John William Goforth 
John William was born on November 6th, 1912 in Spear, Avery Co, NC and his baptism took place in Census 1920. John William's father was George Edward Goforth and his mother was Maggie Elizabeth Pannell. His paternal grandparents were Henry Wright Goforth and Frances 'Fannie' C. Brinkley. He had five brothers and a sister, named Charles Edward, George Martin, Samuel Pannell, Joseph Alexander, Coleman Wright and Zella Elizabeth. He was the second oldest of the seven children. He died at the age of 46 on May 31st, 1959 in Gastonia, Gaston Co, NC. He was buried in Beulah Methodist Cemetery, Waco, Cleveland Co, NC.General Notes
Contact Jan Westmorland at jnjwestmorland502@@att.net for further information, notes or to make corrections. I would appreciate any new additional information available.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.16 Jan 1809 in Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co, NC d.15 Jul 1857 in Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co, NC
- b.13 Dec 1844 in NC d.08 Dec 1912
- b.1793 in York Co, SC d.03 Aug 1842 in SC
- b.12 Feb 1824 in York Co, SC d.07 Apr 1913
- b.1768 in NC d.01 Apr 1840 in Cherokee Co, SC
- b.1800 in York Co, SC d.01 Dec 1882 in Logan Co, AR
- b.1768 in Orange Co, NC d.21 Dec 1856 in York Co, SC
- b.17 Feb 1884 in Mitchell Co, NC d.19 Feb 1963 in Shelby, Cleveland Co, NC
- b.May 1855 in NC d.17 Mar 1915 in Burke Co, NC
- b.06 Nov 1912 in Spear, Avery Co, NC d.31 May 1959 in Gastonia, Gaston Co, NC
- b.17 Dec 1887 in NC d.08 Apr 1967 in Shelby, Cleveland Co, NC
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Details of John William's family with Dolleta Powell
Source/Citation
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Our Westmorlands
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=janwest&id=I84259
Our Westmorlands
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