John Powers Goforth & Sarah Florence Ledford
John Powers
and
Sarah Florence
were married in a religious ceremony in 1897. They had four sons and a daughter, named
Cletus John
,
Franklin 'Frank' Marion
,
Roy Leander
,
Lonnie Ray
and
Emma Bell
.
Personal Details
John Powers Goforth
John Powers was born on September 22nd, 1872 in
TN
and his baptism took place in
Draft Registration
. 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
.
Sarah Florence Ledford
Sarah Florence was born on September 9th, 1878 in
TN
and her baptism took place in
Census 1910
. She died at the age of 40 on November 29th, 1918. She was buried in
Union Cemetery, Hightown, Alcorn Co, MS
.
Children
Cletus John Goforth
Cletus John was born on May 22nd, 1894 in
TN
and his baptism took place in
Draft Registration
. He died at the age of 73 on July 22nd, 1967 in
Corinth, Alcorn Co, MS
. He was buried in
Union Cemetery, Hightown, Alcorn Co, MS
.
Emma Bell Goforth
Emma Bell was born on August 9th, 1900 in
TN
and her baptism took place in
Census 1930
. She died at the age of 87 on March 1st, 1988 in
Corinth, Alcorn Co, MS
. She was buried in
Henry Cemetery, Corinth, Alcorn Co, MS
.
Franklin 'Frank' Marion Goforth
Franklin 'Frank' Marion was born on June 23rd, 1903 in
Alcorn Co, MS
and his baptism took place in
Census 1930
. He died at the age of 68 on June 6th, 1972 in
Corinth, Alcorn Co, MS
. He was buried in
Union Cemetery, Hightown, Alcorn Co, MS
.
Roy Leander Goforth
Roy Leander was born on September 26th, 1907 in
Alcorn Co, MS
and his baptism took place in
Census 1920
. He died at the age of 76 in April 1984 in
Corinth, Alcorn Co, MS
. He was buried in
Union Cemetery, Hightown, Alcorn Co, MS
.
Lonnie Ray Goforth
Lonnie Ray was born on July 23rd, 1910 in
Alcorn Co, MS
and his baptism took place in
Census 1930
. He died at the age of 50 on April 5th, 1961 in
Ripley, Tippah Co, MS
. He was buried in
Ripley Cemetery, Ripley, Tippah Co, MS
.