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Emily Catherine Goss Jones 1827–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 January 1827

Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 1905

Death Location: Amicalola, Dawson County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Reuben Ayers

Mother: Mary Roberts

Spouse(s): Hazel Jones, Elias Goss

Children(s): Nancy Goss, John Goss, Elvira Goss, William Jones, Benjamin Goss

Emily Catherine Goss Jones was born in 1827 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Reuben L Ayers And Mary Roberts. Emily Catherine Goss Jones married Elias A Goss, Hazel S Jones, and had children including Benjamin Hugo Goss, Elvira Eloise Goss, John Riley Goss, Nancy Rebecca Goss, William Martin Jones. Emily Catherine Goss Jones passed away in 1905 in Amicalola, Dawson County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Emily Catherine Goss Jones was born in 1827 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Reuben L Ayers And Mary Roberts.
  • Emily Catherine Goss Jones married Elias A Goss, Hazel S Jones, and had children including Benjamin Hugo Goss, Elvira Eloise Goss, John Riley Goss, Nancy Rebecca Goss, William Martin Jones.
  • Emily Catherine Goss Jones passed away in 1905 in Amicalola, Dawson County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reuben Ayers
1795–1868
Birth Location: –
RA
Mary Roberts
1793–1867
Birth Location: –
MR

Spouses(s)

Hazel Jones
1826–1864
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
HJ
Elias Goss
1821–1851
Birth Location: Habersham, Georgia, USA
EG

Children(s)

Nancy Goss
1848–1919
Birth Location: Dawson County, Georgia, USA
NG
John Goss
1849–1920
Birth Location: Dawson County, Georgia, United States of America
JG
Elvira Goss
1848–1920
Birth Location: United States of America
EG
William Jones
1860–1939
Birth Location: –
WJ
Benjamin Goss
1844–1901
Birth Location: Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA
BG

Emily Jones's Ancestors

Self
Emily Jones
1827–1905
Birth Place: Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Reuben L Ayers
1795–1868
Mary Roberts
1793–1867
Grandparents
Martin (Marshall Ayers) Sr
1766–1837
Greenville, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Rebecca) Dillon
1769–1820
Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Ayers
1746–
Nancy Ayers
1750–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Ayers
1700–1777

Emily Jones's Descendants

1.
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Emily (Catherine Goss) Jones (8 January 1827–1905) m. Hazel (S) Jones (21 Jan 1826–7 Oct 1864) m. Elias (A.) Goss (1821–1851)
  1. 1. Nancy (Rebecca) Goss 1848–1919 m. Andrew (Jackson Van Buren) Yother 1839–1913
    1. 1. George (C) Yother 1868–1936
    2. 2. Jesse (Wilburn) Yother 1879–1940 m. Lillie (Ora) White 1889–1962
    3. 3. John (R.) Yother 1867–
    4. 4. Franklin Yother 1870–
    5. 5. Arrena (S.) Yother 1873–
    6. 6. Charlie (A.) Yother 1874–
    7. 7. Maranda Yother 1877–
  2. 2. John (Riley) Goss 1849–1920 m. Arabella Yoder 1871–1950
    1. 1. Johnie (R) Goss 1913–1992
    2. 2. Alvatine (G.) Roberts 1904–1983
    3. 3. Ruby (Arabelle) Robinson 1911–1992
    4. 4. Frances Sherill 1909–1950
    5. 5. Leland (Comodore) Goss 1889–1918
    6. 6. Jerry Goss 1897–1918
    7. 7. Ada Goss 1903–1923
    8. 8. John (Logan) Goss 1900–1991
    9. 9. Lucy Jones 1894–1979
  3. 3. Elvira (Eloise) Goss 1848–1920 m. Ozias (Denton) Ledbetter 1832–1899
  4. 4. William (Martin) Jones 1860–1939
  5. 5. Benjamin (Hugo) Goss 1844–1901 m. Margaret (Magdaline) Croy 1861–1901 m. Babe Goss 1857– m. Nancy (O.) Goss 1844–1893
    1. 1. Cord (R) Goss 1884–
    2. 2. Logan (Matthew) Goss 1869–1954 m. Mattie (L) Gass 1890–1974
      1. 1. Dorothy Gass 1926–2009
      2. 2. Pauline (Vernell) Moore 1929–2012
      3. 3. Mable (V.) Moody 1898–1943
      4. 4. Roy (L.) Goss 1923–1980
      5. 5. Rex Goss 1923–
    3. 3. James (Ruth) Goss 1897–1964 m. Sammie (Irene) Jones 1896–1988 m. Swan (Elizabeth) Hall 1890–1918 m. Maggie (Bob) Wade 1908–2004
      1. 1. Travis (Dale) Goss 1924–1992 m. Caroline Frank 1922–2009
        1. 1. Diana (Irene) Goss 1950–1950
      2. 2. Joe (Carl) Goss 1922–1923
      3. 3. Bobbie (Ruth) Goss 1933–1933
      4. 4. James (Richard Goss) Sr 1915–2001 m. Margarett (Ella) Goss 1924–2015
    4. 4. Robert (Carl) Goss 1893–1948 m. Rhoda Marshall 1891–1982
      1. 1. James (Argyle) Goss 1914–
      2. 2. Robert (C.) Goss 1917–
      3. 3. Virginia Goss 1920–
      4. 4. Mae Goss 1922–
      5. 5. Charles Goss 1924–1979
    5. 5. Virginia (M) Goss 1895–1937 m. Caswell McKinzie 1867–
      1. 1. Olive (Maxine) Meyer 1913–1994
    6. 6. John (L.W.) Goss 1885–1976 m. Eva Johnson 1890–1970
      1. 1. Ruth Goss 1920–
      2. 2. James (Allen) Goss 1923–
      3. 3. Eugene Goss 1933–1997 m. Betty (Jean) Goss 1935–1987
    7. 7. Tessie (B) Goss 1884–
    8. 8. Belle Goss 1868–
    9. 9. Matthew (Logan) Goss 1869–1954 m. Margaret Lelabell 1890–1974 m. Lisa (Elizabeth) Myhan 1879–1920
      1. 1. Pauline (Vernell) Moore 1929–2012
      2. 2. Roy (L.) Goss 1923–1980
      3. 3. Rex (Matthew) Goss 1923–1990 m. Linda Goss 1942–2013
      4. 4. Dorothy Gass 1926–
      5. 5. Eddie (Fincher) Goss 1898–1963
      6. 6. Later (M) Goss 1909–
      7. 7. Rubie (L) Goss 1913–
      8. 8. Mable (V) Goss 1906– m. Albert (H) Moody 1898–
    10. 10. Bessie Goss 1879–
    11. 11. Florence Goss 1878–

Emily Jones's Timeline

2 Records

1827
8 January 1827
Birth of Emily Catherine Goss Jones in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
1905
1905
Age 78
Death of Emily Catherine Goss Jones in Dawson County, Georgia, United States of America
Dawson County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 January 1827
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Dawson County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Amicalola, Dawson County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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