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John Powers Goforth

John Powers was born on September 22nd, 1872 in TN. John Powers' father was John Franklin Goforth and his mother was Sarah Ann Collins. His paternal grandparents were George Goforth and Nancy Jane Houser. He had two brothers and three sisters, named Ruben Henry, Handy Mask, Laura Rebecca, Nancy George Ann and Prudence Harman. He was the third oldest of the six children. He had a half-brother named Claude Lee. He died at the age of 81 on September 17th, 1954 in Kossuth, Alcorn Co, MS. He was buried in Union Cemetery, Hightown, Alcorn Co, MS.

General Notes
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- George Goforth
  - b.16 Jan 1809 in Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co, NC d.15 Jul 1857 in Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co, NC
  
  John Franklin Goforth
  - b.16 Jan 1843 in Cleveland Co, NC d.10 Apr 1902 in Hardeman Co, TN
  
  Henry Houser
  - b.1793 in York Co, SC d.03 Aug 1842 in SC
  
  Nancy Jane Houser
  - b.12 Feb 1824 in York Co, SC d.07 Apr 1913
  
  Benjamin Jones
  - b.1768 in NC d.01 Apr 1840 in Cherokee Co, SC
  
  Faithy Jones
  - b.1800 in York Co, SC d.01 Dec 1882 in Logan Co, AR
  
  John Roberts
  - b.1718 in Craven County, North Carolina d.Jan 1784
  
  Faithy Roberts
  - b.1768 in Orange Co, NC d.21 Dec 1856 in York Co, SC
  
  Wife Unknown
  
  John Powers Goforth
  - b.22 Sep 1872 in TN d.17 Sep 1954 in Kossuth, Alcorn Co, MS
  
  Sarah Ann Collins
  - b.04 Dec 1848 in Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co, NC d.24 Oct 1897 in Hardeman Co, TN

Details of John Powers' family with Sarah Florence Ledford

Details of John Powers' family with Etta Modenia Lancaster

Source/Citation http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=janwest&id=I84259

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