MAURY COUNTY, TENNESSEE

 

Andrew Gowan was married to Lucy Elliott August 2, 1811, according to "Maury County, Tennessee Marriages, 1807-1850."  He was listed on the tax rolls of Maury County in 1813 and 1814.

 

"Pvt. Andrew Goins" was enlisted in Capt. Andrew Patterson's Company of Tennessee militia and died January 30, 1815, perhaps following the Battle of New Orleans.

 

"Lucy Goins, widow of Andrew Goins" was entitled to a "half-pay pension," according to "Widows and Orphans of the War of 1812."  If a soldier died in the war or died after the war as a result of his wounds, his widow and orphans were entitled to a pension at one-half of the deceased soldier's pay.  Beneficiaries remained on the pension rolls for five years.  The pension ceased if the widow remarried during that period.

 

The estate of "Andrew Goan" was administered by Nathaniel Sims in 1815, according to Maury County Will Book A1, page 182.

 

On September 6, 1829, William Stratton, "guardian of the heirs of Andrew Gowen," made a report of their schooling, ac­cording to "Maury County, Tennessee Cousins."

 

Children born to Andrew Gowan and Lucy Elliott Gowan are regarded as:

 

    Isaac Mathis Goins                     born in 1811

    Levi Goins                             born about 1813

 

Isaac Mathis Goins, regarded as a son of Andrew Gowan and Lucy Elliott Gowan, was born in Tennessee in 1811. Professionally he became a shoemaker. In 1839 he lived in Maury County. Isaac Mathis Goins was mar­ried to Mary Lucy "Polly" Adkison July 29, 1841, according to "Maury County, Tennessee Marriages, 1807-1850."  She was born in 1816 in Maury County to Jordan Adkison and Mary Charity Ezell Adkison.

 

By 1850 they had re­moved to adjoining Hickman County.

 

Isaac Mathis Goins was enumerated as the head of Household 712-100 in the 1850 census of Hickman County:

 

    "Goins,    Isaac       39, born in Tennessee, shoemaker

               Mary       34, born in Tennessee

               Jordon     10, born in Tennessee

               John      7, born in Tennessee

               Ellen      6, born in Tennessee

               Lewis      4, born in Tennessee

               Isaac       2, born in Tennessee"

 

"Isaac M. Goin," was a justice of the peace in Hickman County in 1853 and 1854, according to "History of Hickman County, Tennessee."

 

Mary Lucy "Polly" Adkison Goins died before 1870 in Hickman County.

 

Children born to Isaac Mathis Goins and Mary Lucy "Polly" Adkison Goins include:

 

    Jordan Reece Goins               born January 29, 1839

    John Gilford Goins             born September 26, 1842

    Ellen Goins                     born in 1844

    Louis G. Goins                   born in 1846

    Isaac Mathis Goins, Jr.           born November 28, 1848

    James Knox Polk Goins          born May 3, 1852

    Thomas J. Goins                born in 1855

    Mary P. "Mollie" Goins          born in 1856

 

Jordan Reece Goins, son of Isaac Mathis Goins and Mary Lucy "Polly" Adkison Goins, was born in 1839 in Maury County, ac­cording to "Tennessee Confederate Widows and Their Families" abstracted by Edna Weifering.  He appeared as a 10-year-old in the house­hold of his father in the 1850 census of Hickman County.

 

Jordan Reece Goins was enlisted in Company H, 24th Tennessee Infantry Regiment which was organized August 6, 1861, ac­cording to "History of Hickman County, Tennessee." "Jourdon R. Goins" was married January 3, 1869 in Hickman County to Thankful Tilitha Jenkins, according to "Hickman County, Tennessee Mar­riages, 1813-1896." The marriage date was February 29, 1868, according to Michael J. Goins of Detroit, Michigan.  The bride was born June 12, 1842, according to Michael J. Goins.

 

Jordan Reece Goins died April 13, 1904 in Hickman County, and Thankful Tilitha Jenkins Goins filed Tennessee Widows Pension Application No. 4300.  She died there May 6, 1917, according to the research of Donald Lyvonn Cribbs.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Mary E. Goins                born December 27, 1869

    Sarah Goins                    born about 1870

    Jordan Anderson Goins          born May 23, 1873

    Rosa "Rosie" Goins               born May 19, 1875

    Alice Goins                    born April 9, 1877

    Jennie Goins                       born August 7, 1881

 

Mary E. Goins, daughter of Jordan Reece Goins and Thankful Tilitha Jenkins Goins, was born December 27, 1869 in Hickman County.  Mary E. Goins, at age 15,  was married December 18, 1885 to James D. Baird, according to "Hickman County, Tennessee Mar­riages, 1813-1896."

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Beulah Baird                           born October 6, 1891

    Dennis Baird                          born September 2, 1896

 

Beulah Baird, daughter of James D. Baird and Mary E. Goins Baird, was born October 6, 1891.  She was married about 1918, to B. E. Bains.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Evelyn Bains                          born about 1920

    Irene Bains                         born about 1923

 

Evelyn Bains, daughter of B. E. Bains and Beulah Baird Bains, was born about 1920.  She was married about 1939 to Pat Johnson.

 

Irene Bains, daughter of B. E. Bains and Beulah Baird Bains, was born about 1923.  She was married about 1941, husband's name Francis.

 

Dennis Baird, son of James D. Baird and Mary E. Goins Baird, was born September 2, 1896.  He was married about 1918, wife's name Beulah.

 

Children born to Dennis Baird and Beula Baird include"

 

Sarah Goins, daughter of Jordan Reece Goins and Thankful Tilitha Jenkins Goins, was born about 1870.  She was married about 1888, husband believed to be Frizzell.

 

Jordan Anderson Goins, son of Jordan Reece Goins and Thankful Tilitha Jenkins Goins, was born May 23, 1873 in Hickman County.  He was married there May 3, 1899 to Sara Ann Overby who was born there May 2, 1876.

 

"Anderson J. Goins" was recorded as the head of a household in the 1900 census of Hickman County, Enumeration District 41, page 16, Civil District 4:

 

    "Goins, Anderson J.    27, born in May 1873 in Tennessee

           Sarah A.      24, born in May 1876 in Tennessee"

 

He died there December 3, 1924, and she died there February 27, 1947.

 

Children born to Jordan Anderson Goins and Sarah Ann Overby Goins include:

 

    Maggie L. Goins                     born in 1901

    Nissie Goins                           born about 1902

    Jordan Alex Goins                  born June 13, 1903

    Ellis Anderson Goins                  born June 15, 1905

    John T. Goins                        born in 1909

    Elisha Goins                           born in 1912

 

Maggie L. Goins, daughter of Jordan Anderson Goins and Sarah Ann Overby Goins, was born in 1901 in Hickman County. She did not marry.

 

Nissie Goins, daughter of Jordan Anderson Goins and Sarah Ann Overby Goins, was born in 1903 in Hickman County. She was married about 1922 to Henry Russell.

 

Jordan Alex Goins, son of Jordan Anderson Goins and Sarah Ann Overby Goins, was born June 13, 1903 in Hickman County.  He was married April 13, 1931 to Mary Russell who was born March 15, 1913.  He died February 9, 1980.

 

Children born to Jordan Alex Goins and Mary Russell Goins include:

 

    Bernice Goins                        born about 1933

    Marge Goins                          born about 1934

    Roy Goins                         born about 1936

    Clifford Goins                    born in 1938

 

Clifford Goins, son of Jordan Alex Goins and Mary Russell Goins, was born in 1938.  He died in 1952.

 

Ellis Anderson Goins, son of Jordan Anderson Goins and Sarahy Ann Overby Goins, was born June 15, 1905 in Hickman County.  He was married about 1928 to Dessie Lee Davidson who was born January 4, 1906.

 

Children born to Ellis Anderson Goins and Dessie Lee Davidson Goins include:

 

    Betty Lois Goins                born November 25, 1929

    Hazel Goins                    born about 1932

 

Betty Lois Goins, daughter of Ellis Anderson Goins and Dessie Lee Davidson Goins, was born November 25, 1929 in Hickman County.  She was married December 23, 1949 to James R. Litton who was born there September 8, 1929.

 

Children born to James R. Litton and Betty Lois Goins Litton include:

 

    Patricia Litton                 born February 29, 1952

 

Patricia Litton, daughter of James R. Litton and Betty Lois Goins Litton, was born February 29, 1952 in Dickson County, Tennessee.  She was married February 2, 1974 to James Michael Slaughter.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Jennifer Nicole Slaughter         born Dec. 25, 1976

    Jay Michael Slaughter             born June 27, 1986

    Leeann Litton Slaughter [twin]     born Sept. 15, 1987

    Lindsey C. Slaughter [twin]         born Sept. 15, 1987

 

Rosa "Rosie" Goins, daughter of Jordan Reece Goins and Thankful Tilitha Jenkins Goins, was born May 19, 1875 in Hickman County.  "Rosie Goins" was married February 5, 1891 to John Frizzell, according to "Hickman County, Tennessee Marriages, 1813-1896."

 

Alice Goins, daughter of Jordan Reece Goins and Thankful Tilitha Jenkins Goins, was born April 9, 1877 in Hickman County.  Alice Goins was married December 27, 1891, at the age of 14, to W. Campbell Bradley, according to "Hickman County, Tennessee Marriages, 1813-1896."

 

Jennie Goins, daughter of Jordan Reece Goins and Thankful Tilitha Jenkins Goins, was born August 7, 1881 in Hickman County.  She was married about 1898 to Lee Toy who was born in April 1873 in Pennsylvania.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Curtis Toy                          born in 1901

    Cudlece Toy                          born in 1903

    Stella Toy                              born in 1905

    Nellie Toy                              born in 1907

 

John T. Goins, son of Jordan Anderson Goins and Sarah Ann Overby Goins, was born in 1909 in Hickman County.  He was married to Leva Haskins about 1922.

 

Children born to John T. Goins and Leva Haskins Goins include:

 

    Curtis Goins                              born about 1924

    Freed Goins                           born about 1926

    Nelson Goins                             born about 1929

    Dorothy Goins                       born about 1933

 

Elisha Goins, son of Jordan Anderson Goins and Sarah Ann Overby Goins, was born in 1912 in Hickman County.

 

John Gilford Goins, son of Isaac Mathis Goins and Mary Lucy "Polly" Adkison Goins, was born in Tennessee September 26, 1842, according to the research of Donald Lyvonn Cribbs.  He appeared as a seven-year-old in the household of his father in the 1850 census of Hickman County.

 

He served in Company E, 48th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, according to Michael J. Goins, a great-grandson.  He was married about 1866 to Angeline Toney Parker who was born May 5, 1846, according to Michael J. Goins.

 

John Gilford Goins and Angeline Toney Parker Goins were residents of Wichita County, Texas in 1915.  Angeline Toney Parker Goins died Jan­uary 20, 1915 in Wichita County.

 

John Gilford Goins received a war­ranty deed from R. R. Brooks September 28, 1916 to the southwest quarter of Section 51, Block 15, Wilbarger County, for $6,400, according to Wilbarger County Deed Book 62, page 621.  John Gilford Goins died there February 21, 1922, ac­cording to BVS File 6363.  At the time of his death he owned 100 acres of land in Block 29, Red River Valley Lands in Wi­chita County, valued at $17,500 and the southwest quarter of Section 51, Block 15 in Wilbarger County, Texas, valued at $5,500.  Personal property, notes and bonds added an addi­tional $20,000 to the estate.

 

Children born to John Gilford Goins and Angeline Toney Parker Goins include:

 

    Theodora J. "Dorie" Goins     born in 1869

    Isaac Chambers Goins            born about 1871

    J. Clagett Goins                  born about 1872

    George Goins                     born about 1874

    Susan Ann "Susie" Goins       born about 1877

    Jordan L. Goins                  born about 1883

 

Theodora J. "Dorie" Goins, son of John Gilford Goins and Angeline Toney Parker Goins, was born in 1869 in Hickman County.  "Dorie Goins" was married May 16, 1886 to Susan Tyler, ac­cording to "Hickman County, Tennessee Marriages, 1813-1896."    Later he was remarried, wife's name Maggie.  She was illiterate.

 

In 1923, Theodora J. "Dorie" Goins and Maggie Goins lived at Big Cabin, Craig County, Oklahoma.  On January 16, he sold his interest in the Wilbarger County portion of his father's estate to his brother, George Goins for $1,200, according to Wilbarger County Deed Book 91, page 96.

 

Theodora J. "Dorie" Goins died in 1957 in Texas, according to the research of Donald Lyvonn Cribbs.

 

Children born to Theodora J. "Dorie" Goins, Susan Tyler Goins and Maggie Goins include:

 

    Myrell Goins                          born about 1890

 

Isaac Chambers "Chame" Goins, son of John Gilford Goins and Angeline Goins, was born about 1871, probably in Hickman County, Tennessee.  He was married about 1893 to Betty Ray and removed to Wichita County, Texas.  Betty Ray Goins died about a year later.  Isaac Chambers Goins re­ceived an early land grant of 80 acres in Wichita County from the state of Texas, according to State Land Commissioner Records.  He apparently returned to Tennessee after the death of Betty Ray Goins.  He was remarried to Anne Belle Jenkins August 6, 1911 in Hickman County.  She was born there March 21, 1887.  Anna Belle Jenkins Goins died May 22, 1921 in Hickman County and was buried in Jenkins Cemetery, according to "Hickman County, Tennessee Cemetery Records."

 

Buried along­side was his in­fant son, unnamed, who was "born and died September 12, 1925." "Chame Goins", believed to be I. C. Goins, "born 1870, died 1958" was also buried in the fam­ily plot.  Alongside was Lucy Goins, "born 1895, died 1954," be­lieved to be his second wife.

 

On February 24, 1923, he, a widower, sold his in­heritance in his father's Wilbarger County farm to his brother, George Goins, accord­ing to Wilbarger County Deed Book 91, page 511.

 

Isaac Chambers Goins was remarried to Lucy F. Jenkins, regarded as a sister to Anna Belle Jenkins, a few weeks after her death.  She was born in 1895.  On October 9, 1937, while still a resident of Lyles, Tennessee, Hickman County, he gave a full release on the Wilbarger County farm, according to Wilbarger County Deed Book, page 587.

 

Lucy F. Jenkins Goins died in 1954, and Isaac Chambers Goins died in 1958 in Hickman County.  She was buried alongside her sister.  He and an unnamed son, "born and died September 12, 1925" was also buried in the family plot.

 

Children born to Isaac Chambers Goins and Betty Ray Goins are unknown.

 

Children born to Isaac Chambers Goins and Anna Belle Jenkins Goins include:

 

    Gertie May Goins                   born June 19, 1913

    James Howard Goins                 born October 9, 1915

    Mary Alma Goins                   born May 9, 1917

    Lester B. Goins                      born August 15, 1919

      [infant]                             born in May 1921

 

Children born to Isaac Chambers Goins and Lucy F. Jenkins Goins include:

 

    Hautie Sue Goins                born about 1924

      [son]                            born September 12, 1925

    John Allen "Lewis" Goins       born in 1926

    Elizabeth Jane Goins               born in 1932

 

Gertie May Goins, daughter of Isaac Chambers Goins and Anna Belle Jenkins Goins, was born June 19, 1913. She was married September 17, 1932 to Valley Stevens who was born March 3, 1909.  She died March 5, 1964, and he died February 2, 1971.

 

Children born to Valley Stevens and Gertie May Goins Stevens include:

 

    Billy Ray Stevens            born October 22, 1934

    Norma Joyce Stevens             born June 1, 1936

    Roy Lynn Stevens              born May 2, 1940

    Arthur Wayne Stevens        born June 22, 1942

    Jerry Clifford Stevens         born September 2, 1945

 

Norma Joyce Stevens, daughter of Valley Stevens and Gertie May Stephens, was born June 1, 1936.  She was married about 1955 to Austin Chambers. She died May 1, 1990.

 

 

James Howard Goins, son of Isaac Chambers Goins and Anna Belle Jenkins Goins, was born October 9, 1915.  He was married in March 1946 in Inkster, Michigan to Helen Petro who was born in Ohio August 6, 1912.  He died June 8, 1985 in Detroit, Michigan.

 

Children born to James Howard Goins and Helen Petro Goins include:

 

    Michael James Goins              born December 24, 1950

 

Michael James Goins, son of James Howard Goins and Helen Petro Goins, was born December 24, 1950.  He was married June 5, 1971 to Judith Mamie Henderson who was born July 21, 1951.  Children born to Michael James Goins and Judith Mamie Henderson Goins are unknown.

 

Mary Alma Goins, daughter of Isaac Chambers Goins and Anna Belle Jenkins Goins, was born May 9, 1917 in Hickman County.  She was married about 1937 to Delmar "Jack" Worley.  He died before May 1996.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    James Orville Worley          born October 9, 1938

    William Spence Worley          born April 11, 1940

    Bobby Lee Worley             born November 24, 1941

    Larry B. Worley                 born August 25, 1943

    Kenneth Darrell Worley           born December 14, 1945

    Sherry Dale Worley            born May 7, 1953

 

Lester B. Goins, son of Isaac Chambers Goins and Anna Belle Jenkins Goins, was born August 15, 1919.  He was married about 1941 to Belva Cochran.

 

Children born to Lester B. Goins and Belva Cochran Goins include:

 

    Barbara Ann Goins                 born July 26, 1943

 

An infant was born to Isaac Chambers Goins and Anna Belle Jenkins Goins in May 1921 and died in infancy.

 

Hautie Sue Goins, daughter of Isaac Chambers Goins and Lucy F. Jenkins Goins, was born about 1924.  She was married about 1942 to Bobby Bryant. Later she was remarried to Monroe Russell.

 

An infant son was born to Isaac Chambers Goins and Lucy F. Jenkins Goins September 12, 1925 and died the same day.

 

John Allen "Lewis" Goins, son of Isaac Chambers Goins and Lucy F. Jenkins Goins, was born in 1926 in Hickman County.  He died February 7, 1997 in Goodletsville, Tennessee.

 

Elizabeth Jane Goins, daughter of Isaac Chambers Goins and Lucy F. Jenkins Goins, was born in 1932.  She was married about 1953 to Harvel Moss. He died in 1986.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Harvel Moss, Jr.                     born about 1954

    Pamela Alise Moss                 born about 1955

    Iris Kay Moss                        born about 1957

    Jerry Randall Moss                 born about 1959

    Terry Wayne Moss                 born about 1962

    Brenda Joy Moss                   born about 1964

    Teena Darlene Moss                   born about 1967

    David Mark Moss                   born about 1970

    Dorcas Jane Moss                  born about 1972

    Larry Ray Moss                     born about 1975

    Timothy Earl Moss                 born about 1978

    Angela Denise Moss                   born about 1981

 

J. Claggett Goins, son of John Gilford Goins and Angeline Goins, was born about 1871, probably in Tennessee. He was married about 1898, wife's name Ida May.

 

In 1922 J. Claggett Goins and Ida May Goins lived at Burkburnett, Texas.  They sold their inheritance in the Wilbarger County farm of John Gilford Goins to his brother, George Goins Septem­ber 11, 1922 for $2,400, according to Wilbarger County Deed Book 91, page 98.  "J. C. Goins" died in nearby Mon­tague County September 14, 1932, according to BVS File 39598.

 

George Goins, son of John Gilford Goins and Angeline Goins, was born August 12, 1874 in Hickman County.  He was mar­ried to Maggie King about 1899. Maggie King Goins was born at Keller, Texas in 1881.  In 1901 George Goins was a farmer lo­cated at Iowa Park, Texas.

 

George Goins and Maggie King Goins, "formerly Maggie King Goins of Archer City, Texas" gave a cor­rection deed to R. G. Cate to 171 acres of land in Tarrant County, Texas "located 11 miles northwest of Ft. Worth, Texas" May 12, 1902, according to Tarrant County Deed Book 165, page 83.  Consideration was $193.

 

It is believed that George Goins and Maggie King Goins were divorced about 1902, and it is thought that George Goins was remarried about 1904.  "Maggie Goins," believed to Maggie King Goins, died August 20, 1938 in Wichita County, Texas, according to BVS File 39696.

 

A son was born to "George Goins and Susie Goins" February 9, 1905, according to Wichita County Birth Book 1, page 24.  At that time they lived eight miles south of Iowa Park, Texas.  Of Susie Goins nothing more is known.  George Goins was remar­ried April 17, 1919 to Miss Bertha M. Crisp, according to Wilbarger County Texas Marriage Book 6, page 1. She was born in 1899.

 

Following the death of his father, George Goins began to pur­chase the interest of the other heirs of a farm in Wilbarger County.  By 1923 he had completed the five pur­chases. Ap­parently he continued to own the farm through out his life­time.  George Goins continued to live in Wilbarger County in 1942.

 

George Goins and Bertha M. Crisp Goins were residents of Fargo, Texas in Wilbarger County in 1949.  George Goins died Octo­ber 11, 1949, at the age of 75, according to Wilbarger County Death Book 3, page 218.  Death of the retired farmer was at­tributed to a cerebral hemorrhage.  He was buried in East­view Cemetery, Vernon, Texas.

 

Bertha M. Crisp Goins was named administrator of the estate which included the 160-acre farm which was valued at $11,032.88, according to Wilbarger County Probate Book 17, page 448. She received a war­ranty deed to a lot in Vernon, April 13, 1956, according to Wilbarger County Deed Book 204, page 1.

 

Bertha M. Crisp Goins gave a warranty deed to her farm to Ce­cil Clay Goins, believed to be her step-son and his wife, Lil­lian Lucille Mason Goins, for $32,000, according to Wilbarger County Deed Book 287, page 704.  Bertha M. Crisp died in 1977 in Wilbarger County.

 

It is believed that children born to George Goins and Maggie King Goins include:

 

    Claude Miller Goins born July 30, 1901

    Cecil Clay Goins     born about 1903

      [son]                 born February 9, 1905

 

Claude Miller Goins, son of George Goins and Maggie King Goins was born, July 30, 1901 in Wichita County, according to Wichita County Birth Certificate 3625.

 

He was married June 27, 1925 to Miss Estella Parker, ac­cording to Wilbarger County Marriage Book 8, page 292. Estella Parker was born in Dallas County, Texas in 1907, the daughter of Moses E. Parker and Sarah E. Parker. Moses E. Parker moved to Fargo in 1910, died there in 1920 of cancer and was buried in Fargo Cemetery.  He was a farmer and owned 240 acres of land located 12 miles north of Vernon, according to Wilbarger County Deed Book 118, page 514.

 

Claude Miller Goins and Estella Parker Goins were residents of Wilbarger County in 1931, in 1933 and in 1960. He was a farmer.

 

Children born to Claude Miller Goins and Estella Parker Goins include:

 

    Jeanette Goins born December 21, 1931

    J. Delbert Goins  born December 3, 1933

 

Jeanette Goins, daughter of Claude Miller Goins and Estella Parker Goins, was born December 21, 1931, according to Wilbarger County Birth Book 5, page 381.  "Jeanette Alma Goins" was married to Edward Newton Goins April 5, 1953, according to Carson County, Texas Marriage Book 6, page 132.

 

J. Delbert Goins, son of Claude Miller Goins and Estella Parker Goins was born December 3, 1933, ac­cording to Wilbarger County Probate Birth Book 9, page 261.

 

Cecil Clay Goins, son of George Goins and Maggie King Goins, was born in 1903, at Holliday, Texas in Wichita County. Cecil Clay Goins appeared in the 1922 city directory of Wichita Falls, living at 2011 Elizabeth.

 

He was married to Miss Lillian Lucille Mason, who was born in 1910 at Fargo, February 11, 1927, ac­cording to Wilbarger County Marriage Book 9, page 224.

 

Cecil Clay Goins and Lillian Lucille Mason Goins, received a war­ranty deed from C. O. Olive April 24, 1933 to ¼ acre in the Southeast quarter of Section 37, Block 15 for $27.50, ac­cording to Wilbarger County, Texas Deed Book 128, page 119.  On De­cember 21, 1933 they received a warranty deed to one acre ad­joining from L. F. Suttle for $200, according to Wilbarger County Deed Book 129, page 563.  Cecil Clay Goins received a quit claim deed from Stockgrowers Bank, a bankrupt company of Purdin, Missouri July 11, 1939 for 100 acres for $1,637.35, according to Wilbarger County Deed Book 145, page 633.

 

Cecil Clay Goins and Lillian Lucille Mason Goins gave a war­ranty Deed to Rubie Lee Crisp October 9, 1939 to one acre of land for $300, according to Wilbarger County Deed Book 146, page 160.

 

Cecil Clay Goins lived at Route 1, Vernon in 1943-1944.  He was the father of "Bill W. Goins," a freshman engineering stu­dent at Texas Technological College, Lubbock, Texas at that time.

 

Cecil Clay Goins purchased land from Eva L. Richardson October 3, 1944 for $13,200, according to Wilbarger County Deed Book 158, page 411.  They sold land to Frank King October 1, 1945, according to Wilbarger County Deed Book 189, page 93.

 

Cecil Clay Goins was one of the trustees of the Church of Christ at Fargo September 26, 1954, according to Wilbarger County Deed Book 193, page 608.

 

Cecil Clay Goins and Lillian Lucille Mason Goins received one acre of land from Ada Hutson March 11, 1967, according to Wilbarger County Deed Book 252, page 59.

 

Children born to Cecil Clay Goins and Lillian Lucille Goins in­clude:

 

    Billy Ray Goins       born January 15, 1937

    George Allen Goins born June 21, 1939

    Cecil Don Goins     born November 11, 1948

 

Billy Ray Goins, son of Cecil Clay Goins and Lillian Lucille Mason Goins, was born January 15, 1937, according to Wilbarger County Birth Book 5, page 561.  He was married about 1958 to Charlie Sue Sanders, who was born in 1937 in Corsicana, Texas.  They were residents of Vernon in 1960 where he was employed as a bookkeeper.

 

They received a warranty deed to lots in Mason Subdivision, Vernon from Sands Development Corpora­tion for $11,300, ac­cording to Wilbarger County Deed Book 226, page 409.  They sold the property to Weldon Brite April 1, 1965, ac­cording to Wilbarger County Deed Book 236, page 527.  "Billy Ray Goins" received a deed to land in Montgomery County, Texas in 1969, according to Montgomery County Deed Book 689, page 427.

 

Apparently Billy Ray Goins and Charlie Sue Sanders Goins were divorced about 1971.  Billy Ray Goins was married to Carolyn Ellen Carey December 22, 1973, according to Wilbarger County Marriage Book 27, page 57.

 

Billy Ray Goins and Carolyn Ellen Carey Goins received a warranty deed from Ivan Dorman July 29, 1974 to one acre of land for $1,110, according to Wilbarger County Deed Book 299, page 540.

 

Children born to Billy Ray Goins and Charlie Sue Sanders Goins include:

 

    Barry Paul Goins born August 8, 1960

 

Barry Paul Goins, son of Billy Ray Goins and Charlie Sue Sanders Goins, was born August 8, 1960, ac­cording to Wilbarger County Birth Certificate No. 9973.  Billy Ray Goins and his brother, Cecil Don Goins, received a warranty  deed from their parents to 400 acres of land for $114,250, ac­cording to Wilbarger County Deed Book 307, page 485.

 

George Allen Goins, son of Cecil Clay Goins and Lillian Lu­cille Mason Goins, was born June 21, 1939, according to City of Vernon Birth Book 9, page 350.  George Allen Goins was married June 22, 1957 to Patricia Jane Shores, according to Wilbarger County Marriage Book 20, page 321.  Of George Allen Goins and Patricia Jane Shores Goins nothing more is known.

 

Cecil Don Goins, son of Cecil Clay Goins and Lillian Lucille Mason Goins, was born November 11, 1948, according to Wilbarger County Birth Certificate No. 3701.  He was still a single man when he joined his brother, Billy Ray Goins, in pur­chasing 400 acres of land from his parents, according to Wilbarger County Deed Book 307, page 485.

 

Susan Ann "Susie" Goins, daughter of John Gilford Goins and Angeline Goins, was born about 1877, probably in Ten­nessee.  She was mar­ried October 12, 1905 to Andrew H. Seidlitz, according to Wichita County Marriage Book 2, page 257.  In 1922, Andrew H. Seidlitz and Susan Ann "Susie" Goins Seidlitz lived in Wilbarger County.  They sold their interest in the farm in Wilbarger County, inherited from her father to her brother, George Goins, January 16, 1923, ac­cording to Wilbarger County Deed Book 91, page 97.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Essie Lou Seidlitz                       born in 1906

    Bessie Bee Seidlitz                     born in 1908

    Willis Dollie Seidlitz                    born in 1910

    Gladys Opal Seidlitz                       born in 1912

    Hollice Faye Seidlitz                       born in 1914

    Geneva Seidlitz                          born in 1916

    Mildred Lois Seidlitz                      born in 1918

    Thelda Marie Seidlitz                  born in 1920

    Evelyn Jo Seidlitz                   born in 1922

 

Jordan P. Goins, son of of Isaac Chambers Goins and Lucy F. Jenkins Goins, was born about 1883.  He was married about 1906 to Ida Brown.  He died in 1952.  Children born to Jordan P. Goins and Ida Brown Goins are unknown.

 

Jordan L. Goins, son of John Gilford Goins and Angeline Goins, was born about 1870, probably in Tennessee.  He was married Jan­uary 31, 1907, to Ida Brown, according to Wichita County Marriage Book 3, page 57.  He was remarried to Jonnie M. Crowell January 21, 1916, according to Wichita County Mar­riage Book 5, page 216.  Of Ida Brown Goins nothing more is known.

 

In 1923 Jordan L. Goins and Jonnie M. Crowell Goins lived at Burkburnett, Texas.  On September 11, 1922 Jordan L. Goins sold his portion of the Wilbarger inheritance to his brother George Goins for $1,200, ac­cording to Wilbarger County Deed Book 91, page 98.

 

Ellen Goins, daughter of Isaac Mathis Goins and Mary Lucy "Polly" Adkison Goins was born in 1844 in Tennessee.  She appeared in the 1850 census of Hickman County as a six-year-old living in the household of her father.

 

Louis G. Goins, son of Isaac Mathis Goins and Mary Lucy "Polly" Adkison Goins was born in Tennessee in 1846, according to the 1850 census of Hick­man County.  He was married February 17, 1866 to Elizabeth Elliott.  The bride's name was shown as Elizabeth Garton in the research of Donald Lyvonn Cribbs.

 

Children born to Louis G. Goins and Elizabeth Elliott Goins include:

 

    Mary Goins             born in 1867

    William Martin Goins  born April 4, 1870

    Bell Goins               born in 1874

    Isaac Goins             born in 1875

 

Mary Goins, daughter of Louis G. Goins and Elizabeth Elliott Goins, was born in 1867 in Hickman County.

 

William Martin Goins, son of Louis G. Goins and Elizabeth Elliott Goins, was born April 4, 1870 in Hickman County.  He was married about 1890 to Mollie Chitwood.  In 1895 William Martin Goins and Mollie Chitwood Goins lived at Iowa Park, Texas. Mollie Chitwood Goins died prior to 1956.  William Martin Goins, a widower, died June 19, 1956 of myocardial infarction, ac­cording to Wichita County, Texas Death Cer­tificate No. 14011.  He was buried in Burkburnett Cemetery, Burkbur­nett, Texas, according to Wendell Ray Goins, informant.

 

Children born to William Martin Goins and Mollie Chitwood Goins include:

 

    William Estel Goins born May 19, 1895

 

William Estel Goins, son of William Martin Goins and Mol­lie Chitwood Goins, was born May 18, 1895 at Iowa Park. He served in World War I.  He was married November 15, 1919 to Ruby Jewel Hennis, according to Wichita County Marriage Book 7, page 307.

 

William Estel Goins and Ruby Jewel Goins lived in Burk­burnett for the next 50 years.  They were listed in the city di­rectory of Wichita Falls from 1943 to 1957 as residents of Burkburnett.  He was employed by the post office in Wichita Falls during that period.  In 1968 they lived at 218 West 4th Street, Burk­burnett.  William Estel Goins died April 3, 1968 of "lung trouble", according to Wichita County, Death Cer­tificate No. 16427.  He was buried in Burkburnett Cemetery.

 

Bell Goins, daughter of Louis G. Goins and Elizabeth Elliott Goins, was born in 1874 in Hickman County.

 

Isaac Goins, son of Louis G. Goins and Elizabeth Elliott Goins, was born in Hickman County in 1875.

 

Isaac Mathis Goins, Jr, son of Isaac Mathis Goins and Mary Lucy "Polly" Adkison Goins, was born in Tennessee November 28, 1848.  He appeared in the household of his father in the 1850 census of Hickman County as a two-year-old.  "I. M. Gowins" was married there December 20, 1875 to Sarah Evelyn Martin who was born there July 20, 1855, according to "Hickman County, Tennessee Marriages, 1813-1896."

 

She was the daughter of Jackson S. R. "Jack" Martin and Fatima "Timy" Vaughn Martin, according to Donald Lyvonn Cribbs.  He operated a store in Hickman County.

 

He died July 14, 1930 in Hickman County, and she died there January 31, 1942.

 

Children born to Isaac Mathis Goins, Jr. and Sarah Evelyn Martin Goins include:

 

    Sarah "Sally" Goins            born in 1877

    Jordan A. Goins                 born September 29, 1878

    William C. Goins                born in 1882

    Talitha E. Goins                  born in 1883

    Daniel Fletcher Goins          born January 18, 1886

    Lucy Maye Goins                   born July 13, 1888

    Silas Lee Goins                  born in October 1889

    James I. Johnson Goins          born in October 1898

 

Sarah "Sally" Goins, daughter of Isaac Mathis Goins, Jr. and Sarah Evelyn Martin Goins, was born in 1877. She was married about 1894 to Allen McCord.

 

Jordan A. Goins, son of Isaac Mathis Goins, Jr. and Sarah Evelyn Martin Goins, was born September 29, 1878 in Hickman County.  He was married in 1900 to Susie A. Litton who was born June 18, 1881.  He died February 17, 1947, and she died July 20, 1953.

 

Children born to Jordan A. Goins and Susie A. Litton Goins include:

 

    John William Isaac "Ike" Goins      born in 1902

    Elizabeth L. "Lizzie" Goins         born in 1905

    Sarah L. Goins                       born in 1906

    Daniel A. Goins                      born in 1908

    Ellen F. Goins                    born in 1911

    Ruby E. Goins                   born in 1914

    Frank Goins                       born October 15, 1915

    Elson Goins                       born in 1917

 

John William Isaac "Ike" Goins, son of Jordan A. Goins and Susie A. Litton Goins, was born in 1902.

 

Elizabeth L. "Lizzie" Goings, daughter of Jordan A. Goins and Susie A. Litton Goins, was born in 1905.

 

Sarah L. Goins, daughter of Jordan A. Goins and Susie A. Litton Goins, was born in 1906.  She was married about 1924, husband's name Jenkins.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Vera Jenkins                           born about 1926

    Janie Jenkins                           born about 1928

    Susie Jenkins                          born about 1930

    John Jenkins                           born about 1933

    Dorris Jenkins                     born about 1936

 

Daniel A. Goins, son of Jordan A. Goins and Susie A. Litton Goins, was born in 1908.

 

Ellen F. Goins, daughter of Jordan A. Goins and Susie A. Litton Goins, was born in 1911.

 

Ruby E. Goins, daughter of Jordan A. Goins and Susie A. Litton Goins, was born in 1914.

 

Frank Goins, son of Jordan A. Goins and Susie A. Litton Goins, was born in Hickman County October 15, 1915.  He died there September 6, 1916.

 

Elson Goins, son of Jordan A. Goins and Susie A. Litton Goins, was born in 1917.

 

William C. Goins, son of Isaac Mathis Goins, Jr. and Sarah Evelyn Martin Goins, was born September 29, 1878 in Hickman County.  He was married there about 1904 to Mary Emma Lee Beasley.  She was born in 1887 to Cicero Beasley and Elizabeth Clark Beasley.  He died about 1959 in Florida, and she died there in 1970.

 

Children born to William C. Goins and Mary Emma Lee Beasley Goins include:

 

    William Alton Goins               born in 1905

    Leonard A. Goins                   born in 1906

    Evelyn E. Goins                  born in 1909

    James M. Goins                  born in 1912

    Hershel Lee Goins              born in 1915

    Silus Johnson Goins               born in 1917

    Mamie Allison Goins          born in 1919

    Frank Ivan Goins                born in 1923

    Arnold Lavern Goins              born in 1932

 

William Alton Goins, son of William C. Goins and Mary Emma Lee Beasley Goins, was born in 1905 in Hickman County. He was married about 1928 to Myrtle E. Griffin.  No children were born to William Alton Goins and Myrtle E. Griffin Goins.

 

Leonard A. Goins, son of William C. Goins and Mary Emma Lee Beasley Goins, was born in 1906.  He died in 1908.

 

Evelyn E. Goins, daughter of William C. Goins and Mary Emma Lee Beasley Goins, was born in 1909 in Hickman County. She was married about 1928 to Raymond H. Cribbs who was born November 21, 1902.  He died March 25, 1975.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Donald Lyvonn Cribbs               born in 1931

    Marye Carolyn Cribbs            born in 1945

 

Donald Lyvonn Cribbs, son of Raymond H. Cribbs and Evely E. Goins Cribbs, was born in 1931.  He was married about 1955 to Carolyn Cooper Shreeve who was born in 1936.  In 1997 they lived in New Market, Alabama where he, a Foundation member, was active in the research of his branch of the family.

 

Children born to Donald Lyvonn Cribbs and Carolyn Cooper Shreeve Cribbs include:

 

    Mary Catherine Cribbs               born in 1957

    Donald Lyvonn Cribbs, Jr.         born in 1959

    John Calvin Cribbs                 born in 1961

    Carol Elizabeth Cribbs            born in 1962

 

Mary Catherine Cribbs, daughter of Donald Lyvonn Cribbs and Carolyn Cooper Shreeve Cribbs, was born in 1957. She was married about 1977 to Michael O. Mann who was born in 1957 in Benton County, Mississippi.

 

Children born to Michael O. Mann and Mary Catherine Cribbs Mann include:

 

    Christae Michelle Mann              born in 1979

    Catherine A. Mann                  born in 1982

 

Donald Lyvonn Cribbs, Jr, son of Donald Lyvonn Cribbs and Carolyn Cooper Shreeve Cribbs, was born in 1959. He was married about 1992 to Kathryn E. Garrison who was born in 1963. 

 

Children born to Donald Lyvonn Cribbs, Jr. and Kathryn E. Garrison Cribbs include:

 

    Raymond Wesley Cribbs               born in 1994

 

John Calvin Cribbs, son of Donald Lyvonn Cribbs and Carolyn Cooper Shreeve Cribbs, was born in 1961.

 

Carol Elizabeth Cribbs, daughter of of Donald Lyvonn Cribbs and Carolyn Cooper Shreeve Cribbs, was born in 1962. She was married about 1986 to Larry Keith McKinnon.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Brianna C. McKinnon [twin]                   born in 1988

    Brian C. McKinnon [twin]                      born in 1988

 

Marye Carolyn Cribbs, daughter of Raymond H. Cribbs and Evelyn E. Goins Cribbs, was born in 1945.  She was married about 1967 to Robert R. Deadman who was born in 1944.

 

Children born to Robert R. Deadman and Marye Carolyn Cribbs include:

 

    Scott R. Deadman                             born in 1969

    Ryan Robert Deadman                           born in 1972

 

James M. Goins, son of William C. Goins and Mary Emma Lee Beasley Goins, was born in 1912 in Hickman County. He was married about 1935, wife's name Ruby.  He was remarried about 1939 to Mary Helen McBride who was born in 1921.

 

Children born to James M. Goins and Ruby Goins are unknown.  Children born to James M. Goins and Mary Helen McBride Goins include:

 

    William Gerald Goins [twin]        born in January 1941

    Peggy Joyce Goins [twin]           born in January 1941

    Richard Lee Goins                     born in 1945

 

William Gerald Goins, twin son of James M. Goins and Mary Helen McBride Goins, was born in 1941.

 

Peggy Joyce Goins, twin daughter of James M. Goins and Mary Helen McBride Goins, was born in 1941.  She was married about 1961 to Bedford Leland Dabney who was born in 1942.  She was remarried about 1974 to Elmo Wayne Matthews who was born in 1941.

 

Children born to Bedford Leland Dabney and Peggy Joyce Goins Dabney include:

 

    David Leland Dabney          born in 1963

    Gregory Scott Dabney        born in 1965

    Deborah M. Dabney               born in 1967

 

Children born to Elmo Wayne Matthews and Peggy Joyce Goins Dabney Matthews include:

 

    Elmer W. Matthews            born in 1976

 

Richard Lee Goins, son of James M. Goins and Mary Helen McBride Goins, was born in 1945.

 

Hershel Lee Goins, son of William C. Goins and Mary Emma Lee Beasley Goins, was born in 1915 in Hickman County.  He was married about 1940 to Helen Louise McMahan who was born in 1919.

 

Children born to Hershel Lee Goins and Helen Louise McMahan Goins include:

 

    Sandra Lee Goins                   born in 1942

 

Sandra Lee Goins, daughter of Hershel Lee Goins and Helen Louise McMahan Goins, was born in 1942.  She was married about 1967 to James Arthur MacLean who was born in 1945.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    James Arthur MacLean II        born in 1969

 

Silus Johnson Goins, son of William C. Goins and Mary Emma Lee Beasley Goins, was born in 1917 in Hickman County. He was married about 1942 to Ruby Cude. She died about 1994.

 

Children born to Silus Johnson Goins and Ruby Cude Goins include:

 

    Douglas Goins                born about 1944

 

Douglas Goins, son of Silus Johnson Goins and Ruby Cude Goins, was born about 1944.  He died about 1991.

 

Mamie Allison Goins, daughter of William C. Goins and Mary Emma Lee Beasley Goins, was born in 1919 in Hickman County.  She was married about 1946 to Farrell Ward Bassett who was born in 1942.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Malcolm Lynn Bassett                born in 1950

    Melany Sherril Bassett                born in 1952

    Stephen Farrell Bassett                   born in 1954

    Carroll Craig Bassett                      born in 1956

 

Malcoln Lynn Bassett, son of Farrell Ward Bassett and Mamie Allison Goins Bassett, was born in 1950.  He was married about 1974 to Mona Diane Golding who was born in 1956.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Malcolm Lynn Bassett, Jr.              born in 1976

    Daphne Allison Bassett                   born in 1979

    Peter Bradley Bassett                     born in 1987

 

Melany Sherril Bassett, daughter of of Farrell Ward Bassett and Mamie Allison Goins Bassett, was born in 1952. She was married about 1978 to Mark Nesmith.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Jason Nesmith                        born in 1980

    Carrie Nesmith                       born in 1983

 

Stephen Farrell Basset, son of Farrell Ward Bassett and Mamie Allison Goins Bassett, was born in 1954.  He was married about 1981 to Susan Clark.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Heath Clark Bassett            born in 1984

    Kelly Michelle Bassett         born in 1986

    Holly Brooke Bassett              born in 1989

 

Carlton Craig Bassett, son of Farrell Ward Bassett and Mamie Allison Goins Bassett, was born in 1956.  He was married about 1980 to Elizabeth Ann Simmons who was born in 1960.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Jessica Eilene Bassett          born in 1982

    Craig Dean Bassett             born in 1984

    Brandon Michael Bassett     born in 1990

 

Frank Ivan Goins, son of William C. Goins and Mary Emma Lee Beasley Goins, was born in 1923.  He was married about 1946 to Willie V. Ragan who was born in 1920.  No children were born to Frank Ivan Goins and Willie V. Ragan Goins.

 

Arnold Lavern Goins, son of William C. Goins and Mary Emma Lee Beasley Goins, was born in 1932 in Hickman County. He was married about 1953 to Mary E. Williams who was born in 1934.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Arnold David Goins               born in 1955

    Sherry Elizabeth Goins           born in 1956

    William Mark Goins            born in 1958

    Lalani Ann Goins                born in 1960

    Timothy Lee Goins             born in 1962

 

Arnold David Goins, son of Arnold Lavern Goins and Mary E. Williams Goins, was born in 1955.  He was married to Marina Frances Jaramillo about 1974. He died in 1980.

 

Children born to Arnold David Goins and Marina Frances Jaramillo Goins include:

 

    Angelic Desarae Goins            born in 1975

 

Sherry Elizabeth Goins, daughter of Arnold Lavern Goins and Mary E. Williams Goins, was born in 1956.  She was married about 1978 to Jerry Henry Revels III.  She was remarried about 1985 to Jose Severo Cifuentes.

 

Children born to Jerry Henry Revels III and Sherry Elizabeth Goins Revels include:

 

    Mary Elizabeth Revels            born in 1980

    Jerry Henry Revels IV             born in 1982

 

Children born to Jose Severo Cifuentes and Sherry Elizabeth Goins Revels Cifuentes include:

 

    Krista Ann Cifuentes                  born in 1987

    Jose Serero Cifuentes III            born in 1988

 

William Mark Goins, son of Arnold Lavern Goins and Mary E. Williams Goins, was born in 1958.

 

Lalani Ann Goins, daughter of Arnold Lavern Goins and Mary E. Williams Goins, was born in 1960.  She was married about 1980 to Wallace Dean Cains.

 

Timothy Lee Goins, son of Arnold Lavern Goins and Mary E. Williams Goins, was born in 1962.  He was married about 1989 to Connie Revels who was married in 1958.

 

Children born to Timothy Lee Goins and Connie Revels Goins include:

 

    Calvin Lee Goins                    born in 1981

 

Talitha E. Goins, daughter of Isaac Mathis Goins, Jr. and Sarah Evelyn Martin Goins, was born in August 1883 at Bon Aqua, Tennessee in Hickman County.  She was married there April 27, 1902 to Allen Tolbert Overby who was born there September 29, 1877.  He died in Hickman County in 1944, and she died there in 1964.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    John Wilson Overby               born June 17, 1903

    Jerome Frank Overby         born July 16, 1904

    Charlie Marvin Overby            born September 26, 1905

      [son]                            born June 3, 1907

    Ellis G. Overby                   born August 8, 1911

    Mary Frances Overby         born September 6, 1913

    May Goins

 

Jerome Frank Overby, son of Allen Tolbert Overby and Talith E. Goins Overby, was born July 16, 1904 in Hickman County.  He was married about 1930, wife's name Ruby Jennette

 

Children born to Jerome Frank Overby and Ruby Jennette Overby include:

 

    Mary Jane Overby              born about 1932

    Gary Wayne Overby               born in 1944

 

Charlie Marvin Overby, son of Allen Tolbert Overby and Talith E. Goins Overby, was born September 26, 1905 in Hickman County.  He was married about 1935 to Zelna Mae Bates.  Children born to them are unknown.

 

A son was born to Allen Tolbert Overby and Talith E. Goins Overby June 3, 1907 and died in the same year.

 

Ellis G. Overby, son of Allen Tolbert Overby and Talitha E. Goins Overby, was born August 8, 1911.  He died there September 5, 1912.

 

Mary Frances Overby, daughter of Allen Tolbert Overby and Talitha E. Goins Overby, was born September 6, 1913 in Hickman County.  She died there October 16, 1914.

 

Daniel Fletcher "Fletch" Goins, son of Isaac Mathis Goins, Jr. and Sarah Evelyn Martin Goins, was born January 18, 1886 in Hickman County. 

 

Gayle Coberly, a descendant of "Fletcher Goins" wrote August 5, 1998 that he was her great-grandfather. She wrote, "My great-grandmother, Rose Luella Burford, divorced him and moved to Arkansas in 1900 with her family. In 1905 she remarried.  They had a daughter named Leona Essie Goins and a son named Jesse Goins."

 

Daniel Fletcher "Fletch" Goins was [re?]married about 1909 to Nancy S. Martin, daughter of John J. Martin and Lizzie Martin.  She was born in Hickman County August 13, 1888 and died there January 7, 1937.  He died there September 10, 1946.  They were buried in Martin Cemetery in Hickman County with no marker and no dates, ac­cording to "Hickman County, Tennessee Cemetery Records," by Catherine Griffin Lynn.  A son "Fletch" Goins [no marker] was buried beside his parents.  Daniel Fletcher "Fletch" Goins and his wife Nancy Martin Goins.

 

Children born to Daniel Fletcher "Fletch". Goins and Nancy S. Martin Goins include:

 

    Annie Goins                   born December 1, 1910

    John Henry Goins               born about 1911

    Alvie Goins                    born July 10, 1913

    Ola Goins                           born October 4, 1916

    Oma Goins                     born May 11, 1920

    Hattie Goins                   born October 25, 1923

    "Fletch" Goins                born about 1926

 

Lucy Mae Goins, daughter of Isaac Mathis Goins, Jr. and Sarah Evelyn Martin Goins, was born July 13, 1888 in Hickman County.  She was married to John D. Overby about 1904.  He was born there September 1, 1885 and died there September 1, 1957. She died there October 10, 1971. Children born to them are unknown.

 

Silas Lee Goins, son Isaac Mathis Goins, Jr. and Sarah Evelyn Martin Goins, was born in October 1889 in Hickman County He was married about 1912, wife's name Rosetta.  She died about 1917, and he was soon remarried in Hickman County to Ludie B. Jenkins who was born there June 4, 1902.  Silas Lee Goins died there in October 1945, and Ludie B. Jenkins Goins died there October 13, 1959.

 

Children born to Silas Lee Goins and Rosetta Goins include:

 

      [son]                            born about 1914

    May Goins                     born about 1916

 

Children born to Silas Lee Goins and Ludie B. Jenkins Goins include:

 

    Delois Goins                      born in 1918

    William Talbert Goins         born August 5, 1920

    Edith Christine Goins          born in 1923

    Vera Goins                     born in 1925

    Floyd Wilson Goins               born in July 1927

    Lesley Goins                      born in 1930

    Wilma Goins                      born in 1933

    Imogene Goins                   born in 1935

`   Charles Silas Goins             born in 1943

 

A son was born to Silas Lee Goins and Rosetta Goins about 1914 and died in infancy.

 

May Goins, daughter of Silas Lee Goins and Rosetta Goins, was born about 1916.  After the death of her mother, she was reared by Allen Tolbert Overby and Talitha E. Goins Overby.  She was married to Woodrow Burns about 1933.

 

Delois Goins, daughter of Silas Lee Goins and Ludie B. Jenkins Goins, was born in 1918.  She died October 1, 1928.

 

William Talbert Goins, son of Silas Lee Goins and Ludie B. Jenkins Goins, was born August 4, 1920

 

Edith Christine Goins, daughter of Silas Lee Goins and Ludie B. Jenkins Goins, was born in 1923.  She was married about 1940, husband's name Creasy.

 

Vera Goins, daughter of Silas Lee Goins and Ludie B. Jenkins Goins, was born about 1925.  She was married about 1946, husband's name Law.

 

Floyd Wilson Goins, son of Silas Lee Goins and Ludie B. Jenkins Goins, was born in July 1927.  He died in U.S. naval service in 1954.

 

Lesley Goins, son of Silas Lee Goins and Ludie B. Jenkins Goins, was born in 1930.

 

Wilma Goins, daughter of Silas Lee Goins and Ludie B. Jenkins Goins, was born in 1933.  She was married about 1951 to Ray Booker.

 

Imogene Goins, daughter of Silas Lee Goins and Ludie B. Jenkins Goins, was born in 1935.  She was married to John Harrington about 1953.

 

Charles Silas Goins, son of Silas Lee Goins and Ludie B. Jenkins Goins, was born in 1943.

 

James I. Johnson Goins, son of Isaac Mathis Goins, Jr. and Sarah Evelyn Martin Goins, was born in October 1898 in Hickman County.  He died there in 1950.

 

James Knox Polk Goins, son of Isaac Mathis Goins and Mary Lucy "Polly" Adkison Goins, was born May 3, 1852 in Hickman County.  He was married there September 6, 1876 to Rosanna V. Tyler who was born there in 1858. She is regarded as a sister of Susan Tyler.  After her death, he was remarried in 1901 to Emily Mary Oakley [or Cotham], according to Michael J. Goins. Emily Mary Oakley Goins was born July 20, 1852.  He died in Hickman County February 8, 1925, and Emily Mary Oakley Goins died there November 26, 1935.

 

No children were born to James Knox Polk Goins and Emily M. Ggins.  Children born to James Knox Polk Goins and Rosanna V. Tyler Goins include:

 

    Etta Mae Goins                      born February 21, 1879

    James Oliver Goins                 born July 13, 1882

 

Etta Mae Goins, daughter of James Knox Polk Goins and Rosanna V. Tyler Goins, was born February 21, 1879.  She was married July 28, 897 to Johnson S. Richards who was born September 30, 1876.  She died December 5, 1905, and he died January 17, 1955.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    James Arch Richards              born July 27, 1898

    Lydia Frances Richards          born September 16, 1900

    Robert L. Richards             born November 8, 1902

      [infant]                         born in 1905, died in 1905

 

James Oliver Goins, son of James Knox Polk Goins and Rosanna V. Tyler Goins, was born July 13, 1882 in Hickman County.  He died there September 21, 1972 at age 90.

 

Thomas J. Goins, son of Isaac Mathis Goins and Mary Lucy "Polly" Adkison Goins, was born in 1855 in Tennessee, probably Hickman County.  He was married there December 30, 1873 to Nancy Jane Jenkins, according to "Hickman County, Tennessee Marriages, 1813-1896." She died before 1925.  He was remarried to Nancy Newton December 30, 1873. He was later remarried a third time, wife's name Lou, according to Michael J. Goins.

 

Children born to Thomas J. Goins and Nancy Jane Jenkins Goins include:

 

    Low Goins              born about 1875

    Alice Goins             born about 1876

    Isaac C. Goins        born about 1877

    Josh Goins              born about 1878

 

Low Goins, son of Thomas J. Goins and Nancy Jane Jenkins Goins, was born about 1875.  He was married about 1898, wife's name unknown.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Clara L. Goins        born about 1900

    Clark Goins            born about 1902

    James Goins               born about 1905

 

Alice Goins, daughter of Thomas J. Goins and Nancy Jane Jenkins Goins, was born about 1876 in Hickman County. She was married about 1893, husband's name believed to be Bradley.

 

Isaac C. Goins, son of Thomas J. Goins and Nancy Jane Jenkins Goins, was born about 1877 in Hickman County.

 

Josh Goings, son of Thomas J. Goins and Nancy Jane Jenkins Goins, was born about 1878 in Hickman County.

 

Mary P. "Mollie" Goins, daughter of Thomas J. Goins and Nancy Jane Jenkins Goins, was born about 1856 in Hickman County.  She was married December 23, 1875 to Virgil Andrew Jackson Martin, according to "Hickman County, Tennessee Mar­riages, 1813-1896."  He was born there in 1852.  She died there in 1892, and he died there in 1939.

 

Children born to them include:

 

    Campbell Martin                 born about 1874

    Amanda L. Martin               born February 24, 1882

    Henry Martin                      born November 5, 1885

    Lula B. Martin                 born October 9, 1888

                ==O==

William L. Going was married December 20, 1868 to Roda Scribner by I. S. Renfro, J.P, according to Maury County mar­riage records.  The county clerk wrote a notation, "Do not pub­lish" on the margin of the license.  Children born to William L. Going and Roda Scribner Going are unknown.

==O==

Jane Oakley Goins, who was born July 21, 1849, died Novem­ber 30, 1935 and was buried at Goshen Methodist Cemetery in Maury County, according to "Maury County, Tennessee Cemeteries."

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Nelly Gowan, age 80, a farmer born in North Carolina ap­peared in the 1870 census of Maury County.

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Elizabeth Tomlin Gowen, who was born 1909 and died in 1963, was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery at Columbia, Ten­nessee.

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Margaret Gowens was the head of a household which ap­peared in the 1840 census of Maury County as:

 

    "Margaret Gowens  white female    30-40

white female    15-20

white male       10-15

white male       10-15

white male         5-10

white female      5-10

white female      5-10

white female      0-5"

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John Gowin, a farmer, age 19, appeared in the 1870 census of Maury County.

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Individuals who lived in Maury County in 1971 included: Mrs. Marvin Gowan, Old Stage Road, Cedar Grove, Ten­nessee; Mrs. Hallie Gowan, Highway 70, Cedar Grove, Fran­cis Gowan, Highway 70 South, Cedar Grove, Cecil Gowan, Terry Road, Cedar Grove.

 

Descendant Researchers

 

    Donald L. Cribbs, 156 Cranbrook Drive, New Market, AL, 35761-9521, 205/379-2594,

        E-mail: [email protected]

    Michael J. Goins, 7695 Beaverland, Detroit, MI, 48239, E-mail: [email protected]

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Thomas Hall, Melungeon/Mulatto/Negro, was a resident of Maury County in 1835 when he gave an affidavit to a Justice of the Peace there concerning his ancestry.

 

State of Tennessee }

Maury County }

 

This day personally appeared before me, Jesse L. Crawford, one of the Justices of the peace in and for said county, Thomas Hall and made proof of private testimony that the said Thomas Hall is entitled to all of the privileges of a private citizen. Thomas Hall's great-grandfather on his father's sid was a Poutagee and his great-grandfather on his mother's sid was an Englishman, and Thomas Hall's grandfather on his father's sid was of the Poutagee decent, and his grandfather on his mother's sid was n Irishman, and his own father was of the Poutagee desent, and his mother was a white American born woman.

 

Sworn to and executed before me this the 19th day of September 1835.

James L. Crawford, J.P.

Witnessed by:

    Prescott [X] Reprun

        Lonny [X] Halls"

 

Thomas Hall removed to Marion County, Arkansas about 1843, and, perhaps to avoid discrimination due to his "dark complexion," filed the same affidavit at Yellville, Arkansas.  When he removed to Missouri in 1850, he filed the same affidavit at the courthouse in Oregon County, Missouri February 13, 1850 and at the courthouse in Howell County, Missouri May 4, 1890.  Thomas Hall died in Howell County December 30, 1888 at South Fork, Missouri.

 

MC MINN COUNTY, TENNESSEE

 

William Goin, a Melungeon, was born in East Tennessee about 1830, probably at Athens, Tennessee.

 

Children born to William Goin include:

 

    Alfred Goin

    Charles Goin

    George Goin

    Sterling Henry Going

    Mary Goin

    Jasper Goin

    Ellen Goin

    Sarah Goin

 

Mrs. Frances Upstead, Jefferson, Oregon, developed a his­tory of this family, according to Roy Lee Goin, a nephew.

 

Jasper Goin, son of William Goin, was born at Athens about 1863.  Later he migrated to Carlton, Ore­gon and lived there in 1919.

 

Children born to Jasper Goin include:

 

    Roy Lee Goin             born in 1919

 

Roy Lee Goin, a Melungeon, and son of Jasper Goin, was born at Carlton in 1919.  He enlisted in the U. S. Army dur­ing World War II.  On April 1, 1944 he was married to Dorothy Sue Simp­son, according to Taylor County, Texas Marriage Book 20, page 346.  In 1945 they lived at Winters, Texas.  In 1953 Roy Lee Goin, a warehouseman for Ben E. Keith Company, and Dorothy Sue Simpson Goin, lived on Route 2, Abilene, Texas.

 

Roy Lee Goin was appointed guardian of his daughter, Leah Susan Goin June 19, 1953 when she inher­ited $2,000, ac­cording to Taylor County Probate Court File No. 4847.

 

In 1973 Roy Lee Goin and Dorothy Sue Simpson Goin lived at Clyde, Texas where he was a volunteer fireman.  While an­swering a fire call in January 1974, he and three other fire­man attempted to extinguish a fire near a pick-up truck. The truck carried a cargo of nitroglycerin and exploded as the four ap­proached, killing all of them instantly.

 

Children born to Roy Lee Goin and Dorothy Sue Simpson Goin include:

 

    Leah Susan Goin            born February 19, 1945

    Gary Goin                  born about 1947

 

Leah Susan Goin, daughter of Roy Lee Goin and Dorothy Sue Simpson Goin, was born February 19, 1945 at Winters, Texas, according to Runnells County Birth Book 12, page 287.

 

About 1967 she was married to Larry Moseley.  In 1973 they lived at Grand Prairie, Texas.  In May 1974, Leah Susan Goin Moseley, estranged from her husband lived at Baird, Texas.

 

Gary Goin, son of Roy Lee Goin any Dorothy Sue Simpson Goin, was born about 1947.  In 1974 he lived at Waco, Texas with his wife and family.

 

Andrew Goins was enumerated as the head of Household 1516-662 in the 1850 census of McMinn County:

 

    "Goins,    Andrew   35, born in Tennessee

               Elizabeth 50, born in Tennessee

               Thomas   16, born in Tennessee

               Jane     12, born in Tennessee"

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Hugh H. Goins was married to Narcissa C. Blackwell September 23. 1865 in McMinn County, according to McMinn County Marriage Book F, page 26.  Children born to Hugh H. Goins and Narcissa C. Blackwell Goins are unknown.

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Nancy Ann Goins was married to Matthew Stallion November 17, 1844, according to "McMinn County, Tennessee Mar­riages, 1820-1850."

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William Goins was enumerated as the head of Household 1518-664 in the 1850 census of McMinn County:

 

    "Goins,    William    27, born in North Carolina, farmer

               Rachel     28, born in Tennessee

               Elizabeth    7, born in Tennessee

               Stephen     5, born in Tennessee

               Hugh       1, born in Tennessee

               Vice     11, born in Tennessee"

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Rebecca Gowen appeared in the 1850 census of McMinn County as a 19-year-old living in the household of Daniel K Agnew and his wife, Jane Agnew, Household No. 234-587.  Rebecca Gowen was born in 1831 in North Carolina.

 

MONROE COUNTY, TENNESSEE

 

John Going was married to Nancy Jane Thompson August 2, 1841, according to "Monroe County, Tennessee Marriages, 1838-1850."    Of John Going and Nancy Jane Going nothing more is known.

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Alexander Goings was married to Sarah Thompson November 15, 1841, according to "Monroe County, Tennessee Mar­riages, 1838-1850."  Children born to Alexander Goings and Sarah Thompson Goings are unknown.

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Susan Goins was married to Nelson Isabell June 11, 1869 in Monroe County, according to "Monroe County, Tennessee Records" by Reba Bayless Boyer.

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F. E. Goins was married to Calvin Brandon September 4, 1869 in Monroe County, according to "Monroe County, Tennessee Records" by Reba Bayless Boyer.

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Dotson Gowing was married to Nancy Moore October 24, 1856, according to Monroe County marriage records.  Of Dot­son Gowing and Nancy Moore Gowing nothing more is known.

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G. A. Gowan was named executor of the estate of William Cunningham, deceased in Monroe County in September, 1859.

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John Going was married to Nancy Jane Thompson August 2, 1841, according to "Monroe County, Tennessee Records" by Reba Bay­less Boyer.