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Pvt Ezekiel P. Goforth

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Pvt Ezekiel P. Goforth

Birth
Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Death
19 Sep 1920 (aged 74)
Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Marshall, Madison County, North Carolina, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.763825, Longitude: -82.699184
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* CIVIL WAR *

* PVT EZEKIEL P GOFORTH *

- Ezekiel P. Goforth -

Born in Madison County, N.C., May 31, 1846, Ezekiel P. Goforth, was the son of George W. Goforth, b Burke Co., and Margaret Freeman Goforth, b in Madison Co., N.C.

Ezekiel's middle name may have been Paul, as a census shown below, there was a son that I think received his Father's name, it perhaps being, Ezekiel Paul Goforth)
* See Suggestion Note

Ezekiel P. Goforth was married to Sarah E. Goforth in 1866; he was a carpenter and served in the Civil War.

On September 19, 1920, Madison County, N.C., Ezekiel P. Goforth, a widower, died at the age of 74.

* Family Of - Ezekiel & Sarah Goforth

1900c Madison County, N.C.

Name: Ezekiel Goforth
[Ezekiel P Goforth]
Home in 1900: Marshall, Madison, North Carolina
Age: 54
Birth Date: May 1846
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Spouse's Name: Sarah
Marriage Year: 1866
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 34
Residence : Marshall Township, Precinct 2, Madison, North Carolina

Household Members: Name Age

Ezekiel Goforth 54
Sarah Goforth 52
Hattie Goforth 26
William G Goforth 21
Emma K Goforth 18
Lizzie Goforth 17
Robert W Goforth 14
Paul E Goforth 8
Laura L Ball 32
Glennie C Ball 10

* Civil War Service Record

Name: Ezekiel P. Goforth

Side: Union

Regiment State/Origin: North Carolina

Regiment Name: 2 North Carolina Mounted Inf.

Regiment Name Expanded: 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Mounted Infantry

COMPANY: C

Rank In: Private

Rank In Expanded: Private

Rank Out: Private

Rank Out Expanded: Private

* SUGGESTION Information below was received from another FaG Contributor (not logged in); thanks to the Contributor.

Their suggestion:
-------------------------
He is the first son of the second family of George Washington(Washingth was not birth name but given by army in war of 1812 when he went so his older brother could harvest his crops) Goforth (1791-1886).

P stands for Preston and not Paul.
Paul was his grandson and his daughter Hattie's son.

Ezekiel is my great grandfather and these facts were told to me by his 2nd daughter Emma in the mid 1960's.
* CIVIL WAR *

* PVT EZEKIEL P GOFORTH *

- Ezekiel P. Goforth -

Born in Madison County, N.C., May 31, 1846, Ezekiel P. Goforth, was the son of George W. Goforth, b Burke Co., and Margaret Freeman Goforth, b in Madison Co., N.C.

Ezekiel's middle name may have been Paul, as a census shown below, there was a son that I think received his Father's name, it perhaps being, Ezekiel Paul Goforth)
* See Suggestion Note

Ezekiel P. Goforth was married to Sarah E. Goforth in 1866; he was a carpenter and served in the Civil War.

On September 19, 1920, Madison County, N.C., Ezekiel P. Goforth, a widower, died at the age of 74.

* Family Of - Ezekiel & Sarah Goforth

1900c Madison County, N.C.

Name: Ezekiel Goforth
[Ezekiel P Goforth]
Home in 1900: Marshall, Madison, North Carolina
Age: 54
Birth Date: May 1846
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Spouse's Name: Sarah
Marriage Year: 1866
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 34
Residence : Marshall Township, Precinct 2, Madison, North Carolina

Household Members: Name Age

Ezekiel Goforth 54
Sarah Goforth 52
Hattie Goforth 26
William G Goforth 21
Emma K Goforth 18
Lizzie Goforth 17
Robert W Goforth 14
Paul E Goforth 8
Laura L Ball 32
Glennie C Ball 10

* Civil War Service Record

Name: Ezekiel P. Goforth

Side: Union

Regiment State/Origin: North Carolina

Regiment Name: 2 North Carolina Mounted Inf.

Regiment Name Expanded: 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Mounted Infantry

COMPANY: C

Rank In: Private

Rank In Expanded: Private

Rank Out: Private

Rank Out Expanded: Private

* SUGGESTION Information below was received from another FaG Contributor (not logged in); thanks to the Contributor.

Their suggestion:
-------------------------
He is the first son of the second family of George Washington(Washingth was not birth name but given by army in war of 1812 when he went so his older brother could harvest his crops) Goforth (1791-1886).

P stands for Preston and not Paul.
Paul was his grandson and his daughter Hattie's son.

Ezekiel is my great grandfather and these facts were told to me by his 2nd daughter Emma in the mid 1960's.

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CO. C, 2 N.C. MTD. INF.



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