John E GoforthAge: 81 years1811–1892
- Name
- John E Goforth
- Given names
- John E
- Surname
- Goforth
 Birth | 1811 32 26 |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 12 months)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 brother | Thomas Batey Goforth 1823 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a mother | Isabella Smart December 9, 1826 (Age 15 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | John Preston Goforth Jr. — Parthenia Mitchell — View this family after 1826 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William Smart Jr. 1827 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | James C Goforth 1829 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | George Mitchell Goforth 1830 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Isabella Goforth 1832 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 21 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 half-sister | Margaret Goforth 1834 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 24 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 35 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 half-sister | Margaret Goforth 1850 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | James C Goforth 1851 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | George Mitchell Goforth 1852 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Isabella Goforth 1853 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a father | John Preston Goforth Jr. June 16, 1855 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 46 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 50 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 56 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 56 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 58 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 67 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | 1892 (Age 81 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Preston Goforth Jr. Birth: April 9, 1778 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: June 16, 1855 |
| mother |
Isabella Smart Birth: October 17, 1784 40 Death: December 9, 1826 |
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Marriage: September 22, 1803 — |
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8 years himself |
John E Goforth Birth: 1811 32 26 Death: 1892 |
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13 years younger brother |
Thomas Batey Goforth Birth: 1823 44 38 Death: 1907 |
| Father’s family with Parthenia Mitchell |
| father |
John Preston Goforth Jr. Birth: April 9, 1778 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: June 16, 1855 |
| step-mother |
Parthenia Mitchell Death: |
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Marriage: after 1826 — |
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4 years half-brother |
James C Goforth Birth: 1829 50 Death: 1851 |
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2 years half-brother |
George Mitchell Goforth Birth: 1830 51 Death: 1852 |
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3 years half-sister |
Isabella Goforth Birth: 1832 53 Death: 1853 |
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3 years half-sister |
Margaret Goforth Birth: 1834 55 Death: 1850 |