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Absolom Aberlan Goforth 1775–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: Wayne Co., NC, USA

Death Date: 12 JUL 1854

Death Location: Hogan Cemetery, Bowesville, Gallatin, IL, USA

Father: Zacariah Goforth

Mother: Nancy Cornelius

Spouse(s): Rachel Roberts

Children(s): Preston Goforth, Matilda Goforth, Mary Goforth, Absolom Goforth, Andrew Goforth, William Goforth, Riley Goforth, Wiley Goforth, Nancy Goforth

The story of Absolom Aberlan Goforth began in 1775 in Wayne Co., NC, USA. Absolom Aberlan Goforth married Rachel Roberts, and had children including Absolom Goforth, Andrew Jackson Goforth, David Goforth, Mary Goforth, Matilda Goforth, Nancy Ellen Goforth, Preston Goforth, Riley Goforth, Wiley Goforth, William Goforth. Absolom Aberlan Goforth passed away in 1854 in Hogan Cemetery, Bowesville, Gallatin, IL, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Absolom Aberlan Goforth began in 1775 in Wayne Co., NC, USA.
  • Absolom Aberlan Goforth married Rachel Roberts, and had children including Absolom Goforth, Andrew Jackson Goforth, David Goforth, Mary Goforth, Matilda Goforth, Nancy Ellen Goforth, Preston Goforth, Riley Goforth, Wiley Goforth, William Goforth.
  • Absolom Aberlan Goforth passed away in 1854 in Hogan Cemetery, Bowesville, Gallatin, IL, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zacariah Goforth
1758–1841
Birth Location: Greene , Guilford, NC, USA
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Nancy Cornelius
1758–1851
Birth Location: TN, USA
NC

Spouses(s)

Rachel Roberts
1779–1849
Birth Location: TN, USA
RR

Children(s)

Preston Goforth
1809–1868
Birth Location: TN, USA
PG
Matilda Goforth
1808–1855
Birth Location: TN, USA
MG
Mary Goforth
1810–
Birth Location: TN, USA
MG
Absolom Goforth
1804–1876
Birth Location: Leesburg Ceme, Telford, Washington Co, TN, USA
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Andrew Goforth
1815–1859
Birth Location: TN, USA
AG
William Goforth
1822–1850
Birth Location: TN, USA
WG
Riley Goforth
1827–1850
Birth Location: TN, USA
RG
Wiley Goforth
1829–1850
Birth Location: TN, USA
WG
Nancy Goforth
1836–
Birth Location: Gallatin Co., IL, USA
NG

Absolom Goforth's Ancestors

Self
Absolom Goforth
1775–1854
Birth Place: Wayne Co., NC, USA
Parents
Zacariah Butler Goforth
1758–1841
Greene , Guilford, NC, USA
Nancy (Jane) Cornelius
1758–1851
TN, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Absolom Goforth's Descendants

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Absolom (Aberlan) Goforth (1775–12 JUL 1854) m. Rachel Roberts (1779–1 DEC 1849)
  1. 1. Preston Goforth 1809–1868 m. Permillia Kimbro 1804–1897
    1. 1. Rachel (Catherine) Goforth 1859–1931 m. Christopher (Joseph) Smith 1855–1920
      1. 1. Virgil (Bertis) Smith 1890–1961 m. Mary (Ethel) Rhine 1901–
        1. 1. Virgil Smith 1927–1992 m. Martha (Lucille) Mccurdy 1930–2019
      2. 2. Ada (Melvina) Smith 1878–1943 m. George (T.) Turner 1872–1953
      3. 3. Mary (Glen) Smith 1880– m. Elijah Smith 1870–
      4. 4. Joseph (Henry) Smith 1884–1957 m. Opal (Joanna) Holmes 1906–1988
      5. 5. Arthur (Cleveland) Smith 1888–1945 m. Elnora Gates 1886–1969
      6. 6. Benjamin (Walter) Smith 1892–1956 m. Ida (Jane) Cantrell 1894–1979
      7. 7. Allie (M.) Smith 1894–
      8. 8. John (Christopher) Smith 1882–1964 m. Mary (Ann) Bradley 1884–1955
      9. 9. Myrtle Smith 1898–
    2. 2. Margaret (Anna) Goforth 1832– m. William (W.) Rogers 1827–1868
    3. 3. Nancy (E.) Goforth 1834–
    4. 4. Hulda (Jane) Goforth 1840– m. John (Henry George Washington) Cox 1835–1881
    5. 5. Martha (E.) Goforth 1838–1858 m. Jesse Kirk 1831–1912
    6. 6. Thomas (Calvin) Goforth 1844–1919 m. Mary (Iowa) Elliot 1849–1926
    7. 7. Jasper (Louis) Goforth 1843–1920 m. Lucinda (Jane) Brown 1850–1884 m. Isavilla (V.) Brown 1863–1907
    8. 8. Francis (Marion) Goforth 1848–
    9. 9. Sarah (C.) Goforth 1851–1933 m. Henry (Franklin) Heath 1840–1916
    10. 10. Benjamin (Hinch) Goforth 1853–1929 m. Mary (Ann) Dillard 1854–1894
    11. 11. Rebecca Goforth 1855–
    12. 12. William (R.) Goforth 1859–1902 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Desper 1868–1943
    13. 13. James (Alfred) Goforth 1835–1891 m. Rosanna Boutwell 1840–1897
  2. 2. Matilda Goforth 1808–1855 m. Berry Coats 1810–
  3. 3. Mary Goforth 1810–
  4. 4. Absolom Goforth 1804–1876 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Franklin 1806–1841 m. Mary (Emaline) Smith 1825–1879
  5. 5. Andrew (Jackson) Goforth 1815–1859 m. Frenettia (B.) Brown 1818–
  6. 6. William Goforth 1822–1850 m. Jane Cronk 1818–1905
  7. 7. Riley Goforth 1827–1850
  8. 8. Wiley Goforth 1829–1850
  9. 9. Nancy (Ellen) Goforth 1836–

Absolom Goforth's Timeline

3 Records

1775
1775
Birth of Absolom Aberlan Goforth in Wayne Co., NC, USA
Wayne Co., NC, USA
1854
12 JUL 1854
Age 79
Death of Absolom Aberlan Goforth in Hogan Cemetery, Bowesville, Gallatin, IL, USA
Hogan Cemetery, Bowesville, Gallatin, IL, USA
1854
12 JUL 1854
Age 79
Burial of Absolom Aberlan Goforth in Hogan Cemetery, Bowesville, Gallatin, IL, USA
Hogan Cemetery, Bowesville, Gallatin, IL, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Wayne Co., NC, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 JUL 1854
    Event Place: Hogan Cemetery, Bowesville, Gallatin, IL, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 JUL 1854
    Event Place: Hogan Cemetery, Bowesville, Gallatin, IL, USA
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