From Gowen Manuscript: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gowenrf/Gowenms113.htm
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.
From Gowen Manuscript: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gowenrf/Gowenms114.htm
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.
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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”
==O==
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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Stephen Goins died in 1910 in McMinn County according to “Tennessee Deaths,” number 57333.
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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 NC, 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”
==O==
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.
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