Jemima Jane Goin

Brief Life History of Jemima Jane

When Jemima Jane Goin was born in 1827, in Tennessee, United States, her father, Levi Goin, was 49 and her mother, Elizabeth Stallings, was 44. She married Calvin Sparks in 1845, in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years and District 12, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1870. She died in 1870, in Goin, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 43.

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Family Time Line

Calvin Sparks
1831–1893
Jemima Jane Goin
1827–1870
Marriage: 1845
Elizabeth Sparks
1849–1886
Eliza C Sparks
1864–
John Sparks
1856–1870
Thomas Jefferson Sparks
1858–
Pleasant R Sparks
1860–1865
Margaret O Sparks
1863–1904
Eli Calvin Sparks
1866–1946
Mary Catherine Sparks
1869–1900

Sources (4)

  • Gemima Sparks, "United States, Census, 1870"
  • Jemima Sparks in household of Calvin Sparks, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Gemima Sparks in household of Calvin Sparks, "United States Census, 1870"

World Events (6)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Altered form of Irish or English Gowen .

French: variant of Gouin .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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