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Author: thomasker2
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NOTE -
There is a 20 yr. gap in the census records [1880 - 1900] as the 1890 census was burned in
the 1920's. Add 20 yrs to everyone's 1880 age for the 1900 census.
I'm not related to any member of this family.
Facts you should know about the early census records -
All census records [1790 - 1840] prior to the 1850 census ONLY listed the head of
household; whether male or female.
NO specific age was stated for any family member
NO place of birth was stated - city, state, or country
NO city, town, or village is stated - only the county; however some census takers listed
the township
NO street address was stated
NO marital status was stated - single, married, widowed, or divorced
NO family relationship was stated - brother, sister, cousin, son, daughter, wife, inlaw,
etc.
NO occupation was stated
NO parental birthplaces are stated
NO race was stated [but assume "white"]
1850, 1860 & 1870 census records do not show family relationships, marital status or
parental birthplaces.
Step children are not enumerated as "step" children
Adopted children are not enumerated as "adopted"
Grand children are not enumerated as "grand children"
Orphaned children were not enumerated as "orphan"
Immigration date is not recorded
1850 is the 1st census that shows all family members with their birthplaces
1880 is the 1st census that shows parental birthplaces and family relationships
1870 -
Name: Emma Hopkins
Age in 1870: 5
Birth Year: abt 1865
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1870: Washington, Starke, Indiana
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: San Pierre
Harvey J Goon 27, OH
Sarah F Goon 28, GA [1842]
Daniel H Goon 4, IND
Jeremiah N Goon8m, IND
Marye A Thompson 13, GA [1857]
Nancy E Thompson 9, GA [1861]
Emma Hopkins 5, GA
Suspect that Mary & Nancy Thompson are "sisters" to Sarah F. [Thompson]
Goon.
Emma Hopkins would be a cousin.
1880 -
Name: Lulu Goon
Age: 15
Birth Year: abt 1865
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1880: Washington, Starke, Indiana
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: dau
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Harvey Goon
Mother's name: Sarah Goon
Occupation: House Servant
Harvey Goon 38, OH
Sarah Goon 40, SC??? - both parents b. SC
Christine Goon 72, Pa - widowed mother
Lulu Goon 15, GA
Harvey Goon 13, IND
Samuel Goon 2, IND
1900 -
marriage record -
Name: Harvey I Goon
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 20 Mar 1866
Event Place: , Starke, Indiana
Alternate Event Place:
Registration Place: Starke, Indiana, United States
Marriage License Date: 19 Mar 1866
Residence Place:
Gender: Male
Age (Estimated):
Race (Original):
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Father's Name:
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Name: Sarah F Thompson
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Spouse's Residence Place:
Spouse's Gender: Female
U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938
Name: Harvey Goon
Birth Year: abt 1843
Keyed Birth Location: Ohio
Birth State: Ohio
Admitted Year: 1906
Age at Admission: 63
State: Tennessee
County: Washington
[Carter]
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: Harvey Goon
Birth Date: 1 Dec 1842
Birth Place: Ohio
Death Date: 5 Oct 1927
Death Place: Danville, Vermilion Co , Ill
Burial Date: 8 Oct 1927
Death Age: 84
Occupation: farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: W
Gender: Male
Residence: Soldiers Home, Danville, Ill.
City: Johnson City
Branch: Mountain Branch
from
findagrave.com -
Harvey Goon
Birth: 1840 Ohio, USA
Death: 1929
Information from the microfilm of the 1940 WPA Graves Registration Project cards.Harvey
Goon was my great-grandmother's husband. He mustered out in Marietta, GA where they
met.
They married in Starke County, IN 20 Mar 1866 by Philander Coffin. Sarah Francis Thompson
and Harvey Goon had Daniel Harvey Goon, Jeremiah Nathaniel, Leander, Matilda, Samuel, and
Maggie Mae Goon. Jeremiah,
Leander and Matilda all died in infancy and are buried together in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Sarah Francis is buried beside Harvey in Crown Hill Cemetery Row 24, Grave 8 in Knox,
Starke Co. IN. Sarah was born in Canton, Cherokee Co. GA 29 Aug 1836 and died in Starke
Co. 10 Jul 1883.
Burial:
Crown Hill Cemetery
Knox
Starke County
Indiana, USA
Plot: WPA loc gr. 3, lot 69, blk 2, sect. 2
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