, Kansas where a son was born.
Rebecca Lynn "Becky" Chaney Farvour, quoting Sarah Atkinson Presher and Dora Baker Groth, wrote:
"In 1883, Lizzy & John Atkinson loaded up their belongings and headed west over the Oregon Trail in one of the last wagon trains of the Great Western Migration. At that time the family consisted of Lizzy and John, Daniel, Charles, Frank, Eugene, and their half-sister Molly. Molly was the product of an earlier marriage between John and Mary Ann Stevens, she would later marry a man named Edwards.
After their arrival in Oregon the family settled at Tillamook on the north-central Oregon coast. Soon after Dot And Joel came along, the family moved again, about 20 miles south of Tillamook to a community called Sandlake. This would have before 1890, and the only transportation in such a remote area was by horse and wagon, so though only 20 miles, the move took two days.
Today Sandlake would barely qualify for 'community' status, but then it was even smaller. The Atkinsons built a log house and a barn, far removed from their neighbors in that area of virgin fir forest. The next step was to clear land for farming. Their new home was about two miles from the Pacific Ocean, at the end of a small bay, and families were connected only by dirt roads.
In the winter of 1890, a lumber schooner bound for Australia was wrecked during a storm off Cape Lookout, the northern boundary of Sandlake. The Atkinson family joined their neighbors in driving their wagons over a difficult trail the four or five miles to where much lumber had washed ashore. From this bounty would come a sturdy new home.
The senior Atkinsons sold their farm and dairy to their son, Eugene or "Chub" who would live there with his wife and family for the remainder of his life. They continued with the dairy, but Chub also raised cranberries, one of the first in Oregon to do so.
James Atkinson moved back to Tillamook where he died about 1920. She died March 26, 1943 and was buried in the IOOF Cemetery at Tillamook.
Children born to James Atkinson and Elizabeth Ellen "Lizzie" Goins Atkinson include:
Daniel Atkinson born about 1876
Frank Atkinson born about 1877
Charles Atkinson born about 1878
[Asa?] Eugene "Chub" Atkinson born in 1880
Joel Atkinson born about 1884
Sarah Estella Atkinson born about 18884
Eugene "Chub" Atkinson, son of James Atkinson and Elizabeth Ellen "Lizzie" Goins, was born about 1880, according to Rebecca Lynn "Becky" Chaney Farvour, a granddaughter. She wrote,
"On July 21, 1912 "Chub" was married to Elva Susan Baker at Forest Grove, Oregon. Elva was the daughter of Daniel Baker [1845-1929] and Mary Ann Darland Baker [1845-1928] who had come across the Oregon Trail with their respective families in 1865. The youngsters must have noticed each other somewhere along the trail, for they married three years later. The new Baker family settled at Cedar Canyon, near Forest Grove, Oregon where they lived their own pioneer life. Some of their stories were later written down by the baby of the family, Dora Baker Groth and are quoted here.
The Baker children were all born at Cedar Canyon, and all died in Oregon or Washington, except for Dan and Elva who died in California. The children were Joseph Flint [1868-1871], Harry Caswell [1870-1952], Albert Francis [1871-1953], Laura Belle Sears [1872-1961], Lewis Herbert [1874-1960], Effie Adella Scoffeld [1875-1952], Sylva Leona Reed [1876-1974], Arthur Delmer [1878-1879], Incy Ann [1880-1954, never married], Elva Susan Atkinson [1882-1956], Daniel Miller [1883-1969], Dora Esther Groth [1885-1979]."
At their farm in Sandlake, Chub Atkinson and Elva Baker Atkinson had five daughters:
Dora Dell Atkinson born about 1914
Mary Elizabeth Atkinson born February 9, 1916
Sarah Adelle Atkinson born December 17, 1918
Elva Louise Atkinson born June 6, 1923
Grace Eugenia Atkinson born September 21, 1926
Dora Dell Atkinson, daughter of Eugene "Chub" Atkinson and Elva Baker Anderson, was born about 1914 at Sandlake. She died in infancy and was buried in a small private cemetery there.
Mary Elizabeth Atkinson, daughter of Eugene "Chub" Atkinson and Elva Baker Anderson, was born February 9, 1916 at Sandlake. She was married about 1935 to Robert Matheny. They lived at Tillamook and Eugene, Oregon. Following a divorce, she removed to Alexandria, Virginia about 1950. There she was remarried to O'Dell Cooper.
Children born to Robert Matheny and Mary Elizabeth Atkinson Matheny include:
Norman Matheny born about 1937
Elizabeth Matheny born about 1940
Marvin Matheny born about 1944
Children born to O'Dell Cooper and Mary Elizabeth Atkinson Matheny Cooper include:
Daniel O'Dell born about 1951
Laura Sue O'Dell born about 1953
Rebecca Lynn "Becky" Chaney Farvour wrote of the children of her aunt:
"Norman Matheney married a girl from the Tillamook area, and after serving in WWII they settled in Boston where he was a staff photographer for the 'Christian Science Monitor' for many years, retiring in about 1996 or 1997. They had two children, Brian and Dale, who currently live on the east coast. Both receiving college degrees, they work in the computer field.
Elizabeth Matheney, or 'Betsy' as she was known, would have two children, Marsha and Robin Perry. Betsy married Jim Perry, and they lived in Eugene, Oregon many years before moving to the Seattle area, probably during the late 1960s. Jim brought Betsy's step-daughters Dianne and Debbi Perry, to the marriage with him. He retired from railroad work about 1995. In 1997, both Marsha and Robin have children of their own. Marsha lives in the Eugene area, while Robin and her husband live closer to her folks near Seattle.
Marvin Matheny married Vicki, and they had three children, Marci, Mindy, and Scott. Marvin and Vicki live in Shelton, Washington in 1997. They are near Vicki's folks and have a lovely home in the woods. The kids are pretty much grown and gone now, with at least one grandchild in the fold.
Daniel O'Dell in 1997 lived in the Eugene area.
Laura Sue O'Dell was married to Harold Nicholson who worked for the government, and they would travel and live in many exotic places around the world. They had three children, Jeremi, Astralina, or Star, and one more. Laura and James were divorced about 1983."
Sarah Adelle Atkinson, daughter of Eugene "Chub" Atkinson and Elva Baker Anderson, was born December 17, 1918 at Sandlake. Of her aunt Sarah, Rebecca Lynn "Becky" Chaney Farvour wrote:
"She went to Santa Barbara, California to obtain her credentials to teach kindergarten, which she accomplished in 1942. She would teach in the Oakland area until her retirement about 1967. In 1961 she went to England as an exchange teacher for a year.
Her letters from England to her family from that period have been submitted to the Foundation. In 1967 she was married to Ralph Presher. He died in 1971, but they enjoyed their brief time together as he was a dear sweet man, much like Sarah herself. In 1988, she moved to Scotts Valley, California, where she experienced at close hand the earthquake of 1989. In 1992, she moved to Birmingham, Alabama to live near her sister, Louise. No children were born to her."
Elva Louise Atkinson, daughter of Eugene "Chub" Atkinson and Elva Baker Anderson, was born June 6, 1923 at Sandlake. Her niece, Rebecca Lynn "Becky" Chaney Farvour wrote of her life:
"Louise Atkinson was adventuresome. During WWII she worked at a military base in Alaska. She was married to a southern boy, Pelham Woffard, and they lived in Birmingham, even after Pelham's death. Pelham was a railroad worker, and his work frequently took him away from home. The couple never had any children, though Pelham did have some from a previous marriage."
Grace Eugenia Atkinson, daughter of Eugene "Chub" Atkinson and Elva Baker Anderson, was born September 21, 1926 at Sandlake. Rebecca Lynn "Becky" Chaney Farvour wrote of her parents:
"Grace Atkinson, while in high school, went to live with her sister Sarah in Ontario and again when Sarah moved to Oakland. While there Grace met a handsome sailor from Longview, Washington named Francis Earl Chaney. Grace quit school, and they were married in Ontario on Valentine Day, 1944. With their first child on the way, Francis and Grace moved to Kelso, Washington. Here, just across the river from Longview where Francis grew up, the pregnant Grace would go back to complete high school. She eventually graduated from Kelso High, the same school that several of her grandchildren would graduate from in later years.
Francis Chaney was born in Kansas on New Year's Eve, 1924. He was the son of David Earl Chaney [1904-1974] and Susan Jane Goodfellow Chaney [NY, 1904-1990]. His grandparents were and Jacob Chaney and Rachel Ann Chaney. Earlier ancestors were Charles Ulysses Chaney and Rosa Flicker Chaney. Betty Chaney, sister to Francis Chaney, while researching the history of the Chaney family, discovered that the actor, Lon Chaney, Jr. was a kinsman."
David Earl Chaney and Susan Jane Goodfellow Chaney were the parents of six children: Francis Earl, Erma Jean Morgan, Rose LaVonne 'Bonnie' Easley, Betty Skidmore, Carole 'Teddy' Webb, and Beverly Farvour.
During the course of their marriage Francis and Grace Chaney lived where the Navy took them--San Pedro, California, and Seattle, Washington mainly. Francis would eventually make a career of the Navy, but did a few stints on the outside, during these times the family lived in Longview and Winlock, Washington. In Winlock they worked for a chicken farmer while Ginny started kindergarten. While Francis was stationed overseas, serving in WWII, Korea, and eventually Vietnam, Grace came 'home' to Sandlake to live.
Four children were born to David Earl Chaney and Grace Eugenia Atkinson Chaney:
Virginia Lee "Ginny" Chaney born September 2, 1946
Richard Earl Chaney born February 2, 1948
Rebecca Lynn "Becky" Chaney born February 21, 1954
Susan Adelle Chaney born December 31, 1961
Virginia Lee "Ginny Chaney, daughter of David Earl Chaney and Grace Eugenia Atkinson Chaney, was born September 2, 1946 at Tillamook. She was married about 1964 to Ivan Gist.
She achieved fame in the family by going on a tandem skydive at the age of 51. In 1997 they lived in Kelso, Washington.
Children born to them include:
Jeffrey Gail born in 1966
Eric Allen Gist born in 1969
Richard Earl Chaney, son of David Earl Chaney and Grace Eugenia Atkinson Chaney, was born February 2, 1948 at Tillamook. Of his family, his sister Rebecca Lynn "Becky" Chaney Farvour wrote:
"Richard Chaney also went the Navy way, in fact his wife, Debra Diestler from Wisconsin, was a WAVE when they met. They were married in April 1973. Since then he has been medically discharged from the Navy, yet has been active in the National Guard, achieving Warrant Officer status about 1995. In the course of their marriage they have lived in Corvallis, Oregon, where all the girls were born and where Rich earned his BA and MA from Oregon State University.
From there they ended up in Rolla, Missouri, where they have lived since the late 1980's-early 1990s. Their eldest, Heather, graduated in 1996 and plans to enter the Navy specializing in the nuclear field."
Children born to Richard Earl Chaney and Debra Diestler Chaney include:
Heather Novelle Chaney born in 1978
Bethany Brooke Chaney born in 1982
Tami Jane Chaney born in 1986
Rebecca Lynn "Becky" Chaney, daughter of David Earl Chaney and Grace Eugenia Atkinson Chaney, was born February 21, 1954 at the naval hospital in Seattle. Of her life, she wrote:
"Following in her mother's footsteps, Becky Chaney moved away from home in her senior year to live with a cousin in Longview, Washington. There she met the brother-in-law of her aunt, Bev Chaney Farvour. Becky was married to Albert E. Farvour, Jr. in 1974. He was born July 2, 1947 to Albert E. Farvour and Edna Mae Bolden Farvour. His father was born in 1916 in Iowa, and his mother was born in 1920 in West Virginia.
Edna and Al Farvour were married in 1940 and had the following children as they migrated west to Washington: John Everett Farvour, born 1941; JoAnn Farvour, born in 1945; Al, Jr; Linda Jean Farvour, born 1949, Robert Delano Farvour, born in 1950 and Richard Lee Farvour, born in 1951.
Albert E. Farvour worked as a coal miner in Virginia and West Virginia. His parents were John Everett Farvour [1882-1947] and Greta 'Mary' Becker Farvour who died in Washington in 1972.
Edna Mae Bolden Farvour was the daughter of Everett Bolden and Bessie Sexton Farvour. It is believed that Edna may be of Melungeon descent; her brother, Doug, was once told when inquiring about his Bolden heritage that the family was, "Dutch, German, and none of your business!"
About the time of their marriage, Albert E. Farvour, Jr. began working at Reynolds Metals in Longview, where he has remained ever since. Becky began college, but it was interrupted by the birth of their first son. It took 10 years but she finally achieved her AA degree in 1985, then went on for her BA degree from Evergreen College in 1987, teaching credentials from Portland State University in 1990, and MALS degree from Reed College in Portland in 1993. She currently works as a substitute teacher for the Kelso School District. They have lived in Kelso, on the same spot as Al's folks originally lived when they came to Washington, since early in their marriage.
Rebecca Lynn "Becky" Chaney Farvour, a member of the Foundation, has intensive research on the Goins family and has supplied much of the material on the descendants of Jason Goins of Monongalia County.
Children born to Albert E. Farvour and Rebecca Lynn "Becky" Chaney Farvour include:
David Eugene Farvour born February 1977
Matthew Robert Farvour born in June 1979
Daniel Stuart Farvour born in April 1983
Susan Adele Chaney, daughter of David Earl Chaney and Grace Eugenia Atkinson Chaney, was born December 31, 1961 at Tillamook. She was married about 1980 to Jack Buel. Following a divorce about 1989, she was remarried to Jeff Owens. In 1997, they lived at Hebo, Oregon.
Children born to Jack Buel and Susan Adele Chaney include:
Bryan George Buel born in 1982
Kei Michelle Buel born in 1985
Stephen Christopher Buel born in 1987
Luke Going/Goens/Gowen, identified as a brother of Jason Going, was born in Virginia about 1763.
“Luke Goins” and Jason Goins, "his brother," obtained certif-icates as "free Negroes" in Loudoun County December 23, 1795. The certificate of Jason Goins stated that he had been living in the neighborhood of John Littleton for “upward of twenty years,” according to “Certificates of Free Negroes at the Loudoun County Courthouse,” transcribed by Townsend Lucas.
"Luke Going" was recorded as paying tax on "2 polls" in Loudon County, according to "Virginia Taxpayers, 1782-1787."
Luke Going and Payton Going were recorded September 13, 1803 as “free Negroes over the age of 12” in Loudoun County.
“Peyton Goings” was married October 12, 1808 to Betsy Nighing, according to "Loudoun County, Virginia Marriages, 1751-1850." Of Peyton Goings and Betsy Nighing Goings nothing more is known.
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Hannah Goings, age 35, was enumerated in the 1850 census of Loudoun County as a domestic.
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Susan Goin, "free colored female" was enumerated as the head of a household in the 1830 census of Loudoun County, page 82. She was reported as "55-100" and owned eight slaves.
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William Goin, "free colored male" was enumerated in the 1830 census as the head of a household in the 1830 census of Loudoun County, page 90 composed of:
"Goin, William free colored male 36-55
free colored female 36-55"
“William Goings, age 67,” was enumerated in the 1850 census of Loudoun County as a farmer.
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Elihu Goings was married April 19, 1813 to Susannah Lewis, according to "Loudoun County, Virginia Marriages, 1751-1850." Children born to Elihu Goings and Susannah Lewis Goings are unknown.
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Molly Goins was married to Andrew Grimes April 11, 1810, according to "Loudoun County, Virginia Marriages, 1751-1850." “Andrew Grimes” was enumerated as the head of a household of “3 other free persons” in the Loudoun County census of 1810.
Children born to them include:
Leonard Andrew Grimes born in 1815
Leonard Andrew Grimes, son of Andrew Grimes and Molly Goins Grimes, was born in 1815 at Leesburg, Virginia in Loudoun County. He became a Negro minister and removed to Boston, Massachusetts where he became active in the abolitionist movement. In 1855 he purchased a runaway slave in Virginia for $1,300 and set him free.
Agatha Going was married January 1, 1807 to Joseph Martin, according to "Louisa County, Virginia Marriages, 1729-1850."
William Goen was a witness to the will of Henry Childers in 1760, according to "Lunenburg County, Virginia Wills, 1746-1765."
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John Goin was married to Olive May Robertson November 13, 1802, according to "Lunenburg County, Virginia Marriages, 1746-1850." Children born to John Goin and Olive May Robertson Goin are unknown.
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Joseph Goin paid a tax on "one tithe" in 1752 in Lunenburg County, according to "Sunlight on the Southside."
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John Going was surety for the marriage of Anthony Smith and Polly Harrish Vallentine January 28, 1807 in Lunenburg County, according to "Old Free State, History of Lunenburg County," by Landon C. Bell.
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Robert Going enlisted May 21, 1777 in Capt. Nicholas Hobson's company of the Sixth Virginia Regiment, according to "Old Free State, History of Lunenburg County."
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Thomas Going paid a tax on "three tithes" in 1751, according to "Sunlight on the Southside."
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William Going, who was living with William Callaway, paid a tax on one tithe in 1752, according to "Sunlight on the Southside."
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In the November 1755 term, William Goins and Rebecca Goins, his wife, appeared in the Lunenburg County Court minutes:
"An Indenture of Feoffment [Deed of Trust] between William Goins & Rebecca, his wife on the one part and Benjamin Bridgford of the one part, with a Memorandum of Livery of Seizen [legal transfer of land] and a Receipt thereon Indorsed are proved by the oaths of two of the witnesses thereto, and the same are ordered to be Certified."
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Tabitha J. Gowan was married to Adrian W. Foster September 11, 1839, "Old Free State, History of Lunenburg County."
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