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James Elisha Gooch 1780–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: Louisa County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 June 1880

Death Location: Waynesburg, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Rowland II

Mother: Sarah Wood

Spouse(s): Agnes Pinnick

Children(s): Minerva Gooch

The story of James Elisha Gooch began in 1780 in Louisa County, Virginia, USA. James Elisha Gooch married Agnes Penny Pinnick, and had children including Minerva Jane Gooch. James Elisha Gooch passed away in 1880 in Waynesburg, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Elisha Gooch began in 1780 in Louisa County, Virginia, USA.
  • James Elisha Gooch married Agnes Penny Pinnick, and had children including Minerva Jane Gooch.
  • James Elisha Gooch passed away in 1880 in Waynesburg, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rowland II
1753–1814
Birth Location: Trinity Parish, Louisa, VA
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Sarah Wood
1749–1811
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, MA
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Pinnick
1797–1862
Birth Location: Crab Orchard, Lincoln, KY
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Children(s)

Minerva Gooch
1822–1909
Birth Location: Waynesburg, Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States of America
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James Gooch's Ancestors

Self
James Gooch
1780–1880
Birth Place: Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Rowland Gooch II
1753–1814
Trinity Parish, Louisa, VA
Sarah Wood
1749–1811
Charlestown, Suffolk, MA
Grandparents
Rowland (Thompson Gooch) I
1712–1794
New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
Unity West
1727–1793
Elsing Green, King William, Virginia, United States
Mary (“Polly”) Watson
1737–1792
Green Springs, Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Claiborne Gooch
1681–1750
Col. lll
1666–1734
Judith Armistead
1670–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Gooch's Descendants

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James (Elisha) Gooch (1780–13 June 1880) m. Agnes (Penny) Pinnick (1797–1862)
  1. 1. Minerva (Jane) Gooch 1822–1909 m. Henderson (Robert) Sims 1818–1892 m. John (Sims,) Jr. 1823–1862
    1. 1. Tipton Sims 1850–1936 m. Elizabeth (Milley) Caldwell 1855–1944
      1. 1. Bonapart ("Boney") Sims 1889–1944 m. Lucy (Ellen) Stevens 1893–1977
        1. 1. Thelmar Sims 1911–2003 m. Eula (Katherine) Shea 1911–1999

James Gooch's Timeline

3 Records

1780
1780
Birth of James Elisha Gooch in Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Louisa County, Virginia, USA
1815
28 Feb 1815
Age 35
James Elisha Gooch was married In. Lincoln, KY
. Lincoln, KY
1880
13 June 1880
Age 100
Death of James Elisha Gooch in Waynesburg, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
Waynesburg, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Louisa County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1815
    Event Place: . Lincoln, KY

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 June 1880
    Event Place: Waynesburg, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
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