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Goolsby Family Lineage

Some Early Goolsby Family Members
1646-1816
The following information was extracted from information on Roots. Information furnsished by John Wardlow

 

· Name: John GOULDSBY
· Birth: Abt. 1646 in Lincolnshire, England
. Death: Bef. 1685 in James City Co. VA
. Marriage 1 Ellen COLBY b: 1648 in Lincolnshire, England
.Married About 1662 in Lincolnshire, England
.Children: Thomas GOULDSBY b: Abt. 1670 in James City Co. VA

· Name: Thomas GOULDSBY
· Birth: Abt. 1670 in James City Co. VA
· Death: Bef. 1714 in Williamsburg, James City Co. VA
Father: John GOULDSBY b: Abt. 1646 in Lincolnshire, England
Mother: Ellen COLBY b: 1648 in Lincolnshire, England
Marriage 1  FRANCES
Married: 1680 in James City Co. VA
Children: Thomas GOULDSBY b: Abt. 1685 in , James City Co. VA.
               Francis GOULDSBY b: Abt. 1686

· Name: Thomas GOULDSBY
· Birth: Abt. 1685 in James City Co. VA
· Death: 10 Mar 1746/47 in Charlottesville, Albermarle Co. VA
Father: Thomas GOULDSBY b: Abt. 1670 in James City Co. VA
Mother:  FRANCES
Marriage 1 Tabitha TURRENTINE b: Abt. 1688 in James City Co. VA
Married: Abt. 1707 in James City Co. VA
Children: Thomas GOOLSBY b: Abt. 1708 in James City Co. VA
              William GOOLSBY b: Abt. 1710 in James City Co. VA
               James GOOLSBY b: 20 Jun 1716 in James City Co. VA
               John Turrentine, Sr. GOOLSBY b: 21 Feb 1724/25 in James City Co. VA


Name: John Turrentine, Sr. GOOLSBY
  Birth: 21 Feb 1724/25 in James City Co. VA 
  Death: 14 Jan 1808 in Goosepond, Oglethorpe Co. GA    
Father: Thomas GOULDSBY b: Abt. 1685 in Chickhominy River, James City Co. VA
Mother: Tabitha TURRENTINE b: Abt. 1688 in James City Co. VA
Marriage 1 Elizabeth CARPENTER b: Jan 1728/29 in Goochland Co. VA
Married: 1746 in Charlottesville, Albemarle Co. VA
Children: Elizabeth GOOLSBY b: in Hudson, Albermarle Co. VA
               Sarah GOOLSBY b: in Hudson Creek, Albermarle Co. VA
               William M. GOOLSBY b: Abt. 1747 in Albermarle Co. VA
                Nancy GOOLSBY b: Abt. 1755 in Hudson, Albermarle Co. VA
                John Turrentine, Jr. GOOLSBY b: 1755 in Amherst Co. VA
                Daniel GOOLSBY b: Abt. 1758 in Hudson Creek, Albermarle Co. VA
                Mildred GOOLSBY b: Abt. 1761 in Hudson Creek, Albermarle Co. VA
                Samuel GOOLSBY b: 1763 in Albemarle Co. VA

· Name: John Turrentine, Jr. GOOLSBY
·· Birth: 1755 in Amherst Co. VA
· Death: 2 Jul 1825 in Monticello, Jasper Co. GA
· Burial:  Isaiah Goolsby Family Cemetery
Father: John Turrentine, Sr. GOOLSBY b: 21 Feb 1724/25 in James City Co. VA
Mother: Elizabeth CARPENTER b: Jan 1728/29 in Goochland Co. VA
Marriage CATEY b: 1755 in Charlottesville, Albermarle Co. VA.
Children: Lucy GOOLSBY b: Abt. 1773 in Albemarle Co. VA
              William GOOLSBY b: Abt. 1773 in Va.
               Thomas Jackson GOOLSBY b: Abt. 1776 in Albemarle VA. 
               Pleasant Franklin GOOLSBY b: Abt. 1777 in Albermarle Co. VA.
               Reuben GOOLSBY b: Abt. 1781 in Amherst Co. VA.
                John Tarlton GOOLSBY b: 19 Mar 1792 in Albernarle Co. VA    

· Name: John Tarlton GOOLSBY
  Birth: 19 Mar 1792 in Albernarle Co. VA
· Death: 2 Jan 1882 in Marion Co. TX
· Burial:  Harris Chapel Cemetery, Cass Co.
Father: John Turrentine, Jr. GOOLSBY b: 1755 in Amherst Co. VA
Mother: UNKNOWN CATEY b: 1755 in Charlottesville, Albermarle Co. VA
Marriage Mary Margaret LOVE b: 1 Sep 1794 in NC
                   Married: 6 Feb 1814 in Monticello, Jasper Co. AL
Children: Nancy Jane GOOLSBY b: Oct 1814 in Hillsboro, Jasper Co. GA
               John N. GOOLSBY b: Abt. 1815 Ga.
               William Jasper GOOLSBY b: 23 Jun 1816 in Jasper Co. GA.
               Georgia Ann GOOLSBY b: Abt. 1828.
                Avarilla GOOLSBY b: Abt. 1829
                George C. GOOLSBY b: Feb 1833 in Hillsboro, Jasper Co. GA. 
                Sarah Ann GOOLSBY b: Abt. 1834 in Hillsboro, Jasper Co. GA. 
                Elizabeth A. GOOLSBY b: Abt. 1838 
                Parthenia GOOLSBY b: Abt. 1838
                Yasberry GOOLSBY b: Abt. 1842
                 Caroline GOOLSBY b: Abt. 1845
                  Charles GOOLSBY b: Abt. 1847

· Name: William Jasper GOOLSBY
  Birth: 23 Jun 1816 in Jasper Co. GA 
 · Death: 28 May 1879 in Titus Co. TX
· Burial: Harris Chapel Cemetery, Cass Co.
Father: John Tarlton GOOLSBY b: 19 Mar 1792 in Albernarle Co. VA
Mother: Mary Margaret LOVE b: 1 Sep 1794 in NC
Marriage  Sarah Jane HIGH b: 5 Nov 1817 in Jasper Co. GA.
Married: 14 Oct 1838 in Monticello, Jasper Co.  Ga.

GOOLSBY FAMILY HISTORY
By James Z. Goolsby Jr.© (2003)

The following is a recount of the family history as best I can find out from my own recollections, from Totsie Goolsby ,Oreta J. Goolsby , Elizabeth S. Goolsby, an account from Clyde Goolsby , and The Goolsby Family Bible. The history of the Goolsby Family is quite scarce from the above sources but here is what I have put together, an * in front of a name denotes my direct lineage:

(From Clyde Goolsby ):

William Jasper Goolsby married Sarah Jane High in 1838 in Monticello, Jasper County, Georgia. Sarah High was born in Jasper County Georgia and died near Hughes Springs, Texas. Jasper Goolsby preceded his wife in death by  years, and died in Titus County 
Texas. Sometime in, or about, 1878 Sarah High Goolsby moved to Hughes Springs,  *Note,
Sarah stated on a pension application that she lived 40 years in Daingerfieldd, Tx. She is last found on the  1880 Morris County Census living with her son William and his family)

 Texas with her children. Jasper and Sarah had 5 children, three boys and two girls - the two girls died young. Their lineage is as follows:

Name: * Jasper Goolsby - B: 25 June 1816 D: 28 May 1879
Marriage: Sarah Jane High - B: 05 Nov. 1817 D: 30 Oct. 1902

Children:
Elizabeth Goolsby - Birthdate 1839 - Died young no date known
* James Monroe Goolsby - B: 16 Mar 1841 - D: 1 Feb. 1921
Julia Goolsby - Birthdate 1850 - Died young no date known
John J. Goolsby - Birthdate 1852 - Death date unknown
William H. Goolsby - Birthdate 1853 - Death date unknown

James Monroe Goolsby was born in Monticello, Georgia on March 16, 1841 and was a Confederate Veteran who served under General Sul Ross. He married Sarah Frances O'Dell who's mother, was Sarah Childress. Her mother, Mary Ann, was the daughter of Colonel Armstrong of Virginia, I think his wife was a Livingston. Grandfather O'Dell was Solomon Evans O'Dell, his mother was an Evans, and a descendent of Jonathan Evans who was owner of the land on which William Penn signed the Treaty of Peace. On this land Jonathan Evans operated an iron foundry. Grandfather O'Dell was reared as a Quaker but later was a Methodist preacher, he owned a cotton factory.

James Monroe Goolsby came back to Hughes Springs, Texas after the CIVIL WAR ended and married Sara Frances (Fannie) O'Dell on Dec. 24, 1867 at Hughes Springs. There were three sons and four daughters born to this union.

The Hughes Springs Masonic Lodge # 671 A.F. & A.M. was organized December 13, 1888 with J.M. Goolsby, J.S. officer and A.A. Goolsby charter member.

James Monroe Goolsby died in Anson, Texas of a Heart attack on Feb. 1, 1921. He was a member of the Hughes Springs Methodist Church, South for fifty years. Sarah O'Dell Goolsby died in Anson, Texas and is buried beside her husband.

Their lineage is as Follows:

Name: * James Monroe Goolsby - B: 16 Mar 1841 - D: 01 Feb 1921
Marriage: Sarah Frances O'Dell - B: 14 Dec 1846 - D: 20 Mar 1911
Children:
David Armstrong Goolsby - B: 02 Dec 1868 - D: 22 Feb 1923
Sarah Edna Goolsby - B: 12 Mar 1870 - D: 23 Jul 1941
* William Maynard Goolsby - B: 08 Jul 1873 - D: 18 Apr 1927
James Herbert Goolsby - B: 09 Aug 1877 - D: 23 Jan 1945
Frances Clyde Goolsby - B: 05 Nov 1880 - D: 11 Mar 1973
Hallie Mae Goolsby - B: 07 Aug 1883 - D: 05 Dec 1941
Cleavie Goolsby - B: 02 Mar 1886 - D: 14 Jan 1958

William Maynard Goolsby married Arrie Nena Pattillo on Dec. 21, 1902 at the Pattillo home in Avinger, Texas. It is said he was a Jack-of-all-trades and was pretty good at all of the things he tried. More on his life and travels later on in this family history. They both died in Abilene, Texas and are buried in Midway Cemetery at Hawley, Texas, as is their infant daughter Arrie (pronounced are-e). There were two sons and four daughters born to this union. Their lineage is as follows:

Name: * William Maynard Goolsby - B: 08 Jul 1873 - D: 18 Apr 1927
Marriage: Arrie Nena Pattillo - B: 28 Aug 1878 - D: 04 Sep 1941
Children:

* James Zacariah Goolsby - B: 24 Nov 1903 - D: 31 Dec 1983
Arrie Goolsby - B: 02 Aug 1905 - D: 28 Jun 1906
Frances Cornelia Goolsby - B: 19 Feb 1911 - D: 21 Feb 1969
William Maynard Goolsby Jr. - B: 31 Oct 1913 - D: 21 Feb 1978

Living  (daughter) - B: 03 Feb 1917
Living  (daughter) - B: 25 Nov 1920

 

James Zacariah Goolsby married Lillie Viola Crowson in Carlsbad, New Mexico on May 18, 1930. They both died in Albuquerque, New Mexico and are buried at Grants Memorial Cemetery at Grants, Cibola County, New Mexico. There were four children born to this union, two girls and two boys. Their lineage is as follows:

Name: * James Zacariah Goolsby - B: 24 Nov. 1903 - D: 31 Jan 1983
Marriage: Lillie Viola Crowson - B: 04 Oct. 1911 - D: 10 Nov 1989
Children:

Living (daughter) - B: 18 Oct. 1930
Nena Elizabeth Goolsby - B: 12 Jun. 1935 - D: 09 May 1992
*James Zacariah Goolsby Jr. - B: 06 May 1937 - D: 29 Dec 2004
Living  (son) - B: 22 Nov. 1943

Frances Cornelia Goolsby married Leroy Raymond Grissom in Abilene, Texas on
April 15, 1932. Frances died on Feb. 21, 1969 in Lubbock, Texas after a long battle with breast cancer. She and Leroy were divorced and she remarried twice before her death. Leroy died on Sept. 10, 1960 in Amarillo Texas. They are both buried in Brownfield Cemetery at Brownfield, Texas. There were four children born to this union, three girls and one boy.
Their lineage is as follows:
Name: Francis Cornelia Goolsby - B: 19 Feb. 1911 - D: 21 Feb. 1969
Marriage: Leroy Raymond Grissom - B: 08 Jan. 1911 - D: 31 Jan. 1960
Children:

Living (daughter) - B: 27 Aug. 1935
Living (daughter) - B: 16 Mar. 1938
Grace Lenora Grissom - B: 09 Feb. 1941 - D: 01 Mar. 1980
Lee Marshall Grissom - B: 02 May 1944 - D: 11 Jun. 2001

 

William Maynard Goolsby, Jr. married Elizabeth  (Living) in Abilene, Texas on Sept. 18, 1937. William (Bill) Goolsby died in San Rafael, New Mexico on Feb. 21, 1978 of a heart attack. He is buried in Grants Memorial Cemetery in Grants, Cibola County, New Mexico. There were two children born to this union, one girl and one boy.

Their lineage is as follows:

Name: William Maynard Goolsby, Jr. - B: 31 Oct. 1913 - D: 21 Feb. 1978
Marriage: (Living) 
Children: Living  (daughter) - B: 03 Aug. 1940
Living  (son) - B: 07 Oct. 1944

  (Living) Daughter  married Melvin Loyd Montgomery in Abilene, Texas Dec. 8, 1938. Melvin died on Nov. 7, 1979 and is buried in Sea Side Memorial Park at Corpus Christi, Texas. There were two children born to this union, one boy and one girl. Their lineage is as follows:

Name:  (Living) daughter - B: 03 Feb. 1917
Marriage: Melvin Loyd Montgomery - B: 23 Oct. 1906 - D: 07 Nov. 1979
Children:

Montgomery (Living) son - B: 02 May 1941

 Montgomery (Living) daughter - B: 16 Aug. 1946

Daughter Goolsby (Living) married Jesse Joseph (S) Abilene, Texas on Oct. 31, 1942. Jesse died on Mar. 8, 1982 and is buried in Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery at San Antonio, Texas. There were three children born to this union, all girls.
Their lineage is as follows:

Name:  Daughter Goolsby (Living) - B: 25 Nov. 1920
Marriage: Jesse Joseph Schulte - B: 15 Oct. 1917 - D: 08 Mar. 1982
Children:
Jessica Ann Schulte - B: 17 Sep. 1947 - D: 03 June 1999
(Living) daughter - B: 28 May 1952
(Living) daughter  - B: 22 Nov. 1957

* Family Nick Names:

James Zacariah Goolsby - Bud, J. Z., Jimmy
William Maynard Goolsby, Jr. - Bill, Chunkie

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