In a message dated 4/13/99 1:11:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Jasunkes writes:
I was hoping you could provide me with information on the Goar
family.
They
are all mention in pages 691 and 692. James Vernon Goar married
Abraham
Putnam Parker's daughter, Elma
Thanking you for any help you can give us.
Jim and Ann (Zimmerer) Sunkes
I am cross posting this to the Clinton county list
so other researchers can
benefit. The information you asked for is in a biography of Eli Jefferson
Goar which I have transcribed below.
ELI JEFFERSON GOAR, the leading druggist of Kirklin and one of its most
prominent citizens, comes from sturdy Irish and German stock. The first
member of the family of whom we have any record is Henry Goar, who lived in
Shenandoah county, Va. He was twice married and one of his sons for
seventeen years represented his district in the state legislature. By his
second wife, Catherine Kelley, he had five children: The eldest of these,
Joseph, married Martha Pine, by whom he had eleven children; the remaining
four were Robert, Nancy, James and Henry. The grandfather of our subject,
Joseph Goar, was born in Virginia, in 1810, and freeing his slaves removed to
Pennsylvania, where he married Catherine Goar, a third cousin. They
afterward emigrated to Tipton county, Ind., and purchased 300 acres of land.
Mr. Goar served as county judge, and was a prominent and influential citizen.
The family numbered fifteen chil-dren, and with one exception all are
living.
They are James M ; Sallie, wife of John Epard; Jefferson; Martha, wife of
Jeremiah Batterton, died at Bowling Green, Ky., in 1862: Eli J., born March
20, 1839, married Emily Mott; Levi V., born March 20, 1839, married Delilah
Fisher; Nancy L., born Jan-uary 25, 1841, married Isaac Paul, who died in
1893; Benjamin F., born April 1, 1843, married Laura Thompson; Amanda J.,
born May 19, 1845, is the wife of Curt Parker; Louisa, C., born May 19, 1845,
is the wife of John Kelley of Harrisburg, Ark. Emily M., born September 22,
1847, is the wife of Aaron White; William H., born March 31, 1849; Matt A.,
born September 1, 1851, married Ada Fullerton, and after her death wedded
Hattie Moses; John Jessie. born November 15, 1854; and Catherine C., married
July 4, 1883; to Fred Mekum. The father of this family was a democrat until
1856, when he became a whig, and later a republican. He represented his
district for one term in the state legislature, and since 1869 he has resided
in Minnesota. His wife died in 1886.
James M. Goar, father of E. J., was born in Tipton county, Ind. and lived at
home until twenty-two years of age, when he went to Iowa, and secured
property with land warrants of the war of 1812. After locating 160 acres he
returned to Indiana, and in 1858 married Priscilla Batterton, who was born in
Shelby county, in 1840. By their union they had two children; Joseph W.,
who was born September 17, 1859, and married Emma Robbins; and Eli Jefferson.
On the twenty-seventh of April, 1861, James M. Goar enlisted in company B,
Seventy-fifth Indiana infantry, and died at Murfreesboro, February 6, 1863.
His remains were interred in Hill cemetery in this county. His
brother-in-law, Jeremiah Batterton, also died in the army, and was buried at
the same time. Mr. Goar belonged to the Baptist church, was a man of quiet
and generous disposition, a good citizen, and had the respect and confidence
of the entire community. In 1872, his wife wedded A. C. Littleton; by whom
she had one son, Thaddeus S., who died at the age of four years. Her death
oc-curred in October, 1887. The husband is still living in Sugar Creek
township. Her brother, Jeremiah, served as a second lieutenant during the
late war and was wounded at Mill Springs, Ky., from the effects of which he
afterward died. Her brother James enlisted as a private in 1861, served
throughout the war, and was twice wounded in battle.
Eli J. Goar, whose name heads this record, was born in Tipton county, Ind.,
April 17 1861, and remained upon the farm until eighteen years of age. He
attended the common schools and the high school at Frankfort, then entered
the Danville Central Normal college, and at the age of eighteen began
teaching. which he successfully followed for a time. In connection with his
brother he then embarked in general merchandising at Fickard's Mill, where
for three years they carried on a successful business. Mr. Goar was married
March 12, 1882, to Orpha Louisa King, who was born July 23, 1861, and is a
daughter of James and Polly (Mary Winship) King. They have three
children--James Vernon, born December 27, 1882; Everett Logan, born November
13, 1886; and Edith Lou, born December 2, 1891. In 1884, Mr. Goar sold his
store and removed to the farm belonging to his father-in-law, which he
continued to cultivate until 1891, when, on account of his wife's failing
health, he left the farm. During the succeeding year he taught school at
Forest, and in 1892 came to Kirklin. Being appointed deputy county
treasurer, he then removed to Frankfort, where he remained until December,
1893. when we again find him in Kirklin. Here he formed a partnership with
G. T. Williams, under the firm name of Goar & Williams, and purchased the
drug stock of W. W. Wild. They have a finely appointed store; handle
everything found in a first-class establishment of the kind, and now have a
large business. Mr. Goar also owns a farm of ninety-two acres, under a high
state of cultivation and well improved with all modern conveniences. He is a
member of the Masonic lodge, and of the camp of the Sons of Veterans,. both
of Kirklin. In politics he is a republican, and takes a deep interest in the
success and growth of his party, but has never sought office.
William King, grandfather of Mrs. Eli J. Goar, was born in Rockbridge county,
Va.,
October, 1, 1777. He removed from Virginia to Rock Castle county. Ky., about
1795 and was married to Mary Evans in 1799 He re-moved from Kentucky to Rush
county, Ind. In 1833 and died December 7, 1337. Mary, wife of William King,
was born in North Carolina April 16, 1785, removed to Kentucky when about
twelve years old, there married, and removed from Kentucky to Rush county,
Ind., in 1833, and in 1839 to Clinton county, Ind., and died April 10, 1847.
The children born to Mr. and Mrs. William King were named as follows: James,
born December 20, 1808, in Pulaski county, Ky. Mary, born in Fayette, Ind.,
January 17, 1817. James and Mary Winship were married March 5, 1835;
Thomas S. born January 25, 1836, and died May 4, 1856. William L., born
March 21, 1838, and married August 26, 1863. Jesse W., born June 10, 1841.
married October 11, 1866, died December 16, 1890. Celia, born October 22,
1843, and was married May 4, 1869 Mary J., born January 16, 1847, married
November 21, 1883. Louisa, born December 25, 1849, married October 4, 1874.
Martha A., born June 29, 1852, died February 1, 1833. John C., born
November 15, 1856. married November 9, 1879. Orpha L. is now Mrs. E. J. Goar.
Jesse Winship, the maternal grandfather, was born in the state of New York.
April 22, 1787, and moved to Brookville, Ind., when about twenty years of age
and married Celia Leforge in 1811, then moved to Connersville, Ind, and in
1821 he moved to Rush county, Ind.; died November 18, 1854. Celia (Laforge)
Winship, born in New Jersey, May 23 1793, died August 12, 1854, was the
mother of ten children, six sons and four daughters, who were living at her
death, which was the first broken link of the family circle. The family
always stood deservedly high in the community.
Transcribed by Chris Brown from pages 691-693 of "A Portrait And Biographical
Record of Boone and Clinton Counties, Ind.," published in 1895 by A.W. Bowen
& Co. Chicago.