Person:William Goforth (6)

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William Bostic Goforth, C.S.A.
b.Abt 1844 South Carolina
d.17 Jan 1864 Tennessee
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m. Bef 1844
  1. William Bostic Goforth, C.S.A.Abt 1844 - 1864
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Name William Bostic Goforth, C.S.A.
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1844 South Carolina
Death? 17 Jan 1864 Tennessee[Killed in Civil War]
References
  1.   United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432).

    Name: William Goforth
    Age: 6
    Birth Year: abt 1844
    Home in 1850: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Gender: Male
    Family Number: 2309
    Household Members: Name Age
    P S Goforth 35
    Emily Goforth 26
    John Goforth 7
    Mary A Goforth 8
    William Goforth 6
    Lafayette Goforth 4
    Mcidlay Goforth 3

  2.   United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653).

    Name: William Goforth
    Age: 12
    Birth Year: abt 1848
    Gender: Male
    Birth Place: South Carolina
    Home in 1860: Northern Division, Spartanburg, South Carolina
    Post Office: Grassy Pond
    Dwelling Number: 1277
    Family Number: 1277
    Household Members: Name Age
    Preston P Goforth 40
    Emaline Goforth 36
    Mary A Goforth 16
    John Goforth 14
    William Goforth 12
    Lafayette Goforth 11
    Menewa Goforth 9
    Z Goforth 5
    Margaret Goforth 1

  3.   Sarratt, Noble. A History of the Sarratt family (along main Broad River). (Shelby, North Carolina: Broad River Genealogical Society, 19--).

    Preston P. Goforth and wife, Emeline Sarratt, now live near Grassy Pond where they have resided since their marriage. He is 77 years of age and she is four years younger. They have six children: William Bostic, Obediah Lafayette, Sarah Adaline, Minerva, Maggie Eliza, Alie Zulieka, Preston P. and Lottie E.

    William Bostic, the eldest, was killed on the battlefield near Dranage, Tennessee, January 17, 1864, and his remains brought home and buried at Obediah Sarratt's Cemetery.

  4.   United States. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865. (National Park Service).

    Name: William Goforth
    Side: Confederate
    Regiment State/Origin: South Carolina
    Regiment: Palmetto Sharpshooters Regiment, South Carolina (Jenkins') (1st Palmetto)
    Company: M
    Rank In: Private
    Rank Out: Private
    Film Number: M381 roll 13

  5.   United States. War Department. Record and Pension Office. Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations raised directly by the Confederate government (1861-1865). (Washington [District of Columbia]: National Archives. Central Plains Region, 1963).

    Name: William Goforth
    Age: 21
    Birth Date: abt 1842
    Enlistment Date: 10 Feb 1863
    Enlistment Place: Bells Bridge
    Rank: Private
    Military Unit: Second (Ashby's) Cavalry, C-G

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