 Birth | April 9, 1778 |
 Historical Event | The American Revolution from 1775 to 1783Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 14 years)Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
 Marriage | Isabella Smart — View this family September 22, 1803 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 24 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
 Birth of a son#1 | John E Goforth 1811 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 33 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Birth of a son #2 | Thomas Batey Goforth 1823 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a wife | Isabella Smart December 9, 1826 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage | Parthenia Mitchell — View this family after 1826 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | James C Goforth 1829 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | George Mitchell Goforth 1830 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Isabella Goforth 1832 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 53 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Margaret Goforth 1834 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 57 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 67 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a daughter | Margaret Goforth 1850 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a son | James C Goforth 1851 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a son | George Mitchell Goforth 1852 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Isabella Goforth 1853 (Age 74 years) |
 Death | June 16, 1855 (Age 77 years) |