Sarah Francis Goad

Brief Life History of Sarah Francis

When Sarah Francis Goad was born in December 1870, in Mississippi, United States, her father, Morris Goad, was 41 and her mother, Sarah C. Lee, was 24. She married Robert Lewis Bryan on 10 July 1887, in Tippah, Benton, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 1, Lamar, Texas, United States in 1920 and Justice Precinct 1, San Saba, Texas, United States in 1930. She was buried in Shady Grove Cemetery, Pattonville, Lamar, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Lewis Bryan
1863–1936
Sarah Francis Goad
1870–1960
Marriage: 10 July 1887
Effie S Bryan
1888–1972
Mattie Etta Bryan
1889–1963
Lottie Bell Bryan
1894–1973
Jennings McCoy Bryan
1897–1976
Nellie Pearl Bryan
1899–1900
Leslie Hardison Bryan
1901–1982
Alvin L. Bryan
1905–
John Leon Bryan
1905–1967

Sources (17)

  • Sarah F Bryan, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Sarah Francis Goad - Published information: birth-name: Sarah F. Goad
  • S F Goad, "Mississippi, Tippah County Marriages, 1858-1979"

World Events (8)

1876 · Segregation Laws Are Passed

A new state constitution was passed in 1876, announcing the segregation of schools.

1877 · Mississippi State Board of Health is Created

In 1877, the Mississippi State Board of Health was established to protect and advance health throughout the state. There are several different categories that fall under their watch such as disease, environment, injury, standard care, shots, keep records, and more.

1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company

Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.

Name Meaning

Probably an Americanized form of German Gohde or Godde, variants of Gott 1.

English: perhaps from the Middle English personal name Gode, see Good .

English: metonymic occupational name for a cattle driver, from Middle English go(u)de ‘goad for driving oxen, spike’ (Old English gād); compare Gadd .

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

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