(Below are different Going, Goyen, Gowen related sources for those people were in the Virginia, North Carolina, or South Carolina areas in the early 1700’s to early 1800’s)
Burke County, North Carolina – Notes
FamilySearch
Wiki Page: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Burke_County,_North_Carolina_Genealogy
Parent County
1777–Burke County was created 8 April 1777 from Rowan County. County seat: Morganton
Record Loss
1865–Many court records and most land records burned by Federal troops.
Former Burke County Genealogical Society President Betsy Pittman’s article can help you discover your Burke County ancestors despite record loss, see:
Pittman, Betsy Dodd. “Burke County ‘Bypasses,'” The North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2 (May 1989):68-72. FHL Book 975.6 B2s v. 15 (1989)
LAND:
Deeds 1794-1856: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/348264?availability=Family%20History%20Library
(These are miscellanious deeds – loose papers).
Land entry books, 1778-1795, 1833-1900, 1913-1945, 1778-1945: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/7583?availability=Family%20History%20Library
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1778 Oct 2 – William Going receives 100 acres on Brier Creek, in Burke Co., NC
http://www.nclandgrants.com/grant/?mars=12.14.36.1023&qid=82710&rn=19
1787 Aug 7 – Name: William Going. Issue Date: 7 Aug 1787. Residence Place: Burke, North Carolina, USA. Certificate Number Range: 834-1121. Description: Burke 834-1121. 100 acres on Bryar Creek, first Broad River. Chain carriers: William Going Jr, William Boothe. Burke Co, NC. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=try&db=NCLandGrants&h=201562
1800 US Census – Name: Samuel Goin
Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Burke, North Carolina
Free White Persons – Males – 26 thru 44: 2
Free White Persons – Females – 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons – Females – 45 and over: 1
Number of Household Members Over 25: 3
Number of Household Members: 4
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1810 US Census – Name: Samuel Guines
Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Morganton, Burke, North Carolina
Free White Persons – Males – Under 10: 1
Free White Persons – Males – 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons – Females – 26 thru 44: 2
Free White Persons – Females – 45 and over : 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 1
Number of Household Members Over 25: 4
Number of Household Members: 5
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1850 US Census – Name: James Goen age 11 and Henry Goen age 9 living with the Cooper household.
Age: 11
Birth Year: abt 1839
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1850: Burke, North Carolina, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 523
Household Members:
Name Age
Hezekiah Cooper 25
Elvira Cooper 18
James Goen 11
Henry Goen 9
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From Gowen Manuscript: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gowenrf/Gowenms095.htm
Josephus Goings was married March 27, 1861 to Ruthey E. Canipe, according to “Burke County, North Carolina Marriages,” record 01028, bondsman Eli Hoyle, bond 000005564. Children born to Josephus Goings and Ruthey E. Canipe Goings are unknown.
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Adam E. Goins and his wife, Mary Ross Goins, were residents of Burke County in 1915 and in 1925 when children were born. Born to them were:
Stella Elizabeth Goins born December 20, 1915
Lucy Goins born about 1917
Roy Goins born about 1920
Anna Lee Goins born about 1922
Fred Anderson Goins born January 9, 1925
Stella Elizabeth Goins, daughter of Adam E. Goins and Mary Ross Goins, was born December 20, 1915. She died June 19, 1994 in Burke County and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery in Burke County.
Lucy Goins, daughter of Adam E. Goins and Mary Ross Goins, was born about 1917. In 1994 she continued in Burke County.
Roy Goins, son of Adam E. Goins and Mary Ross Goins, was born about 1920. In 1994 he continued in Burke County.
Fred Anderson Goins, son of Adam E. Goins and Mary Ross Goins, was born January 9, 1925. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was married about 1947 to Vera Azalee Stamey. He was a self-employed automobile mechanic. He died July 18, 1994 in Burke County and was buried there in Enon Baptist Church Cemetery.
Children born to Fred Anderson Goins and Vera Azalee Stamey Goins include:
Carl Lee Goins born about 1949
Fred Anderson Goins, Jr. born about 1951
Robert Columbo Goins born about 1953
Eugene Goins born about 1954
Susan Goins born about 1956
Debra Goins born about 1959
Sandra Goins born about 1963
Carl Lee Goins, son of Fred Anderson Goins and Vera Azalee Stamey Goins, was born about 1949. He was deceased by 1994.
Fred Anderson Goins, Jr, son of Fred Anderson Goins and Vera Azalee Stamey Goins, was born about 1951. In 1994 he continued in Burke County.
Robert Columbo Goins, son of Fred Anderson Goins and Vera Azalee Stamey Goins, was born about 1953. He was listed as a survivor of his father when he died in 1994.
Eugene Goins, son of Fred Anderson Goins and Vera Azalee Stamey Goins, was born about 1954. He was a survivor of his father when he died in 1994.
Susan Goins, daughter of Fred Anderson Goins and Vera Azalee Stamey Goins, was born about 1956. She was married about 1976, husband’s name Berry.
Debra Goins, daughter of Fred Anderson Goins and Vera Azalee Stamey Goins, was born about 1959. She was married about 1979, husband’s name Buchanan.
Sandra Goins, daughter of Fred Anderson Goins and Vera Azalee Stamey Goins, was born about 1963. She was married about 1983, husband’s name Dale.
Anna Lee Goins, daughter of Adam E. Goins and Mary Ross Goins, was born about 1922. She was married about 1942, husband’s name Green. In 1994 they continued in Burke County.
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Allen Goins and his wife, Louise Goins were residents of Burke County in 1913 when a daughter was born:
Mary Goins born March 30, 1913
Mary Goins, daughter of Allen Goins and Louise Goins, was born March 30, 1913 in Burke County. She was married about 1931 to Clarence Morton Weathers who was born February 14, 1909 to Mark Weathers and Molly Weathers. She died September 6, 1991, and he died August 23, 1992. They were buried in Friendly Chapel at Fallston, North Carolina.
Children born to them include:
Bud Weathers born about 1933
Kemp Weathers born about 1935
John Weathers born about 1937
Sue Weathers born about 1940
Katherine Weathers born about 1944
Edley Grove Goins and his wife Margaret Chapman Goins were residents of Burke County in 1934 when a son was born:
Ralph Kirksey Goins born September 3, 1934
Ralph Kirksey Goins, son of Edley Grove Goins and Margaret Chapman Goins, was born in Burke County September 3, 1934. He served in the U.S. Army. He was married about 1957 to Frances Smith. He died October 23, 1990 and was buried in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. He was survived by his widow and children and a sister, Bessie Mae Goins Chapman.
Children born to Ralph Kirksey Goins and Frances Smith Goins include:
Susan Goins born about 1959
Bennie Goins born about 1963
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Bernard Deno Goins was born July 30, 1930. He was married about 1953 to Newell Worley. He died April 7, 1993 in Burke County and was buried there in Forest Hill Cemetery. He was survived by his widow and children and a sister Pat Goins Hood.
Children born to Bernard Deno Goins and Newell Worley Goins include:
Bill King Goins born about 1955
Gary Goins born about 1958
Debbie Goins born about 1961
Sheila Goins born about 1964
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Henry Gowins was married July 2, 1864 to Elizabeth Bradshaw, according to “Burke County, North Carolina Marriages.” The marriage is confirmed by “North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868,” record 1029, bondsman James K. Tate, Bond No. 5571. Of Henry Gowins and Ruthey E. Canipe Gowins nothing more is known.
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Charles Guinn, Mulatto, son of Champaon Guinn and Dorcas Guinn, was apprenticed to Richard Callaway and Rebeka Hutson May 16, 1791, according to “Burke County, North Carolina Apprentice Bonds and Records, 1784-1873:”
“This Indenture made the Sixteenth day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand Seven hundred and Ninety one Between Champaon Guinn of the Western Territory and County of Washington, farmer of the one Part and Richard Callaway and Rebekah of the other Part Witnesseth the Said Champaon Guinn and Darcas his Wife Do put their Son Charles Guinn, melato Boy, apprintice to Serve the Said Richard Callaway and Rebeka Hutson untill he Shall be of the age of Twenty one years, the said Charles was Born ye 15th Day of Febuary 1788 therefor he, his master and mistres Shall faithfully Serve for the Term of Eighteen Years Which Will End ye 15th Day of Febuary 1809 During Which Time, the said Charles, his master and mistres Shall obay their Councels, Observe and keep as a faithfull aPrintice aught to Do–he Shall not Embazell his masters Goods nor Contract marrag Without their Consent and the Said Richard Callaway Shall find the Sd Boy Charles meet Drink Cloathing Washing and Lodging and Every other thing Needfull for an Apprintice, and the Richard Callaway Shall give the said apprintice one year schooling; and Larne him the art of Aggriculter and when the Said Boy come to the age of 21 years, the Said Richard Callaway Shall Give him a good sute of cloath [to Wit] a Coat Jacot and Britches Two Shirt a Par of shoes and stockins and a hat, a horse Bridle and Sadle.
In Witness whereof the Parties to these Presents have hereunto Set their their [sic] hand and fixed their Seals the Dat and Day first above Writen–
Witnesses: Champaon [C] Guinn
Richard [X] Callaway
William [+] Baird
Rebecca [R] Hutson
Ezekiel Baird, Jurat”
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Ezekiel Inman was born about 1730, place and parents, un-known, according to Patricia Jean Melton, a descendant of Moline, Illinois. He was married to Henrietta Hardin who was born about 1727 in England. He died in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
Children born to them include:
Shadrach Inman born January 25, 1746
Susannah Inman born about 1754
Shadrach Inman, son of Ezekiel Inman and Henrietta Hardin Inman, was born January 25, 1746. He was married about 1769 to Mary Jane McPheters, who was born January 7, 1848. Mary Jane McPheters Inman died June 11, 1830. Shadrach Inman died October 7, 1831. Willis Finley is descended from them.
Children born to them include:
Hannah Inman born in 1774
Hannah Inman, daughter of Shadrach Inman and Mary Jane McPheters Inman, was born in 1774. She was married Janu-ary 28, 1792 to James M. Campbell who was born about 1772. She died in 1830, and he died in 1853.
Children born to them include:
Daniel W. Campbell born September 22, 1800
Daniel W. Campbell, son of James M. Campbell and Hannah Inman Campbell, was born September 22, 1800. He was mar-ried August 31, 1819 in Jefferson County, Tennessee to Sus-annah Goins who was also born September 22, 1800. They removed to McDonough County, Illinois in 1831. He died in 1843, and she died in 1896.
Children born to them include:
Eliza Ann Campbell born in 1820
Eliza Ann Campbell, daughter of Daniel W. Campbell and Susannah Goins Campbell, was born in 1820. She was married November 24, 1842 to Amos Hendrickson who was born June 14, 1820 and died May 30, 1853.
Children born to them include:
Abbie Hendrickson born October 19, 1848
Abbie Hendrickson, daughter of Amos Hendrickson and Eliza Ann Campbell Hendrickson, was born October 19, 1848. She was married July 1, 1866 to Peter Cross McIntosh who was born May 11, 1846 and died November 28, 1920.
Children born to them include:
John Henry McIntosh born August 16, 1886
John Henry McIntosh, son of Peter Cross McIntosh and Ann Campbell Hendrickson McIntosh, was born August 16, 1886. He was married January 20, 1909 to Mary Cecil Harris who was born July 23, 1890. She died August 22, 1930. He died March 12, 1950.
Children born to them include:
Lillian Louise McIntosh born January 18, 1916
Lillian Louise McIntosh, daughter of John Henry McIntosh and Mary Cecil Harris McIntosh, was born January 18, 1916. She was married in June 1939 to William James Laurie who was born January 4, 1913. He died April 18, 1980, and she died December 23, 1999.
Children born to them include:
Patricia Laurie born February 19, 1950
Patricia Laurie, daughter of William James Laurie and Lillian Louise McIntosh, was born February 19,1950. On April 16, 1966 she was married to Jay Melton who was born November 24, 1947.
In Oct 1782 Daniel Gowin is indicted as a torie along with Shadrach Inman, his brother-in-law and Charles McPeters, the father-in-law of Shadrach Inman. (9) This is an involved situation. Daniel Gowin was from England and really had no animosity toward the mother country. The taxes and problems that had convinced many Americans that independence was the only answer was not as apparent to the frontiersman that were faced with the problems of survival.
Daniel Gowin along with the Inmans soon left the Catawba country and bought land further inland probably around 1785. Leeper states that the Gowins family “lived on a boundary of land on Long Creek” (10) in Tennessee now Jefferson Co.
To refer again to the letter by Nancy Lavenia she says that “Daniel Goans and Anna Goans sons and daughters were Ezekiel, William, Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, Abednigo, Jane, Sarah & Daniel. We know of Shadrach and Francis as mentioned in the will of Susannah. (11)
Daniel Gowin’s estate is administered by his wife Susannah Goin and the inventory returned 6 Sep 1810. (12) Thus Daniel died some time before that date.
Again, one can only conjecture as to the date of Daniel’s birth. If the item is correct involving Samuel Doak then Daniel could have been born in 1735. Susannah’s birth is only conjecture. We know her brother Shadrach was born 27 Jan 1747 and Abednego 1 July 1752. I would probably put Susannah’s birth as about 1744. Daniel II is listed as the last child in Nancy Lavenia’s letter.
Subject: Re: [NCBurke] daniel goans
Charlotte:
I just read your post concerning Daniel Goin who married Susannah Inman,
sister of Shadrack, Meshack and Abendago, et. al, Inman. My interest in the Inman
family comes from my research on the McDowell – McPeeters family. Shadrack Inman married Mary McPeeters, the daughter of Charles and Mary McDowell
McPeeters.
VA records. This Samuel Doak appears to
be the elder Samuel who was married to Jane Mitchell, and were parents of the
well known Revolutionary Presbyterian minister, Rev. Samuel Doak. You may be
aware that Rev. Samuel Doak was noted as giving the invocation at the
gathering at Sycamore Shoals when the “Overmoutain” men gathered prior to the march to
the battle of King’s mountain, NC.
Daniel Goin is named as a “cited” (suspected) Torie in a summons issued 12
December 1782 by the Clerk of Court of Burke Co., NC. His name is written as
“Dan’l Gowin” This court summons sent to the Sheriff to notify the named
suspected Tories in the county to appear the “Third Monday in Janry next” (1783) at
the Court to give reason why they should not have their property confiscated.
There were 121 men named in the summons, among them were Shadrack Inman
(brother in law of Daniel Goin), Charles McPeters (father in law of Shadrack
Inman), Joseph McPeters (son of Charles McPeters), Jonathan McPeters (son of Charles
McPeters), David Melson (Nelson) – relationship to the family is unclear but
Jonathan McPeters became guardian to David Nelson,Jr., three Hyatt men who are
some way intermarried into the Inman family – Hezekiah Hyatt, Seth Hyatt,
Edward Hyatt, and James Barnes, a nephew of Charles McPeters.
I honestly have not been able, as of yet, to completely comprehend why these
men were cited as being suspected Tories or Tory sympathizers, although it is
part of the larger Court martial trial of Gen. Charles McDowell. (Who was the
first cousin of Charles McPeters wife Mary McDowell McPeters). It is an
established fact that both Joseph and Jonathan McPeters served as Patriots during
the Revolution from Burke Co., NC, and I can’t really make sense of why they
were being cited as Tories at the end of the Revolution, but, perhaps further
research will help clarify this.
Charmaine
The bitter animosity engendered during the Revolutionary war between the Whigs and Tories did not subside immediately after the treaty of peace in 1783. The few of the latter who remained in the country were ever after subjected to social ostracism, and were most fortunate if they escaped personal violence. The patriotic inhabitants of the frontier could not so soon forget the manner in which their babes had been taken from the cradle and from the breasts of their mothers, and their brains dashed out, by the hated and despised Tories; nor could they blot from their memory the fact that those foes to their country, while professing friendship to the Whigs, acted as spies for the enemy, and secretly joined the predatory bands of Indians in their incursions against their nearest neighbors of the settlements, and shared in the booty while they excelled their savage allies in deeds of inhumanity. Indeed, this anti-Tory feeling only died out when the last patriot of the Revolution expired. That there would be numerous collisions between the two factions was to be expected, as that would be no more than the legitimate result of such bitter personal resentment; nor could the wranglings cease except with the death of the parties.
Ezekiel Inman was born in Maryland about 1740 to Robert Inman. In 1774 they lived in Burke County. They removed to Jefferson County, Tennessee about 1785.
At that time the area was known as Washington District, North Carolina and had the Mississippi River as its western boundary. The Trans-Blue Ridge community felt isolated and abandoned by North Carolina and organized the Watauga Association to provide their own government and protection. The North Carolina legislature in 1784 tried unsuccessfully to give the settlement to the federal government, and at that time the Tennesseeans organized their own “Free State of Frank-lin” [at first called Frankland].
Daniel Goans arrived just in time to help elect John Sevier governor of the unauthorized new state which petitioned for admission to the United States. The fledgling state of Franklin was ignored by Congress, and Sevier was arrested for treason. A friendly jailor allowed Sevier to escape, and he went out to organize a militia. When the Revolutionary forces needed help in the West, the Americans appointed Sevier a brigadier-general, and his militia soundly defeated the British and the Loyalists in the Battle of Kings Mountain and in the Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina.
On May 26, 1790 the federal government accepted Tennessee with a population of 35,691 into the union as the “Territory south of the River Ohio,” providing the territory could produce a population of 60,000 people. In 1795, a territorial census barely reached the prescribed minimum which undoubtedly included Indians [wherever needed.]
“Daniel Goen, Ezekiel Goen and William Goen” appeared in the 1800 tax list of Jefferson County, enumerated in Capt. McDonald’s Company. Each was recorded as “one white poll.” In addition Ezekiel Goen was assessed taxes on 100 acres of land. They appeared on the tax rolls of Jefferson County, according to “Jefferson County, Tennessee Tax Roll.”
Daniel Goans established his family on the north side of the Nolichucky River above the mouth of Long Creek. “Daniel Goin” died there in 1810. “Susannah Goin, administratrix” prepared an inventory of his estate which was delivered to the Jefferson County Court September 6, 1810, according to “Jefferson County, Tennessee Will Book 1, 1792-1810.” It was received and recorded by County Clerk Joseph Hamilton September 10, 1810.
On October 9, 1816, “Susannah Goin” wrote her own will. In it she mentioned “son, Shadrach Goin” and “daughter, Fanny Evins.” Witnesses were Shadrach Inman, John Inman and John Inman, Jr. The will was presented for probate in the December session, 1816 to the Jefferson County Court, after her death.
Children born to Daniel Goans and Susannah Inman Goans, according to a letter written February 15, 1994 by Ib Jensen of San Antonio, Texas, include:
Daniel Goans, Jr. born in 1774
Ezekiel Goans born about 1776
William Goans born about 1779
Hannah Goans born about 1782
Sarah Goans born about 1785
Fanny Goans born about 1788
Shadrach Goans born in 1790
Meschack Goans born about 1793
Abednego Goans born about 1797
Donna Gowin Johnston, Foundation member of Casper, Wyoming, wrote in 1993 that “Daniel Gowin had a grandson, Drury Goin, who was born out of wedlock to Fanny Goin.”
Daniel Goans, Jr. son of Daniel Goans and Susannah Inman Goans, was born in 1774 in Burke County, North Carolina. He was married June 27, 1794 to Martha Priscilla Jarnigan, according to the research of Sam Kenneth Goans, a descendant and Foundation Editorial Board Member of Knoxville. She was born January 26, 1776 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia to Thomas Jarnigan and Mary Witt Jarnigan.
The Jarnigan family had removed to Tennessee contemp-oraneously with the Goans and had also settled on the Nolichucky where they erected a large gristmill at Mount Har-mony, Tennessee. Historian L. L. Powers records that “while Thomas Jarnigan owned several slaves, he was seeking some-one to run the gristmill and placed young Daniel Goans, Jr. in charge.”
Jarnigan died intestate in 1802, and his estate was divided among his children with Priscilla receiving 338 acres on Richland Creek in adjoining Grainger County as her share of the real estate. Her share of the distribution of his personal property was valued at $639. It included a “negro boy named Henry” and a “whiskey still.” Since rye whiskey was declared an official medium of exchange in early-day Tennessee valued at “2s. 6d. per gallon,” a still was a valuable piece of property.
The couple removed to her inheritance on Richland Creek about 1802, along with her brother Jeremiah Jarnigan. Her brothers Noah Jarnigan and Chesley Jarnigan had preceded them to the new location.
“Daniel Goan white male, 50-60” was enumerated as the head of a household in the 1830 census of Grainger County, page 398. He was shown as illiterate. The family was composed of eight members:
“Goan, Daniel white male 50-60
white female 40-50
white male 15-20
white female 15-20
white male 10-15
white male 10-15
white male 10-15
white male 5-10”
He reappeared as the head of a household in the 1840 census of Grainger County. Martha Priscilla Jarnigan Goans died sometime prior to the enumeration, and he was remarried shortly afterward to Jane Frazier Dyer, according to the research of Willis T. Finley, Foundation Member of Longview, Texas.
According to Sam K. Goans, “Daniel Goans, Jr. through curtsy rights had only a life estate in his wife’s property, along with a child’s share when it was sold. When he decided to remarry he apparently relinquished his life estate to his children and sold his share to his son Hamilton B. Goans. All of the property was ultimately acquired by Jeremiah Jarnigan.”
“Daniel Goins” was recorded as head of a household in the 1850 census of Grainger County, Household 936-126:
“Goins, Daniel 70, born in NC, illiterate
Jane 43, born in TN
Calvin 16
Alsy E. 7
David 6
Juliat A. C. 5
Abner B. F. 2
Lucy A. 5/12
Dyer, Eliza 22”
Eliza Dyer is regarded as the step-daughter of Daniel Goans, Jr. Calvin Goans may also have been a step-son of Daniel Goans, Jr. In 1860 Daniel Goans, Jr. was shown at age 86. He died in Grainger County in 1866 and was buried in the Jarnigan Cemetery at Poss, Tennessee.
Twelve children were born to Daniel Goans, Jr. and Martha Priscilla Jarnigan Goans, including:
Mary Goans born about 1798
Nancy Goans born about 1800
Jeremiah Riley Goans born about 1803
Martha Goans born about 1805
Samuel C. Goans born about 1808
Pryor L. Goans born about 1809
William Goans born about 1814
Luke L. Goans born about 1815
James R. Goans born about 1817
Hamilton B. Goans born about 1819
John M. Goans born about 1820
Six additional children were reported to Daniel Goans, Jr. and Jane Frazier Dyer Goans:
Calvin Goans born about 1833
Alsy E. Goans born about 1843
David Goans born about 1844
Juliat A. C. Goans born about 1845
Abner B. F. Goans born about 1848
Lucy A. Goans born about 1850
Mary Goans, daughter of Daniel Goans, Jr. and Martha Priscilla Jarnigan Goans, was born about 1798. She was married August 23, 1817 to Drury Goans, believed to be a cousin. “Drury Gowen” was the bondsman for the marriage of “Nancy Gowen,” his sister-in-law to James M. Randolph November 22, 1829 in Grainger County. Drury Goans removed from Grainger County to Knox County.
Drury Goans and Mary Goans Goans were enumerated in the 1850 census of Knox County, Household 379-241:
“Goans, Drury 57, born in TN
Mary 52, born in TN
Martha 22, born in TN
Samuel C. 19, born in TN
Priscilla 16, born in TN
Manerva A. 15, born in TN
Rufus 13, born in TN
Mary A. 11, born in TN
Pleasant 9, born in TN”
Nancy Goans, daughter of Daniel Goans, Jr. and Martha Priscilla Jarnigan Goans, was born about 1800. “Nancy Gowen” was married November 22, 1829 to James M. Randolph. Among their descendants were the founders of the Stokely-Van Camp food empire.
Jeremiah Riley Goans, son of Daniel Goans, Jr. and Martha Priscilla Jarnigan Goans, was born about 1803 in Grainger County. He was married February 28, 1829 to Lavenia Renfro. Children born to Jeremiah Riley Goans and Lavenia Renfro Goans are unknown.
Martha Goans, daughter of Daniel Goans, Jr. and Martha Priscilla Jarnigan Goans, was born about 1805. She was married January 31, 1825 to Henry Weisnor. They removed to Overton County, Tennessee.
Samuel C. Goans, son of Daniel Goans, Jr. and Martha Priscilla Jarnigan Goans, was born about 1808. He was married to Mahala Jarnigan November 11, 1842.
Samuel C. Goans and Mahala Jarnigan Goans were enumerated in the 1850 census of Grainger County, Eighth Civil District, Household No. 860-893 as:
“Goins, Samuel C. 42, born in TN,farmer
Mahala 29, born in TN
William P. 5, born in TN
Mary E. 4, born in TN
Joseph 2, born in TN”
Pryor L. Goans, son of Daniel Goans, Jr. and Martha Priscilla Jarnigan Goans, was born about 1809 in Grainger County. He was married March 2, 1831 to Martha Moore. Pryor L. Goans and Martha Moore Goans removed to Hamilton County, Tennessee.
William Goans, son of Daniel Goans, Jr. and Martha Priscilla Jarnigan Goans, was born about 1814 in Grainger County. He was married to Carolyn Wade May 7, 1840. William Goans and Carolyn Wade Goans removed to Anderson County, Tennessee.
They were enumerated in the 1850 census of Anderson County, Household 355-50:
“Goans, William 36, born in TN
Caroline 30, born in TN
James D. 9, born in TN
Eliza J. 7, born in TN
Masy M. E. 4, born in TN
Matilda Ann 1, born in TN”
Later the family removed to Knox County.
Luke L. Goans, son of Daniel Goans, Jr. and Martha Priscilla Jarnigan Goans, was born about 1815 in Grainger County.
James R. Goans, son of Daniel Goans, Jr. and Martha Priscilla Jarnigan Goans, was born about 1817 in Grainger County. He was married about 1839, wife’s name Martha. James R. Goans and Martha Goans are believed to have been enumerated in the 1850 census of Grainger County, District 12, Household 1147-1090:
“Goins, James P. 33, born in TN, farmer
Martha 28, born in TN
Preston F. 9, born in TN
Mary 6, born in TN
James C. 5, born in TN
John K. 2, born in TN”
Hamilton B. Goans, son of Daniel Goans, Jr. and Martha Priscilla Jarnigan Goans, was born about 1819 in Grainger County. He was married November 29, 1838 to Susannah Inman. Hamilton B. Goans and Susannah Inman Goans removed to Anderson County and were enumerated in the 1850 census, Household 360-51:
“Goans, Hambleton 32, born in TN
Susan 34, born in TN
Abram [twin] 11, born in TN
Felix [twin] 11, born in TN
Lavaney 10, born in TN
Elizabeth 8, born in TN
Arin 6, born in TN
Mary 3, born in TN”
Children born to Hamilton B. Goans and Susannah Inman Goans include:
Abram Goans born about 1839
Felix Goans born about 1839
Lavinia Goans born about 1840
Elizabeth Goans born about 1842
Arin Goans born about 1844
Mary Goans born about 1847
Lavinia Goans, daughter of Hamilton B. Goans and Susannah Inman Goans, was born about 1840 in Claiborne County. She was married about 1848, husband’s name Edwards. Lavinia Goans Edwards wrote a letter dated March 30, 1906 to her granddaughter, Dorothy Reilly. In the letter she stated that she was also a great-granddaughter of Shadrack Inman who was a brother to Susannah Inman Goans and Abednego Inman, according to I. B. Jensen.
John M. Goans, son of Daniel Goans, Jr. and Martha Priscilla Jarnigan Goans, was born about 1820 in Grainger County. He was married about 1840, wife’s name Martha. They were enumerated in the 1850 census of adjoining Jefferson County, Household 470-722:
“Goan, John M. 30, born in TN
Martha 28, born in TN
James A. 9, born in TN
Daniel 7, born in TN
Mariah E. 6, born in TN
William R. 4, born in TN
Sarah Ann 2, born in TN”
Shadrach Goans, son of Daniel Goans and Susannah Inman Goans, was born about 1790 in Jefferson County. He was married January 31, 1809 to Sythey Inman, according to Jefferson County marriage records as transcribed in “Ansearching News,” Vol. 29.
“Sytha Goins” in 1822 was a member of the Presbyterian church in Jefferson County. “Shadrach Goins” was a member of the Presbyterian church in Jefferson County in 1827, according to “Nineteenth Century Tennessee Church Records” by Byron Sistler. Four of his children were baptized February 2, 1828. The four were “Anne Shelton Goins, Daniel Hardin Goins, Jane McKinney Goins and John Inman Goins.”
Shadrach Goan, a farmer, was enumerated as the head of a household in the 1840 census of Jefferson County, page 346, listed as:
“Goan, Shadrach white male 30-40
white female 30-40
white female 20-30
white female 20-30
white male 15-20
white male 10-15
white female 10-15
white female 5-10
white female 0-5
white female 0-5”
In 1850, “Shadrach Goan” was recorded as the head of Household 475-723 in the 1850 census of Jefferson County:
“Goan, Shadrach 60, born in TN
Scytha 56, born in TN
John 26
Shadrach 22
Scytha 20
Frances 18
Sythey Goans wrote her will
“Last Will and Testament of Sytha Goan, Dcsd.
State of Tennessee
Jefferson County
“I Sytha Goan, do make and publish this as my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void all other wills by me at any time made.
First: I desire my body to be decently interred in a manner suitable to my capacity in life by the side of my Dec’d Husband.
Second: I direct that my funeral expenses and all my just debt be paid as soon after my death as possible, out of any money that I may die possessed of or may first come into the hands of my Executors.
Third: I give and bequeath to my Daughter, Jane, wife of Valentine Ervin my 3 year old red and white heifer.”
Children born to Shadrack Goans and Sythey Inman Goans include:
Anne Shelton Goans born about 1811
Daniel Hardin Goans born about 1813
Jane McKinney Goans born about 1815
John Inman Goans born about 1824
Shadrach W. Goan born August 22, 1828
Scytha Goans born about 1830
Frances Goans born about 1832
Daniel Hardin Goans, son of Shadrack Goans and Sythey Inman Goans, was born about 1813 in Jefferson County. “Daniel H. Goan,” a farmer, was enumerated as the head of a household in the 1840 census of Jefferson County, page 343:
“Goan, Daniel H. white male 20-30
white female 20-30
white female 0-5
white female 0-5”
“Daniel Goan” was recorded as the head of Household 474-723 in the 1850 census of Jefferson County:
“Goan, Daniel 37, born in TN
Elizabeth 34, born in TN
Mary Ann 12
Sara J. 10
Orville R. 7
Scytha 6”
Orville Goan was enumerated as the head of a household in the 1880 census of Jefferson County, Enumeration District 174, page 31, Civil District 12. The household was recorded as:
“Goan, Orville 38, born in TN
Mary E. 29, born in TN
Dora 5, born in TN
David 1, born in TN
Florence 3/12, born in TN
Holloway, Mary 68, born in TN, mother-in-law”
Apparently Orville Goan was married to Mary E. Holloway about 1873.
Shadrach W. Goan, son of Shadrach Goans and Sythia Inman Goans, was born August 22, 1828, according to the research of Bonnie Dean Goan Good, a great-granddaughter of Independence, Missouri. He was married about 1850 to Jane Carden, probably in Jefferson County.
Children born to Shadrach W. Goan and Jane Carden Goan include:
Daniel William Goan born August 20, 1852
Daniel William Goan, son of Shadrach W. Goan and Jane Carden Goan, was born August 20, 1852 in Jefferson County. He removed to Ray County, Missouri and was married there to Elizabeth Clementine Weiss September 20, 1882. She was the daughter of William Wiley Weiss and Nancy Emaline Tribble Weiss of Ray County.
Daniel William Goan died there 20 years later May 22, 1902 and was buried in Sunshine Community Cemetery with a Woodmen of the World tombstone. Elizabeth Clementine Weiss Goan survived until February 14, 1923. She died in Wellington, Missouri and was buried in the City Cemetery there.
Children born to Daniel William Goan and Elizabeth Clementine Weiss Goan include:
William Shadrach Goan born August 2, 1884
William Shadrach Goan, son of Daniel William Goan and Elizabeth Clementine Weise Goan, was born August 2, 1884 in the Sunshine Bottoms community of Ray County. He was married December 7, 1936, at age 52, to Leona Ellen Hufford at Wellington, Missouri in Lafayette County. She was born October 20, 1914 to Samuel Francis Hufford and Winnie Hendrix Hufford in Wellington.
William Shadrach Goan died July 13, 1942 and was buried at Wellington in the City Cemetery. Leona Ellen Hufford Goan died 40 years later, April 17, 1982 and was buried beside her husband.
Children born to William Shadrach Goan and Leona Elloen Hufford Goan include:
Bonnie Dean Goan born June 9, 1937
Bonnie Dean Goan, daughter of William Shadrach Goan and Leona Ellen Hufford Goan, was born June 9, 1937 in Wellington. She was married April 30, 1955 to Clarence B. Good at Harrisonville, Missouri in Cass County. In January 1993 they continued at Wellington where she, a member of Gowen Research Foundation, was active in Goan family research.
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Samuel Goin was listed as the head of a household in the 1800 census of Burke County, page 751.
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Daniel Goin was listed as the head of a household in the 1880 census of Burke County, Enumeration District 44, page 5, Upper Fork Township enumerated as:
“Goin, Daniel 35, born in NC
Margaret 27, bon in NC
Nancy 2, born in NC”
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Henry Goin was listed as the head of a household in the 1880 census of Burke County, Enumeration District 44, page 4, Upper Fork Township enumerated as:
“Goin, Henry 35, born in NC
Elizabeth 45, born in NC, wife
Mary 13, born in NC
J. Alexander 11, born in NC
William 9, born in NC
Rosanna 8, born in NC”
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James Going, “a foundling child about 5 or 6 years old and not having parent or friend known to the court to take care of it” was bound to Joseph Dobson to become a shoemaker, by the Burke County Probate Court in April 1804, according to the Burke County Will Book, page 469.
Descendant Researchers:
Delores Dickson, 47 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT, 84150,
[Argentina Pouch]
Willis T. Finley, 307 Fairview, Longview, TX, 75604, 903/759-0415
Samuel Kenneth Goans, Jr. 5516 Seesaw Road, Nashville, TN, 37211,
901/824-2288
Bonnie Goan Good, Box 331, Wellington, MO, 64097, 816/934-2503
Ib Jenson, San Antonio, TX,
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