Goforth Family History

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Preston Goforth Sr.
BORN20MAY1714 Maryland
MARRIEDRachel Clements in 1735
CHILDREN
  1. (M) Andrew b.1737 d.1811
  2. (M) Preston Jr. b. 03JUN1739 NC d. 07OCT1780 NC
  3. (M) William K. b. 1741 d. 05APR1800
  4. (F) Priscilla b. 1748
  5. (M) John Preston b.1750 d. 07OCT1780
  6. (M) George
DIED1781 Mecklenburg Co., North Carolia
SOURCERootsweb (Note 1)

Preston Goforth Jr.
BORN03JUN1739 North Carolina
MARRIEDNancy Elizabeth Potts in 1760
CHILDREN
  1. (M) Preston III b. 12AUG1776 NC d. 19FEB1854 NC
  2. (M) George b. 03APR1778 NC d. 03OCT1869 NC
  3. (M) William
  4. (F) Sarah
  5. (F) Elizabeth
DIED07OCT1780 Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co., North Carolia
SOURCERootsweb (Note 1)

George Goforth
BORN03APR1778 Cleveland Co., North Carolina
MARRIED (2)Sarah Morgan in 1801, Cleveland Co., North Carolina
CHILDREN
  1. (M) Preston b. 22AUG1806 NC d. 25OCT1859 NC
  2. (F) Elizabeth b. 01MAR1809 d. 01FEB1889 NC
  3. (M) Johnson b. 14OCT1810 d. 14MAR1862 SC
  4. (F) Margaret Roxanna b. 27JUN1830 d. 03DEC1910 NC
DIED03OCT1869 Lincoln Co., North Carolina
SOURCERootsweb (Note 1), Find A Grave (Note 2)

Preston Goforth III
BORN12AUG1776 Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co., North Carolia
MARRIED (1)Mary Ann Beattie 29MAY1799 in Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co., NC
CHILDREN
  1. (M) Beaty b. 06JUN1805 NC d. 28MAY1866 NC (Note 2)
  2. (M) George b. 16JAN1809 NC d. 15JUL1858 NC
  3. (M) William C. b. 07FEB1811 NC d. 14OCT1888 NC
MARRIED (2)Hetty Gibson 23FEB1801 in Knoxville, Tennessee
CHILDREN
  1. (F) Nancy b. Abt. 1802
  2. (M) Charles Andrew b. Abt. 1803 TN d. 16MAR1859 MO
  3. (M)Cornelius Bryson b. Abt. 1811 d. Abt. 1881 KS
DIED19FEB1854 Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co., North Carolia
SOURCERootsweb (Note 1), Find A Grave (Note 2)

Charles Andrew Goforth
BORNAbt. 1803 Knoxville, Tennessee
MARRIED (2)Luvina J. Grisham
CHILDREN
  1. (M) William Marion b. 03DEC1823 TN d. 10SEP1910 KS
  2. (M)John T. b. 09JUN1825 TN d. 10DEC1902 MO
  3. (M)James Harvey b. 14OCT1833 TN d. 03MAY1914 MO
  4. (F)Martha E. b. Abt. 1835 TN d. 13SEP1875 MO
  5. (F)Susan Carolyn b. OCT 1836 TN d. MAY 1903 CA
  6. (M)Tennessee F. b. Abt. 1839
  7. (M)Jasper Newton b. AUG 1841 TN d. Abt. 1920 WA
  8. (F)Louiza b. Abt. 1843 TN d. 23MAR1881 CA
  9. (M)Tennessee b. Abt. 1843 d.
DIED16MAR1859 Dade Co., Missouri
SOURCERootsweb (Note 1)

William C. Goforth AKA William Clayton Goforth
BORN07FEB1811 Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co., North Carolia
MARRIEDJane Christina Howser
CHILDREN
  1. (F) Faith Ann b. 28FEB1837 NC d. 03JAN1879 NC
  2. (F) Sarah Elizabeth b. 01FEB1839 NC d. 17JUL1879 NC
  3. (M) Henry Pinkney b. 10NOV1840 SC d. 03DEC1922 SC
  4. (F) Caroline Calline b. 25FEB1843 NC d. 30AUG1938 NC
  5. (F) Jane Elizabeth b. 21NOV1845 NC d. 31OCT1917 NC
  6. (M) William Harrison Henry b. 02NOV1848 NC d. 24APR1918 TX
  7. (M) David Harry b. 02OCT1851 NC d. JAN1946 NM
  8. (M) Frank b. 09MAR1854 NC d. 07MAR1936 NC
  9. (M) Charles Lee b. 18MAR1858 NC d. 21JAN1929 GA
  10. (F) Chastity Mary Ida b. 15JUL1860 d. 25DEC1918
  11. (M) Cyrus Robson Ross b. 15JUL1860 NC d. 18AUG1942 NC
  12. (F) Charlotte b. 26MAR1862 NC d. 20JAN1942 NC
DIED14OCT1888 Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co., North Carolia
SOURCERootsweb (Note 1), Find A Grave (Note 2)

Charles Lee Goforth
BORN18MAR1858 Shelby, Cleveland Co., North Carolia
MARRIEDEmily Eliza McClure 13JAN1884 Dawson Co., Georgia
CHILDREN
  1. (M) John Allen b. 22DEC1885 GA d. 20MAR1953 GA
  2. (M) Charles Lee b. 27AUG1887 GA d. 25APR1945 GA
  3. (F) Charlotte Ann b. 11SEP1890 GA d. 17NOV1965 GA
  4. (F) Emily Isabelle b. 13MAR1893 GA d. 12SEP1959 GA
  5. (M) Clifton Walton b. 31DEC1895 GA d. 02MAR1954 GA
  6. (M) Clinton Harold b. 31DEC1895 GA d. 16JUL1953 GA
  7. (F) Ruth b. 24APR1900 GA d. 03OCT1952 GA
DIED21JAN1929 Gainsville, Hall Co., Gorgia
SOURCERootsweb (Note 1), Find A Grave (Note 2)

Preston Goforth
BORN22AUG1806 North Carolina
MARRIED (2)Elizabeth Berry
CHILDREN
  1. (M) George Alexander b. 1832 NC d. 1876 SC
  2. (F) Margaret Jane b. 27JUN1836 NC d. 16APR1930 NC
  3. (M) John Wesley b. 22MAR1838 NC d. 20NOV1919 NC
  4. (F) Sarah Roxanna b. 22MAR1840 NC d. 31JAN1911 NC
  5. (M) Washington Lafayettte b. 13JAN1845 NC d. 31JUL1892 SC
  6. (M) Franklin Asbury b. 27JUN1847 NC d. 15NOV1935 SC
  7. (F) Louisa Catherine b. 27JUN1848 NC d. 15NOV1906 NC
  8. (F) Angeline b. 13APR1851 NC d. 08SEP1909 NC
  9. (M) Preston b. 24AUG1853 NC d. 28DEC1935 NC
DIED25OCT1859 Cleveland Co., North Carolina
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Clinton Harold Goforth
BORN31DEC1895 Douglasville, Dawson Co., GA
MARRIEDRubye Ethel Hill
CHILDREN
  1. (M) Harold Walton b. 14JUN1921, FL
DIED16JUL1953 Orlando, Orange Co., FL
SOURCERootsweb (Note 1), Find A Grave (Note 2)

Harold Walton Goforth
BORN14JUN1921 Winder, Barrow Co., GA
MARRIEDMargaret Gracy Harn 15NOV1943 in Gainesville, Florida
CHILDREN
  1. (M) Harold Walton b. 11OCT1944, FL
  2. (M) Samuel Harn b. 21NOV1949
  3. (F) Margaret Gracy b. 10JUL1953
DIED30MAR2004

William Marion Goforth
BORN12AUG1865 Dade County Missouri
MARRIEDElizabeth Ann Dodson, 11JUL1887 Lisbon Texas
CHILDREN
  1. (M) Marion S. b. Abt. 1855 MO
  2. (F) Thurza Jane b. 15AUG1855 MO
  3. (F) Mary Amazon b. 11JAN1858 MO d. 24DEC1912 MO
  4. (F) Levina C. b. Abt. 1861d. 26JAN1968 TX
  5. (M) Lewis Miles b. 12AUG1865 MO d. 29JAN1940 TX
  6. (M) James Mayberry b. 10SEP1868 MO d. 25DEC1946 TX
DIED29JAN1940 Dallas Texas
SOURCEBonnie Rost (Note 3)
















Lewis Miles Goforth
BORN12AUG1865 Dade County Missouri
MARRIEDMelvina Isabella Gracey, 11JUL1887 Lisbon Texas
CHILDREN
  1. (F) Thurza b. 24DEC1888 TX d. 03NOV1976 TX
  2. (F) Carrie Belle b. 01AUG1890 TX d. 01JAN1960 TX
  3. (M) William Emory b. 18OCT1892 TX d. 22SEP1980 TX
  4. (F) Vera b. 18JAN1896 TX d. 26JAN1968 TX
  5. (F) Ruth b. 06MAR1899 TX d. 21DEC1972 TX
DIED29JAN1940 Dallas Texas
SOURCEFind A Grave (Note 2)
















Note 1:
Information for Preston Goforth Sr family was obtained from the Rootsweb site. (view WEB page)
Information for Preston Goforth Jr family was obtained from the Rootsweb site. (view WEB page)
Information for Preston Goforth III & Mary Ann Beattie family was obtained from the Rootsweb site. (view WEB page)
Information for Preston Goforth III & Hetty Gibson family was obtained from the Rootsweb site. (view WEB page)
Information for George Goforth(1778 - 1869) family was obtained from the Rootsweb site. (view WEB page)
Information for William C. Goforth family was obtained from the Rootsweb site. (view WEB page)
Information for William Clayton Goforth family was obtained from the Rootsweb site. (view WEB page)
Information for Charles Andrew Goforth family was obtained from the Rootsweb site. (view WEB page)
Information for Charles Lee Goforth family was obtained from the Rootsweb site. (view WEB page)
Information for Clinton Harold Goforth family was obtained from the Rootsweb site. (view WEB page)

Note 2:
Burial information for Beaty Goforth Family was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Burial information for Preston Goforth III was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Burial information for George Goforth was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Information for Preston Goforth(1806 - 1859) was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Burial information for William C. Goforth family was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Burial information for Charles Lee Goforth family was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Burial information for Clinton Harold Goforth family was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Burial information for Lewis Miles Goforth family was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)

Note 3: Bonnie Rost
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