Parents:
James Goyne b. 1755 and Mary Goyne
Children:
(adding)
Siblings:
Children born to James Goyne and Mary Goyne include:
John Goyne born July 5, 1776
Sarah Goyne born about 1789
Children born to James Goyne and Heather O’Brien Goyne are believed to include:
James Goins born about 1793
Wiley Williamson Goynes born December 2, 1799
SOURCES and FACTS:
(The following information is taken from the Gowen Manuscript. If you see any errors let me know).
James Goins, son of James Goyne and Heather O’Brien Goyne, was born about 1793, probably in Georgia, according to Velma S. Brassell Beuerle. He was a resident of Calcasieu, Louisiana in 1810.
Children born to him include:
William Moses Goins born August 22, 1809
William Moses Goins, son of James Goins, was born August 22, 1809 in Calcasieu Parish, according to the research of Nelda Faye Gass Liles, a descendant of Natchitoches, Louisiana. He was married July 27, 1832 in Opelousas, Louisiana to Charlotte Elizabeth Nelson who was born December 10, 1808, according to “Southwest Louisiana Records
He received a land grant in Neutral Territory [later Vernon Parish, Louisiana.]
“William M. Goins” was enumerated as the head of Household 835-835 in the 1860 census of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, page 525:
“Goins, William 51, wheelwright, born in LA
Charlotte 52, born in LA
James 24, born in LA
Martin 25, born in LA
Roxlene 20, born in LA
Arzella 17, born in LA
Louisa 16, born in LA
Vianna 14, born in LA
Celiann 13, born in LA
Josua 11, born in LA
Angeline 5/12, born in LA
In an adjoining household, No. 836-836 was enumerated:
“Goins, Aaron 36, born in LA
Elizabeth 35, born in LA
Moses 22, born in LA
Louisiana 27, born in LA
Rowland 7/12, born in LA”
Charlotte Elizabeth Nelson Goins died in 1868 in Merryville, Louisiana, and William M. Goins died there in 1877.
The family was mentioned in “Brief History of Vernon Parish, Louisiana” by John T. Cupit. Children born to William Moses Goins and Charlotte Elizabeth Nelson Goins are believed to include:
Martin Goins born about 1826
Vina Goins born July 5. 1828
Esther Goins born September 18. 1830
Fannie Goins born September 21, 1831
Aaron Goins born January 5, 1833
Elizabeth Arzella Goins born May 28, 1834
Martha Louisa Goins born July 2, 1835
James Goins born November 14, 1836
Moses Goins born January 15, 1838
Rosaline Goins born April 12, 1840
Arzilla Goins born August 28, 1843
Louisa Goins born December 4, 1844
Vianna Goins born April 15, 1846
Celiann Goins born December 23, 1847
Joshua Robert William Goins born July 12, 1849
Daniel Goins born April 23, 1851
Angeline Goins born about 1859
Martin Goins, son of William Moses Goins and Charlotte Elizabeth Nelson Goins, was born about 1826.
Vina Goins, daughter of William Moses Goins and Charlotte Elizabeth Nelson Goins, was born July 5, 1841.
Esther Goins, daughter of William Moses Goins and Charlotte Elizabeth Nelson Goins, was born September 18, 1830 in Vernon Parish.
Fannie Goins, daughter of William Moses Goins and Charlotte Elizabeth Nelson Goins, was born September 21, 1831 in Vernon Parish. She was married about 1848 to Richard Smith “of Texas.”
Aaron Goins, son of William Moses Goins and Charlotte Elizabeth Nelson Goins, was born January 5, 1833, probably in Calcasieu Parish. He was married about 1854, wife’s name Elizabeth.
The household of Aaron Goins and Elizabeth Goins appeared in the 1880 census of Vernon Parish, Enumeration District 47, page 31:
“Goins, Aaron 47, born in Louisiana
Elizabeth 53, born in Louisiana
Dowden, E. 9, born in Louisiana, adopted
Martha Ann 7, born in Louisiana, adopted
Elizabeth Goins later received a Confederate Widow’s pension, indicating that Aaron Goins served in the Civil War.
Elizabeth Arzella Goins, daughter of William Moses Goins and Charlotte Elizabeth Nelson Goins, was born May 28, 1834.
Martha Louisa Goins, daughter of William Moses Goins and Charlotte Elizabeth Nelson Goins, was born July 2, 1835.
James Goins, son of William Moses Goins and Charlotte Elizabeth Nelson Goins, was born November 14, 1836.
Moses Goins, son of William Moses Goins and Charlotte Elizabeth Nelson Goins, was born January 15, 1838, according to Curtis Jacobs. Curtis Jacobs was an early day researcher in DeRidder, Louisiana and compiled a database of Beauregard Parish history. His collection contained over 15,000 names and 8,000 family group sheets and had been deposited in Beauregard Parish upon his death. According to Nelda Faye Goins Liles, Foundation member of Natchitoches, Louisiana the Library burned a few years later and his collection was destroyed. Fortunately a LDS Church film crew had come to DeRidder and microfilmed the collection shortly before the fire.
Subsequently, the Curtis & Gladys Jacobs Memorial Collection was donated to Sam Houston Regional Library & Research Center in nearby Liberty, Texas. The collection holds vital statistics, military records, deed records and burial records of “virtually everyone buried in Beauregard Parish after 1880,” according to Mrs. Liles.
Moses Goins was married April 28, 1859 in Newton County, Texas to Louisiana Hoosier, according to Newton County Marriage Book B, page 150. She was born there February 26, 1839 to David Hoosier. Moses Goins served the Confederacy during the Civil War.
They appeared as the head of a household in the 1880 census of Vernon Parish, Enumeration District 47, page 34:
“Goins, Moses 45, born in Louisiana
Louisiana 43, born in Louisiana
Rolin 20, born in Louisiana, son
Jessee 18, born in Louisiana, son
Charity 16, born in Texas, daughter
William 14, born in Louisiana, son
Jonathan 10, born in Louisiana, son
Vinetta 8, born in Texas, daughter
Acy 7, born in Texas, son
Ely 5, born in Louisiana, daughter
David 3, born in Louisiana, son”
He died September 5, 1924 in Vernon Parish, and Louisiana Hoosier Goins later received a Confederate widow’s pension. She died there September 21. 1935.
Children born to Moses Goins and Louisiana Hoosier Goins include:
Roland Goins born February 8, 1860
Jesse Goins born December 22, 1861
Charity Goins born March 24, 1863
William Wesley Goins born April 11, 1866
Jonathan Goins born August 3, 1868
Vinetta Goins born August 21, 1871
Asa Goins born December 18, 1872
Eli Goins born April 10, 1875
David Goins born August 6, 1877
Roland Goins, son of Moses Goins and Louisiana Hoosier Goins, was born February 8, 1860.
Jesse Goins, son of Moses Goins and Louisiana Hoosier Goins, was born December 22, 1861. He was married May 21, 1894 to Elizabeth Martin. He died February 7, 1960 in Vernon Parish.
Children born to Jesse Goins and Elizabeth Martin Goins include:
Barney F. Goins born February 21, 1895
Barney F. Goins, son of Jesse Goins and Elizabeth Martin Goins, was born February 21, 1895. He was married about 1919 to Daisy Virginia Lawrence. He died July 12, 1968 in Vernon Parish. Children born to Barney F. Goins and Daisy Virginia Lawrence Goins are unknown.
Jonathan Goins, son of Jesse Goins and Elizabeth Martin Goins, was born August 3, 1868 at Newton, Texas. He was married about 1898 to Callie Milan, daughter of P. C. Milan and Ann Chambers Milan, according to the research of Weuell C. Goins, a son. Callie Milan Goins died in 1952 in Provencal, Louisiana, and Jonathan Goins died there in 1958.
Children born to them include:
Weuell C. Goins born March 15, 1913
Wuell C. Goins, son of Jonathan Goins and Callie Milan Goins, was born March 15, 1913 in Provencal. He was married about 1946 to Frances Mitchell who was born September 21, 1923 in Minden, Louisiana. In 1996, they lived in Slidell, Louisiana. Children born to Wuell C. Goins and Frances Mitchell Goins are unknown.
Charity Goins, daughter of Moses Goins and Louisiana Hoosier Goins, was born about 1864.
William Wesley Goins, son of Moses Goins and Louisiana Hoosier Goins, was born about 1868 in Vernon Parish. He was married about 1900 to Mary E. Phillips, his third wife, according to Rhonda Copado.
Children born to William Wesley Goins and Mary E. Phillips Goins include:
Hattie Mae Goins born October 19, 1912
Hattie Mae Goins, daughter of William Wesley Goins and Mary E. Phillips Goins, was born in Vernon Parish October 19, 1912. She was married about 1930 to Hyman Abraham Self as his third wife. He was born April 11, 1883 to of James Hudson Self and Lydia Ann Howard Self. Hyman Abraham Self died July 29, 1962. Hyman Abraham Self was first married to Pauline “Pliney” O’Banion. Hattie Mae Goins Self died in April 1987, according to Rhonda Copado, a granddaughter.
Jonathan Goins, son of Moses Goins and Louisiana Hoosier Goins, was born August 3, 1868.
Vinetta Goins, daughter of Moses Goins and Louisiana Hoosier Goins, was born about 1871.
Asa Goins, son of Moses Goins and Louisiana Hoosier Goins, was born December 18, 1872. He was married September 4, 1904 to Sarah C. Hillman in Vernon Parish.
Children born in Vernon Parish to Asa Goins and Sarah C. Hillman Goins include:
Moses Riley Goins born June 20, 1905
Van Dyke Goins born February 12, 1908
Homer L. Goins born December 26, 1908
Simeon Goins born December 28, 1913
Lewis Cody Goins born November 14, 1916
Louis Goins born in December 1918
Eli Goins, son of Moses Goins and Louisiana Hoosier Goins, was born April 10, 1875, according to Willie Dell Weaver, a granddaughter.
David Goins, son of Moses Goins and Louisiana Hoosier Goins, was born August 6, 1872 at Anacoco, Louisiana in Vernon Parish.
Rosaline Goins, daughter of William Moses Goins and Charlotte Elizabeth Nelson Goins, was born April 12, 1840.
Arzilla Goins, daughter of William Moses Goins and Charlotte Elizabeth Nelson Goins, was born August 28, 1843.
Louisa Goins, daughter of William Moses Goins and Charlotte Elizabeth Nelson Goins, was born December 4, 1844.
Vianna Goins, daughter of William Moses Goins and Charlotte Elizabeth Nelson Goins, was born April 15, 1846.
Celiann Goins, daughter of William Moses Goins and Charlotte Elizabeth Nelson Goins, was born about 1847.
Joshua William Robert “Jock” Goins, son of William Moses Goins and Charlotte Elizabeth Nelson Goins, was born in 1852, probably in Vernon Parish. He was married November 23, 1868 to Sarah Elizabeth Weeks, according to “Sabine Parish, Louisiana Marriage Records, 1843-1900” by Elizabeth Byles McComick. She was born November 22, 1853.
In 1880 their household was enumerated in Leesville, Louisiana, Enumeration District 48, page 37 as:
“Goins, Joshua 28, born in Louisiana
Sarah E. 28, born in Louisiana
Susan V. 10, born in Louisiana
James R. 8, born in Louisiana
Beckey 6, born in Louisiana
Benjamin T. 5, born in Louisiana
Charles W. 2, born in Louisiana
Felix 9/12, born in Louisiana”
Children born to Joshua Robert William “Jock” Goins and Sarah Elizabeth Weeks Goins, all born at Rosepine in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, include:
Children born to Joshua William Robert “Jock” Goins and Sarah Elizabeth Weeks Goins are believed to include:
Susan Victoria Goins born December 1, 1871
James R. Goins born about 1872
Rebecca Goins born September 15, 1873
Valentine Goins born August 28, 1875
Charles W. Goins born July 5, 1877
Felix Wiley Goins born August 1, 1878
Henry Jackson Goins born September 22, 1881
Docia Elizabeth Goins born May 7, 1885
Dollie Locket Goins born April 10, 1888
Lydia Goins born May 1, 1889
Allen Goins [twin] born April 11, 1891
Owen Goins [twin} born April 11, 1891
Matthew Goins born April 16, 1894
Susan Victoria Goins, daughter of Joshua William Robert “Jock” Goins and Sarah Elizabeth Weeks Goins, was born December 1, 1871 in Louisiana. She was married to James J. Cryer as his second wife.
James R. Goins, son of Joshua William Robert “Jock” Goins and Sarah Elizabeth Weeks Goins, was born about 1872 in Louisiana. He was married about 1895 to Emma Holliday.
Rebecca “Beckey” Goins, daughter of Joshua William Robert “Jock” Goins and Sarah Elizabeth Weeks Goins, was born September 15, 1873 1874 in Louisiana. She was married about 1892 to James Foshee.
Valentine Goins, son of Joshua William Robert “Jock” Goins and Sarah Elizabeth Weeks Goins, was born August 28, 1875 in Louisiana. He was married about 1904, wife’s name Thigpen.
Charles W. Goins, son of Joshua William Robert “Jock” Goins and Sarah Elizabeth Weeks Goins, was born July 5, 1877 in Louisiana. He was married about 1901 to Mila Martin. He was remarried, second wife’s name Lillidahl. Children born to Charles W. Goins and Mila Martin Goins are unknown.
Felix Wiley Goins, son of Joshua William Robert “Jock” Goins and Sarah Elizabeth Weeks Goins, was born August 1, 1878. He was married about 1903 to Sarah Evans. Children born to Felix Wiley Goins and Sarah Evans Goins are unknown.
Henry Jackson Goins, son of Joshua William Robert “Jock” Goins and Sarah Elizabeth Weeks Goins, was born September 2, 1881. He was married about 1907 to Lola Hall. Children born to Henry Jackson Goins and Lola Hall Goins are unknown.
Docia Elizaeth Goins, daughter of Joshua William Robert “Jock” Goins and Charlotte Elizabeth Nelson Goins, was born about 1886 in Rosepine, Louisiana. She was married in 1905 to Rufus Duke. He was born March 31, 1871, the day of his father’s death, in Texas to Rufus Duke and Elizabeth Caroline Hughes Duke. He died December 25, 1920 in Vernon Parish and was buried in Cypress Cemetery, according to Ben Mertens. She died April 14, 1964 and was buried beside her husband.
Dollie Locket Goins, daughter of Joshua William Robert “Jock” Goins and Sarah Elizabeth Weeks Goins, was born April 10, 1888.
Lydia Goins, daughter of Joshua William Robert “Jock” Goins and Sarah Elizabeth Weeks Goins, was born May 1, 1889.
Allen Goins, twin son of Joshua William Robert “Jock” Goins and Sarah Elizabeth Weeks Goins, was born April 11, 1891. He was married about 1912 to Docia Evans. Children born to Allen Goins and Docia Evans Goins are unknown.
Owen Goins, twin son of Joshua William Robert “Jock” Goins and Sarah Elizabeth Weeks Goins, was born about 1892. He was married about 1915, wife’s name Sanders.
Matthew “Matt” Goins, son of Joshua William Robert “Jock” Goins and Sarah Elizabeth Weeks Goins, was born about 1895. He was married about 1919 to Lola Jordan. Children born to Matthew “Matt” Goins and Lola Jordan Goins are unknown.
Daniel Goins, son of William Moses Goins and Charlotte Elizabeth Nelson Goins, was born in 1851.
Angeline Goins, daughter of William Moses Goins and Charlotte Elizabeth Nelson Goins, was born about 1859.
The family Bible is currently in the possession of Ms. Daisy Goins, Anacoco LA. It was owned by her husband Barney Goins, son of Moses Goins and Louisiana Hoosier [original owner of the Bible]). The oldest entries were all made by the same hand, and were on a single sheet of old paper inserted in the Bible. The newer entries of Births, Deaths & Marriages were actually on the pages in the old Bible, according to a message written Jane P. McManus in 1998.
Births:
“William M. Goins was born Aug 22 1809
Charlotty Goins was born Dec 10 1808
Vinny Goins was born July 5 1828
Easter Goins was born Sept 18 1830
Fanny Goins was born Sept 21 1831
Aaron Goins was born Jan 5 1833
Elizebet Goins was born May 28 1834
Martha Goins was born July 2 1835
James Goins was born Nov 14 1836
Moses Goins was born Jan 15 1838
Roxaline Goins was born April 12 1840
Arzilly Goins was born Aug 28 1843
Louisera Goins was born Dec 4 1844
Vianna Goins was born April 15 1846
Celyann Goins was born Dec 23 1847
Joshua W. R. Goins was born July 12 1849
Daniel Goins was born April 23 1851”
“Death of the father and mother:
William M. Goins departed this life the 15 [no month] 1877
Charlotty Goins the wife departed 28 [no month] 1868
Births:
Roling Goins was born February 8 1860
Jessie Goins was born December 22 1861
Charity Goins was born March 24 1863
William Goins was born April 11 1866
Jonathan Goins was born August 3 1868
Vinetta Goins was born August 21 1870
Asa Goins was born December 16 1872
Eli Goins was born April 10 1875
David Goins was born August 6 1877
Moses Goins was born January 15 1838
Louisiana Goins was born February 26 1839
Annie Edwards was born January 26 1899
Deaths
Charity Goins died February 24 1897
Marriages
Charity Goins married February 9 1898”
Goyen Family Tree 