Brief Life History of Cornelius Newton
When Cornelius Newton Goforth was born on 15 February 1870, in Dadeville, Dade, Missouri, United States, his father, James Harvey Goforth, was 36 and his mother, Mary Ann E Davidson, was 34. He married Ophelia Bray about 1900, in Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Ash Grove, Greene, Missouri, United States in 1930 and Clay Township, Greene, Missouri, United States in 1940. He died on 10 December 1952, in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Ash Grove Cemetery, Ash Grove, Greene, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Cornealous N Goforth, "United States Census, 1940"
- C N Goforth in entry for Kenneth Jr Goforth, "Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
- C N Goforth, "United States Census, 1930"
Spouse and Children
1870–1952 Male
1886–1979 Female
Children (7)
1908–1981 Female
1910–1910 Female
1911–1990 Female
1914–1923 Male
1914–1982 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1833–1914 Male
1835–1909 Female
Siblings (10)
1855–1937 Male
1857–1948 Male
1858–1860 Female
1861–1957 Female
1866–1924 Male
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Age 2
1872 · The Amnesty Act
Age 2
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 26
Name Meaning
English (East Yorkshire): from the Middle English phrase go fair ‘travel safely’, later altered to Goforth, perhaps through confusion with Garforth .
In some cases probably also an Americanized form of German Goffart or of its very rare variant Goffarth: from a Lower Rhine variant of the personal name Gottfried .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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