Brief Life History of Levina Kathleen
When Levina Kathleen Goforth was born on 10 November 1860, in Dade, Missouri, United States, her father, William Marion Goforth, was 36 and her mother, Elizabeth A Dodson, was 27. She married James E Christian on 24 February 1878, in Crisp Prarie, Dade, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Parker, Texas, United States in 1910 and Palo Pinto, Texas, United States in 1920. She died on 20 July 1929, in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States.
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- L V Christian in household of Auther Savage, "United States Census, 1920"
- Luvina V. Goforth, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
- Lavina Hawks, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1877
Historical Boundaries 1877: Palo Pinto, Texas, United States
1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway
Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.
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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