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John Gordon Goforth 1948–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jan 1948

Birth Location: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 4 Jan 1984

Death Location: Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA

Father: William Goforth

Mother: Mildred Aliff

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John Gordon Goforth was born in 1948 in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA, the child of William Hampton Goforth And Mildred Claudine Aliff. John Gordon Goforth married Laura Davis, and had children including Barbara, Christina A Goforth, Debra, John Jr. John Gordon Goforth passed away in 1984 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • John Gordon Goforth was born in 1948 in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA, the child of William Hampton Goforth And Mildred Claudine Aliff.
  • John Gordon Goforth married Laura Davis, and had children including Barbara, Christina A Goforth, Debra, John Jr.
  • John Gordon Goforth passed away in 1984 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Goforth's Ancestors

Self
John Goforth
1948–1984
Birth Place: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Parents
William Hampton Goforth
1921–1950
Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Mildred (Claudine) Aliff
1928–1970
Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Otis) Goforth
1897–1924
Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Georgia (Oliver) Fields
1901–1962
Falls Mills, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Clay (C) Aliff
1898–1967
Tralee, Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States of America
Louise Johnston
1907–1954
Ohio
Great-Grandparents
James Goforth
1873–1959
Nancy Perdew
1873–1941
Dockery Fields
1872–
Cora Buckland
1878–1901
Joseph Aliff
1874–1953
Lucinda Thomas
1877–1942
Eugene Johnston
1876–1928
Mary Jamison
1885–1957
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Goforth
1821–1886
Hannah Phillips
1846–1932
James Perdue
1839–1914
Sarah (Pardew)
1843–1929
Edward Fields
1829–1908
Telithia Fields
1835–1919
Jacob Buckland
1849–1919
Sarah Tabor
1849–1922
Margaret Ross
1855–
H Johnston
1841–1908
Annie Johnston
1852–1924
William Jamison
1859–1893
Annie Baker
1862–1955

John Goforth's Timeline

4 Records

1948
14 Jan 1948
Birth of John Gordon Goforth in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
1966
02 Aug 1966
Age 18
John Gordon Goforth was married
None
1969
1969
Age 21
John Gordon Goforth was married in Pierce County, Washington
Pierce County, Washington
1984
4 Jan 1984
Age 36
Death of John Gordon Goforth in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA
Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1948
    Event Place: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tacoma News Tribune; Publication Date: 10 Jan 1984; Publication Place: Tacoma, Washington, USA; ,0.17470278,0.20870759,0.2708593&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 02 Aug 1966

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1969
    Event Place: Pierce County, Washington

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sumner
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tacoma News Tribune; Publication Date: 10 Jan 1984; Publication Place: Tacoma, Washington, USA; ,0.17470278,0.20870759,0.2708593&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1984
    Event Place: Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA

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