Regarding the early history of Wilkes County, Col. Carroll Heard Goyne of Shreveport, Louisiana wrote:
“Part of the area that became Wilkes County was origin-ally called St. Paul’s Parish. The Ceded Lands were added in 1773, and in 1777 the area was named Wilkes County. The first fort built in the Ceded Lands was built in January 1773. It was located on Anderson’s Mill Creek, a tributary of Fishing Creek, north of present Washington, Georgia. My ancestor Charles Heard was one of the builders. He lived four miles from the fort, with no one living between him and the fort. Indians burned Charles’ home in 1776 and stole a Negro wo-man. That was the only slave he owned. It is my under-standing that during the Revolutionary War Wilkes County was sparsely settled. It was known as the “Hor-net’s Nest” because of the peoples’ strong opposition to the British. The Wilkes County Patriots defeated the Loyalists in the Battle of Kettle Creek in Wilkes County.”
William Goyne was one of the earliest to bear the name in Georgia. James Goyne, regarded as his brother, had preceded him to the state and may have influenced William Goyne to come to Georgia.
The colony, last to be established by the British in America, was chartered in 1732, and the first English settlement was made in 1733 by James Edward Oglethorpe at Savannah. Oglethorpe. His trustees prohibited ownership of slaves in the colony, and the population grew slowly. In 1753 Oglethorpe's charter expired, and Georgia became a royal colony. Immediately planters from Virginia and the Carolinas began settling in the Piedmont plateau of northern Georgia, bringing with them their slaves.
Phillip Going, a Wilkes County freeholder, was one of the first residents of Wilkes County of interest to Gowen chroniclers. He signed a petition to the Continental Congress on August 5, 1777, asking for the removal from command of General McIntosh, according to the research of Col. Goyne.
The population grew from the few hundred settlers that Oglethorpe introduced to 83,000 in 1790. Revolutionary soldiers were offered generous land grants in Georgia, and by 1830, when the Indians started moving west, over a half million people lived in Georgia, principally along the seacoast and the Savannah River which was established as the boundary with South Carolina.
William Goyne and his kinsmen simply crossed the Savannah River and obtained land in Wilkes County, Georgia. He was born about 1732 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, based on the tithe list of that county, according to the research of Col. Carroll Heard Goyne, Jr, a descendant of Shreveport, Louisiana. He lived in Rutherford County, North Carolina prior to his removing to Wilkes County.
William Goyne was first married about 1751 in Lunenburg County, wife's name Hester. That is the year he first appeared on the tithe list as living apart from his father. His first wife’s name appears as Hester in an August 23, 1779 deed in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
When Warren County, Georgia was created, primarily with land from Wilkes County in 1793, "William Going, Moses Going and Jesse Going" were listed as taxpayers on the county's first tax rolls in 1793.
“Abstracts of Tax Records for Wilkes County for 1785-1805,” list “Goings” [various spellings] as follows: Aaron, Drury, Hardy, Henry, James, Jesse, John, Moses, Reuben, Samuel, Thomas, William and William Jr.”
Col. Goyne wrote:
“Jesse was listed for 1793 only. He was living in Capt. Smith’s District [II-3] and was assessed one poll. Mo-ses was listed in 1793 as living in Capt. Hubbard’s Dis-trict [LL-14]. He was taxed on 500 acres in Wilkes County; 684 acres in Franklin County; and 208 acres in Greene County. In 1794 Moses was living in Capt. Hubbard’s District [LL-8] in Warren County. He was taxed on the same land, and paid one poll. William was not found in the tax list of 1793. In 1794 he was living in Capt. Hubbard’s District [LL-9] in Warren County and was assessed one poll.”
William Goyne was remarried about 1795 to Agnes Nancy Schroeder who was born in Pennsylvania in 1768 to Alexander Schroeder and Isabella Schroeder. William Goyne signed for a portion of Isabella Schroeder's estate for Agnes Nancy Schroe-der Goyne in November 1796.
Regarding her surname, Col. Goyne wrote June 11, 2002:
“Agnes “Nancy” Stroder’s name is spelled in a variety of ways in the records. I have settled on the “Stroder” spelling because the original marriage documents for two of Nancy’s brother’s are in the North Carolina Ar-chives, and both documents show the name as “Stroder.” Also, a long-time Stroder researcher who spells her name “Strawder,” informed me that she believes the original spelling of her family name was Stroder.”
"William Goynne" was a resident of Warren County, January 4, 1816 when he wrote his will:
"The Last Will & Testament of William Goynne.
1st. I Will that so much of my horses and cattle shall be sold will be sufficient to satisfy all my just debts.
2nd. I Will that forty dollars shall be raised and collected out of notes now in my possession against other people and give to John & Mount Herman Goynne, my grandchildren, sons of Hardy Goynne.
3rd. I Will that the balance of all my notes after raising the above mentioned forty dollars with the interest and profits on therefrom to be given to my son Tyra.
4th. I Will that the land, house and plantation where I now live be a home for my Wife, if she chooses to upon it during her widowhood, but not have the privilege to sell it and then at her marriage, her death or removal, to go to my son Hiram.
5th. I Will that my Sorrel Mare belong to my Wife for the purpose of raising a Colt or Colts for my son Tyra, and entrust my Wife to give accordingly.
6th. I Will that my three beds be divided between my Wife, Hiram and Tyra Goynne equally, Viz: one for each and the balance of my household furniture to be equally divided as they separate their homes between my Wife, Hiram & Tyra.
7th. I Will that my Daughter Rebecca Dick have one dollar & fifty cents.
8th. I Will that my Daughter Alice King shall have one dollar & fifth cents.
9th. I Will that my son John shall have one dollar & fifty cents.
10th. I Will that my son Drury shall have one dollar & fifty cents.
11th. I Will that my son William shall have one dollar & fifty cents.
12th. I Will that my son Hardy shall have two dollars.
I am at this time perfectly in my senses and acknowledge the above to be my desire. As Witness my hand this 4th day of January in the year of our Lord 1816.
William [X] Goynne
Signed in the presence of us
Joseph Johnston
Obedience [X] Ray
Hartwell Battle"
Apparently William Goynne died in the summer of 1817 because his will was probated September 1, 1817, according to Warren County Will Book B, page 40.
Taliaferro County, located between Warren and Wilkes Counties, was established in 1825, and some of the Goynes found themselves in the new county. Agnes Nancy Schroeder Goyne was enumerated there in the 1830 census as the head of a household composed of:
"Goyne, Nancy white female 50-60
white male 20-30
white male 10-15
free colored female 10-24"
Nearby was enumerated the household of her son, Hiram Davis Goyne.
In 1838 “Nancy Goyne” received a letter of dismission, along with her son Tyra Alexander Goyne and his wife “Polly” Goyne from the Baptist Church of Christ at Ebenezer, Georgia
Nancy Schroder Goyne was enumerated in the 1860 census of Union Parish, Louisiana living in the home of Henry Bradford Tyra Goyne, a grandson. He had arrived in Louisiana about 1849 and was recorded as the head of the household:
"Goyne, H. B. 39, born in Georgia, farmer,
$320 real estate, $275
personal property
M. D. 39, born in Georgia, housewife
Stephen 12, born in Georgia
Susan 8, born in Louisiana
J. F. 6, born in Louisiana
John 2, born in Louisiana
Mary 1, born in Louisiana
Goyne, Nancy 92, born in Pennsylvania"
Children born to William Goyne and Hester Goyne include:
Rebecca Goyne born about 1753
Alice Goyne born about 1756
John Goyne born about 1760
Drury O. Goyne born about 1764
William Goyne, Jr. born about 1767
Hardy Goyne born about 1771
Children born to William Goyne and Agnes Nancy Schroeder Goyne include:
Hiram Davis Goyne born in 1799
Tyra Alexander Goyne born January 4, 1804
Rebecca Goyne, daughter of William Goyne, was born about 1753. She was married about 1770, husband's name, Dick. They lived near her father in Rutherford and Lincoln Counties, North Carolina, but did not join him in removing to Georgia. Under the terms of her father's will Rebecca Goyne Dick received $1.50.
Alice Goyne, daughter of William Goyne, was born about 1756. She was married about 1772, husband's name King. They lived near her father in Rutherford and Lincoln Counties, North Carolina, but did not join him in removing to Georgia. Alice Goyne King was also to receive $1.50 from her father's estate.
Hardy Goyne, son of William Goyne and Hester Goyne, was born about 1771 in Granville County, North Carolina, according to the research of Ernest Pope Boland. He was married about 1793, wife's name unknown. In 1793 they lived in Edgefield County, South Carolina. “Hardy Going,” a tax defaulter, was recorded in the tax roll on Capt. Turner’s District [MM-133].
In February 1801 "Caty Goin" was received into Island Creek Baptist Church of Hancock County, Georgia by letter from another church, probably in Warren County. On February 6, 1803 "Hardy Goin" was received into Island Creek Baptist Church also. He was restored to membership in the church June 3, 1808.
Col. Carroll Heard Goyne wrote, “Hardy was listed as a “wid-ow[er?]” in the November 25, 1797 edition of the “Augusta Chronicle.” This may explain why William Goyne listed Hardy’s two sons in his will, but did not list his other grand-children. It follows then that “Caty Goyne” of Hancock County church records was Hardy’s second wife, and not the mother of John and Mount Herman.”
Children born to Hardy Goyne and Caty Goyne are unknown.
Children born to Hardy Goyne and his first wife include:
John Goyne born about 1796
Mount Herman Goyne born about 1797
John Goyne, son of Hardy Goyne and Caty Goyne, was born about 1796 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, according to Ernest Pope Boland, a great-great grandson.
John Goyne appeared in the 1830 census of Upson County, Georgia and reappeared in the 1840 census of Upson County, 561 Georgia Military District as “John Goins:”
“Goins, John white male 40-50”
“John Goins” appeared in the 1860 census of adjoining Monroe County. The household, No. 604-622 was recorded July 14, 1860 in the Russellville community:
“Goins, John 66, born in SC, overseer
Elizabeth 60, born in GA
Julius 4, born in GA”
Children born to John Goyne include:
John Lewis Goins born in 1832
John Lewis Goins, son of John Goyne, was born in Upson County in 1832. He was married December 7, 1856 to Martha Crouch in Muskogee County and lived there during that decade, according to Ernest Pope Boland. She was the daughter of George Washington Crouch, Jr. and a sister to William Silas Crouch.
The household of John Lewis Goins was enumerated July 12, 1860 census of Russellville, Georgia in nearby Monroe County, Household 564-581:
“Goins, John 28, born in GA, overseer
Martha 22, born in GA, wife
James 4, born in GA, son
George 2, born in GA, son”
John Lewis Goins was enlisted in Company A, Seventh Georgia Cavalry Regiment during the Civil War. He received a mortal injury in the Battle of Gettysburg and was transferred to the Confederate Hospital in Richmond. He died in the hospital at Richmond December 15, 1864 and was buried there, according to Ernest Pope Boland, a great-grandson in a message dated April 27, 2000.
Martha Crouch Goins was enumerated in the 1870 census of Muscogee County with her four sons, living near her father, George Washington Crouch, Jr. Martha Crouch Goins made an application for a Confederate pension in 1890, and it was witnessed by J. W. Goins.
Children born to John Lewis Goins and Martha Crouch Goins include:
James Andrew Goins born January 10, 1856
George Goins born about 1857
Seaborn Goins born about 1862
William T. “Willie” Goins born in December 1864
James Andrew Goins, son of John Lewis Goins and Martha Crouch Goins, was born January 10, 1856 in Monroe County. He appeared as a four-year-old in the 1856 census of Monroe County. He was married to Mary Elizabeth Hamer in Muscogee County November 23, 1876. He died in Columbus, Georgia November 28, 1928.
Children born to James Andrew Goins and Mary Elizabeth Hamer Goins include:
Annie Lois Goins born October 3, 1898
Annie Lois Goins, daughter of James Andrew Goins and Mary Elizabeth Hamer Goins, was born October 3, 1898 at Fortson, Georgia. She was married about 1918, husband’s name Boland. She died November 12, 1973 “aboard a Delta Airlines plane at 28,000 feet above Los Angeles. She was terminal with pancreatic cancer, and my Dad was taking her to Mexico where they offered a special treatment for cancer that could not be gotten in the U.S.A,” according to Ernest Pope Boland.
Children born to Annie Lois Goins Boland include:
Ernest Pope Boland born about 1923
George Goins, son of John Lewis Goins and Martha Crouch Goins, was born about 1857 in Georgia. He appeared at age two in the 1860 census of his parents’ household.
Seaborn Goins, son of John Lewis Goins and Martha Crouch Goins, was about 1862 in Georgia.
William T. “Willie” Goins, son of John Lewis Goins and Martha Crouch Goins, was born in January 1865, about one month after his father was killed in the Battle of Gettysburg.
Mount Herman Goyne, son of Hardy Goyne and Caty Goyne, was born about 1797.
He was married January 14, 1818 in Warren County to Polly Allen, according to "Early Georgia Marriages" by Joseph T. Maddox.
He was enumerated as the head of the household in the 1830 census of Taliferro County, page 358, according to "Index to the 1830 Census of Georgia."
Mount Herman Goyne appeared as the head of a household in the 1850 census of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, Household 778-778:
"Goyne, Hiram 51, born in GA, farmer, $1,000
real estate
Susan 35, born in GA
Sophia 11, born in GA
Victoria 9, born in GA
Frances 2, born in GA
Goyne, Joseph 22, born in LA
Matilda 15, born in LA"
Children born to Mount Herman Goyne and Polly Allen Goyne include:
Sophia Goyne born about 1839
Victoria Goyne born about 1841
Frances Goyne born about 1848
Their route led along the old road to Montevallo where they were joined by their surgeon, Dr. Mardis, former member of Congress, and where they camped the first night. Each man carried his own rations which had been prepared for him by loving hands before setting out.
Leaving Montevallo, they went directly to Montgomery, camping out one night. There they were received by the authorities and assigned to duty. There they were given arms and ammunition, and in a few days were on a rapid march for the Creek country.
Their service in the war was short, for the war itself was of short duration, being only three months, the period for which they had enlisted. The character of the service was in no respect different from that of ordinary frontier service; and there are no records of any particular acts of heroism accredited to this company or its members. But they were in several brief engagements, underwent without complaint, several forced marches, and several of its members were commended as skilled and brave in the execution of special duty assigned them.
The company lost none of its members by death, but unused to the sultry sun of the southern part of the state, in many there were planted the germs of fatal disease that made itself felt years afterward. They received as a reward for their services, the sum of $10 per month and their food. At or near Montgomery they were mustered out of service, and in straggling bodies, returned home, having tasted the glories of war and found it more dreadful than inviting.'
Who were these men, what of prominence did they achieve and what became of them? Harrison W. Goyne was a clerk of the County Court. In 1831 he sat for Jefferson County in the House of Representatives, and in 1836 he represented the county in the State Senate. After the return home, the Goyne brothers, Harrison and Andrew, nicknamed "Cull," moved away. The only living member of this command, John Thompson, was born February 25, 1818, and hence will soon be in his seventy-fourth year."
"Harrison Goyne" filed a Revolutionary claim with the Republic of Texas Secretary of State following the nation wresting independence from Mexico. The account was audited by James B. Johnson, according to a compilation prepared by the Texas State Library & Archives, Voucher No. 60, Microfilm Reel 52, Frame No. 310.
Larry E. Caver, Jr. transcribed a letter written February 3, 1876 to the editor of the “Birmingham Iron Age” which mentioned the death of Harrison W. Goyne in 1849 in Texas. The newspaper was published from 1874 to 1884.
“Excerpts of Interest from “The Birmingham Iron Age”
Tyler, Texas
January 19, 1876
Dear Editor Frank:
In your paper of the 13th instant, I observe an announce-ment headed ‘Historical’ in which you state that you will soon begin the publication of sketches of the lives of those who participated in the early settle-ment and in the political transactions of Jefferson County, Alabama. I shall await impartially the appearance of your sketches. To me they will possess, I know, an indescribable charm.
I wish I could contribute something towards aiding you in this proposed interesting feature of your paper. Many of those who participated in the public affairs of Jefferson County, in the early years of its settlement, came to Texas:
General Wood, Robert Emmet Bledsoe Baylor, John Brown, Harrison W. Goyne, Simpson Robinson, Thomas M. Adkins, Emory Loyd, Henry Click, Taylor Brown, Richard Tankersly and doubtless many others.
Of these above mentioned, all are dead except Henry Click, Taylor Brown and Simpson Robinson, and I am not sure that the last named is living, though he was a year or two ago. Taylor Brown is living near Henderson, about 30 miles from this place, and was as full of vitality and fun, about two weeks ago, when I saw him, as a [colored man] ever gets of religion--and you know that is so full that he runs over occasionally. Henry Click, who used to be the best rifle shot that could be found, lives in Cherokee County. I have not seen him for two or three years. Simpson Robin-son was living in Leon County a few years ago, and had been chief justice of the county.
General Wood, who participated in what is termed the "pine knot" battle, fought at Jonesboro long before you and I were born, died and was buried near Austin, Texas, many, many years ago; John Brown [Red] died not many years ago, at Brownsboro [named for him] in Henderson County, Texas, about 20 miles west of this place.
Harrison W. Goyne died in 1849 at Lockhart, Western Tex-as in Caldwell County; Emory Loyd died near Henderson, Rusk County, about 15 years ago; Robert E. B. Baylor died near Independence, Washington County, December 31, 1873; Major Adkins died near Larissa, Cherokee County, a few years ago;
Woodson Wade I ought to have mentioned also; he is dead too. Brown, Goyne, Adkins, Robinson, Wood, Loyd and Baylor, were in official line of life in Jefferson County. Loyd, Wood, John Brown and Goyne served in the Legisla-ture, and Baylor in the Congress of the United States. Bay-lor, Wood and John Brown served in the Congress of the Republic of Texas; Judge Baylor served for 25 years or more as District Judge.
I furnish you these facts, which you can dress up if you choose, and receive as my contribution.
Why don't you pour hot shot and Greek fire into the Radical Camp? Have they quit stealing in Alabama?
Your friend very hurriedly, but truly,
Thomas Smith”
Children born to Sen. Harrison W. Goyne and Elizabeth Riley Crawford Goyne are unknown.
Sally Goyne, daughter of John Goyne and Nancy Goyne, was born about 1808. She was married about 1826 to Dempsey Jordan. At lest four children were born to them, according to the research of Sammy Craig Duncan.
John R. Goyne, son of John Goyne and Nancy Goyne, was born in Georgia February 18, 1809, according to a letter written August 14, 1989 by Charles Blakeley, a descendant of Burleson, Texas. He was married about 1828 to Elizabeth Byars who was born March 4, 1812 in North Carolina. She was the daughter of Stripling Byars and Elizabeth Byars of Rutherford County, North Carolina.
John R. Goyne was named administrator of the will of his father which was written April 27, 1839 and probated November 27, 1839, according to Jefferson County Will Book, 1818-1840, page 217.
In 1849 they lived in Kemper County, Mississippi. They were enumerated there in the 1850 census as:
"Goyne, John R. 41, born in GA, farmer
Elizabeth 38, born in NC
Harrison 19,
William 16,
Adeline 13,
John 10,
Nancy 9,
James 6,
Selina 4,
George 2"
Erasmus Goyne and Andrew C[olumbus?] “Cull” Goyne, his brothers were also enumerated in the 1850 census of Kemper County.
After a short tenure in Drew County, Arkansas, they removed to Lamar County, Texas after the Civil War.
Children born to John R. Goyne and Elizabeth Byars Goyne, according to an old bible record, include:
Susan Goyne born February 25, 1830
Harrison W. Goyne born May 26, 1832
William R. Goyne born May 3, 1834
Adeline Goyne born December 19, 1836
John Stribling Goyne born April 6, 1839
Nancy E. Goyne born October 7, 1841
James E. Goyne born November 14, 1843
Selina Goyne born October 7, 1846
George Washington Goyne born March 4, 1849
*Elizabeth F. Goyne born about 1850
Jefferson Davis Goyne born December 8, 1852
*Elizabeth F. Goyne, suggested as a daughter of John R. Goyne and Elizabeth Byars Goyne by family researcher Sammy Craig Duncan of Greenville, Texas, did not appear in the transcript of the bible record.
Susan Goyne, daughter of John R. Goyne and Elizabeth Byars Goyne, was born February 25, 1830.
Harrison W. Goyne, son of John R. Goyne and Elizabeth Byars Goyne, was born May 26, 1832. He appeared in the 1850 census of Kemper County, Mississippi as a 19-year-old living in his father's household.
William R. Goyne, son of John R. Goyne and Elizabeth Byars Goyne, was born May 3, 1834. He appeared in the 1850 census of Kemper County, Mississippi as a 16-year-old living in the household of his parents.
Adeline Goyne, daughter of John R. Goyne and Elizabeth Byars Goyne, was born December 19, 1836. She appeared as a 13-year-old in the 1850 census of her father's household in Kemper County, Mississippi.
John Stribling Goyne, son of John R. Goyne and Elizabeth Byars Goyne, was born in April 1839 in Alabama, according to his 1900 census enumeration. He was married about 1868, wife's name Nancy C. She was born January 23, 1847 in Arkansas. In 1869 they lived in Lamar County, Texas.
They were enumerated there in the 1880 census in Enumeration District 131, page 48, precinct 7:
"Goings, John 39, born in Arkansas
Nancy 31, born in Arkansas
Rufus S. 11, born in Texas
William 9, born in Texas
Mattie L. 5, born in Texas
Charley 2, born in Texas"
The household of John Stribling Goyne reappeared in the 1900 census of Fannin County, Enumeration District 81, page 2, precinct 7:
"Goyne, J. S. 61, born in AL in April 1839
N. C. 53, born in AR in Jan. 1847, wife
William 30, born in TX in February 1870
Charles 22, born in TX in Dec. 1877
Lillie 19, born in TX in February 1881
Ernest 16, born in TX in March 1884"
John Stribling Goyne received a deed from Margaret Blakey, according to Fannin County Deed Book 59, page 266. He also received a deed from W. A. Lane, according to Fannin County Deed Book 78, page 49. He gave a deed to S. R. Adair, according to Fannin County Deed Book 170, page 509.
John Stribling Goyne died in Fannin County August 7, 1925, according to BVS File 29153. Nancy C. Goyne died at Ivanhoe, Texas October 21, 1925 of "stricture of the esophagus," according to Fannin County Death Book 3, page 14.
Children born to John Stribling Goyne and Nancy C. Goyne include:
Rufus S. Goyne born in 1869
William H. Goyne born February 1, 1870
Mattie L. Goyne born in 1875
Charles Eldredge Goyne born December 29, 1877
Lillie Argada Goyne born February 1, 1881
Ernest Wysong Goyne born in March 1884
Rufus S. Goyne, son of John Stribling Goyne and Nancy C. Goyne, was born in 1869 in Texas. He appeared as an 11-year-old in the 1880 census of his father's household.
William H. Goyne, son of John Stribling Goyne and Nancy C. Goyne, was born February 1, 1870 in Lamar County. He was enumerated in the 1880 census as a nine-year-old and at age 30 in the 1900 census of his father's household. He died May 23, 1948 in Fannin County, according to Fannin County Death Book 6, page 1263. He was buried in Danner Cemetery, according to Ivy Lee Goyne, informant.
Mattie L. Goyne, daughter of John Stribling Goyne and Nancy C. Goyne, was born in Texas in 1875. She appeared as a five-year-old in the 1880 census. She did not reappear in her father's household in the 1900 census.
Charles Eldredge Goyne, son of John Stribling Goyne and Nancy C. Goyne, was born December 29, 1877 in Lamar County. He was recorded as a two-year-old in the 1880 census and at age 22 in the 1900 census of his father's household. He was married at age 30 to Margaret Electra "Leck" D'Armand July 5, 1908, according to Fannin County marriage records. In 1914 he was a barber at Bonham. Margaret Electra "Leck" D'Armand Goyne died March 15, 1915 in Fannin County, according to BVS File 12281. He died April 8, 1949 of a "heart block," according to Fannin County Death Book 6, page 1562. His residence at that time was on Boyd Street, and he was listed as a retired barber.
Children born to Charles Eldredge Goyne and Margaret Electra "Leck" D'Armand Goyne include:
Ivy Lee Goyne born August 23, 1909
Hazel M. Goyne born April 15, 1911
Kenneth Upton Goyne born June 18, 1914
Ivy Lee Goyne, son of Charles Eldredge Goyne and Margaret Electra "Leck" D'Armand Goyne, was born August 23, 1909, according to Fannin County Birth Book 23, page 615. He was married to Ruby Holloway December 3, 1931, according to Fannin County Marriage Book I, page 264. The couple was divorced shortly afterward. He was remarried August 24, 1934 to Mamie Ruth Green, according to Fannin County Marriage Book Y, page 184. She was born in 1914. Ruby Holloway Goyne was remarried to J. L. Meadows February 6, 1935, according to Fannin County Marriage Book X, page 300.
Ivy Lee Goyne was listed as the father of an infant who died November 20, 1935 in Fannin County, according to BVS File 51141. In 1942 Ivy Lee Goyne was a construction worker living in Bonham. He was the informant for the death certificate of his father who died May 23, 1948. They received release of a lien from First National Bank of Bonham December 3, 1951, according to Fannin County Deed Book 332, page 318. They gave power of attorney to their sister-in-law Effie Estelle Sparrow Goyne June 29, 1956, according to Fannin County Deed Book 394, page 179, suggesting that they were removing from Bonham.
Children born to Ivy Lee Goyne and Mamie Ruth Green Goyne include:
[infant] died November 20, 1935
Bobbie Jean Goyne born May 17, 1942
Bonnie June Goyne born May 17, 1942
Bobbie Jean Goyne, "third child" of Ivy Lee Goyne and Mamie Ruth Green Goyne, a twin, was born May 17, 1942, according to Fannin County Birth Book 11, page 1129.
Bonnie June Goyne, "fourth child" of Ivy Lee Goyne and Mamie Ruth Goyne, a twin, was born May 17, 1942, according to Fannin County Birth Book 11, page 1130.
Hazel M. Goyne, daughter of Charles Eldredge Goyne and Margaret Electra "Leck" D'Armand Goyne, was born April 15, 1911, according to Fannin County Birth Book 2, page 100.
Kenneth Upton Goyne, son of Charles Eldredge Goyne and Margaret Electra "Leck" D'Armand Goyne, was born June 18, 1914, according to Fannin County Birth Book 2, page 166. He enlisted in the U.S. Army March 9, 1943 and was discharged as a private October 1, 1943, according to Fannin County Discharge Book 2, page 259. He showed a dual enlistment in the Texas National Guard March 9, 1943 and was discharged March 7, 1946 as a private first class, according to Fannin County Discharge Book 6, page 294. At that time he was "married with two dependents." He was married about 1943 to Effie Estelle Sparrow. In 1943 he was shown as a salesman, and in 1950 he was listed as a textile worker.
Children born to Kenneth Upton Goyne and Effie Estelle Sparrow Goyne include:
David Eugene Goyne born June 5, 1945
David Eugene Goyne, son of Kenneth Upton Goyne and Effie Estelle Sparrow Goyne, was born June 5, 1945, according to Fannin County Birth Book 17, page 238. He was married to Beverly Gail Ray, age 15, June 18, 1966, according to Fannin County Marriage Book 5, page 245. Children born to David Eugene Goyne and Beverly Gail Ray Goyne are unknown.
Lillie Argada Goyne, daughter of John Stribling Goyne and Nancy C. Goyne, was born February 1, 1881, according to BVS File 1223870. She appeared as a 19-year-old in the 1900 census. Of this individual nothing more is known.
Ernest Wysong Goyne, son of John Stribling Goyne and Nancy C. Goyne, was born in March 1884. He appeared as a 16-year-old in his father's household in the 1900 census. On November 8, 1901, at age 17, he was married to Mittie Delaney, daughter of M. C. Delaney and Sarah Jane Taylor Delaney, according to Fannin County Marriage Book N, page 23. He was remarried to Mrs. Mary Ann Abner Canley Brezelle April 9, 1907, according to Fannin County Marriage Book Q, page 429.
Ernest Wysong Goyne was buried in Danner Cemetery.
Children born to Ernest Wysong Goyne and Mittie Delaney Goyne include:
Ethel Mae Goyne born January 28, 1904
Florence Ann Goyne born October 17, 1906
William Earl Goyne born March 14, 1906 [error]
Children born to Ernest Wyson Goyne and Mary Ann Abner Canley Brezelle Goyne include:
Velve Beatrice Goyne born November 13, 1910
Vivian Ernest “Tootsie” Goyne born November 1, 1912
John Wesley Goyne born March 2, 1915
Ethel Mae Goyne, daughter of Ernest Wysong Goyne and Mittie Delaney Goyne, was born January 28, 1904, according to Fannin County Birth Book 25, page 199. She was married in 1920 at age 16 in Bonham, Texas to John Henry Embrey, age 18 of Marietta, Oklahoma. John Henry Embrey was accompanied by “Red” Lemons, his best friend. After the wedding all three of the young people returned to Marietta by train, according to Elizabeth Embrey.