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“I paid little attention until I got to “the Indians got him.” Of course, I had heardthat story before. Now I wonder if it could be true and my people got the storyattached to the wrong James Goad. Anyway, I cannot prove any of this nor have Ibeen able to find a service record for Robert Goad.”Robert P. Goad- from June Worland.Robert P. Goad was the oldest child of James and Margaret Shockley Goad. He was bornin July 1805 in Virginia and was about three years old when his parents brought him toWhite County, Tennessee. Robert married a Miss _______________ about 1821 inWhite County and they had three sons.The wife died about 1826, probably of childbirth complications. It is doubtful thatRobert remarried. Just where, when or how Robert Goad died is not known.Robert may have come to Arkansas with his relatives about 1834 or he may have died inWhite County before this. We are sure he died before 1835 in either Arkansas orTennessee. The children were probably raised by their relatives as they were in Arkansasbefore 1850.Robert P Goad's children were:(1) James Isham Goad was born 19 January 1822 probably in White County, Tennessee.His mother died when he was about four years old and his father died before he reachedmanhood. On 23 December 1840 he married Miss Lydia Marcum, a daughter ofNathaniel Marcum of Tennessee. They had at least eleven children and lived in WayneCounty, Iowa. James Isham Goad died 8 October 1873 in this county Mrs. June GoadWorland is James Isham Goad's great granddaughter and has extensive information onthis family. Those related or interested should contact Mrs. Worland. 2(2) Thomas S. Goad was born in 1824 in Tennessee. He married Miss Martha Counts, adaughter of George and Mitilda "Tilda" Counts, who were some of the first settlers nearDrakes Creek, Richland Township, Madison County, Arkansas. They came up fromWarren County, Tennessee, in 1829. The children of Martha and Thomas Goad were:a. Rebecca Goad was born about 1841 in Arkansas. She might have married DavidC. Logue at Fayetteville on 6 September 1865.b. Margarett Goad was born about 1843 in Arkansas. She might have married JohnMcCoy on 14 December 1858 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.c. Patsey Goad was born about 1846 in Arkansas.d. Mary Goad was born about 1849 in Madison County, Arkansas.e. Isaac G. Goad was born about 1853 in Arkansas.2 June Worland is deceased.6
f. Sarah J. Goad was born about 1856 in Arkansas.g. James A. Goad was born about 1857 in Arkansas. “He was living with his AuntLydia (Markham) Goad, in Monroe Township, Wayne County, Iowa in 1875. Hewas the same age as grandfather James Wesley Goad. The state census said hewas born, Arkansas, so I checked some more and found a marriage record forManes (James) A. Goad and Mollie A. Lancaster, at Corydon, Iowa, February 8,1877. But, they were not with my family in Kansas in 1880. It must be him.There weren't any other Goads there at the time.” This information from Mrs.June Goad Worland.h. Thomas W. Goad was born about 1861 in Arkansas.i. Evey C. Goad was born about April 1870 in Missouri. (She is probably agranddaughter of Thomas and Martha.)The Fountain and Journal Newspaper, of Mt. Vernon, Lawrence County, Missouri,January 29, 1891. "Mrs. Thomas Goad died Monday, 23 January 1891, two miles westof town. She was quite an old lady and was buried at Spanish Fort." From the samenewspaper, "Thomas Goad, well known in this community as "Uncle Tommy" diedSaturday night 25 July 1891 at the residence of his son-in-law, Fred Main, two milessouth of the city, age 70 years. He was born on 24 December 1821, in White County,Tennessee; and after the death of his parents, moved to Washington County, Arkansas,with his grandparents. He married Miss Martha Counts., who died six months ago. Hewas a member of the 1st Arkansas Calvary during the War of the Rebellion, and servedabout three years. He moved to near Mt. Vernon in 1865; back to Arkansas in 1869 andagain to Mt. Vernon in 1872 where he resided until his death. Burial will be at SpanishFort."Thomas Goad's Civil War record indicates:Thomas Goad - age 40five feet, ten inches talleyes: bluehair: lightborn in White County, Tennesseeoccupation: farmerenlisted 26 January 1863 at Fayetteville(3) Ephriam R. Goad was born about 1826 in Tennessee. He married Miss Edie____________ about 1846. Edie's maiden name was maybe Henderson and she wasprobably Jane Henderson's (my great great grandmother) own niece. Ephriam and Edielived in the Bowen Township of Madison County, Arkansas in 1850 and 1860. Theylived in the Kings River Township of this same county in 1870. By 1880 they lived nearpresent day Greenwood, Arkansas. Their children were:a. Delilah Goad born about 1847 in Arkansas.7
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